Victor Osimhen has been ruled out of Nigeria’s opening 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Madagascar and Guinea-Bissau after failing to recover from a muscle injury, with Taiwo Awoniyi recalled as his replacement. The Nigeria Football Federation confirmed on Sunday that Awoniyi will join Eric Chelle’s squad for the two matches, putting the striker…
(Soldiers Injured. Photo Screenshoted) A Nigerian Army patrol truck crashed on a highway in Abia State on Thursday morning during heavy rain. Several soldiers were injured when the vehicle lost control on a sloped section of the road. The truck was descending when it skidded on the wet asphalt at high speed, lost traction…
The boy was reportedly sitting inside his mother’s shop when gunshots were fired during the campaign. A protest has erupted in Ilesa, Osun State, after a 12-year-old boy was allegedly shot during a campaign of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday morning. The boy was reportedly sitting inside his mother’s shop when gunshots were…
News Niger State map Quick Read Guregi said the accident involved a trailer conveying about 40 passengers and a tanker. By Abubakar Akote Yabagi Five people have been confirmed dead, while eight others sustained critical injuries in a road crash involving a trailer and a tanker on Sunday in Agaie, Agaie Local Government Area of…
Several traders were injured after a commercial vehicle reportedly struck a suspected landmine along the Sabon Birni–Kurawa Road in Sokoto State. Bakatsine, a counter-insurgency expert in the North-West, wrote on X: “This morning, a commercial vehicle carrying traders reportedly struck a landmine allegedly planted by bandits loyal to Bello Turji along Sabon Birni–Kurawa road in…
No fewer than eight people have been confirmed killed with over 15 injured in an attack by suspected Fulani bandits who invaded the Gwon-Ajang village of Foron District in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State on Sunday, May 31, 2026. A resident of the community, Joseph Azi, who confirmed the attack in a telephone…
Chelsea’s teenage Brazilian forward Estevao has begun treatment on his hamstring injury back in his homeland in a bid to be fit for the World Cup, a source at Palmeiras told AFP. The 19-year-old suffered the season-ending injury in Chelsea’s 1-0 defeat to Manchester United two weeks ago. But he is undergoing treatment at Palmeiras,…
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 10 People Injured in Mall Shooting Suspects Still at Large Published April 23, 2026 1:44 PM PDT Play video content 10 people were injured in a mass shooting at the Mall of Louisiana Thursday, and police were still searching for shooting suspects in the afternoon. Baton Rouge Police said the shooting looked…
US Two dead, several injured in U.S. park shooting near North Carolina school Quick Read A planned meeting between young people to settle a dispute at a North Carolina park spiraled into a mass shooting on Monday morning, leaving two people dead and several others wounded. A planned meeting between young people to settle a…
By Kazeem Ugbodaga The Metropolitan Police have confirmed that 26 officers were injured, four of them seriously, following violent clashes during Saturday’s mass demonstration in central London. The protests, which began largely peacefully, escalated when elements of the Unite the Kingdom march turned disorderly across multiple locations. Officers reported being assaulted with kicks, punches, bottles,…
