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In a significant twist in the world of international football, Spain has reclaimed the top spot in the FIFA World Rankings for the first time since 2014, following a series of exhilarating FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers. Released on Thursday, the rankings reflect a dramatic shift in the pecking order, with world champions Argentina […]
Kano State has emerged as Nigeria’s best-performing state in the 2025 National Examinations Council (NECO) Senior School Certificate Examination, marking a historic achievement for Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf’s education reforms. According to a statement issued by the Director of Media and Publicity, Kano State Government House, Sanusi Bature, NECO’s Registrar, Professor Ibrahim Wushishi, announced in […]
A youth group, the Koko-Besse/Maiyama Progressive Youth Forum has appealed to the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu to redouble his efforts towards the 2027 reelection of President Bola Tinubu. The group noted that the minister, serving in one of the strategic sectors on President Tinubu’s renewed hope agenda was better […]
The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Rear Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), on Thursday, formally handed over power to Governor Siminalayi Fubara, marking the end of six months of emergency rule in the state. In his farewell address at Government House, Port Harcourt, Ibas declared that his assignment, which began in March when President Bola […]
School owners, education leaders, and stakeholders in Nigeria’s education sector are preparing for what could become the largest gathering of teachers in the nation’s history, as plans intensify for the “Let There Be Teachers” Conference. The event, scheduled for September 20, 2025, at Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos, aims to bring together 60,000 teachers, with organisers […]
Health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have announced that the first two patients treated for Ebola in the Bulape health zone, Kasai Province, have fully recovered and been discharged from the local treatment centre. The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa disclosed this on its X (formerly Twitter) handle on […]
The Rivers State House of Assembly is set to reconvene on Thursday at 10 a.m. for its first plenary since the lifting of the six-month emergency rule imposed on the state. The sitting, which will be presided over by Speaker Martin Amaewhule, will take place at the Conference Hall of the Legislative Quarters on Aba […]
The Imo State Police Command has confirmed the release of Hon. Ngozi Ogbu, a former legislator who represented Okigwe Constituency in the State House of Assembly. This was made known through a statement made available to journalists by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Henry Okoye, on Thursday. According to the statement, “He was released […]
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), through the Air Component of Operation HADIN KAI (AC OPHK), has destroyed terrorists’ enclave and killed over 45 fighters in Borno State. A statement by the NAF Spokesman, Air Cdre Ehimen Ejidame, said the precision strikes were carried out on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, at about 10:50am, after intelligence and […]
Lionel Messi is set to extend his time in Major League Soccer (MLS), with the Argentina star on the cusp of signing a new deal at Inter Miami, according to reports. Messi, 38, joined Miami during the 2023 season, and his contract runs through to the end of the 2025 campaign. The sides are in […]