A corps member identified simply as Lohina Bamaiyi Ajegena has d!ed a few days after she arrived the orientation camp of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Maiduguri, Borno State. It was gathered that Lovina d!ed on April 27, 2026 after falling ill a few days into the orientation programme. Lovina’s colleagues…
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has rejected the claim made by the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, that six out of ten university students in Nigeria are involved in cybercrime, also known as “yahoo yahoo”. A statement issued by NANS’ Senate President, Usman Adamu Nagwaza, on Tuesday,…
US President Donald Trump has claimed that the King agrees with him that Iran should never be allowed nuclear weapons. Speaking at the White House state dinner on Tuesday evening, Trump said he had “militarily defeated that particular opponent”. “We’re doing a little Middle East work right now… and we’re doing very well….
Donald Trump has shared a photo of himself with a gun, saying “no more Mr Nice guy”. Just a day after he insisted that King Charles agrees with him that Iran should never be allowed nuclear weapons, Trump shared the image of himself holding a gun with an exploding Iranian landscape behind him. Yesterday, Iran offered to end its chokehold on…
A father is facing a slew of child neglect charges after he allegedly left his three children to perish in a house fire. Joshua Kannin, 39, was charged with child neglect on April 21 for allegedly leaving his young children in his burning Kenosha home on Thanksgiving Day in November 2025, while he ran outside because…
A special forces soldier involved in the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges that he used classified information about the operation to secure over $400,000 in illegal profits. Gannon Ken Van Dyke, a 38-year-old active-duty soldier stationed at Fort Bragg, appeared in a New York federal court to face…
Nigeria’s non-oil export sector recorded a historic milestone in 2025, with export value hitting $6.1 billion and market reach expanding to 210 countries, the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has disclosed. Executive Director of NEPC, Nonye Ayeni, shared these figures in Abuja during a conference titled “Strengthening Women-led Businesses for Resilience, Recovery and Inclusive…
The House of Representatives has approved a request by Bola Tinubu to secure a $516,333,007 syndicated loan from Deutsche Bank AG for infrastructure development. The approval was granted on Tuesday during plenary in Abuja following the presentation of a report by Abdullahi Rasheed. The loan will fund sections of the proposed Sokoto–Badagry Super…
World Cup players who cover their mouths during confrontations with opponents will face a red card as part of a new initiative aimed at combating racism, world governing body FIFA said on Tuesday. In a statement following a meeting of the International Football Association Board (IFAB) in Vancouver, FIFA confirmed that the rule was…
Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, the Labour Party’s vice-presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, has announced his intention to leave the party and join the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP). Baba-Ahmed made the announcement on Tuesday during an appearance on Channels Television’s “Politics Today,” citing internal disagreements and a departure from the party’s founding ideals as…
