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  Prime Minister Francois Bayrou submitted his resignation to President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday after France’s parliament ousted the government, with the French leader under pressure to find a successor in a deepening political crisis. On Monday, Bayrou suffered a crushing loss in a confidence vote he had himself called, plunging France into fresh uncertainty […]

  Captain William Troost-Ekong was named in Nigeria’s starting lineup for the crunch 2026 World Cup qualifiers with South Africa after he was omitted from the team that started in the lone goal win over Rwanda over the weekend.  Super Eagles coach, Eric Chelle, instead, named a twenty-year-old Benjamin Frederick in his stead. Frederick, himself, […]

  In a bold move to combat illegal logging and indiscriminate tree felling, the Kano State Government has officially announced a statewide ban on unauthorised chainsaw use, along with the rollout of a new Chainsaw Usage Permit Framework (CUPF) to regulate forestry activities across the state. The announcement was made during a press briefing held […]

  A spokesman for Nigeria’s Dangote refinery said Tuesday that the country would not see a petrol shortage despite an ongoing strike by a union representing fuel tanker drivers. The strike, which began Monday and has since drawn support from other unions in Nigeria and abroad, comes as the refinery, the largest in Africa, is […]

  Police operatives in Akwa Ibom State have arrested a village head of Ibagwa in Abak Local Government Area of the state. The spokesman for the State Police Command, Timfon John, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. He said the suspect was nabbed for allegedly shooting his sister in the head, as she sustained […]

  Nancy Nathan has been appointed as the Acting Head of Service (HoS) of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA). The appointment is pending the confirmation of a substantive Head of Service. Lere Olayinka, the Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, announced this in a statement […]

Best-selling American author Dan Brown, creator of the publishing phenomenon “The Da Vinci Code”, released his latest thriller Tuesday in 16 languages simultaneously. “The Secret of Secrets”, which runs to nearly 700 pages in English, marks Brown’s return eight years after his last novel, “Origin”. Brown called it “by far the most intricately plotted and […]

    Nottingham Forest appointed Ange Postecoglou as manager on Tuesday to replace Nuno Espirito Santo, who was sacked following a dispute with club owner Evangelos Marinakis. Nuno led Forest to European qualification for the first time in 30 years last season by finishing seventh in the Premier League. But he became the first Premier […]

  The Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, has dismissed speculations that the five percent surcharge on fuel will take effect from January 2026. Oyedele spoke as a guest on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief.  “The decision was made to put this in the new law and to […]

  A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck off the Greek island of Evia early on Tuesday and was felt in Athens, authorities said. The quake hit around half past midnight local time (2130 GMT), 45 kilometres (28 miles) northeast of the Greek capital, said the National Observatory of Athens. The epicentre was four kilometres off the […]

  The trial of a South Korean woman accused in New Zealand of killing her children, stuffing their bodies in suitcases, and leaving them in a storage locker began on Monday. The case caused widespread shock in New Zealand when the bodies of Minu Jo, 6, and Yuna Jo, 8, were found in an abandoned […]

  The Paris stock market rose in opening deals on Tuesday, a day after French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou’s government fell as it lost a confidence vote in parliament. The CAC 40 index of French blue-chip stocks rose 0.2 per cent in early trading, while the Frankfurt DAX fell 0.1 per cent and London’s FTSE […]