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Joao Pedro ends Chelsea’s 2-yr wait for Player of the Month award
By Adegboyega Adeleye Chelsea forward Joao Pedro has won the Premier League Player of the Month award for August 2026, ending the club’s wait for the individual prize since Cole
WAP Commends Binta International School on Ibadan Campus
Sunday Okobi Wale Adenuga Productions(WAP), producers of some of Nigeria’s most beloved TV series, including Superstory, Papa Ajasco and Company, Akpan & Oduma, and Nnenna and Friends, as well as
Diphtheria: Two die in Abuja as child bleeds to death
By Omeiza Ajayi Diphtheria has killed two patients in Abuja out of five laboratory-confirmed cases, prompting the Federal Capital Territory Administration FCTA to move swiftly to calm public anxiety over
Trump rejects Saudi request for strikes on Houthis – Report
US President Donald Trump rejected a request from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for strikes against Houthi fighters in Yemen, news outlet Axios reported on Thursday. The Iran-backed Houthis,
‘Musa’s Comments on Kaduna Security Not Personal Vendetta’
Sunday Aborisade in Abuja The CG Musa for PBAT Support Group has defended the Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (rtd.), over his recent comments on Kaduna State and national cohesion,
Nigeria’s oil output hits 1.573m bpd as OPEC production rises
By Udeme Akpan, Energy Editor Nigeria’s crude oil production, excluding condensate, rose by 35,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 1.573 million bpd in August 2026, from 1.537 million bpd in
2027: Lagosians must end APC’s era of ‘smelling Lagos’ - ADC deputy gov candidate, Gbadamosi
The Lagos State Deputy Governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Babatunde Gbadamosi, has urged Lagosians to end what he described as the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s era of
Iran-backed Yemen’s Houthis seize key Red Sea island
Yemen’s Houthis took over on Friday a Red Sea island in the middle of the Bab al-Mandeb shipping lane, completing their push to control the area, a local government official
India welcomes Russia, Iran leaders for BRICS summit overshadowed by war
Leaders from Russia and Iran were in India for talks on Friday, ahead of a BRICS summit dominated by conflict and economic challenges, which Chinese President Xi Jinping will also attend.
PCN seals 797 illegal drug outlets in Kano
…Includes 352 patent medicine stores By Hadiza Yusuf The Pharmacy Council of Nigeria, PCN, has sealed 797 premises, including 437 illegal drug outlets and 352 Patent and Proprietary Medicine Vendor,
