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Kenya’s ex-skipper Victor Wanyama has been called out of international retirement as the team prepares for August’s African Nations Championships. Wanyama was the first Kenyan to play in the English Premier League, as a midfielder for Southampton and Tottenham. The 33-year-old, who also played for Celtic in the Scottish Premiership,...

Troops of the Nigerian Army’s have thwarted an attempt by armed to attack some villages in Plateau State A statement released on Tuesday by the army says the bandits were ambushed and neutralised by troops of 3 Division and Operation Safe Haven, following credible intelligence on plans by bandits to...

Nigeria’s former military head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, has shed light on the birth of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), tracing its origin to a conversation he had with the late Togolese leader, General Gnassingbé Eyadema, in the aftermath of Nigeria’s civil war. Gowon made the revelation in...

The Senate on Wednesday adopted the harmonised conference committee report on the four tax reform bills. The resolution of the Senate followed its consideration and approval of the recommendations of the conference committee of both chambers set up to harmonize the Bills. The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance...

Lagos State Government last year penalised 580 nightclubs and restaurants for breaching indoor smoking regulations, as part of its drive to promote public health and enforce safety standards. Director General of Lagos State Safety Commission (LSSC), Mr. Lanre Mojola, disclosed this during the 2025 Ministerial News Briefing held at Bagauda Kaltho...

Approximately 18.3 million children were out of school as of late 2024, making Nigeria the country with the highest number of out-of-school children globally, UNICEF Report •Nigeria’s out-of-school population accounts for 15 per cent of the global total. As of late 2024, approximately 18.3 million children in Nigeria remain out-of-school, making it...

The Senator representing Ogun Central, Shuaib Salisu, has lamented the dwindling enrolment of school pupils in the state. The Senator has therefore called for a concerted efforts by all stakeholders including traditional rulers, parents, community leaders, government officials, and advocacy groups among others to tackle the situation. Shuaib, who is...

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said the result of this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) showed remarkable improvements in the performances of candidates in the last 12 years. An analysis of the data from the board showed an upward trend in performances of candidates who sat for the...

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has said the agency had recovered some money from crypto bridge exchange (CBEX), a failed digital investment and trading platform. In an interview on a national television programme, Olukoyede announced that the EFCC had made some arrests in connection...