Category: Today’s News

  Brazilian Football Confederation President, Samir Xaud, has come under intense scrutiny following reports alleging that federation funds were used to finance travel and accommodation for women with whom he allegedly had personal relationships, claims the governing body has firmly denied.   According to Brazilian news outlet Portal Leo Dias, Xaud allegedly used federation funds…

Two teenage girls believed to be family members of ISWAP terrorists have surrendered to troops of the Nigerian Army in Pulka, Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State.   Military sources disclosed that the girls, identified as Tata Ahmodu, 16, and Adama Abubakar, 14, surrendered at about 1:35 p.m. on June 19, 2026 to troops…

Attention is not the same as progress. After a decade building productions across the continent, this is the future I believe we should be demanding. “Africa forward.” You hear it everywhere now — in the titles of summits, on the opening slides of brand decks, in the careful language of development funds and the captions…

A Nigerian woman, Mariam Duku Agbatse, who was diagnosed with Bells’ palsy and high blood pressure postpartum has revealed her remarkable transformation.      Mariam, who shared her story in a Facebook post on Saturday, June 2026 said she had a difficult pregnancy.      The mother of four, who was pregnant with twins at…

An 84-year-old grandpa, Godfrey Orji and a 75-year-old Godwin Obulunbiya Obiora are now cooling their heels in the custody of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) following their arrest for allegedly dealing in illicit substances, which they sell to teenage secondary school students in Umuahia, Abia state capital.   Pa Obiora was arrested by…

Gunmen have k!lled a pregnant woman and a young man during an attack on Dyan community in Rim village, Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State. Sources in the community said the attackers stormed the area at about 10 p.m. on Friday, June 19, 2026 and opened fire, k!lling the two victims and throwing residents…

Bovi Ugbma chose to also celebrate his wife Kris Asimoye as he celebrated himself on Fathers’ Day.  The comedian shared photos of him and his wife and thanked her for helping with part of his job as a father.  He wrote: ‘Happy Father’s Day to ME and us because without you, where will I start…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has decalred Biodun Oyebanji of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the governorship election held in the state on Saturday, June 20..m   According to the electoral body, the governor polled a total of 319,224 votes to defeat his closest rival, Wole Oluyede of the Peoples Democratic Party…

Troops of Operation Enduring Peace working in collaboration with community leaders, have secured the rescue of a kidnap victim who was abducted more than two months ago in Kanam Local Government Area of Plateau State.   The victim, identified as Yahaya Uddido, was abducted on April 9, 2026, at Pikat community in Kanam LGA.  …

Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command attached to Oyi Divisional Headquarters, on Friday, June 19,  successfully foiled an alleged attempt by a 21-year-old woman to sell her newborn baby.    The police intervention followed a report from a concerned citizen, which led officers to a location in Igbariam, where the young mother and her…