News Atiku Quick Read The African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has claimed that United States President Donald Trump supports his plan to restore fuel subsidy in Nigeria. The African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has claimed that United States President Donald Trump supports his plan to restore fuel subsidy in…
The Nigerian Medical Association has raised the alarm over the growing migration of doctors, saying medical students now begin planning to leave the country even before completing their training. The NMA President, Prof Afekhide-Ernest Omoti, disclosed this while responding to inquiries from Sunday PUNCH, stressing that the development posed a serious threat to the country’s…
A 23-year-old Omaha, Nebraska man who used ChatGPT to plan a bank robbery has been sentenced to 121 months in federal prison after he robbed a bank at gunpoint and threatened two employees with death. Deron Lewis-Payne was sentenced on August 13, 2026, according to the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Nebraska…
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Thursday dismissed US President Donald Trump’s economic punishment plan for Tehran as a continuation of “failed policies”, which he said would bring Washington “further defeat”. “The so-called ‘Economic D-Day’ is a diversion from America’s own crisis: unprecedented debt & surging interest costs. Doubling down on failed policies will only…
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday approved the establishment of a drafting committee to develop a five-year strategic defence cooperation plan. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council chaired by Tinubu at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja. Idris said the committee’s…
Spanish giants Real Madrid on Sunday welcomed FIFA’s decision to scrap their controversial plan to allow private investment in the World Cup. FIFA chief Gianni Infantino was forced into a humiliating climbdown on Friday after strong backlash against the idea from European football governing body UEFA and several other confederations. “Our club believes this is…
FIFA President Gianni Infantino has defended the proposed creation of a private subsidiary to exploit the commercial value of the World Cup and other major competitions. Infantino described the plan as “an opportunity but not an obligation.” Naija News reports that the proposal to sell stakes in FIFA’s major competitions has sparked widespread criticism and disbelief since…
(UK flag. Photo by Unsplash) The UK government has introduced new reforms that will require asylum seekers who can afford it to pay around £10,000 towards the cost of their housing and financial support before they can apply for settlement in Britain. The Home Office announced the measures via a statement online on Tuesday,…
Days of Our Lives fans saw Kristen DiMera (Stacy Haiduk) already tried to have EJ DiMera’s (Dan Feuerriegel) son killed. And then after failing to off Johnny DiMera (Carson Boatman), we saw Kristen swap strategies to estrangement. And then she just made what seems like a random call to her niece Sydney DiMera and she’s…
Lagos State First Lady, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, and the wife of the Deputy Governor, Mrs. Oluremi Hamzat, on Thursday intensified advocacy against substance abuse, urging young people to take the lead in combating drug abuse and illicit trafficking. The call was made during a sensitisation walk organised at Caleb University, Imota, to commemorate the 2026…
