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Fifty members of the European Parliament have urged FIFA’s ethics committee to investigate their president Gianni Infantino for awarding a ‘peace prize’ to US President...

Florence Ajimobi arrives Vienna, assumes duty as Nigeria’s ambassador to Austria

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Mrs Florence Ajimobi has arrived in Vienna to formally assume duty as Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to Austria...

Thai nurse defies Buddhist custom to save monks in crash

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A nurse in Thailand challenged Buddhist customs when she stepped in to treat the victims of a car accident that killed 10 monks. An 11-year-old...

Allegri replaces Conte as Napoli manager

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Massimiliano Allegri will replace Antonio Conte as Napoli manager, the Serie A club announced Friday. “Napoli welcomes Massimiliano Allegri as manager of the first team,”...

Iran urges huge turnout at Khamenei’s funeral to ‘avenge’ his demise

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Iran’s chief negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, called on Thursday for massive turnout at Ali Khamenei’s funeral to avenge the supreme leader’s death in US-Israeli...

World Cup: LeBron James praises Balogun after ‘Silencer’ celebration

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Basketball superstar LeBron James congratulated Folarin Balogun on scoring for the United States in their World Cup victory on Wednesday after the striker emulated...

India asks Meta to hold WhatsApp username rollout over fraud fears

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India has asked Meta to hold off launching its username feature on WhatsApp in the world’s most populous country, citing concerns over fraud and...

ICE releases Nun Ugboaja arrested while walking to church in US

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A Roman Catholic nun, Sister Leticia Ugboaja, has been released from the custody of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement after she was...

How Japan visa rules push out foreign residents

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In a tiny Tokyo restaurant filled with the smell of Nepalese dumplings, Budhathoki Samjhana surveys the business she built from scratch but may now...

US Supreme Court rejects Trump’s bid to restrict birthright citizenship

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The US Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected President Donald Trump’s historic bid to restrict birthright citizenship. The court, in an eagerly awaited decision on the...

Bank customers can’t recover every deposit – Ogunbunka on CBN revocation of 46 MFBs licenses

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Dangote, importers battle as petrol holds above N1,000

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Lagos shuts 10 more businesses over environmental violations

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Pilot who hit Beijing tower wrote about ending life – Govt

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World Bank approves $1.25bn Nigeria loan despite backlash

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Marketers reject fuel pricing curbs, threaten shutdown

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Nigerian filling stations to reduce fuel price near N1,000 per litre amid pressure

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Cooking gas prices ease as supply improves

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Reflect global oil price drop in PMS prices, FG tells marketers

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Again, Dangote Refinery reduces fuel price

June 25, 2026

Political Gist

PFIPC scandal exposes depth of institutional decay, ADC slams presidency

July 3, 2026

The African Democratic Congress has called for an independent judicial commission of inquiry into the controversy surrounding the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, accusing...

I was in the wrong party called PDP — Akpabio

July 3, 2026

President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, on Friday said he had been in the “wrong party” during his time in the Peoples Democratic Party,...

Ondo APC Rep candidate urges aggrieved members to shun protests

July 3, 2026

The candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Ondo East/Ondo West Federal Constituency of Ondo State, Mr Michael Akintomide, has urged the aggrieved members...

Why Atiku’s running mate is not from South-East — Kenneth Okonkwo

July 3, 2026

The spokesperson for the African Democratic Congress presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, Kenneth Okonkwo, has denied reports that he opposed the selection of former Minister of...

Ganduje denies joining NDC, calls defection posters fake

July 3, 2026

Former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Abdullahi Ganduje, has reaffirmed his commitment to the ruling party, declaring that he is not a...

Peter Obi slams FG over education crisis, blames ‘weak leadership’

July 3, 2026

National Democratic Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has criticised the Federal Government’s handling of the education sector, arguing that the failure of the policy...

2027: Peter Obi is inconsequential – Kenneth Okonkwo

July 3, 2026

A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Kenneth Okonkwo, says former Anambra state governor, Peter Obi, is inconsequential with whatever he does with...

NDP, party to beat come 2027 – Imo chairman, Amadi

July 3, 2026

Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the newly appointed Chairman of the National Democratic Party (NDP), Imo State chapter, Kyrian Amadi, has boasted that...

Health Gist

#HealthGist#

TETFund challenges scientists to fast-track Nigeria’s first Lassa fever vaccine

June 30, 2026

The Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, Sonny Echono, on Tuesday challenged Nigerian scientists to identify the fastest pathway towards developing the...

Lagos tops Nigeria’s HIV burden as new infections hit 102,025

June 30, 2026

Oluremi Tinubu unveils kidney disease clinic, health-tech academy in Jigawa

June 30, 2026

Anambra urges families to tackle HIV through open conversations at home

June 29, 2026

Tinubu approves national health technology office, appoints pioneer coordinator

June 26, 2026

Crime Gist

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Police arrest four suspected armed robbers in Ondo

July 3, 2026

The Ondo State Police Command said it had arrested four persons in connection with an armed robbery incident in Alade-Idanre community, Idanre Local Government...

Three arrested over alleged fatal attack at naming ceremony in Bauchi

July 2, 2026

US-based Nigerian faces deportation for shooting during dispute with ex-girlfriend

July 2, 2026

Rampaging soldiers invade UNIOSUN hostels, assault students, seize phones

June 30, 2026

Amotekun rescues Ondo kidnap victim, arrests father, three sons

June 30, 2026

Agricultural Gist

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Govt agencies sign MoU to expand agricultural machinery leasing

June 10, 2026

The Equipment Leasing Registration Authority and the National Agricultural Development Fund have signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at expanding access to agricultural machinery...

Plateau dealers warn of fake fertilisers, rising losses for farmers

June 8, 2026

Gombe hails results of tree planting, erosion control projects

June 5, 2026

Cocoa farmers raise concern over persistent price volatility

June 4, 2026

FG unveils one million tree-planting campaign at Nigerian Defence Academy

June 2, 2026

Legal Gist

#LegalGist#

Court orders arrest of Police officer in N300m eviction case

June 25, 2026

Justice Samira Bature of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama, has issued a fresh bench warrant directing all law enforcement agencies to arrest...