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Nigeria’s Flamingos will take on New Zealand, and Paraguay in friendly matches ahead of the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Morocco. The team will slug it out with New Zealand on Friday, October 10, before playing Paraguay four days later. The Flamingos will depart Abuja in the early hours of Wednesday, October 8, aboard Royal Air Maroc, as they begin the final phase of their preparations for the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Morocco. The team is scheduled to arrive in Morocco’s industrial and economic capital, Casablanca where they will settle into camp before heading to Rabat for the tournament proper.…

Nollywood actress Destiny Amaka has revealed that she narrowly escaped death in a ghastly car accident, just five days after burying her father. Sharing the news on Instagram, Destiny said the crash occurred while she was on her way to church. She disclosed that three people were in the vehicle, but she was the only one injured, sustaining a busted lip and a fracture in her tibia/fibula. “Yesterday morning, just five days after my Daddy’s death, while on my way to church, I was involved in a brutal car accident. There were three of us in the car, yet I…

Global Afrobeats superstars Wizkid and Asake, alongside South African sensation Tyla, have been unveiled as headliners for the Afro Nation Portugal 2026 festival. The three-day music spectacle will run from July 3 to July 5, 2026, at Praia da Rocha in the Algarve, Portugal. The star-studded lineup also includes Nigerian acts Olamide, Young Jonn, Darkoo, and American rapper Gunna, who joins as a special guest. Organizers announced the lineup following the huge success of the 2025 edition, which reinforced Afro Nation Portugal’s reputation as one of the world’s top summer destinations for African music lovers. With Wizkid, Asake, Tyla, and Gunna leading the…

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Jigawa Command, has confirmed the drowning of a 15-year-old boy, Sunusi Abubakar, in a pond. The command’s spokesperson, Badaruddeen Tijjani, confirmed the incident in a statement in Dutse on Wednesday. Mr Tijjani said that Abubakar, a resident of Gabari village in Chamo district, drowned on Tuesday while swimming in a pond in the area. He said that the deceased was discovered lifeless inside a pond locally referred to as “Mahayin gidan Toro”, located about 1.5 kilometers to the north of Gabari village. “Prior to the discovery, the shoes and trousers of the…

The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, yesterday launched the “Flow With Confidence” nationwide distribution of menstrual hygiene packs The initiative was designed to support schoolgirls and promote menstrual health across the country. At the launch of the initiative in Gombe State, Mrs. Tinubu described the intervention as vital to empowering young girls by “promoting knowledge, dignity, and confidence” through improved menstrual hygiene. In a statement by her Senior Special Assistant on Media, Busola Kukoyi, the First Lady said: “In today’s modern world, no girl should have to miss school because of her inability to afford sanitary products. “It is unacceptable that…

Doctors removed a shocking collection of 29 steel spoons, 19 toothbrushes, and two pens from a patient’s stomach in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad. The extraordinary surgical discovery has brought to light disturbing conditions at a local de-addiction centre. According to the 35-year-old patient, Sachin, a resident of Hapur, his rage was fueled not only by being admitted to the centre but also by the small portions of food provided to patients. He claimed that staff gave them very little to eat and that food brought by family members rarely reached them. In a bizarre act of defiance,…

Troops of 6 Brigade Nigerian Army/ Sector 3, Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), have successfully foiled a terrorist attack and killed two suspected terrorists in Taraba. This is contained in a statement on Wednesday by Umar Muhammad, acting assistant director, Army Public Relations, 6 Brigade Nigerian Army, Jalingo. “Acting on credible intelligence, troops on October 1, 2025, advanced to Tor-Ikyeghgba village, where bandits were reported to be converging. “On arrival at the general area, the troops made contact with the terrorists along the powerline axis and immediately engaged them with superior firepower, resulting in the neutralisation of two. “During the operation,…

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has promised to step down or withdraw from the 2027 presidential race if a younger, vibrant and acceptable candidate emerges as the presidential candidate of his political party, African Democratic Congress (ADC), Dailynaijanews reports. He stated this in an interview with BBC Hausa service on Wednesday as part of events to mark Nigeria’s 65th Independence Day celebrations. Atiku insisted that being in the 2027 presidential race does not stop anyone from participating, thus encouraging the youths to join the race to rescue Nigeria, assuring them maximum political support and guide on ways that could result…

The Anambra State Commissioner of Police (CP), Ikioye Orutugu, has ordered the rearrest of two robbery suspects mistakenly released due to alleged administrative lapses by a police prosecutor, Dailynaijanews reports. Orutugu also ordered that disciplinary action be taken against the police prosecutor. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Awka. According to Ikenga, the CP, Anambra Command, has directed the immediate re-arrest of two robbery suspects (names withheld) following the discovery of administrative lapses by a police prosecutor. “In a swift response, the Command filed a new…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has stated that renaming the renovated National Theatre after Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka was a fitting way to honour the legacy of a man of many parts, whose works have permanently put Nigeria on the global stage in terms of the creative industry and human rights advocacy. He expressed his belief that the rebirth of the theatre will revive the promotion of arts, culture, and the creative economy in Nigeria. Dailynaijanews reports, In July 2024, President Tinubu renamed the theatre the Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and the Creative Arts in honour of Nigeria’s Nobel…