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Cadillac F1 team principal reveals why they will not sign Daniel Ricciardo for the 2026 season
Cadillac Formula 1 team principal Graeme Lowdon has recently weighed in on the signing of Daniel Ricciardo for the team’s entry into the sport for the 2026 season. The British motorsports executive ruled out the possibility of signing the veteran...

Edo Community To Petition EFCC, IGP Over Abandoned Healthcare Centre Despite N35m Payment
1 BENIN – The people of Utoka Community in Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State, are currently not happy over an abandoned but completely paid for healthcare centre renovation project in the community. The community have threatened...

Ex-Int’l football player, 4 others arrested over 22.6kg cocaine at Lagos airport
From Godwin Tsa, Abuja Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested an ex-international football player Segun George Hunkarin, along with his business partner, Ntoruka Emmanuel Chinedu, over attempt to smuggle a...

Alert issued as vaccine for Brit travellers for lethal infection 'out of stock in UK'
The vaccine is expected to be out of stock for a number of weeks, Foreign Office website Travel Health Pro today reported Holidaymakers have been alerted to a disruption in the supply of a crucial vaccine, which is expected to be 'unavailable' for...
Sahel Group Accuses Ukraine of Destabilizing Africa in Controversial Statement
The Sahel Solidarity Campaign Network (SaS-CaN) has issued a strongly worded condemnation of Ukraine’s activities in West Africa, alleging media manipulation and terrorism sponsorship. In a June 29 statement signed by President Alimamy Bakarr...

Lessons from the Clotilda, the last known slave ship in America
ExploreMuseum tells story of Africatown, its people and the crime that started it allEllis said their survival strategies offer a blueprint for how we should all be moving through this moment when American history is being rewritten. Building home...

Abakaliki FC Players Survive Road Accident While Returning From Federation Cup Final
Less than 24 hours after losing the 2025 President Federation Cup final 4-3 on penalty shootouts against Kwara United FC in Lagos State, Abakaliki FC players, involved in an accident on Sunday on their way back to Ebonyi State. INFORMATION NIGERIA...

South-South APC Govs, party leaders endorse Tinubu for second term
BY BEN OGBEMUDIA Governors and leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the South-South region have endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a second term in office. The endorsement was declared during an APC stakeholders’ interactive...

APC Govs Reaffirm Commitment To Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda
1 BENIN – The Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF), on Saturday, concluded a two-day strategic regional meeting in Benin City, Edo State capital, during which they engaged in deep reflection on the nation’s socio-economic direction. During the...

World Congress on Enhancing Healthcare in Esanland Holds on July 11
Photo: Dr Eromonsele Idahosa, President, Esan World Congress …Organizers Say Vision is to Change People’s Healthcare Narrative The 9th Annual Convention of Esan World Congress (EWC) USA/Canada, scheduled to hold from July 11 to 13, 2025 in Newark,...

World AFP Morocco's Atlantic gambit: linking restive Sahel to ocean
A planned trade corridor linking the landlocked Sahel to the Atlantic is at the heart of an ambitious Moroccan project to tackle regional instability and consolidate its grip on disputed Western Sahara. The "Atlantic Initiative" promises ocean...

Morocco's Atlantic Gambit: Linking Restive Sahel To Ocean
A planned trade corridor linking the landlocked Sahel to the Atlantic is at the heart of an ambitious Moroccan project to tackle regional instability and consolidate its grip on disputed Western Sahara. The "Atlantic Initiative" promises ocean...

APC Govs Back Tinubu’s Policies, Say Ganduje’s Resignation in Tandem with Party’s Evolution
Adibe Emenyonu in Benin City Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have reaffirmed their commitment to President Bola Tinubu’s policies and the president’s Renewed Hope Agenda. The governors also stated that the...

Former Footballer, 4 Others Arrested, Over 22.6kg Cocaine, Meth Seized at Lagos, Enugu Airports
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a former football player Segun George Hunkarin along with his businessman partner Ntoruka Chinedu over an attempt to smuggle a consignment of cocaine into Nigeria through...

Deputy govs decry insecurity, poor investment at Nigeria’s borders
Deputy governors from border states on Monday raised alarm over persistent insecurity, poor investment, and inadequate support for cross-border development initiatives. They spoke at the 2025 African Border Day celebration in Abuja with the theme...

2027: South South govs, APC leaders endorse Tinubu
Governors and leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the South South over the weekend endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a second term in office. The position was made known during the APC stakeholders’ interactive session held in...

Flying Eagles begin WAFU B quest against Ghana
Nigeria’s Flying Eagles will be bidding for yet another regional title when they open their campaign against hosts Ghana in the 2025 West Africa Football Union U-20 Boys Cup tournament on Thursday (today), PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Nigeria will...

Kalmar And AGL Collaborate On STS Crane Repair And Refurbishment Project In Abidjan
(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) KALMAR CORPORATION, TRADE PRESS RELEASE, 30 JUNE 2025 AT 10 AM (EEST) Kalmar and AGL collaborate on STS crane repair and refurbishment project in Abidjan Kalmar and Africa Global Logistics (AGL) have cooperated on...

Oborevwori Can Now Dash Tinubu Delta State 13% Oil Derivation Monies
1 The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC), at its June 2025 meeting chaired by the Honourable Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, shared a total sum of N1.659 trillion to the three tiers of...

Final Whistle: Fallen Eagles that shaped Nigeria’s 1994 football glory
From the sunlit pitches of Tunisia to the global stage in the United States, Nigeria’s Golden Generation of 1994 gave the continent a new blueprint for excellence. But as time marched on, the harsh reality of mortality has slowly dimmed the...