The Federal Government has revealed that Nigeria spends more than $ 10 billion annually on importing food items, including wheat, rice, sugar, fish, and tomato paste. Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, disclosed this at the 2025 First Bank Agric and Export Expo in Lagos. Represented by his Special Adviser, Ibrahim Alkali,…
Russian attacks across Ukraine, including a deadly drone strike on an apartment block in Kharkiv, have killed 14 people, just hours before planned talks in Washington between Presidents Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump. The early-morning strike reduced part of a five-storey residential building to rubble, with fires erupting on multiple floors, according to Governor Oleg…
President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Japan for the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9), taking place from August 20 to 22 in Yokohama. His plane landed at Haneda International Airport at 12:50 a.m. Tuesday (still Monday in Nigeria). He was welcomed by Ambassador Hideo Matsubara, Foreign Affairs Minister Yusuf Tuggar, and Nigerian…
Fresh rainfall on Monday stalled rescue operations in northern Pakistan, where flash floods have killed nearly 350 people, with about 200 still missing, officials confirmed. Since last Thursday, torrential rains have triggered floods, landslides, and rising waters that swept away villages and buried residents under debris. Over 320 deaths were recorded in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province…
FIFA President Gianni Infantino has strongly condemned incidents of racial abuse reported during two German Cup games over the weekend, calling the actions “unacceptable.” “There is no place for racism in football,” Infantino stated on Monday. One incident occurred during Lokomotive Leipzig vs. Schalke, where Christopher Antwi-Adjei reported racial abuse from home fans. Though the…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has declared that the responsibility for ending the ongoing conflict lies squarely with Russia, as he prepares for critical talks in Washington with former U.S. President Donald Trump. Zelensky’s statement came just hours before a planned meeting with Trump and several European leaders, following a Trump-Putin summit in Alaska that failed…
Arsenal began their Premier League title chase with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday. United’s much-hyped new forward line failed to deliver, while Riccardo Calafiori capitalised on a costly error by stand-in goalkeeper Altay Bayindir, scoring the decisive goal and sealing all three points for the Gunners.
A 72-year-old Brighton & Hove Albion supporter has sadly died after falling ill during the second half of the club’s Premier League season opener against Fulham. Despite swift intervention from emergency services, medical staff, and club personnel, efforts to save the fan were unsuccessful. Brighton CEO Paul Barber expressed deep sorrow over the incident, saying,…
Italian orienteering athlete Mattia Debertolis tragically passed away on Tuesday during the World Games in Chengdu, China, after collapsing while competing, according to event organizers. Debertolis, 29, lost consciousness during an orienteering race on August 8 and died four days later, a joint statement from the World Games organizers and the International Orienteering Federation (IOF)…
Georgina Rodríguez has confirmed her engagement to football star Cristiano Ronaldo, ending years of speculation about their relationship. In a heartfelt social media post on Monday, Georgina shared a photo flaunting a stunning ring with the caption: “Yes I do. In this and in all my lives.” The couple, who met nearly a decade ago…
