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When the top 16 esports teams in Nigeria enter the battleground for the PUBG MOBILE National Championship (PMNC) Fall 2026 Finals on September 12–13, they will be putting next-generation hardware through its ultimate, real-world endurance test.  Infinix has officially confirmed the Nigerian debut of its highly anticipated gaming flagship, the GT 50 Pro, set for […]

By Adegboyega Adeleye Chelsea forward Joao Pedro has won the Premier League Player of the Month award for August 2026, ending the club’s wait for the individual prize since Cole Palmer’s last victory almost two years ago. According to Chelsea, Pedro finished ahead of Palmer and six other shortlisted players in the public vote to […]

By Omeiza Ajayi Diphtheria has killed two patients in Abuja out of five laboratory-confirmed cases, prompting the Federal Capital Territory Administration FCTA to move swiftly to calm public anxiety over the outbreak. Mandate Secretary, Health Services and Environmental Secretariat, FCTA, Dr Adedolapo Fasawe, disclosed this during a community sensitisation and advocacy event on the disease […]

US President Donald Trump rejected a request from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for strikes against Houthi fighters in Yemen, news outlet Axios reported on Thursday. The Iran-backed Houthis, who have for years controlled large parts of northern Yemen, launched a large-scale offensive last week against Saudi-backed government forces, killing hundreds. Saudi Arabia has […]

By Udeme Akpan, Energy Editor Nigeria’s crude oil production, excluding condensate, rose by 35,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 1.573 million bpd in August 2026, from 1.537 million bpd in July, according to the latest data from the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). The increase, representing a 2.3 per cent month-on-month (MoM) growth, places […]Read More

The Lagos State Deputy Governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Babatunde Gbadamosi, has urged Lagosians to end what he described as the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s era of a “smelling Lagos” in the 2027 governorship election. Gbadamosi made the call during an interview on Vanguard’s Politics Hub, while explaining why he believes the […]

Yemen’s Houthis took over on Friday a Red Sea island in the middle of the Bab al-Mandeb shipping lane, completing their push to control the area, a local government official and eyewitnesses told AFP. “Boats carrying armed Houthi fighters reached Mayyun Island after government forces withdrew from it yesterday,” the official said, referring to an […]

Leaders from Russia and Iran were in India for talks on Friday, ahead of a BRICS summit dominated by conflict and economic challenges, which Chinese President Xi Jinping will also attend. Wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, as well as global trade turbulence and oil are expected on the agenda at the two-day annual summit […]

…Includes 352 patent medicine stores By Hadiza Yusuf The Pharmacy Council of Nigeria, PCN, has sealed 797 premises, including 437 illegal drug outlets and 352 Patent and Proprietary Medicine Vendor, PPMV, stores, during a four-day enforcement exercise across Kano State. The council disclosed this on Friday during a press briefing in Kano on the outcome […]

The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has called for a thorough investigation into the killing of Kano-based social media commentator, Ibrahim Khalil Dan Shagamu. Obi made the call in a statement posted on his X account on Friday, condemning the killing and urging the Kano State Government and security agencies […]

By Nwabueze Okonkwo  Nigeria’s first lady and wife of President Bola Tinubu, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has identified Ndigbo as very nice set of people worthy of partnering with in all it’s ramifications. Mrs. Tinubu who made the observation at Dr. Alex Ekwueme Square in Awka, Anambra State capital during her one-day official visit to the […]

A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced Odigie Moses to one year imprisonment for defrauding an Indian woman seeking spiritual healing and subsequently blackmailing her with a nude video. Justice C.N. Nwabulu convicted Moses on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, after he pleaded guilty to a one-count charge bordering on cheating and impersonation as a […]