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*Says that “preparation for Mundial 2030 must start now” A former Super Eagles coach and captain, Sunday Oliseh, has warned that Nigeria cannot afford to lose the 2030 FIFA World Cup final. Oliseh said if that happened, the Super Eagles could be erased from global football relevance after a 12-year hiatus from football’s main showpiece. He stressed that if this …

…Brigade commander, soldiers killed in surprise assault …The Government calls for an urgent review of military strategy Daud Olatunji Governor Babagana Zulum has raised serious concerns over an apparent intelligence failure following the deadly attack on a military formation in Benisheikh, Borno state, revealing that troops had been given advance warning of the assault three days before it took place. …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the weekend asked the Ministers of Budget and Finance, together with the head of the Federal Service, to examine how the administration can mitigate the stinging effects on Nigerians of the Israeli-American war against Iran. He gave the directive during a civic reception in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, after commissioning some projects undertaken by …

Minister of State for Finance, Taiwo Oyedele, has admitted there were errors in Nigeria’s newly introduced tax reform law. However, he assured that steps had been taken to address the identified problems. Oyedele was speaking at a fireside chat during the 2026 annual conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Legal Practice Section. The event, themed “From Policy to Practice: …

The 2029 Annual Meeting of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will take place in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), in October 2029. This is what the press center of the International Monetary Fund stated on Friday. According to the statement, the decision was made by vote of the boards of directors of the two …

Investors gained N1.36 trillion as equity market capitalization soared in the just ended trading week. The market rallied in four trading sessions due to a public holiday on Monday announced by the FG to commemorate Easter Celebrations. The market value increased to N131.1 trillion from N129.8 trillion recorded last week while the All-Share Index (ASI) appreciated by 1.03% to close …

Kano state governor Abba Kabir Yusuf on Thursday alleged that his former deputy, Aminu Abdussalam, plotted to remove him from office and seize power. Yusuf made the allegation while hosting a group of praise singers, known as Mawallafan Abba Gida Gida, at Government House in Kano. The governor said the circumstances surrounding Abdussalam’s exit from office raised concerns, noting that …

By Victor Osula, Abuja The federal government marked an important milestone in its ongoing fight against terrorism, securing 386 convictions in 508 cases in a historic mass trial conducted to speed justice and strengthen national security. The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi SAN, disclosed this on Friday while briefing journalists on the outcome of …

The attention of the Office of the President, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has been drawn to a malicious and coordinated smear campaign circulating on social media.The false claim alleges that INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, has, in the past, approved a partisan post on Platform X (formerly Twitter). The Commission wishes to state categorically that this claim is …

The Federal High Court in Abuja has convicted no fewer than 386 terrorist suspects following a mass trial conducted over four days, in what the federal government described as a decisive move against insurgency and related crimes. The sentences, handed down between Tuesday and Friday, saw the defendants given varying prison terms ranging from five years to life imprisonment, depending …