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Police officers in Nasarawa have recovered two stolen vehicles in the state. The vehicles found were a black Toyota Prado SUV with registration number YAB 81 KC (Abuja) and a Silver Pontiac Vibe car with registration number NBB-52 TT. This was revealed by State Police Command Spokesperson Ramhan Nansel to journalists in Lafia, Wednesday. READ ALSO: Six police officers arrested …

The Shipping Association of Nigeria (SAN) has defended the recent increase in shipping rates, insisting that the adjustment process followed due process and regulatory guidelines. The response comes after trade war advocacy committee NAGAFF raised concerns over the implementation of new port taxes in Nigeria’s maritime sector. Speaking in Lagos, SAN President Boma Alabi said criticism surrounding the tariff changes …

Leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), popularly known as Shi’ite, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, has cautioned President Bola Tinubu not to allow foreign countries like the United States and France to use Nigeria and ECOWAS to attack Niger Republic in a bid to restore democratic rule following the ouster of President Mohamed Bazoum in a coup. El-Zakzaky who made …

Investors in the Nigerian equity market lost N900 billion at the end of trading on Wednesday. This follows the fall in the prices of shares such as Red Star Express, Aradel and Presco on the stock exchange floor. The benchmark All-Share Index (ASI) fell to 201,156.85 points from 202,559.41 points recorded on the previous trading day. After five hours of …

The Federal High Court, sitting in Warri, Delta State, Wednesdayk issued a landmark ruling stating that Nigerians have the constitutional right to record police officers while carrying out their duties in public. Delivering the ruling in case number FHC/WR/CS/87/2025 on Tuesday, Justice HA Nganjiwa said police officers must wear visible name tags, display their force numbers and must not harass, …

The Senegal national football team has just been dropped from the Africa Cup of Nations. That decision, The following foul in the tournament final, was controversial but far from unique. This is just the latest example in a series of altered sporting titles or results. Ben Johnson 1988 Canada’s Ben Johnson shocked the world with a record-breaking time of 9.79 …

The race for the 2027 governorship election in Ogun State gained momentum on Tuesday when a US-based pediatrician and public health advocate, Dr. Bolaji Marie Odusina, declared her intention to contest the state’s most important seat. Odusina, popularly known as Dee Doc, formally announced his ambition at a press conference held at the Nigeria Union of Journalists Secretariat in Abeokuta, …

Senegal have been excluded from the Africa Cup of Nations due to foul play in the final of the tournament, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has decided. CAF Appeal Board said that Senegal was “declared defeated” the latter in January, as the team’s players were off the field. Senegal won the final 1-0. The result is now recorded as …

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has warned that the global consequences of the current war “will affect everyone”. The minister said on Wednesday 18 March that all individuals, regardless of race, religion or economic status, will be affected by the conflict. He made this observation while advocating for greater resistance by Western officials against the war. “[A] The wave of …

Hamid Karzai claims that the Pakistani government wants to promote “anarchy and weakness” in Afghanistan to ensure the country is “oppressed”. Speaking to Sky’s Yalda Hakim, the former Afghan president condemned Islamabad’s bombing of his country. The fighting began at the end of February when Pakistan begins targeting Afghanistan with air strikes they claimed targeted militant strongholds. The conflict, which …