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Mourinho Returns To Real Madrid On Three-Year Deal

NewsDeskNgJun 12, 2026June 12, 20260

José Mourinho has rejoined Real Madrid as head coach, signing a three-year contract after leaving Benfica. Real Madrid have appointed José Mourinho as head coach for a second spell at the club after confirming the departure of Álvaro Arbeloa. The Spanish giants announced on Thursday that Mourinho has signed a...

Presidency: Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council Not Known To Us

NewsDeskNgJun 12, 2026June 12, 20260

Presidency disowns alleged Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, says no such body exists and warns public against impostors. The Presidency on Thursday washed its hands off the purported activities of a so-called Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council. Chief of Staff to the President, Hon Femi Gbajabiamila, in a disclaimer issued on...

South Africa Says It’s Repatriating 586 Nigerians Over Irregular Immigration

NewsDeskNgJun 11, 2026June 11, 20260

South Africa says it is sending back 586 Nigerians found living in the country without valid immigration documents. South Africa has started sending back 586 Nigerians found living in the country without valid immigration documents, officials say. South African authorities began the process on June 11 after declaring the affected...

DSS–Military Team Foils Kidnap Attempt On WAEC Students In South-East, Recovers Weapons

NewsDeskNgJun 11, 2026June 11, 20260

DSS and army operatives foiled alleged ESN plot to abduct WAEC students in South-East and recovered arms in raids. Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), working alongside troops of the Nigerian Army, have thwarted an alleged plot by members of the outlawed Eastern Security Network (ESN) to abduct...

Rivers Monarch Urges Tinubu To Set Up Task Force On Finima Resettlement, Seeks NLNG Recognition

NewsDeskNgJun 11, 2026June 11, 20260

Finima monarch urges President Tinubu to create a task force to address resettlement issues and NLNG host community concerns. Finima community in Bonny Local Government Area of Rivers State has called on President Bola Tinubu to set up a special task force to address resettlement concerns linked to the Nigeria...

Fubara Says Democracy Remains Nigeria’s Strongest Path To Unity And Prosperity

NewsDeskNgJun 11, 2026June 11, 20260

Fubara says democracy best suits Nigeria’s diversity and urges citizens to sustain unity, accountability and democratic values. Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, says democracy remains the most effective system of government for Nigeria, given the country’s ethnic, religious and cultural diversity. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Onwuka...

NSCDC Confirms Five Operatives Injured In Delta Train Derailment Accident

NewsDeskNgJun 11, 2026June 11, 20260

NSCDC confirms five operatives injured in Delta train derailment accident, assures public of safety along railway corridor in the state. The Delta State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps says five of its operatives were injured in a train derailment in Owa-Oyibu, Delta State. The command said...

EndBadGovernance Movement Calls For 48-Hour Nationwide Strike, Probe Of Security Votes

NewsDeskNgJun 11, 2026June 11, 20260

EndBadGovernance coalition calls for 48-hour nationwide strike, probes security votes, and calls for release of abducted Nigerians. The #EndBadGovernance Movement and civil society groups have called for a 48-hour nationwide strike over rising insecurity and kidnapping cases in Nigeria. They made the demand during a press briefing in Abuja ahead...

State Police Bill Scales Through Second Reading At Senate

NewsDeskNgJun 11, 2026June 11, 20260

Senate passes state police bill for second reading, seeks stronger local policing structure to address Nigeria’s rising insecurity challenges. A bill seeking to establish state police and transfer policing powers to subnational governments in order to strengthen internal security architecture across the federation on Thursday scaled through the second reading...

Oslo Forum: Tuggar Advocates Renewed Global Engagement to Address the Sahel Crisis

NewsDeskNgJun 11, 2026June 11, 20260

Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, has stated that it has become imperative to center intensified regional and international efforts to resolve armed conflicts in the Sahel, warning that persistent insecurity continues to threaten lives, undermine state stability, and impede progress towards the Sustainable Development...