Former Ballon d’Or and World Cup winner Ronaldinho is set to come out of retirement aged 46 to play for Ravenna in the Italian third tier, according to reports in Italian daily Gazzetta dello Sport. The sports daily said that Ronaldinho was scheduled to sign a deal in Miami on Tuesday and that he was […]

Lassa fever has claimed 214 lives in Nigeria this year, with the case fatality rate rising to 25 per cent, according to the latest situation report released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC). The NCDC, in its Lassa Fever Situation Report for Epidemiological Week 23, covering June 1 to June 7, […]

France gritted its teeth Monday for a week of record-busting temperatures, sweltering under a grueling heat wave that combines daytime highs above 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) and sleep-robbing sweaty nights. The national weather service, Meteo France, said that most of the country — the largest in the European Union and second most populated — […]

Iran’s top diplomat hailed mediators Pakistan and Qatar’s efforts over what he called “major progress” to end the continued Israeli offensive on Lebanon, despite a fragile truce. The comments came after Iran and the US kickstarted a 6-day negotiating window to permanently end the war. High-level negotiations in Switzerland looking to secure a permanent end […]

Nigeria’s three tiers of government received a total of N10.45tn from the Federation Account Allocation Committee between January and May 2026, representing a 25.85 per cent increase from the N8.30tn shared in the corresponding period of 2025, as the Nigeria Labour Congress and private sector stakeholders criticised governments at all levels over worsening living conditions, […]

The Association of Resident Doctors, LAUTECH Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, has appealed to Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, to facilitate the immediate disbursement of the Medical Residency Training Fund and settle outstanding minimum wage arrears owed to resident doctors and other healthcare workers in the state. In an open letter on Monday addressed to the governor […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the incumbent governor of Ekiti State and candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji, as the winner of the 2026 Ekiti State governorship election. By this feat, Oyebanji has made history as the first governor of the state to secure back-to-back re-election victories […]

Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has criticised the Federal Government’s classification of bandits as terrorists, warning that the move could escalate insecurity and eliminate opportunities for dialogue with the groups. Gumi made the remarks in a viral video in which he criticised the classification of bandits as terrorists, warning that the move could worsen the […]

A South Korean court sentenced a former justice minister to 25 years in prison on Monday for his role in ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol’s brief and disastrous declaration of martial law in 2024. Park Sung-jae was found guilty of involvement in “insurrection” by the Seoul Central District Court, according to a recording of the verdict […]

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced his resignation Monday morning, following a weekend of speculation over his political future in the aftermath of Andy Burnham’s victory in the Makerfield by-election. “I will resign as leader of the Labour Party. I have spoken to His Majesty the King this morning to inform him of my decision,” […]

The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has approved the appointment of CSP Anietie Okokon Edem Iniedu as the new Force Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Police Force, barely three months after his predecessor, DCP Anthony Okon Placid, took over the role. A statement issued by the outgoing Force Public Relations Officer, Placid, on Friday, […]

The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has disowned lists of candidates currently circulating on social media for elections in Imo, Abia, Anambra and other affected states, describing them as fake and unauthorised. However, the party did not disclose details of the candidates whose names were officially submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) but said […]