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Super Eagles captain Troost-Ekong hints at retirement after World Cup exit
Super Eagles captain William Troost-Ekong is reportedly considering international retirement following Nigeria’s heartbreaking exit from the 2026 FIFA World Cup playoffs against DR Congo in Morocco. The 32-year-old defender reportedly told teammates after the defeat that he may have played his final game for the national team. Born in the Netherlands to a Dutch mother and Nigerian father, Troost-Ekong represented…
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PHOTOS NEWS: VP Shettima meets Kebbi govt, families of abducted schoolgirls
By Kunle Sanni – Vice President Kashim Shettima, representing President Bola Tinubu, visited Kebbi State, where he met with the state government, families of the abducted students of Government Girls Secondary School, Maga, and key security and community stakeholders. The visit focused on ongoing efforts to secure the safe return of the schoolgirls and to reassure affected families of the…
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FG vows action in murder of soldier, Kebbi abductions, Kwara church attack
By Kunle Sanni – The federal government has announced new security measures in response to recent deadly attacks across the country, including the killing of a senior military officer, the abduction of schoolchildren in Kebbi State, and an assault on a church in Kwara State. At a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday, the Minister of Information and National Orientation,…
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Tinubu unhappy about Kebbi schoolgirls’ abduction — VP Shettima tells victims’ families
By Kunle Sanni – Vice President Kashim Shettima on Wednesday conveyed President Bola Tinubu’s deep concern over the abduction of schoolgirls from a boarding school in Maga, Kebbi State, describing the incident as “an assault on the collective conscience of all Nigerians.” Speaking in Birnin Kebbi on the President’s directive, Shettima assured families of the kidnapped students—as well as families…
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Atiku berates Tinubu over partisan anthem at judges’ conference
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has strongly criticised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu after a video surfaced showing the president’s political campaign anthem, “On Your Mandate,” being played during the opening session of the 2025 All Nigerian Judges Conference. The footage, aired by Channels Television, captured the closing moments of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun’s address, during…
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Borno governor insists insurgency declining, commends military sacrifice
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has said that the worst phase of the Boko Haram insurgency is over, despite recent spikes in terrorist attacks across the state. He made the remark on Wednesday during a meeting with the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Shuaibu Waidi, in Maiduguri, where he reflected on the more severe security situation…
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Nigeria reports major progress in tobacco control, announces $110m fine against BATN
By Kunle Sanni – The federal government of Nigeria has reported significant advances in its tobacco-control efforts, presenting new national data and enforcement actions at the Eleventh Session of the Conference of Parties (COP11) to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) on Monday. Delivering Nigeria’s statement at the global meeting in Geneva, the Minister of State for…
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Kremlin says it regrets Poland’s closure of last Russian consulate after railway blast
The Kremlin said on Wednesday that it regretted Warsaw’s decision to close Russia’s last operating consulate in Poland, in Gdansk, a move it said showed a lack of common sense. Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said he would withdraw consent for the functioning of the consulate in response to an explosion on a railway line that Poland has blamed on…
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US excludes Nigeria from Nicki Minaj’s event
Nigeria on Tuesday expressed concerns over the decision of the United States of America to exclude it from participating in US rapper Nicki Minaj event on alleged killings of Nigerians of a specific faith group. The Chargé d’Affaires, Permanent Mission of Nigeria to the UN, Syndoph Endoni, made the position of the country known on Tuesday. Endoni said the decision…
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Full list of abducted students in Kebbi school kidnapping
By Kunle Sanni – Tension remains high in Kebbi State after armed bandits abducted dozens of students from Government Girls’ Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, in Danko-Wasagu Local Government Area at around 04:00 local time on Monday. According to reports, the attackers exchanged gunfire with police officers before climbing the perimeter fence and kidnapping students from their hostel. One staff member…
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