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Jun

22

2026

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By Felix Duru Mbah

Lamine Yamal Shows Why This Could Be His World Cup, Helps Thrash S/Arabia 4-0

Sports

Lamine Yamal was the story before kick-off on Sunday, 21 June, and is dominating conversation long after the final whistle too. The 18-year-old returned to Atlanta hoping to start his first World Cup match, having been limited to just 19 minutes in Spain's shock goalless draw with Cape Verde in their first match. Coach Luis de la Fuente insisted that cameo was part of a longer-term plan, with Yamal still carefully managing his recovery from the hamstring injury he suffered in April. Fit enough to start against Saudi Arabia, his impact was immediate. Even before his first touch, the impact…

Jun

21

2026

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By Felix Duru Mbah

Enugu North Senatorial By-Election: APC’s Asogwa Wins Resoundingly With 162,360 Votes

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*Why APC Won -State Party Chairman By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu The candidate of ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Ide Ikeje Asogwa, has emerged victorious in the just-concluded Enugu North Senatorial by-election, recording a landslide victory with 162,360 votes out of the 184,094 accredited votes. Announcing the results in the early hours of today at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) state office, electoral officials declared Asogwa the winner after he secured a commanding lead across the senatorial district. His closest rival, Dr. Nestor Ezeme, of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), according to INEC, polled 9,299 votes to finish second in…

Jun

21

2026

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By Felix Duru Mbah

Nigerian Migrants From South Africa Face Same, Or Worse, Economic Issues They Left Behind

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When the flight carrying hundreds of Nigerians fleeing South Africa landed in Lagos almost two weeks ago, the first feeling of passenger Iniebong James was one of relief. Then came worry. Nearly two weeks after his return to his homeland, James, 52, is trying to settle back into the life he left 10 years ago when he packed his suitcases and headed for South Africa on a six-month visitor’s visa. He overstayed his visa and, despite lacking permission to stay, built a life as a car mechanic in the country’s Eastern Cape Province. He was coping until he was attacked…

Jun

21

2026

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By Felix Duru Mbah

Enugu North Senatorial By-election: Ezeme, PDP Candidate, Cries Foul Over Alleged Manipulation, Rigging, Claims Party Chairman In Throes Of Death Following Physical Attack

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By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu As the results of Enugu North Senatorial by- election are being awaited, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the poll, Barr. Nestor Ezeme, has alleged widespread electoral manipulation and violence during the election. Ezeme claimed that political appointees and Local Government (LG) officials attempted to undermine the will of voters across the district. Speaking with journalists after monitoring the exercise, Ezeme said reports reaching him from various parts of the senatorial zone indicated that the people were voting massively for his candidacy despite what he described as intimidation and interference by government officials. According to…

Jun

21

2026

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By Felix Duru Mbah

Nmecha ‘The Finisher’ Engineers Germany’s Last-gasp 2-1 Win Over Cote d’Ivoire

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*Germans Qualify For KO Rounds First Time In Over 10 Years *Ivorians Too Can Qualify And Achieve What Drogba, the Toures, Kalou Couldn't Les Elephants of Cote d'Ivoire, brimming with confidence from their 1-0 defeat of Ecuador in their World Cup Group E first game, took an early lead against the German Machine on Saturday night (Nigeria time) and resorted to frustrating the favourites. But then popped up Nigerian-German midfielder Felix Nmecha in the 94th minute. His surname in Igbo, a Nigerian language, means "Finishing, Completion," but on this occasion he did not finish the job. Outstanding throughout the tough…

Jun

20

2026

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By Felix Duru Mbah

Fresh Push To Oust British Prime Minister Starmer, Gets Ultimatum To Quit

Foreign

*Trouble Looming As He Prepares To Fight Dirty To Keep Office Cabinet Ministers loyal to British Prime Minister (PM) Keir Starmer have told him he faces being forced out of office by his party if he does not set a timetable for his departure by the end of the weekend. Andy Burnham, who won a compelling majority in the Makerfield by-election overnight, is expected to travel to London on Monday to meet MPs in the expectation of becoming PM within weeks. One Cabinet Minister – who has not previously told the PM to go – said his departure was now…

Jun

20

2026

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By Felix Duru Mbah

Killed Terror Kingpin, Battujo, Leaves More Trouble For Family As Court Sentences His Mother, Sister To 40 Years In Prison

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The Nigerian justice system barked and bit hard, sending a clear warning to families and abetters of terrorism when it, on Friday, unblinkingly sentenced to 40 years in prison two women arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) for their involvement in terrorism-related activities. The Federal High Court in Abuja convicted Safiya Salihu and Halima Abdullahi, mother and sister, respectively, of terrorist kingpin Kachallah Ibrahim Battujo, who was reportedly killed by Nigerian security forces on 10 June, 2026, in a forest near Iluke in Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area (LGA) of Kogi State. Justice Hauwa Joseph Yilwa handed down the…

Jun

19

2026

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By Felix Duru Mbah

HORRIFIC! Iran To Flog Music Star 74 Lashes For Singing Without Hijab

Foreign

*'Accommodating A Regime That Flogs Women For Their Voices And Kills Citizens For Demanding Their Rights Only Emboldens It To Continue Down Its Tyrannical Path' The Iranian singer Parastoo Ahmadi and eight members of a production team, including musicians, have been reportedly sentenced to 74 lashes for performing in a concert livestreamed on Ahmadi’s YouTube channel in 2024. According to court documents, the Criminal Court of Qom Province sentenced the artists to flogging, a two-year ban on leaving the country and a two-year ban on engaging in artistic activities on charges that include offending public decency through the production and…

Jun

19

2026

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Enugu North Senatorial By-Election: Police Beef Up Personnel, Tighten Security, Restrict Movement

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*Anambra Police Crack Case Of Missing Woman Allegedly Murdered By Two Men, Suspects Now Nabbed By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Adequate measures have been mapped out by the Police hierarchy nationally and locally to ensure smooth and peaceful conduct of the by-election for Enugu North Senatorial District slated for Saturday, 20 June, 2026 (tomorrow). The poll is to fill the slot made vacant by the death of incumbent Senator Okey Ezea in November 2025. State Commissioner of Police (CP), Mamman Bitrus Giwa, said adequate security is in place for the poll scheduled to be conducted by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).…

Jun

18

2026

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Witness Tells Court How Alleged Romance Scammer Defrauded Woman of $41,000

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OUR REPORTERThe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Uyo Zonal Directorate, on Thursday opened its case against an alleged romance scammer, Edidiong Nsidore James, with its first witness detailing how the defendant allegedly defrauded a foreign woman of $41,000. Testifying before Justice Maurine Oyetenu of the Federal High Court in Uyo, Deputy Superintendent of the EFCC, Unyime P. Moses, said investigators uncovered evidence of the alleged fraud from the defendant's mobile phones. According to the witness, forensic examination of the devices revealed extensive communications between James and the victim, identified as Elizabeth, whom he allegedly addressed affectionately as “My Everything.”…