The Nigeria Sanctions Committee (NSC) has backed the decision by the United States to impose sanctions on three bureau de change (BDC) firms and several individuals over alleged links to terrorism financing. The sanctions, announced by the US Treasury Department on Tuesday, targeted Mukhtar Muhammad Adamu and three Nigerian BDC operators, Generation Currency Bureau De…
Retired military officer Captain Babaginda Aliyu has called for a tougher response to Nigeria’s kidnapping crisis, arguing that criminals are exploiting the public’s fear of death to maintain their grip on society. Speaking during an interview on Nigerian Info FM, Aliyu said the country had reached a point where decisive action was necessary to confront…
Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand’s son, Tate Ferdinand, has spoken about the difficulties he faced accepting his father’s relationship with Kate Ferdinand following the death of his mother, Rebecca Ellison. The 18-year-old revealed that he struggled with feelings of guilt when Kate became part of the family in 2017, two years after Rebecca died from…
Footballer Alisha Lehmann and reality TV star Montel McKenzie have announced their engagement after Montel proposed during a beach holiday. Lehmann, who plays for Leicester City Women and the Swiss national team, shared photographs of the proposal on social media, showing the moment Montel got down on one knee before presenting her with an engagement…
The Federal Government has announced the discovery of a major polymetallic mineral province in Kaduna State containing platinum group metals, gold, nickel, copper, lithium and rare earth elements, in what officials described as a significant boost for Nigeria’s mining sector. Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, disclosed the development on Wednesday, June 24, at…
Amid the ongoing 2026 FIFA World Cup FIFA World Cup in North America, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has voiced disappointment over Nigeria’s failure to qualify for the tournament. Wike, speaking at the commissioning of the Gwagwalada–Kuje Road project on Wednesday, June 24, where former Super Eagles captain Joseph Yobo…
Elon Musk is no longer a trillionaire after a sharp global sell-off in technology stocks wiped an estimated $500bn (£379bn) from his personal fortune. The billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk had recently become the first individual to reach the trillion-dollar milestone following a record-breaking listing surge for his rocket company SpaceX earlier this month. However, shares…
Former Minister of Sports, Solomon Dalung, has expressed concern over the state of security in Nigeria. Former Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Solomon Dalung, has raised an alarm over the state of national security, warning that banditry is fast becoming normalized in Nigeria. Dalung, who served during the Muhammadu Buhari administration, expressed…
A father who admitted to having an incestuous relationship with his biological daughter avoided state prison this week, sparking outrage. Stephen Vincent Chavez, 41, was sentenced this week to one year in jail and three years of felony probation after pleading guilty in May 2026 to one felony count of inc£st and one misdemeanor count of providing…
An aid worker has warned women to look beyond physical qualities when seeking a spouse. Ugama Steve took to Facebook to narrate how a woman was attacked and robbed by one-chance operators after her husband refused to pick her up when she needed him to. Narrating the incident, he wrote: “Your wife, the mother of…
