A catastrophic fire tore through the wood and timber market in Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State, obliterating 1,500 of 2,000 stalls and inflicting ₦2 billion in losses, crippling a vital economic
General Yakubu Gowon, Nigeria’s former Head of State, addressed a national peace summit in Abuja, emphasizing that the Nigerian Civil War (1967-1970) was a struggle to preserve national unity rather
Cristiano Ronaldo, speaking in Munich before the UEFA Nations League final on June 8 at Allianz Arena, praised Spain’s 17-year-old star Lamine Yamal but emphasized the Spain-Portugal match transcends individual
Nigerian superstar Ayodeji Balogun, known as Wizkid, made a rare public appearance with his eight-year-old daughter, at the Tribeca Festival in New York City, marking her first official red-carpet event.
Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization confirmed 14 Iranian pilgrims died during the 2025 Hajj in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, among 2.5 million attendees from 80 countries. The deaths, affecting 0.02% of
21-year-old American Coco Gauff, ranked world No. 2, won her second French Open women’s singles title, defeating top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 6-3 in a 90-minute final on Court Philippe-Chatrier, Paris.
Zambia’s former President Edgar Chagwa Lungu, who served from January 2015 to August 2021, passed away at age 68 in a Pretoria, South Africa, hospital following a brief illness, prompting
Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede celebrated Eid-el-Kabir with 2,000 troops of Operation Hadarin Daji in Sokoto, Sokoto State, ordering an intensified 100% offensive against 1,000 bandits in
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, led 100,000 Muslims in Eid-el-Kabir prayers at the Sokoto Central Mosque, calling for Nigeria’s 36 governors and 200 federal lawmakers to seek
Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia, in a Makurdi broadcast, accused an unnamed politician of instigating 70% of 200 attacks in 2024, killing 500 and displacing 10,000 across Guma and Agatu.
