Harry Kane scored twice in the final 15 minutes to see England through to the World Cup round of 16 as they left it late to fight back and overcome Democratic Republic of Congo 2-1 on Wednesday.
Kane produced another...
The Presidency has defended the Office of the Chief of Staff to the President over allegations linking it to a purported Presidential Economic Advisory Council, describing the body as fictitious and its alleged Director-General, Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew, as an...
A Nigerian Catholic nun, Sister Leticia Ugboaja, has been released from the custody of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after she was arrested while walking to church in McAllen, Texas.
Ugboaja, 56, is a member of the...
An FCT High Court has sentenced a former driver, Jonathan Marcus, to death by hanging for the murder of an elderly couple, Adebola Ezekiel and his wife, Abiodun Ezekiel, at their residence in Apo Legislative Quarters, Abuja.
The judgment followed...
The head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City, Pope Leo XIV, has appointed the Most Rev Alfred Adewale Martins as a member of the Dicastery for Evangelization, Section for First Evangelization, and the New Particular Churches.
The...
Communities in Zaria and Sabon Gari Local Government Areas of Kaduna State have described ongoing road and bridge projects executed by Governor Uba Sani’s administration as transformative interventions that are improving agriculture, boosting livelihoods and expanding access to education,...
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Oyo State Wing, has suspended its strike and directed public primary and secondary school teachers to resume duties on Thursday, July 2, 2026.
The NUT directed teachers in public schools to suspend their services...
Parents in Lassa community, Askira-Uba Local Government Area of Borno State, have confirmed that 36 students remain missing following Monday's terrorist attack on Government Day Secondary School, Lassa, as angry youths disrupted a government delegation's visit to the community.
The...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has disclosed that Nigeria omitted public expenditure equivalent to about two per cent of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) from recent official budgets, creating a mismatch between the country's reported fiscal deficit and its...
President Bola Tinubu has hailed the performance of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, saying all districts in the nation’s capital are now feeling the impact of governance through completed projects that improve the quality of life...
