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The Taraba State Government on Saturday directed all public and private secondary schools in the state to suspend boarding activities immediately, citing rising security threats nationwide. The directive, issued by the Commissioner for Education, Dr. Augustina Godwin, over the weekend, follows concerns that boarding students have increasingly become targets for bandits, referencing recent student abductions in Kebbi and Niger states. According to the statement, Governor Dr. Agbu Kefas, ordered that all secondary schools operate strictly as day schools for the time being as a precautionary measure to safeguard students. School principals and proprietors have been instructed to deboard all students…

Janet Ogundepo   In a renewed solidarity for a transformed and more resilient global health system amid funding cuts, the Global Fund partners have raised $11.34bn to sustain the fight against AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. The fund was raised at the Global Fund’s Eighth Replenishment Summit held in Johannesburg, South Africa, on the margins of the G20 Leaders’ Summit, according to a statement by the organisation.  At the summit, President Bola Tinubu reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to strengthening its health system and advancing universal health coverage. Although the Presidency initially announced that Tinubu would attend the G20 Leaders’ Summit on Tuesday, the trip…

Celtic head coach Martin O’Neill has revealed Kelechi Iheanacho’s fitness status ahead of his side’s SPFL clash against St.Mirren tonight, Soccernet.ng reports. The 29-year-old suffered a hamstring problem a month ago in the Hoops UEFA Europa League clash against Sturm Graz. Since then, he has not featured for the Record Scottish Champions, and his recovery date is currently unknown. Kelechi Iheanacho helps Cameron Carter-Vickers to his feet during the UEFA Europa League match at Celtic Park, Copyright: ImagoxFredxPalmer Get Our Sports News First – Join Our WhatsApp Channel Now! Since Iheanacho’s hamstring injury, Celtic have won three of their last five…

The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Senator Ajibola Basiru, has withdrawn from the race for the party’s ticket ahead of the 2026 governorship election in Osun State. Basiru’s announcement comes less than three weeks before the APC governorship primary scheduled for December 13. The former Senate spokesperson declared his decision in Osogbo, the state capital, on Saturday during the inauguration of Alubarika House, the secretariat of his political movement. The APC national scribe, who had held consultations with party leaders at ward and local government levels on his governorship ambition, told the large crowd of party members gathered…

Scottish midfielder Scott McTominay has displaced Super Eagles striker Paul Onuachu to become the player with the highest bicycle kick in football history. During the just-concluded international break, Scotland qualified for their first FIFA World Cup since 1998 after a dramatic 2-2 win over Denmark in Glasgow. The game was 2-2 until the 92nd minute, but goals from Kieran Tierney and Kenny McLean ensured that the Tartan Army won the tie. However, before all the stoppage-time madness, McTominay’s third-minute goal for Scotland was the biggest talking point, as the Napoli man scored a proper worldie. He scored with an overhead…

The Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, says the judgement is not yet the end of the road, assuring Abians that he has “activated and will continue to work on his freedom.” This follows the court judgement handed down on the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra on Thursday, November 20, 2025 in Abuja. Earlier in October, Otti said governors of the South East are in discussions with the Federal Government over Kanu’s release. In a statement personally signed and released on Saturday, Otti recalled, “Federal High Court sitting in Abuja found our son and a citizen of the state,…

Aftermath of the last Tuesday bandit attack on church worshippers in Eruku area of Ekiti local government, Kwara State, security agencies in the state have arrested a man from Makurdi, Benue State alleged to be fixing guns for bandits in the state. They have also arrested many suspects linked to supplying foods, drugs, and general sustenance to bandits in their hideouts. The Commissioner of Police (CP), Adekimi Ojo, disclosed this to newsmen at the state’s police command on the outcome of the earlier State Security Council meeting at the Government House, Ilorin. The police chief hinted that the Security Council…

By Abiodun Busari and Idowu Abdullahi A London-based British-Nigerian Consultant Urological Surgeon, Prof. Francis Chinegwundoh, has advised parents to stop hiding vital medical information from their children, warning that secrecy around family cancer history could put them at higher risk of late diagnosis. He said openness is crucial for early testing, especially for prostate cancer. Prostate cancer is recognised as the most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death among men globally. Worse still, black men around the world are at a much higher risk of having and dying from the disease. Speaking in an interview with…

Sofascore’s release of the Top 10 Under-21 performers in the 2025/2026 Serie A campaign has placed Nigerian midfielder Ebenezer Akinsanmiro among the league’s most exciting young players, Soccernet.ng reports. The rankings, based on the opening eleven matchdays in the Italian top flight, feature only two Africans: Akinsanmiro and Senegal’s Mikail Faye. Alongside him in the Top 10 list are standout youngsters Nico Paz (7.51), Jacobo Ramón (7.29), and Juventus’ Kenan Yildiz (7.27), making Akinsanmiro’s place among elite company all the more significant. Nigeria and Pisa midfielder Emmanuel Akinsanmiro. Photo by IMAGO Akinsanmiro sits eighth with a season rating of 6.90,…

The number of pupils and students abducted from the St Mary Private Primary and Secondary schools has risen to 303, according to the Niger State CAN. The abduction occurred in Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area, where gunmen stormed the St Mary’s Catholic School in the early hours of Friday, initially kidnapping 215 pupils and 12 teachers. Following a verification exercise and further inquiries, the number of abducted students was updated to 303, with the total number of victims now 315, including 12 teachers. The chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Niger State chapter, Most Rev Bulus Yohanna, disclosed this…