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Italy suspends Schengen free-travel pact with Spain over Ceuta migrant crisis

Nigeria, Aug. 1 -- Italy says it is suspending the European Union's border-free Schengen arrangements with Spain for one month. This move is in response to the mass influx of 60,000 migrants into the... Read More


Glasgow 2026 Day Eight Review: Nathaniel shines as Team Nigeria strengthens grip as Africa's best

Nigeria, Aug. 1 -- Team Nigeria continued its impressive campaign at the 2026 Commonwealth Games on Friday, adding another gold and silver medal to consolidate its position as Africa's highest-ranked ... Read More


"It is a must win Game" - Madugu rallies Super Falcons for Zambia showdown after Malawi shock

Nigeria, Aug. 1 -- Nigeria's Super Falcons head coach Justin Madugu has declared Saturday's Women's Africa Cup of Nations clash against Zambia a "must-win" encounter, insisting the 10-time WAFCON cham... Read More


WAFCON 2026: South Africa hold Cote d'Ivoire as Burkina Faso edge Tanzania in thrilling Group B battle

Nigeria, Aug. 1 -- Group B of the 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations remains delicately poised after South Africa produced a dramatic second-half comeback to salvage a 2-2 draw against Cote d'Ivoire, ... Read More


Gowon's rendezvous with history, By Osmund Agbo

Nigeria, Aug. 1 -- There is something undeniably charming about General Yakubu Gowon. He comes across as unassuming and possessed of a quiet dignity. At 92, a milestone he will reach in October, he is... Read More


Zelensky, Netanyahu and Trump: A prostrate world at their feet, By Owei Lakemfa

Nigeria, July 31 -- There are one hundred and thirty active wars around the world today and three outstanding men can be linked to many of them. But President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has emerge... Read More


CJN bars lawyers from using 'Barrister' as title

Nigeria, July 31 -- The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has directed lawyers to stop using 'Barrister' as a title prefixing their names. Mrs Kekere-Ekun, the head of the legal pr... Read More


60,000 migrants from Morocco enter Spanish territory after overrunning border.

Nigeria, July 31 -- A huge crowd of migrants poured into the Spanish territory of Ceuta overnight, after breaching the country's border with Morocco. At least 41 died in the process. The Associated P... Read More


Court jails two Chinese nationals five years each in Lagos for illegal mining

Nigeria, July 31 -- Two Chinese nationals, Zhang Hong Lin and Gao Pei Hai, have been sentenced to five years in prison each for illegal mining and the unlawful export of solid minerals from Nigeria. ... Read More


Makinde inaugurates judicial panel to investigate Oyo school abduction

Nigeria, July 31 -- Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has inaugurated an eight-member Judicial Commission of Inquiry to investigate the abduction of pupils and teachers from Ahoro-Esinele and Yawota ... Read More