Newcastle Beats Liverpool to Win Carabao Cup
Dan Burn and Alexander Isak fired Newcastle to a League Cup final 2-1 victory over Liverpool last night. Although Federico Chiesa pulled one back for the Reds in stoppage time, the Magpies held on to beat Liverpool for the first time in 18 attempts. It is Newcastle’s first domestic trophy since the 1955 FA Cup. […]
Trump Mulls Travel Bans for 43 Countries
US President Donald Trump’s administration is thinking of a new travel ban that would affect citizens from 43 countries, divided into three categories of travel restrictions: the Red, Orange, and Yellow list. The red category of countries whose citizens could be completely barred from entering the United States includes Afghanistan, Bhutan, Cuba, Iran, Libya, North […]
House of Reps Recovers N28.7B from Oil Firms
The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has recovered $19,241,109.35 (N28.7 billion) from two oil companies indebted to the Federation Account. The panel has also successfully recovered N199.3 million out of an outstanding N6.8 billion, comprising excessive charges levied between March and October 2015 and unremitted Value Added Tax (VAT) on transactions processed via […]
Court Rejects Bid to Legalize Prostitution in Nigeria
The Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected a lawsuit seeking to legalize prostitution in Nigeria. The suit, filed by a rights group on behalf of sex workers, asked the court to stop the FCT Minister and agencies from arresting or prosecuting them. Justice James Omotosho dismissed the case, calling prostitution immoral and alien to […]
UK-Nigeria Launch Creative Industries Working Group Under Trade Partnership
UK and Nigeria Enhanced Trade and Investment Partnership (ETIP) Launches Creative Industries Technical Working Group London, UK, 11th March 2025  In a major stride toward fostering innovation and collaboration, the UK and Nigeria have officially launched the Creative Industries Technical Working Group, marking a pivotal development in the UK-Nigeria Enhanced Trade and Investment Partnership (ETIP). This partnership […]
Flamingos to Host SA in U-17 World Cup Qualifier Return Leg
Nigeria U-17 female football team, the Flamingos, will host South Africa’s Bantwana on March 15 at Remo Stars Stadium in Ikenne-Remo for the return leg in the qualification series for this year’s FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup finals. The winner of the March 15 clash will progress to the final round of the qualification series. […]
US Pulls Staff from South Sudan Over Unrest
The United States has ordered all its non-emergency staff in South Sudan to leave, amid rising tensions in the country. Issing the directive, the US State Department warned that fighting was ongoing in South Sudan between various political and ethnic groups and that “weapons are readily available to the population”. Fighting in recent days has […]
El-Rufai Dumps APC for SDP Ahead of 2027 Elections
Immediate-past Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has resigned from the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, and defected to the Social Democratic Party, SDP in preparation for the 2027 general elections. In a statement issued yesterday, El-Rufai cited a growing disconnect between his personal values and the current direction of the APC, as the primary […]
FG Converts TASUED to Federal University
The Federal Government has adopted Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED) in Ijagun, Ogun, as a federal university. Established by the Ogun government in 2005, TASUED is Nigeria’s first specialised university of education. President Bola Tinubu who approved the adoption, emphasised that TASUED’s transition into a Federal University of Education was a strategic step in […]
Kylie Kelce Praises Taylor Swift’s Work Ethic
Kylie Kelce has nothing but admiration for Taylor Swift. During the latest episode of her Not Gonna Lie podcast on March 6, Kylie—wife of Jason Kelce, the older brother of NFL star Travis Kelce—shared her thoughts on Swift’s dedication and work ethic. As she chatted with guest Kate Hudson, the conversation shifted to BeyoncĂ© and […]
