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Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier have been arrested in connection with probes into illegal gambling, US media reported Thursday. The poker games, which included basketball players to lend credibility to their authenticity, were allegedly rigged in favor of those running the games, using advanced technology, such as […]
The newly appointed Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Amupitan, has officially assumed duty at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja. Amupitan, who was sworn in earlier on Thursday by President Bola Tinubu at the State House, has commenced a series of meetings with National Commissioners, Directors, senior staff, and members of […]
President Donald Trump has pardoned Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao, who pleaded guilty to a money laundering charge in 2023, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement that Trump “exercised his constitutional authority by issuing a pardon for Mr. Zhao, who was prosecuted by the […]
United Kingdom Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by Process & Industrial Developments Limited (P&ID) over a £44m legal cost dispute The UK apex court ruled that the Federal Republic of Nigeria is entitled to recover its legal costs in pound sterling (GBP) rather than in naira (NGN) following its successful challenge to a multi-billion-dollar […]
The Management of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) has dismissed a social media publication alleging irregularities in the University’s 2025/2026 admission process, particularly in the recently released Primary Admission List of Monday, October 20, 2025. Acting public relations officer of the University, Inya Agha Egwu, made the clarification in a statement on Thursday. Egwu […]
Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has disclosed that under his leadership, the Commission has made unprecedented progress in the fight against economic and financial crimes in the last two years by recovering over N566 billion alongside other foreign currencies and assets. He made this disclosure in Abuja on Thursday, […]
Troops of Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) successfully repelled terrorist attacks on multiple locations across the Joint Operations Area in the early hours of Thursday, October 23, 2025. A statement by the Media Information Officer, Joint Task Force North-East Operation HADIN KAI, Lt-Col Sani Uba, said terrorists between midnight and 0400 hours launched coordinated assaults on […]
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has said that activist Omoyele Sowore will be charged to court following his arrest in connection with the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest held earlier in the week in Abuja. Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, who disclosed this while briefing journalists in Abuja on Thursday, explained that Sowore’s arrest was […]
Three officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said to be going for the November 8 governorship election in Anambra State have been reportedly kidnapped in Kogi State. According to locals, the kidnapped INEC officials were seized by gunmen on Tuesday at Aloma, Ofu local government area of the State. Three other occupants of […]
The Federal Government has verified over 960,000 Nigerian youths for technical and vocational skills training under the Federal Ministry of Education’s Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) initiative. The Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Tunji Alausa, disclosed this during an inspection visit to selected TVET partner centres in Abuja on Thursday. During the inspection, […]
