Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has dismissed speculations that he plans to defect from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the African Democratic Congress (ADC), describing the reports as baseless and politically motivated. Zulum, in a statement on Sunday by his spokesperson, Malam Dauda Iliya, said the rumour making the …

The 26-year-old arrives from Real Sociedad, for whom he made 236 appearances in all competitions at first-team level after graduating from the club’s academy. In April 2021, Martin helped Sociedad win the delayed 2019/20 Copa del Rey against intercity rivals Athletic Club, alongside current Gunner Mikel Merino. Martin said: “This …

Former Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) president, Amaju Pinnick, has been appointed as Special Adviser to the President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Patrice Motsepe. Motsepe announced the appointment during a live-streamed YouTube press conference on Saturday, welcoming Pinnick back into CAF’s leadership structure. Expressing his surprise at the …

The United States is preparing to release billions of sterilised flies from aircraft over Mexico and southern Texas in a bid to eradicate a dangerous flesh-eating parasite that threatens to devastate the country’s cattle industry, according to media reports. This measure targets the New World screwworm fly — which is …

Tech conglomerate Microsoft announced on Thursday its decision to shut shop in Pakistan after 25 years as part of its global strategy to reduce its workforce. The tech giant has announced its second mass lay-offs after January, which would include terminating almost 9,100 employees worldwide. Its last major restructuring was …

Rescuers armed with helicopters, boats and drones scoured a shredded landscape of toppled trees and mud‑filled debris on Saturday, racing to find survivors of the flash floods that tore through central Texas before daybreak on Friday. At least 51 people have been confirmed dead across several counties, 15 of them children, …

The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, July 3, 2025, secured the conviction and sentence of one Hannah Okunlola Adesokan before Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. Adesokan was earlier arraigned on May 23, 2025, alongside …

After years of waiting, the world’s most widely used messaging service has finally launched a native app for iPad, Meta confirmed in a statement. The app, now available via the Apple App Store, brings full functionality to Apple’s tablet lineup, including audio and video calls, split-screen multitasking and secure end-to-end encryption. …

A PROPOSED bill in the United States Congress seeks to sever direct aid to South Africa and impose targeted sanctions on its political leaders, citing Pretoria’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and growing diplomatic ties with Iran and Hamas. The draft legislation, introduced by Republican Representative …

Senegal has officially pulled the plug on the ambitious $6bn Akon City project, once touted as a futuristic African utopia. Instead, the government says it is backing a more achievable development with the US-Senegalese singer. ‘The Akon City project no longer exists,’ said Serigne Mamadou Mboup, head of Senegal’s tourism …