August 2025

Lagos: Mofifuoluwa Atilola defeated Precious Ohimai on Saturday to win gold in the U-16 girls’ final of the sixth Alhaji Adewale Issa Foundation Junior Tennis Championship. The competition was held …

Lagos (Nigeria): Mr Tanimu Yakubu, Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation, says President Bola Tinubu’s foreign exchange reforms have repositioned the Naira as a tool for competitiveness rather …

Sokoto: Governor Ahmad Aliyu of Sokoto State has urged Qur’anic memorisers and other Muslims to preach peace and religious tolerance for increased brotherhood and national development. Aliyu made the call …

Abuja (Nigeria):  Ace Nigerian singer Tiwa Savage has released a new album entitled: ‘This One Is Personal’, her first full-length project in five years. The artiste dropped the 15-track album …

Abuja: Hannatu Musawa, Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism, and Creative Economy, has commenced talks with the Swiss Government on the repatriation of Nigerian artefacts currently housed in Swiss museums, including …

Abuja: The Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) has announced the implementation of a mandatory $80 (approximately N122,400) prepaid customs duty on all non-document shipments from Nigeria to the United States. NIPOST …

Cairo:  Egyptian authorities have been rounding up teenage TikTokkers with millions of followers, detaining dozens in recent weeks on accusations ranging from violating family values to laundering money. Police have …

Ado-Ekiti: An 18-year-old man, Solomon Sunday, has been remanded in a correctional facility by an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court following allegations that he defiled his neighbour’s two-year-old daughter. The defendant, …

New York (U.S.):  Sixth seed Ben Shelton retired injured from his U.S. Open third-round match against France’s Adrian Mannarino on Friday, ending American hopes of a home champion. Shelton exited …

Akure: The Ondo State Pension Transitional Department has announced the commencement of a statewide verification exercise for pensioners from 2016 to 2025. A statement by the Permanent Secretary of the …