NECO Releases 2026 BECE Results, Fixes July 22–23 for Mathematics and English Re-sit

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), with a total of 186,291 candidates from across Nigeria and five foreign countries…

Update: 10 rescued from Lagos building collapse (video)

Ten people have been rescued from the rubble of the three-storey building that collapsed in the Alakija area of Lagos state today June 25.       The rescued victims…

Many of our goods are getting bad as a result of this ‘ foreigner must go’ protests- Businessman residing in South Africa laments

A businessman in South Africa has lamented about the ripple effect the ‘’Foreigners must go” protest in the country is taking on their business.       In a video…

We are doing everything possible to bring you people alive – Rescue team reassures lady trapped in Rivers building collapse (video)

A heartbreaking social media video captures the emotional moment rescue workers heard a trapped woman crying for help beneath the rubble of a collapsed three-storey building in Port Harcourt, Rivers…

Denmark moves to ban Islamic call to prayer, says it has no place in the country

Denmark is set to launch a fresh bid to ban the Islamic call to prayer, with the country’s business minister warning that parts of the nation risk sounding like “a…

LPPC bars Ozekhome from using SAN title

Prominent lawyer Mike Ozekhome has been suspended from the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) pending the conclusion of disciplinary proceedings and other legal matters involving him.    …

Singer Lionel Richie cuts concert short after falling ill onstage

Music icon Lionel Richie was forced to cut short a concert in Minnesota on Wednesday night after reportedly feeling unwell while performing on stage.     Richie was performing his…

EFCC to arraign U.S.- blacklisted terrorism financing suspects

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is set to prosecute a suspect and two companies allegedly linked to the financing of the Islamic State group as authorities intensify efforts to…

Russian opposition leader jailed over anti-war social media posts

The deputy leader of Russia’s Yabloko party, which opposes the war in Ukraine, was convicted on Wednesday of spreading lies about the Russian army and jailed for seven years, in…

US court jails Nigerian social worker for stealing $17k in benefits from orphaned child with disabilities

A 48-year-old Nigerian social worker, Akeatha Diane Akintola, has been sentenced to five years in prison in Washington, United States for stealing the Social Security benefits intended for a disabled…