Month: October 2025
LeBron James to miss start of new NBA season
Los Angeles Lakers icon, LeBron James, has been diagnosed with sciatica and is set to miss the start of the new NBA season. This is…
Algeria qualify for 2026 World Cup, first time since 2014
Mohamed Amoura scored twice as Algeria beat Somalia 3-0 on Thursday to become the fourth qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup from Africa after Morocco,…
Nigeria’s World Cup hopes rise after CAF adjusts qualification criteria
Nigeria has received a major boost in their 2026 World Cup qualification hopes as the Confederation of African Football (CAF) revised the qualifying rules following…
Passenger arrested for stealing N290,000 on Ibom Air flight
A mild drama unfolded aboard an Ibom Air flight from Uyo to Abuja on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, when a passenger was arrested for allegedly…
We can crush bandits if FG recognises us — VGN boss declares
The Commandant General of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN), Captain Umar Abubakar (Retired), has urged the Federal Government to grant formal recognition and institutional…
Kwara targets 1.8 million children in massive Measles-Rubella Polio vaccination drive
Kwara State has officially flagged off a major public health campaign, introducing the combined Measles-Rubella (MR) vaccine into its routine immunization schedule while simultaneously conducting…
Nigerian govt bans PENGASSAN from strike against Dangote Refinery
Nigerian government, through the Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA), has banned the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) from industrial…
Nigerian oil licence holders without capacity should exit sector – Tinubu warns
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has warned marginal oil field licence holders in Nigeria without capacity to look for something else to do instead of wasting…
FG moves to audit varsities over TETFund grants
The Federal Government has directed all tertiary institutions to submit comprehensive reports on unutilised intervention funds received from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund within 30…
Ibadan state: Mixed reactions trail Oba Ladoja’s request as bill passes second reading
Mixed reactions are trailing the call by the newly installed Olubadan, Oba Rashidi Ladoja for the creation of Ibadan State. THE PRIME NEWS reports that…

