Manchester City have agreed a deal with Nottingham Forest to sign midfielder Elliot Anderson for a club record £116m. The England midfielder, who is part of Thomas Tuchel’s squad at the World Cup, is set to move to the Etihad Stadium for a record fee for a British player. Sources close to City…
Bandits have set ablaze a primary school in Dekara town, Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State after allegedly collecting N10 million levy from communities in the area. Residents told Daily Trust that the attackers burnt down Central Primary School, Dekara, during an attack on the town on Wednesday. A resident who spoke…
By Ruth Akpan Few occasions capture the beauty of a life well lived like the celebration of a 70th birthday. For Princess Adenike Ajoke Oladele, the milestone provided family, friends and well-wishers with the perfect opportunity to pause, reflect and honour a woman whose journey has been defined by elegance, resilience, compassion and remarkable achievements….
The Kebbi State Police Command has arrested four suspects in connection with the k!lling of eight people during a farmers-herders clash in Gulma town, Argungu Local Government Area of the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Bashir Usman, confirmed the arrest in a statement. No fewer than eight people were k!lled in…
Adolescence star Christine Tremarco, Trainspotting’s Jonny Lee Miller and Sex Education’s Asa Butterfield are all joining the cast of the new Beatles drama Hamburg Days. The six-part BBC series will tell the story of the band’s early days in Germany and follow their transformation from a group of Liverpool teenagers into the world’s biggest band….
The Lagos State Police Command has clarified that the incident recorded in the Mushin area of Lagos on Monday, June 22, was a mechanical explosion and not an Improvised Explosive Device, IED, attack as earlier speculated. The state Commissioner of Police, Tijani Fatai, gave the clarification while speaking to newsmen on Thursday, June 25….
Troops of Operation Enduring Peace have rescued eight kidnap victims during a clearance operation in Pandam Forest, Qua’an Pan Local Government Area of Plateau State. The operation commenced at about 3:00 a.m. on June 24, 2026 when personnel launched a raid on suspected bandits’ hideouts inside the forest. The bandits opened sporadic fire…
A boy has been charged with murd£r after a missing girl was found de@d near a Welsh bowling club. The 14-year-old, from the Blaenau Gwent area, was arrested after the body was found in the Duffryn Park area of Blaina on June 22. While formal identification hasn’t been disclosed yet, police said…
The de@th toll from the devastating earthquake that struck Venezuela has climbed to 235, while more than 4,300 people have been injured, according to the country’s health authorities. Speaking on the state television channel Venezolana de Televisión, Venezuelan Health Minister Carlos Alvarado said that hospitals had received approximately 235 victims who either showed no…
Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu, has said drug abuse is responsible for about 80 per cent of insecurity in the state. The governor stated this on Thursday, June 25, at a public lecture to commemorate the 2026 United Nations International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking held at the Auditorium of Sultan Maccido Institute…
