The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has smashed a syndicate allegedly involved in the vandalism, theft and recycling of critical national infrastructure, including railway tracks, NNPC pipelines and water board installations. The National Public Relations Officer of the corps, ACC Babawale Afolabi, disclosed this during a briefing on …

Manchester City’s second string eased past Crystal Palace 3-0 on Wednesday to climb just two points behind Premier League leaders Arsenal with two games remaining of a captivating title race. Pep Guardiola made six changes from the side that beat Brentford 3-0 at the weekend, with Erling Haaland and Jeremy …

Ecobank Group has announced a landmark USD3 billion trade finance commitment to accelerate intra-African global trade over the next three years. The announcement was made during the Africa-Forward Summit in Nairobi, within the framework of the bank’s active engagement in the Africa-France Impact Coalition (AFIC) led under the patronage of …

Myanmar published a parliamentary bill on Thursday proposing the death sentence for those who detain or violently coerce victims into working in online scam centres. Internet fraud factories have flourished in war-torn Myanmar, part of Southeast Asia’s thriving scam economy, targeting web users worldwide with romance and cryptocurrency investment cons. …

Paris Saint-Germain secured their fifth straight French Ligue 1 title on Wednesday as Khvicha Kvaratskhelia’s strike set up a decisive 2-0 win away to nearest rivals Lens. The Georgian netted his 19th goal of the season just before the half-hour mark and substitute Ibrahim Mbaye added a late second as …

The FCT High Court in Jabi on Wednesday refused bail for a 32- year- old man, Steven Friday, who allegedly stabbed his neighbour. Justice M.S Idris, further remanded him for fear that anything could happen if he grants him bail. The police charged Friday with attempted culpable homicide. The Prosecution …

Concerned Stakeholders in the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State have warned the leadership of the party against the imposition of a candidate purportedly  through consensus. The group, in a statement by its leader, Dr Bamidele Atiba, on Wednesday in Ibadan, said the APC risked having no governorship candidate …

The President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has said the group rejected requests by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited to increase its 7.25 per cent stake in the Dangote Petroleum Refinery. Dangote stated this in an interview with the Chief Executive Officer of the Norwegian Sovereign Wealth Fund, …

No fewer than 664 intending pilgrims out of the 2,035 from Katsina State, have been airlifted to the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, for the 2026 pilgrimage, through the Umaru Musa Yar’adua International Airport Katsina. The first batch of the intending pilgrims numbering about 411, comprising 283 men and 128 women, …

The family of Nollywood actor Alexx Ekubo has confirmed the cause of his death, revealing he died from complications linked to advanced metastatic kidney cancer. In a statement shared on the actor’s official Instagram page earlier today, May 13, relatives said he passed away at Evercare Hospital after what they described as …