Nigeria’s World Cup Hope Crashes as DR Congo Defeat Super Eagles in Playoff Final
Nigeria’s dream of reaching the 2026 FIFA World Cup was dashed on Sunday as DR Congo edged the Super Eagles 4-3 on penalties following a 1-1 draw after regular and extra time in the CAF playoff final at Stade Prince Moulay Abdellah. The Super Eagles struck first in the 3rd minute when Frank Onyeka’s […]
Nigeria Faces Possible Blackout as Electricity Workers Threaten Nationwide Strike
Nigeria’s electricity sector is facing fresh uncertainty after the National Union of Electricity Employees threatened a nationwide shutdown, following what it says was a violent attack on staff of the Transmission Company of Nigeria in Imo State. According to the union, armed police officers stormed the Egbu 132/33kV Transmission Substation near Owerri, allegedly beating workers, […]
Nigeria Senate President Says Plateau Killings Leave Him in Tears
Nigeria’s Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, says he is deeply moved by the continued killings in Plateau State, revealing that he “cries whenever anybody is killed” in the troubled region. In a statement released on Sunday by his media aide, Anietie Ekong, Akpabio expressed concern over the persistent violence that has plagued several Plateau communities for […]
JUST IN: Terrorists Storm Kebbi Girls’ School, Abduct Dozens, Kill Vice Principal
Armed terrorists on motorcycles invaded Government Girls’ Comprehensive Secondary School in Maga, Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area, early Monday morning, killing the Vice Principal and abducting scores of female students in a brazen dawn attack. Eyewitnesses said the gunmen stormed the school around 6:00 a.m., shooting sporadically and overpowering the lone security guard who was […]
Bangladesh Tribunal Sentences Ex-PM Sheikh Hasina To Death Over Crackdown
BANGLADESH, DHAKA – A special tribunal in Dhaka on Monday sentenced former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death for crimes against humanity linked to the 2024 student-led protests. The court ruled that Hasina ordered security forces to use lethal force against demonstrators, resulting in mass casualties across several cities during weeks of unrest. Prosecutors […]
2026 WCQ: Congo Used “Voodoo” Against Super Eagles, Says Chelle
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting After the narrow defeat to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Super Eagles head coach Eric Chelle has alleged that the team, used “voodoo” during the penalty shoot-out in Sunday’s World Cup qualifying playoff final in Morocco. Chelle, who addressed members of the press after the match, revealed that he directed his frustrations […]
Alleged Mass Killing Of Christians: Group Plans Inter-Religious Conference, Wants Tinubu’s Sponsorship
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting A group on the aegis of Christians and Muslims Peace Advocacy and Enlightenment Initiative (CAMPAEI) has called for the support of President Bola Tinubu to organize a national conference to douse the religious tension, conflicts and other related crisis in the country. This is coming after the classification of Nigeria as a […]
Alleged Mass Killing Of Christians: Group Plans Inter-Religious Conference, Wants Tinubu’s Sponsorship
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting A group on the aegis of Christians and Muslims Peace Advocacy and Enlightenment Initiative (CAMPAEI) has called for the support of President Bola Tinubu to organize a national conference to douse the religious tension, conflicts and other related crisis in the country. This is coming after the classification of Nigeria as a […]
ASUU Issues Final Warning, Threatens Indefinite Strike Over Unresolved 2009 Agreement
CROSS RIVER, CALABAR – The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Calabar Zone, has warned that it will commence a total, comprehensive and indefinite strike if the Federal Government fails to conclude the renegotiation of the 2009 Agreement by 21 November 2025. Speaking at the press conference held at UNICROSS on 17 November 2025, the […]
Returned Artifacts Are Not Trophies Of Politics But Sacred Symbols Of Edo People, Says Eguakhide
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting Founder, Fecha Projects, Mr. Alex Eguakhide, has cautioned those politicizing the return of the stolen Benin artifacts to stop forthwith, noting that, they are not trophies of politics but sacred symbols of the identity of the Edo people and their cultural heritage that needs to be preserved. Mr. Eguakhide disclosed this […]