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Football

Messi Signs New Inter Miami Contract

Lionel Messi has agreed to a contract extension with Inter Miami that will keep him until the end of the 2028 season. Inter Miami made the announcement via its X handle, sharing a video of Messi signing the contract at a table in the middle of the club’s new Freedom Park stadium. In his remarks, Messi expressed his happiness to remain with the team, noting that beyond being a dream, it has become a beautiful reality. Inter Miami co-owner David […]

todayOctober 24, 2025

Foreign

Trump Halts Trade Talks with Canada Over Anti-Tariff Ad Campaign

United States (U.S) President Donald Trump says he is ending trade talks with Canada over an anti-tariff advertising campaign, following a cordial White House meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney. Trump, in a post on his Truth Social network, expressed anger at what he described as a  fake advertisement that allegedly misquoted former US President Ronald Reagan on tariff policy. He claimed the campaign produced by the Canadian province of Ontario and set to air on U.S. television networks is […]

todayOctober 24, 2025

Crime

Cable Vandals Caught: Enugu Police Arrest 3 Suspects

Police operatives of the Enugu State Command, attached to the Distress Response Squad (DRS), intercepted and arrested three male suspects for vandalizing power cables on October 20, 2025, while on routine stop-and-search duty along the Enugu/Port-Harcourt Expressway. Police Public Relations Officer, Daniel Ndukwe, disclosed this in a statement yesterday, revealing that the operatives recovered lengths of vandalized high-voltage aluminum cables concealed with cassava crop leaves, one big cable cutter, two pairs of rubber gloves, a black bag containing clothes, and […]

todayOctober 24, 2025

Politics

Governors Support Reserved Legislative Women Seat Bill

The National Governors Forum (NGF) has pledged its full support for the bill seeking to reserve seats for women in Nigeria’s legislature. In a statement issued at the end of their meeting , the governors urged members to actively lobby both federal and state lawmakers to ensure the passage of the proposed legislation aimed at increasing women’s representation in political offices. The bill, scheduled for a vote at the National Assembly, seeks to amend the 1999 Constitution by creating special […]

todayOctober 24, 2025

Crime

EFCC Recovers ₦566 Billion, Secures 7,503 Convictions in Two Years — Olukoyede

The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has disclosed that the Commission has achieved unprecedented results over the past two years. Speaking at a media briefing in Abuja, Olukoyede revealed that the EFCC recovered over 566 billion naira and several foreign currencies from the proceeds of financial crimes, demonstrating the Commission’s renewed drive to trace, confiscate, and return illicit assets to the Nigerian state and victims of fraud. He further stated that part of […]

todayOctober 24, 2025

Economy

NEC Expands Crackdown to Illegal Gold Mining to Safeguard Nigeria’s Natural Resources

The National Economic Council (NEC) is set to begin a crackdown on illegal gold miners as part of a broader strategy to safeguard Nigeria’s natural resources and boost government revenue. The move follows the Council’s decision to expand the mandate of its Ad-hoc Committee on Crude Oil Theft Prevention and Control, chaired by Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma, to include the fight against illegal mining and mineral smuggling. In a press briefing after the 153rd NEC meeting chaired by Vice […]

todayOctober 24, 2025

National

Nnamdi Kanu Fails To Open Defence In Court

The detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has failed to open his defence in his ongoing terrorism trial at the Federal High Court in Abuja. Kanu told the court that he could not proceed because he had not been given access to his case file, which would enable him to familiarise himself with its contents and prepare adequately for his defence , praying  the court for a short adjournment till Monday, October 27, to […]

todayOctober 24, 2025

Education

NTBE Warns Against Fake HND And ND Certificates

The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has cautioned all professional and examination bodies in Nigeria to desist from the illegal conduct and award of National Diploma (ND) and Higher National Diploma (HND) certificates. In a statement issued by the Executive Secretary (ES) of NBTE, Prof. Idris Bugaje, through the Board’s Head of Media and Publicity, Fatima Abubakar, the NBTE expressed concern over the activities of certain professional and examination bodies purporting to design, conduct, and award ND and HND […]

todayOctober 24, 2025

Economy

Red Cross Enugu Launches Disaster Risk Reduction Club at CPS Okpanku to Strengthen Flood Preparedness

The Nigerian Red Cross Society, Enugu Branch, in collaboration with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, IFRC, has launched a Disaster Risk Reduction, DRR Club at Community Primary School, CPS, Ihuibe, Okpanku, Aninri Local Government Area, LGA, aimed at raising awareness and equipping students with skills to mitigate flood disasters and promote preparedness. Speaking during the launch at CPS Okpanku, the Enugu Branch Secretary of the Society, Tony Udegbu, emphasized that the inaugurated members of the […]

todayOctober 24, 2025

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