AFCON 2025: BUA chairman pledges $500,000 to Super Eagles despite Morocco defeat
The Chairman of BUA Group, Abdul Samad Rabiu, has commended the Super Eagles for their performance in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), describing the team’s display as courageous and worthy of national pride. The Super Eagles suffered a heartbreaking loss from AFCON after losing 4-2 on penalties to hosts Morocco in a tense semi-final clash at the Prince...
AFCON 2025: Super Eagles crash out as Morocco reach final
The Super Eagles of Nigeria suffered a heartbreaking loss from the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) after losing 4-2 on penalties to hosts Morocco in a tense semi-final clash at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, on Wednesday. The encounter, widely billed as a “final before the final”, ended goalless after regulation time and extra time, with both sides...
NGE mourns Newswatch co-founders Yakubu Mohammed, Dan Agbese
The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has expressed deep sorrow over the deaths of two veteran journalists and co-founders of Newswatch magazine, Yakubu Mohammed and Dan Agbese, describing them as irreplaceable icons of Nigerian journalism. In a statement issued on Tuesday and signed by its President, Eze Anaba, and General Secretary, Onuoha Ukeh, the guild said the passing of Mohammed...
Stock market rises 0.56% as investors gain N598bn
The stock market sustained its bullish trend on Wednesday, gaining 0.56 per cent and adding about N598 billion to investors’ wealth. The rally was supported by price appreciation in shares of Academy Press, NCR Nigeria, Tripple Gee, Tantalizer, Deap Capital Management, alongside 42 other equities. As a result, total market capitalisation increased from N106.182 trillion to N106.780 trillion. In the same...
AFCON 2025: Senegal defeat Egypt to reach final
Senegal booked a place in the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2025 final on Wednesday, following a 1-0 victory over Egypt in the semi-final clash in Tangiers. Sadio Mane scored the only goal in the 78th-minute of the match. Former champions Senegal dominated possession against cautious Egypt and will face hosts Morocco or Nigeria on Sunday in the final. The Star
Over 16,000 students to graduate as UNILAG holds 56th convocation
The University of Lagos (UNILAG) will graduate more than 16,000 students during its 56th convocation ceremony, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Folasade Ogunsola, has announced. Speaking at a convocation press briefing on Wednesday, Ogunsola disclosed that a total of 16,506 students would be awarded degrees and diplomas. Of this number, 10,584 students will receive first degrees and diplomas, 5,782 will be conferred...
Owo Church attack: Nurse tells court how she lost both legs, left eye
A nurse with the Ondo State Hospital Management Board on Wednesday recounted before a Federal High Court in Abuja how she lost both legs and her left eye during the June 5, 2022 terrorist attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State. Testifying as the fourth prosecution witness (PW-4) for the Department of State Services (DSS), the nurse—identified as...
Nigeria’s inmate population rises to 81,710 — NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has reported that Nigeria’s total inmate population increased from 69,946 in 2017 to 81,710 as of the second quarter of 2025. The figures are contained in the Nigerian Correctional Service Statistics for 2017 to Q2 2025, released by the bureau on Wednesday in Abuja. According to the NBS, the Q2 2025 figure represents a...
NCoS foils drug smuggling attempt at Akure prison
The Ondo State Command of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has intercepted an attempt to smuggle illicit drugs into the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Akure. The discovery was made during a routine gate search, where officers uncovered about four grams of Indian hemp concealed inside fresh tomatoes. The substance, according to the Command, had been carefully wrapped in water-tight...
Kwankwaso sets conditions for joining APC
Former Kano State Governor and National Leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has said he would only consider joining the All Progressives Congress (APC) if there are firm guarantees on the future of the Kano State government and the protection of his supporters. Kwankwaso made this known on Wednesday at his Miller Road residence...
