U.S. President Donald Trump landed in Ankara on Tuesday to attend a high-stakes two-day NATO summit which could be overshadowed by differences over defence spending and the war in Iran. Trump descended from Air Force One, a plane that had been gifted to him by Qatar, after it touched down …
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A 30-year-old trader, Ann Attama, was on Tuesday arraigned before a Chief Magistrates’ Court, Mararaba, over alleged criminal breach of trust and cheating. Attama, a resident of Old Karu Road, was charged with criminal breach of trust and cheating. She, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. The prosecutor, Mr …
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The Rangers International Football club of Enugu says it has begun preparations for the commencement of the 2026/27 football season. Newsextra24 reports that the flying antelopes will feature both in the Confederation of African Football (CAF ) Champions league and the Nigerian Premiere Football League (NPFL). Speaking to NAN on …
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The African Democratic Congress has announced the nomination of David Okumgba as its Rivers State deputy governorship candidate for the 2027 general elections. The state chairman of the party, Chukwudi Dimgba, in a statement on Tuesday, affirmed Okumgba’s nomination to run with the party’s governorship candidate and former Secretary to …
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A man, Ahmad Tijani, on Tuesday, demands N500,000 settlement from his wife, Firdausi Shu’aibu, over a divorce suit filed against him at Magajin Gari Shari’a Court in Kaduna. Shu’aibu prayed the court to dissolve their marriage through Khul’i, a type of divorce where a woman returns her dowry in exchange …
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German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has defended his country’s defence budget against renewed criticism from U.S. President Donald Trump as NATO leaders are due to gather in Ankara for a two-day summit on Tuesday. “We’re looking at the numbers, and they are pointing up,” Wadephul told Germany’s Deutschlandfunk radio. Responding …
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No fewer than 136 million Nigerians have been enrolled into the National Identity Database of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC). The Director-General (D-G) of the commission, Abisoye Coker-Odusote, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja, during a courtesy visit to the Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning. Coker-Odusote said that the milestone …
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The recent controversy sparked by rapper YCee’s “Olodo Uprising” comments has dominated conversations across Nigerian social media. While some believe he was highlighting a worrying culture that appears to celebrate ignorance over intellectual excellence, others argue that content creators are simply responding to audience demand and should not be blamed …
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Guinea-Bissau will hold a referendum later this year on whether to approve a constitutional change giving the president more powers, according to a government decree published on Monday. The army seized power of the coastal west African nation in November 2025, just days after a presidential election, overthrowing the head …
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Media personality Toke Makinwa has sparked conversation online after sharing her views on the emotional intelligence of many Nigerian men. Speaking during a recent episode of the MENtality podcast hosted by Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, Makinwa argued that a significant number of Nigerian men rely heavily on financial provision as their main …
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