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By Sola Ojewusi Abuja, Nigeria – July 28, 2025 President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday rolled out a grand welcome ceremony at the Presidential Villa in Abuja to celebrate the triumphant Super Falcons of Nigeria, following their historic victory at the 2025 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Morocco. The team, which clinched Nigeria’s record-extending 10th WAFCON title in dramatic fashion, was showered with generous rewards, national honours, and heartfelt commendations from the Nigerian leader. In a colourful reception attended by top government officials, football stakeholders, diplomats, and jubilant fans, President Tinubu described the Super Falcons as “true daughters…

By Peter Omopo  Abuja | July 27, 2025 — The Federal High Court in Abuja has ruled that the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) must allow female corps members to wear skirts in accordance with their religious convictions, declaring the agency’s insistence on trousers as unconstitutional. Justice Hauwa Yilwa, delivering judgement on June 13, 2025, ruled that the NYSC’s uniform policy violated the fundamental rights to freedom of religion and human dignity as enshrined in the Nigerian Constitution. The suits, filed by two former corps members—Miss Ogunjobi Blessing and Miss Ayuba Vivian—were consolidated by the court due to their similar…

By Peter Omopo  Troops of the Joint Task Force under Operation FANSAN YAMMA have neutralised three notorious terrorist kingpins in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State, in a major breakthrough in the fight against insurgency in the North West. The operation, which was conducted on Friday, July 25, was a carefully planned ambush executed between Mallamawa and Mazau villages in the Tsamaye/Mai Lalle axis. Military sources confirmed that the terrorists—identified as Kachalla Nagomma, Gurmu, and Ali Yar Daribiyar—were intercepted while attempting to extort ransom and levies from residents. Troops recovered three AK-47 rifles with loaded magazines and a…

By Peter Omopo  In a sweeping nationwide crackdown on drug trafficking, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a Chinese businessman, an 80-year-old grandmother, and several other suspects. The operation, which targeted synthetic and hard drugs hidden in unusual packaging, led to the seizure of large quantities of illicit substances across multiple states. NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, disclosed in a statement on Sunday that Chinese national Liang Tak You was arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, on Friday after arriving from Bangkok via Dubai on an Emirates flight. The suspect, a Malaysian-based naturalised citizen, was found…

By Peter Omopo  Akungba Akoko, Ondo State – July 27, 2025 Tension gripped the university town of Akungba Akoko on Saturday as students of Adekunle Ajasin University (AAUA) and members of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) staged a massive protest over the recent spate of killings involving students of the institution. The demonstrators took to the streets, demanding justice following the alleged murder of one of their colleagues, Joy Adeyemi, a student in the Department of Human Kinetics, who was reportedly killed by her boyfriend, said to be an indigene of the town. The suspect is currently on…

By Peter Omopo | July 27, 2025 Fresh cracks appear to have emerged in the long-rumoured political alliance between President Bola Tinubu and Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, as the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) leader launched a blistering attack on the Tinubu administration, accusing it of marginalising the North. Kwankwaso, a former governor of Kano State and influential northern politician, made the remarks during a stakeholders’ dialogue on the 2025 constitutional amendment held in Kano, where he accused the Tinubu government of favouring the South while sidelining the North. The Presidency swiftly responded, with Sunday Dare, Special Adviser to the President…

By Peter Omopo  Abuja | July 27, 2025 — The emergence of Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, a northern Christian from Plateau State, as the new National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has stirred fresh debate over the possibility of the ruling party returning to a Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket in the 2027 general elections. Yilwatda’s appointment on Thursday at the APC’s emergency National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting — chaired by President Bola Tinubu — followed the resignation of former chairman Abdullahi Ganduje, a Muslim from Kano, citing health reasons. Until his elevation, Yilwatda served as the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs…

By Peter Omopo  Amichi, Anambra State | July 27, 2025 — At least five people have been confirmed dead and several others injured following a fatal road crash along the Nnewi-Okigwe Road near Chisco Park Junction in Amichi, Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) confirmed the incident, which occurred around 9:30 pm on Friday, was caused by brake failure of a speeding Mercedes-Benz tipper truck with registration number NNE 893 ZG. According to Margaret Onabe, the FRSC Anambra Sector Public Education Officer, the truck rammed into roadside pedestrians and collided with other…

By Peter Omopo  OSOGBO, July 27, 2025 — The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has announced that he will not contest the 2026 Osun State governorship election, putting to rest speculation about a possible political comeback. Oyetola, who served as Governor of Osun State from 2018 to 2022, made the declaration on Friday during a high-level All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders’ meeting held in Osogbo. The session was co-chaired by Oyetola, the Osun APC Chairman Tajudeen Lawal, and Chairman of the Elders’ Caucus, Sola Akinwumi. Amid growing speculation that he might rejoin the governorship race, Oyetola told…

By Peter Omopo  ABUJA, July 27, 2025 — Nigeria is on course to become Africa’s third-largest economy by Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2025, surpassing Algeria, according to the National Orientation Agency (NOA). The projection, published in the latest edition of NOA’s The Explainer, comes after the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) revised the country’s GDP figures, showing a 38 per cent growth due to a rebasing exercise that adopted 2019 as the new base year. According to the NOA, which operates under the Ministry of Information and National Orientation, the rebased data places Nigeria’s nominal GDP at ₦372.8 trillion…