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Liverpool Secure £60m Jacquet Signing Amid Defensive Crisis Jeremy Jacquet playing for Rennes during a Ligue 1 match.

Liverpool Secure £60m Jacquet Signing Amid Defensive Crisis

Agede Favour February 2, 2026

Liverpool have edged out Chelsea to agree a deal worth up to £60 million for Rennes defender...

Falana Condemns Postponement of Electoral Amendment Bill Femi Falana

Falana Condemns Postponement of Electoral Amendment Bill

Aremu Toyeebaht February 2, 2026

Senior Advocate of Nigeria and human rights lawyer Femi Falana has faulted the Nigerian Senate over repeated...

Onitsha Market Reopens After Soludo’s Warning Traders return to business at Onitsha Main Market after a one-week shutdown in Anambra State.

Onitsha Market Reopens After Soludo’s Warning

Agede Favour February 2, 2026

Traders at the Onitsha Main Market in Anambra State resumed business on Monday after a one-week closure...

Lagos NMA Calls for 70% Health Budget Focus on Primary Care Nigeria Medical Association emphasises on the need for more primary healthcare funding in Lagos State.

Nigeria Medical Association emphasises on the need for more primary healthcare funding in Lagos State.

Lagos NMA Calls for 70% Health Budget Focus on Primary Care

Agede Favour February 2, 2026

Chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Lagos State branch, Dr Babajide Saheed, has urged governments to...

Lagos Seeks World Bank Aid for Infrastructure, Growth Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu with World Bank delegate at Lagos House, Marina.

Lagos Seeks World Bank Aid for Infrastructure, Growth

Agede Favour February 2, 2026

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has called on the World Bank Group to increase support for the...

Niger State: Terrorists Abduct Five, Burn Church in Agwarra

Aremu Toyeebaht February 2, 2026

Fresh terror attacks have struck Agwarra Local Government Area of Niger State, leaving one person dead, five...

Kano Governor Approves New Appointments, Promotions Abba Yusuf

Kano Governor Approves New Appointments, Promotions

Aremu Toyeebaht February 2, 2026

Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf has approved a new round of appointments and promotions across strategic government...

Indonesian Oil Tycoon Wanted Over $17bn Corruption Portrait of Indonesian oil tycoon Mohammad Riza Chalid, subject of Interpol red notice over corruption case.

Portrait of Indonesian oil tycoon Mohammad Riza Chalid, subject of Interpol red notice over corruption case.

Indonesian Oil Tycoon Wanted Over $17bn Corruption

Agede Favour February 2, 2026

Interpol has issued a red notice for the arrest of Indonesian oil tycoon Mohammad Riza Chalid over...

Grammys 2026: Tyla Wins Best African Music Performance, Beats Burna Boy, Davido

Aremu Toyeebaht February 2, 2026

South African pop star Tyla has further cemented her place on the global stage after winning the...

Landslides at Mine Site in Congo Kills Several People Men and women digging in open mining pits at the Rubaya coltan site in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where recent landslides buried miners

Men and women digging in open mining pits at the Rubaya coltan site in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where recent landslides buried miners

Landslides at Mine Site in Congo Kills Several People

Julian January 31, 2026

Landslides at a militia-controlled mining site in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has killed several people,...

Court Grants Angela Okorie ₦5m Bail Over Cybercrime Charges Angela Okorie granted bail at the Federal High Court in Abuja over cybercrime charges.

Angela Okorie granted bail at the Federal High Court in Abuja over cybercrime charges.

Court Grants Angela Okorie ₦5m Bail Over Cybercrime Charges

Agede Favour January 30, 2026

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday granted Nollywood actress Angela Okorie bail in the sum...

FCT Teachers’ Strike Leaves Thousands Out of School Empty classroom with desks and chairs during the FCT teachers’ strike, highlighting school closures affecting rural students.