Aston Villa have announced plans to take legal action against former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher over comments the club described as “unacceptable insults” directed at the team and its supporters. The controversy followed remarks made by Carragher on the Stick to Football podcast, where he discussed speculation linking Aston Villa manager Unai Emery with a…
The United Nations political mission in Somalia officially closed on Saturday, ending more than three decades of UN political and peacebuilding operations in the country following a two-year transition process. The UN Transitional Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNTMIS) concluded its mandate, with its remaining responsibilities transferred to Somali government institutions and the UN country team.…
The Kano State Government has announced plans to sponsor physiotherapists for specialised training in speech rehabilitation following a shortage of professionals in the field across the state. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr Abubakar Labaran, disclosed this at the 66th Annual Scientific Conference and 67th Annual General Meeting of the Nigeria Society of Physiotherapy held…
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Amupitan, has ruled out any changes to the timetable for the 2027 general elections, insisting that the polls will hold as scheduled. Amupitan made this known in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, during an interactive meeting with INEC staff from the six South-South states to…
The Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) and the Department of State Services (DSS), in collaboration with the Nigeria Police Force, have rescued three Islamic clerics who were kidnapped while travelling to attend a special prayer session for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Zamfara State. The clerics were among six Imams abducted on September…
The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has announced the identification of two suspected cases of Ebola disease in Nigeria’s North-East region. The agency disclosed this in a statement shared via its official X handle on Saturday, October 31. According to the NCDC, both individuals have been isolated, while efforts to identify…
Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a Celestial Church pastor, identified as Omogbolahan Israel Idowu, over allegations that he sexually abused his 16-year-old stepdaughter. The arrest followed a petition filed by the Lagos State chapter of the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR), accusing the cleric of allegedly sexually abusing…
Pope Leo XIV has made history as the first sitting pontiff to cast a ballot in a U.S. election. The Vatican confirmed on Friday that the American-born pope had submitted a mail-in ballot in his hometown of Chicago ahead of the November midterm elections, underscoring his longstanding support for civic participation. The Holy See…
A prominent businessman, Akinbolusere Kayode, has allegedly taken his own life in Ondo State hours after he released an emotional video in which he spoke about challenges confronting his family and business. The incident reportedly occurred on Thursday evening, October 28, 2026 at House Estate, Ondo City. The deceased, popularly known as Tolufe,…
An Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo has sentenced a middle-aged man, Bassey Edem Akpan, to five years’ imprisonment for his involvement in a child trafficking syndicate. Akpan was among six individuals accused of conspiring to abduct and sell a child, an indigene of Akwa Ibom State, multiple times across different states…
