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Nigeria’s bid to put together a formidable team for the 2026 World Youth Scrabble Championship will take place on July 11 and 12 as the Nigeria Scrabble Federation (NSF) conducts its national qualifiers on the Woogles online platform. According to the national youth team coach, Hassan Olojoku Abdulrafiu, the qualifiers will be held on Saturday and Sunday with players competing …

Judge Peter Kekemeke of the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama has ordered the detention of former Chief Justice of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Danladi Umar, at the Kuje Correctional Centre. Umar was reinstated on Thursday after he was indicted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on charges of giving himself undue advantage while serving …

That Security Council must use every tool and diplomatic channel to achieve urgent de-escalation, Rosemary DiCarlo, the UN’s head of political affairs and peacebuilding, said at an emergency meeting on Thursday amid a rise in deadly Russian drone and missile attacks on Ukrainian civilians. Stay tuned for live updates.

The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Byblos Travels and Tours Nigeria Limited to provide affordable travel opportunities and logistical support to sports journalists covering the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), signed on Wednesday in Abuja, is expected to significantly reduce the …

The heated debate over First Lady Oluremi Tinubu’s comment on akara, roasted corn and kulikuli, while discussing the federal government’s economic agenda, still elicits a strong aroma, much like the smell of any of these popular local snacks.This will not go away, especially after her husband, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, jokingly stirred things up at a public event by calling …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday charged Ahmed Adamu Dikko, former Managing Director of Port Harcourt Refining Company Ltd (PHRC), before Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on 12 counts bordering on money laundering. The complaint, marked FHC/ABJ/CR/360/2026 and dated and filed on June 22 by the Commission’s attorney, Ekele Iheanacho, SAN, lists Dikko …

Bosnian Muslim men and boys were killed by Bosnian Serb forces in designated areas of the eastern European city that had been declared safe by the UN. Security Council. The UN later acknowledged collective failure in preventing the genocide at Srebrenica. Three survivors explain how they worked as curators and archivists at the Srebrenica Memorial Center to ensure that the …

The People’s Liberation Party (LPP) said on Wednesday it has launched its digital member registration portal as part of efforts to launch full political operations, following a Court of Appeal ruling affirming its status as a registered political party in Nigeria. In a press release signed by its National Organizing Secretary, Dr. Auwal Bashir, the party announced the inauguration of …

Post views: 22 By Osondu Ohaeri There was a time when many motorists approaching the Kugbo exit corridor of the Federal Capital Territory did so with silent but unimaginable anxiety and panic. The fear was not imaginary. It arose from a recurring pattern that had become painfully familiar: huge articulated trucks struggling in rush-hour traffic, smaller vehicles trapped alongside …

Monia Ammar and Fionnuala Ní Aoláin from Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria met with victims, government officials and civil society groups between 1 and 7 July. They also visited Homs and Quneitra after previous trips to Damascus, Damascus Countryside, Aleppo, Raqqa and Hassakeh. Echoes of conflict Their visit was marked by violence. Suspected improvised explosive devices hit a …