The Katsina State Police Command says a joint security operatives on Sunday foiled a kidnap attempt and rescued 11 victims. According to the statement by the PPRO, DSP Abubakar Sadiq made available to newsmen on Monday, the operatives recorded a significant breakthrough in the ongoing fight against kidnapping and banditry in the State. “On June […]
Liverpool midfielder Harvey Elliott has said he does not want to be “wasting years” in his career and this summer will weigh up whether to stay at the club. The 22-year-old, who is part of the England squad for the European Under-21 Championship in Slovakia this summer, was limited to 18 Premier League appearances for […]
Chelsea Football Club has confirmed the signing of Mamadou Sarr from French side RC Strasbourg, with the young defender penning a long-term contract that runs until 2033. According to the club’s statement on Monday via its website, the 19-year-old enjoyed a standout 2024/25 campaign with Strasbourg, making 28 appearances across all competitions and playing a […]
Lagos State Government has said that the journey time on the Lagos Blue rail line from Marina to Mile 2, which is 18 minutes currently, will now take about nine to 10 minutes to complete alongside reduced fare. The state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said this, yesterday while handing over the newly imported three trains of […]
Economist and Managing Director of Financial Derivatives Limited, Bismarck Rewane, has projected that the naira would trade within N1,600-N1,650 to a dollar in the near term. Rewane said this during his presentation at the June edition of the Lagos Business School Breakfast session. The analysts who did a mid-term economic review of the current administration […]
Troops of 6 Division, Nigerian Army (NA), have arrested 43 suspected oil thieves, uncovered 27 illegal bunkering sites, as well as recovered over 161,000 litres of stolen products across the Niger Delta in the latest crackdown. The operations were conducted in synergy with other security agencies between May 26 and June 8, 2025. According to […]
Spain coach Luis de la Fuente said his side were “already thinking about the World Cup” after Sunday’s Nations League final loss on penalties to Portugal in Munich. “From this very moment we are already thinking about the next World Cup, which is our goal. With the way we approach things, we are sure to […]
Portugal beat neighbours Spain in a penalty shootout to settle a frantic final in Munich and win their second Nations League trophy. Cristiano Ronaldo pulled Portugal level at 2-2 in the 61st minute, but there was nothing else to separate the two sides when the referee signalled the end of normal time. Subbed off before […]
President Donald Trump’s sweeping new travel ban came into effect early Monday immediately after midnight, barring citizens from a dozen nations from entering the United States and reviving a divisive measure from his first term. The move is expected to disrupt refugee pathways and further restrict immigration as the Trump administration expands its crackdown on […]
Thirty-four embassies in Abuja risk being closed down by the Federal Capital Territory Administration over unpaid ground rents spanning 11 years, The PUNCH reports. The PUNCH, however, learnt that the opposition Peoples Democratic, Federal Inland Revenue Service and the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, who were also listed as defaulters, had […]
The Lagos State Judiciary has launched its electronic affidavit system, now making it mandatory for all general affidavits to be processed exclusively online via the Lagos Comis Platform. The new policy took effect on June 1 following a directive from the Honourable Chief Judge of Lagos State. The new system applies to all non-litigation affidavits, […]
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Ogun II Office, Ota, has sealed the facilities of 39 illegal packaged water producers in the state between February and June. Mr Mawo Benu, Ogun II State Coordinator, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Ota, […]