Burkina Faso Unveils $300 Million August 4th Stadium, Marking Stallions’ Homecoming After Three Years
Burkina Faso has marked a historic milestone as Interim President Ibrahim Traoré officially inaugurated the newly renovated August 4th Stadium, following a $300 million upgrade. This development paves the way for the Stallions, Burkina Faso’s national…
ADC Criticises Tinubu’s Silent Return After BRICS Summit, Demands Accountability Over Repeated Absences
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has publicly criticised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for what it describes as “serial disappearances,” following his quiet return to Abuja five days after the conclusion of the 2025 BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro,…
Iran Confirms President Pezeshkian Injured in Israeli Airstrike Targeting Security Council Meeting
Iran’s president, Masoud Pezeshkian, was injured in an Israeli airstrike that targeted a Supreme National Security Council meeting, Tehran has confirmed. The strike, which occurred on June 16 during the 12-day war, saw six missiles hit the council’s…
IDF Launches Probe into Hazing Allegations in Elite Air Defense Unit
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has opened a formal investigation into serious hazing allegations within its elite 136th Air Defense Battalion, responsible for operating Israel’s Arrow 2 and Arrow 3 missile defence systems. According to Israeli media…
Gunmen Attack Edo Seminary, Kill NSCDC Officer, Abduct Three Students
Suspected kidnappers attacked Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary in Ivianokpodi, Agenebode, Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State on Thursday night, killing a Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) officer and abducting three…
FCTA Arrests 210 Beggars in Abuja Over Suspected Criminal Activities and Security Threats
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has arrested 210 beggars in Abuja over suspected links to criminal activities, according to the Social Development Secretariat. Acting Director of the Social Welfare Department, Gloria Onwuka, revealed…
Drug-Fuelled Fight in Onitsha: Man Cuts Off Own Penis, Stabs Girlfriend Over Alleged Infidelity
A violent altercation between a man and his girlfriend in Onitsha, Anambra State, has left both severely injured in a shocking incident linked to drug use. Footage circulating online shows the couple lying on the floor, covered in blood. Witnesses…
Shettima: Jonathan Once Moved to Remove Me as Borno Governor, But Tambuwal and Adoke Stopped Him
Vice-President Kashim Shettima on Thursday disclosed that, but for the intervention of former House of Representatives Speaker Aminu Tambuwal and ex-Attorney General Mohammed Adoke, he would have been removed as Borno State governor by former President…
Diogo Jota Was Likely Driving and Speeding in Fatal Lamborghini Crash, Spanish Police Say
Spanish police say available evidence indicates late Liverpool forward Diogo Jota was behind the wheel and likely speeding when the fatal crash occurred. Jota and his brother, André Silva, died when their Lamborghini reportedly suffered a tyre blowout in…
Lauretta Onochie: Tinubu Didn’t Support Buhari’s APC Primary Victory in 2014
Lauretta Onochie, former Special Assistant to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, has asserted that Nigeria’s current President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, did not back Buhari’s emergence as the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate in 2014. Buhari,…