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After becoming the first humans in more than 50 years to fly around the Moon, the four Artemis II astronauts face the last great challenge of their mission as they return to Earth. “I’ve actually been thinking about entry since April 3, 2023, when we were assigned to this mission,” U.S. astronaut Victor Glover said when asked how he felt …

President Bola Tinubu expressed his sorrow over the death of some soldiers of the 29th Task Force Brigade of Operation HADIN KAI who died in a terrorist attack on their camp in Benisheikh, Borno State. The President in a statement on Thursday evening by Bayo Onanuga, his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy commended the bravery and heroism of the …

The Professional Fighters League (PFL) will make its debut in Nigeria with a fight between Nigeria’s Wasi “The Nigerian Jaguar” Adeshina and Spanish star Ignacio “Nacho” Campos. The PFL announced on Friday that the opening match of the PFL Africa will be held in Lagos in June this year. The PFL is a global mixed martial arts organization and one …

The national convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was held in Abuja on Friday, March 27, 2026, where party leaders were elected through consensus of delegates who came from across the country. However, possible gubernatorial candidates from different states came and affirmed their loyalty to the party and showed their political resistance at the convention site. For starters, and …

Nigeria’s Lassa fever death toll has risen to 167, even as the number of new confirmed cases fell sharply in the last reporting week, according to the Nigerian Center for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC). The agency revealed this in its epidemiological report for week 13, March 23 to 29, 2026, noting that confirmed infections dropped to 26 from 51 …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has dismissed recent false rumors about the introduction of the ₦5,000 note featuring President Bola Tinubu. The apex bank also dismissed claims that Polaris Bank was undergoing liquidation. The Apex Bank clarified that both reports were fake and urged Nigerians to rely only on official communications. Earlier on Thursday, a viral image of a …

New political disputes erupted in Osun State following claims made by the House of Representatives regarding the transfer of officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, and the Accord Liberation Movement strongly criticized the House’s position as misleading and devoid of substance. The bench, led by Speaker Adewale Egbedun, has raised concerns over what they described as a “deliberate pattern” …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu If his expressions, actions and general behavior betray a certain psychological imbalance, he deserves to be sincerely understood and apologized. By his account, he has been on the battlefield for well over four years, just as he should have been reassigned to other duties and replaced after two years. It is common in the Western world …

Academic activities at the University of Jos have resumed after lecturers under the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) called off their strike over payment of salaries in March 2026. The decision was announced on Friday in a statement signed by UNIJOS ASUU Branch Chair, Prof. Jurbe Molwus. The lecturers have initiated industrial action on 8 April 2026, protesting against …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has introduced ten new rules around Bank Verification Numbers (BVN) in a bid to prevent fraud and better protect digital banking processes.The new guidelines, which come into effect from 1 May 2026, will impact how customers log in to their bank’s app for mobile banking, switch devices and manage their banking details. 10 main …