Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has announced the release of 38 persons who were recently abducted during an attack on Christ Apostolic Church in Eruku, Ekiti Local Government Area of the state. This was disclosed in a statement by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Rafiu Ajakaye, on Sunday. “After many days of hard work by […]

Barcelona’s financial struggles are no secret and the Catalans have had to lean heavily on their youth academy to provide first-team calibre players over the past few years. While superstar winger Lamine Yamal, in the mould of all-time Barca great Lionel Messi, draws most of the limelight, another La Masia graduate is proving increasingly vital […]

The 2025 G20 Summit, held in Johannesburg, marked a historic moment for the continent, not only because South Africa had the presidency for the first time, but also because the declaration firmly places Africa’s economic development, peace and security, and climate resilience on the global agenda, writes Nontobeko Mlambo for allAfrica. President Cyril Ramaphosa hailed […]

Belgium steeled itself for closed schools and disrupted train and air travel as three days of strikes kicked off on Monday in protest at government austerity plans aimed at shrinking the national debt. The movement is planned in three waves: trains and other public transport went on strike Monday, with national railroad company SNCB expecting […]

Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has asserted that Nigeria’s current security challenges are being deliberately orchestrated by political actors seeking to weaken President Bola Ahmed Tinubu ahead of the 2027 elections. Speaking on Politics Sunday, a Channels Television programme hosted by Seun Okinbaloye, the former Abia State Governor dismissed suggestions that the President is complacent, insisting […]

No fewer than 100,000 police officers attached to Very Important Persons and politicians will be withdrawn and redeployed to core policing duties, including counter-insurgency operations, as part of a strategy to rout the terrorists rampaging across the country. President Bola Tinubu ordered the withdrawal of police officers at a security meeting held on Sunday in […]

The Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation has accused the Central Bank of Nigeria, under the leadership of the former Governor, Godwin Emefiele, of re-circulating dirty and unfit banknotes valued at N29.77bn in violation of the apex bank’s own Clean Note Policy. The allegation is contained in the newly released Auditor-General’s Annual Report on […]

Lawmakers, religious leaders, United States Department officials, and witnesses were divided in their views as the United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa on Thursday held an open hearing on President Donald Trump’s redesignation of Nigeria as “Country of Particular Concern” over alleged Christian genocide. Following the redesignation, the President threatened that the US […]

The Nigerian equities market yesterday extended its downturn, as capitalisation declined further by N292 billion, amid price depreciation in 38 stocks. At the close of trading yesterday, the All Share Index (ASI) lost by 458.98 points, representing a loss of 0.32 per cent to close at 144,187.03 points. Also, market capitalization declined by N292 billion […]

In a dramatic proceeding that lasted for over seven hours, Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, sentenced the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, to life imprisonment following his conviction on all seven counts of terrorism charges preferred against him by the Federal Government. But in a […]

The National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress, Rauf Aregbesola, has urged Nigerians to embrace the party, saying that when it forms government, it will end banditry and other violent crimes. Aregbesola stated this in Ilesa, Osun State, shortly after his ADC membership card was revalidated on Wednesday. This was contained in a statement signed […]

Olusegun Awolowo, a grandson of the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo, has died. The Awolowo family announced his passing on Thursday. He was 62. “With extremely heavy hearts, we announce the passing of our beloved husband, father and grandfather, Olusegun Awolowo,” the statement read. The family described him as “the world’s most phenomenal husband, father and […]