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Cameroon striker Bryan Mbeumo scored a superb solo goal for Manchester United, who surrendered the lead twice in a 2-2 Premier League draw against Everton at the weekend. AFP Sport highlights African headline-makers in the major European leagues: ENGLAND BRYAN MBEUMO (Manchester United) Mbeumo struck in the 46th minute, racing through to drill a fierce […]

By Yinka Kolawole The Federal Government has unveiled the National Environmental (Plastic Waste Control) Regulations 2026, mandating manufacturers, importers, brand owners, recyclers and other operators in the plastics value chain to take responsibility for the waste generated by their products. Unveiling the regulations in Abuja, Minister of Environment, Balarabe Abbas Lawal, said the measure was […]

—Says no water in their stomachs By Dayo Johnson Akure A family in Ondo State is demanding a full investigation after three siblings were found dead near a stream inside the 32 Artillery Brigade Army Barracks in Akure. The deceased are 11-year-old twins, Joshua and Jacob Jonah, and their 5-year-old sister, Blessing. Their father, Samuel […]

Grief has turned to suspicion for Samuel Jonah, the father of three siblings — including 11-year-old twins — who were found dead near a stream at a farm around the Owena Army Barracks in Akure, Ondo State. Jonah has rejected the suggestion that his children drowned, insisting that the circumstances surrounding their deaths raise disturbing […]

Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has sounded a strong warning ahead of the 2027 general elections, urging Nigerians to turn out in large numbers and ensure their votes are protected from the polling unit to the final declaration of results. Obi issued the charge following a fresh round of engagements […]

Nigeria must demand an election of ideas, not another carnival of insults, propaganda and character assassination. Nigeria is approaching another presidential election, and already the familiar machinery of political warfare is beginning to stir. The alliances.The betrayals. The rumours. The accusations.The ethnic calculations.The religious manoeuvring. The social-media armies.The carefully manufactured outrage.And, lurking behind it all, […]Read More

Nigeria’s 2027 campaign is acquiring its familiar shape. Billboards will multiply. Commissioning ceremonies will assume the choreography of state occasions. Governors and ministers will present flyovers, airports and freshly paved roads as proof that government has worked. In the political marketplace, concrete photographs well: it gives achievement a shape, a price tag and a ribbon […]

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE is set to take a major step toward becoming a publicly traded company as its Initial Public Offering (IPO) signing ceremony takes place in Lagos on Monday. The ceremony, scheduled to bring together the refinery’s management, financial advisers and other key stakeholders, marks a significant milestone in the […]

Iran’s top negotiator on Sunday threatened a more forceful response to any further US attacks after Tehran targeted American warships in their latest round of clashes. The exchanges of fire, which began with US raids last week, come amid a deadlock in the six-month war between the two foes. Iran has maintained its stranglehold on […]

By Joseph Erunke, Abuja The National Open University of Nigeria, NOUN, has announced the death of its Bursar, Mallam Nasiru Marafa, who was reportedly shot dead while returning from Gusau, Zamfara State. The university announced Marafa’s death in a statement on Sunday, describing it as a “sudden and untimely” loss of a senior administrator who […]

By Kingsley Omonobi The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Police Command has arrested 10 suspected vandals in separate operations in Kubwa, Wuye and the National Mosque area of Abuja, recovering armoured cables and a vandalised solar-powered street light. The command said on Sunday that the arrests were part of its efforts to protect critical public infrastructure […]

By Kingsley Omonobi The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has inspected 23 police barracks across the country as part of efforts to assess the living conditions of personnel and their families and identify areas requiring urgent intervention. A statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Aniete Iniedu, on Sunday said the inspection […]