Moroccan international Achraf Hakimi has won the CAF 2025 African Footballer of the Year award, following an outstanding season with both club and country. The 27-year-old beat Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah and Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen to the prestigious honour, cementing his status as one of Africa’s top football talents. In other award categories,…
Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested ten persons for alleged involvement in immoral activities at a joint along Zoo Road in Kano metropolis. The Board’s Deputy Commander-General, Mujahideen Aminudeen, confirmed the development in a statement issued to journalists on Wednesday in Kano. Aminudeen said the arrests were carried out on Tuesday night following persistent complaints…
Actress Oluwabukola Awoyemi, popularly known as Bukola Arugba, has raised an alarm over Tuesday’s attack on worshippers at Christ Apostolic Church, Oke Isegun, in Eruku, Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State, saying her relatives were abducted. In a video posted on Instagram on Wednesday, the actress, who hails from Eruku, said the incident was…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Tuesday, arrested a female Archbishop and founder of Faith Healing Ministry, Warri, Delta State, for alleged naira mutilation and money laundering. In a statement on X, on Wednesday, the anti-graft agency said the cleric was nabbed after congregation members under her supervision, sprayed naira notes on a cow….
A pastor of a prophetic prayer ministry based in Sapele, Delta State, has been arrested by operatives of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) of the Delta State Police Command over allegations of defilement, rape, and sexual assault. The pastor, identified as Pastor Daniel Ololo, was, according to the police in a statement, picked up…
Hussaini Isma’il, one of the leaders of the terrorist group, Boko Haram was sentenced to a 20-year imprisonment on Wednesday after he pleaded guilty to four counts bordering on terrorism preferred against him by the Federal Government Justice Emeka Nwite of Federal High Court Abuja in the judgment, sentenced Isma’il, popularly known as Maitangaran him…
Newly obtained United States Department of Justice documents have revealed how pro-Biafra groups influenced US policymakers to take a hard stance on Nigeria. The filings show that President Donald Trump designated Nigeria a Country of Particular Concern, in part, due to pressure from diaspora advocacy organisations. US Senator Ted Cruz has amplified the claims, accusing…
The Chairman of Danko-Wasagu Local Government Area, Hussaini Aliyu, on Wednesday dismissed a claim by United States lawmaker, Riley Moore, alleging that the abduction of schoolgirls in Maga occurred in a Christian community. As reported by Channels TV, Aliyu said all the abducted girls are Muslims and urged the lawmaker to refrain from making unverifiable…
A former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi weighed in on a matter that had once sparked national indignation after U.S. President Donald Trump’s remark labeling the country a “now disgraced nation.” While many had previously dismissed Trump’s words as brash foreign interference, Obi’s commentary transformed them from perceived insult to uncomfortable mirror, reflecting a…
A detective with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Kazeem Yusuf, on Tuesday told the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) that the sum of N4.6 billion from the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), meant for the supply of security equipment, was diverted to sponsor pilgrimage to Makkah, the 2015…