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A South African and his two sons, one a police officer, appeared before a Cape Town magistrate last month accused of extorting around 50 convenience stores run by Ethiopians and Somalis. Also in the dock was a Somali alleged to have collected “protection fees” from the shopkeepers outside Stellenbosch, the winelands capital 40 kilometres (25 […]

The Lagos State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Femi Hamzat, has intensified engagements with Christian communities in the state, visiting churches ahead of the 2027 governorship election. Hamzat disclosed the visits in posts on his X account on Sunday. He said he joined the Love of Christ Generation Church in Oniru, Lagos, […]

Lamine Yamal believes he and Kylian Mbappe are the two best players in the world and said he deserves to win the 2026 Ballon d’Or after a trophy-laden year with Barcelona and Spain. “For me, Mbappe and me, we’re the two best players in the world,” the 19-year-old Barcelona winger said in an interview on […]

President of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, on Monday formally opened the Initial Public Offering (IPO) of Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals at the Nigerian Exchange (NGX). Dangote sounded the closing gong at the NGX trading floor in Lagos to mark the commencement of the offer, making it the first refinery to be listed for […]

By Adesina Wahab The 155 unity colleges run by the Federal Government across the country did not resume for academic activities on Monday as parents and guardians refused to let their children and wards go back after the long holiday. The development is a fallout from the concession of Kings College, Lagos, to the Old […]

South Korea’s new interim coach Robert Moreno said Monday that he wanted to make fans in the country “happy” after a disastrous World Cup and series of damaging controversies. Former Spain coach Moreno, who was forced to deny earlier this year that he used ChatGPT to prepare for games, will be in charge for friendly […]

By John Alechenu, Abuja The Labour Party (LP) has said Abayomi Arabambi, who sued the West African Examinations Council, the National Youth Service Corps and the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, over Peter Obi’s academic records, has since ceased to be its member. National Publicity Secretary of the party, Ken Asogwa, stated this in a statement […]

‎By Rosemary Iwunze ‎Commuters plying the Iyana-Ipaja/Iyana-Iba axis of Lagos are currently stranded as commercial bus drivers operating along the route embarked on a strike over alleged extortion by law enforcement and transport regulatory agencies. ‎Vanguard investigation revealed that the drivers were protesting alleged incessant extortion by the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA; the […]

Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa has declared Monday a work-free day to honour the late Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, former governor of the defunct Gongola State. Tukur, a prominent elder statesman and former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was buried in Yola on Sunday after funeral prayers at the Lamido’s Palace. Fintiri, in […]

Alexander Zverev held off Ben Shelton to win the US Open on Sunday, capturing the second Grand Slam of his career just months after winning the French Open. The top-seeded German ruthlessly snuffed out a late surge by Shelton to triumph 6-3, 7-6 (7/2), 5-7, 6-2, ending the eighth seed’s bid to become the first […]

….Fuel price hike may hamper school run ..School owners rue unpaid bills, high running cost …Parents should not be discouraged – NUT ..Uncertainty over resumption in unity colleges By Adesina Wahab and Dayo Johnson As primary and secondary schools reopen across the country on Monday, parents and guardians are set to contend with higher school […]

By Nwabueze Okonkwo ONITSHA — Thousands of Catholics and other Christian faithful from Anambra State and neighbouring states converged on Onitsha to celebrate the birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus Christ. The event, organised by the Faithspiration Initiative, was themed, “Fill the Jars, Make Room for Fresh Wine,” drawn from John 2:1-11. […]