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Tunisia Sack Lamouchi After Heavy World Cup Defeat To Sweden

NewsDeskNgJun 15, 2026June 15, 20260

Tunisia have dismissed head coach Sabri Lamouchi following their crushing 5-1 defeat to Sweden in their opening World Cup match. Tunisia have sacked head coach Sabri Lamouchi after their 5-1 defeat to Sweden in their opening FIFA World Cup match, the Tunisian Football Federation announced on Monday. The federation confirmed...

NDLEA Raises N6.1bn From Sale Of Drug Barons’ Forfeited Assets

NewsDeskNgJun 15, 2026June 15, 20260

NDLEA generated over N6.1 billion from auctioned properties confiscated from convicted drug traffickers across Nigeria. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dealt a major financial blow to drug trafficking syndicates, raising over N6.1 billion from the auction of properties confiscated from convicted drug kingpins across the country. The...

Cult Supremacy Battle Claims 10 Lives In Kwara, Police Arrest Two Suspects

NewsDeskNgJun 15, 2026June 15, 20260

Ten people were reportedly killed in rival cult clashes in Ilorin, while police arrested two suspects over the violence. About 10 persons have reportedly been killed while two others sustained serious injuries when two rival cult groups engaged themselves in a supremacy battle in Ilorin, Kwara State capital. Already, the...

ADC Warns Against Deregistration, Says Opponents ‘Playing With Fire’

NewsDeskNgJun 15, 2026June 15, 20260

ADC says attempts to deregister the party threaten democracy and risk triggering political instability before elections. The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused unnamed government agents of seeking to use the judiciary to undermine democracy, warning that any attempt to deregister the party could trigger a major political crisis. In...

NDC’s Gwarzo Unveils Mustapha Kwankwaso As Kano NDC Governorship Running Mate

NewsDeskNgJun 15, 2026June 15, 20260

Kano NDC governorship candidate Aminu Gwarzo names Rabiu Kwankwaso’s son Mustapha as his running mate after stakeholder consultations. The Governorship Candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) for the 2027 Kano State Governorship Election, Comrade Aminu Gwarzo, has officially unveiled Mustapha Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso as his running mate. The announcement...

Nigeria Arraigns Over 600 Terrorism Suspects In Fresh Abuja Mass Trial

NewsDeskNgJun 15, 2026June 15, 20260

More than 600 suspects face terrorism-related charges as Nigeria begins a new phase of mass prosecutions. The Federal Government has commenced a fresh mass trial involving more than 600 terrorism suspects facing a range of charges linked to insurgency and terrorist activities across the country. The suspects, who were arrested...

Jega, Nine Eminent Nigerians Urge FG To Appoint Special Envoy To Tackle Sahel-Linked Insecurity

NewsDeskNgJun 15, 2026June 15, 20260

Eminent Nigerians urge federal government to appoint Sahel envoy, linking regional instability to rising insecurity in Nigeria. Eminent Nigerians, including Attahiru Jega, former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and Fatima Balla, ex-Nigerian ambassador to Botswana, have called on the federal government to urgently appoint a special envoy...

NGX Set For Dangote Refinery IPO, Eyes Dual Listing And Deeper Global Investor Ties

NewsDeskNgJun 15, 2026June 15, 20260

Chairman of the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX Group), Dr. Umaru Kwairanga, has disclosed that the Exchange was getting set for the Initial Public Offering (IPO) of Dangote Refinery which is reportedly offering three billion ordinary shares at $0.35 per share, with investor demand already exceeding $2 billion. Kwairanga expressed NGX’s...

United Capital Gains Dual Market Licences In Ethiopia And Rwanda, Deepens African Expansion

NewsDeskNgJun 15, 2026June 15, 20260

United Capital secures investment banking licences in Ethiopia and Rwanda, advancing pan-African expansion and cross-border financial integration. United Capital PLC has secured investment banking licences in Ethiopia and Rwanda, marking a major milestone in its African expansion strategy and positioning the Nigerian financial services group as the first foreign institution...

United Nigeria Airlines Adds Two Boeing 737-800NG Aircraft To Boost Capacity

NewsDeskNgJun 15, 2026June 15, 20260

United Nigeria Airlines receives two aircraft to expand operations, strengthen partnerships, and enhance domestic and regional services United Nigeria Airlines has announced it has received two new aircraft to expand its operations, add more destinations in its domestic and regional services. The newly delivered equipment is a Boeing 737-800NG aircraft,...