CAF president rejects calls for Gianni Infantino to resign, saying FIFA’s 211 member associations should determine his fate at the ballot box Confederation of African Football (CAF) president Patrice Motsepe has backed an electoral process to determine Gianni Infantino’s future as FIFA president, amid mounting criticism of the Swiss football administrator. Motsepe, who …
Nigeria’s World Cup hopes are on the line in Casablanca as two African heavyweights battle for a second chance at Brazil 2027 Nigeria’s Super Falcons face arch-rivals South Africa’s Banyana Banyana today in a high-stakes World Cup playoff in Casablanca, with the loser’s hopes of reaching the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup effectively ending. …
261 Ukrainian bodies returned as warring sides maintain rare channel of cooperation Russia and Ukraine exchanged the bodies of fallen soldiers on Wednesday, marking one of the few remaining areas of cooperation between the two sides more than four years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion. Ukraine’s Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners …
More than 100 civil society groups demand withdrawal of 2025 amendment, warn proposed provisions could expose young Nigerians to emerging nicotine products Nigeria’s next tobacco-control battle may not be about the cigarette. It may be about what comes after it. Electronic cigarettes. Heated tobacco products. Nicotine pouches. Online purchases. Product sampling. Digital advertising. …
The Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS), in collaboration with the Joint Revenue Board (JRB), has released new guidelines for the taxation of virtual assets, setting out a formal framework for how digital asset activities will be administered and taxed in Nigeria. The guidelines apply to taxpayers, Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs), peer-to-peer (P2P) marketplace operators, tax …
NCDC reports eight deaths in two weeks as outbreak spreads to 23 states and 116 LGAs Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria has crossed a grim threshold, with the country recording 1,000 confirmed cases and 237 deaths in 2026, according to the latest epidemiological report from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC). The …
The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) has sealed 12 business premises across the Ijora Causeway and Apapa areas for persistent violations of environmental regulations, despite repeated warnings, abatement notices and several opportunities to comply with the agency's directives. The enforcement exercise, carried out on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, forms part of the state's renewed …
Why the actions survivors take immediately after sexual assault can preserve crucial evidence, protect their health, and strengthen the search for justice For many survivors of rape, the assault does not end when the attacker walks away. It is followed by confusion, fear, shame, self-blame and trauma. In those overwhelming moments, many survivors instinctively …
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has recovered two FN FAL assault rifles and live ammunition during a raid on a suspected bandit hideout in Dajin Madam Forest, in what authorities describe as another major breakthrough in the campaign against kidnapping and organised crime. The recovery followed intelligence obtained from one of four suspects …
Despite playing a critical role in sustaining Britain’s healthcare system, foreign health professionals report a sharp rise in workplace hostility, open racism, and patient discrimination. The dream of better pay and improved working conditions that has driven thousands of Nigerian healthcare professionals to the United Kingdom is increasingly colliding with a troubling reality: …
