At least 22 soldiers and civilian militia were killed in suspected attacks by extremists at the weekend in northern Burkina Faso, security sources told AFP on Tuesday. Around 14 military personnel and seven civilian army volunteers were killed at a military base in Di, near Dedougou, on Saturday morning, while there were several deaths at Solhan, two sources said. One described “heavy human and material losses”, without elaborating. Burkina Faso has been led by a military junta since September 2022 but has been battling deadly offensives by jihadists affiliated with Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group for more than a…
Author: Lilian Azuh
Belgium ends the USA’s dream: The summer of soccer love is over for the USA’s World Cup squad after losing 4-1 to Belgium, and many US players were in tears after the final whistle. Two early goals from Charles De Ketelaere and some awful US defending allowed a third from Hans Vanaken. Romelu Lukaku added the final goal in the last seconds. • Agonizing defeat: Added to the embarrassment was the fact that much of the world will take joy in the US’ humiliation after the controversy over FIFA’s decision to suspend Folarin Balogun’s one-game ban following a red card…
Argentina produced one of the all-time great World Cup comebacks to fight back from two goals down to eliminate Egypt. Enzo Fernandez headed Argentina in front in added time, after first Cristian Romero and then Lionel Messi had dragged the world champions back into the game. Egypt struck when Yasser Ibrahim headed home and looked to be on course for a famous victory when Mostafa Ziko doubled their advantage in the second half. But Argentina then scored three goals to somehow snatch the win, with Messi’s his eighth of the tournament to move him clear in the Golden Boot standings,…
Davinson Sánchez looked to the heavens. Cucho Hernández trudged back to his teammates. By the end, the pair’s penalty misses sent the Colombian team to the grass in anguish as Switzerland danced in front of their supporters, nearly alone in a sea of yellow. Switzerland had prevailed on penalties, 4-3, Ruben Vargas’s decider bringing an emotional end to more than two hours of tense, tentative, and ludicrously goal-free football in the World Cup last 16. Switzerland advance to the quarter-finals for the first time since 1954, when that stage was the first in the knockout round of a Swiss-hosted tournament…
A Lagos State High Court sitting in Yaba has restrained the Lagos State Government and four other defendants from taking possession of or interfering with a disputed property belonging to an 80-year-old widow in Lekki Peninsula Scheme I, pending the hearing of a motion on notice. Justice E.O. Ashade granted the interim order in a suit filed by Chief H.A.K. Shonowo, who is suing for herself and on behalf of the estate of her late husband, Chief Owodiran Olusoga Shonowo. The defendants in the suit are the Lagos State Government, the Attorney-General of Lagos State, the Governor of Lagos State,…
The University of Ilorin has introduced its youngest professor, identifying Lukman Abdulrauf as a leading scholar whose work focuses on the intersection of law, technology and governance. “Lukman Abdulrauf is a Professor in the Department of Public Law, University of Ilorin, Nigeria, where his teaching and research focus on the intersection of law, technology, and governance,” this was detailed in a Tuesday release obtained on the varsity’s website. The institution said that “his core areas of specialisation include data privacy, AI governance, digital constitutionalism, and selected aspects of comparative constitutional law, with a particular emphasis on African legal systems.” Highlighting…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday inaugurated the Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill to prepare the legal framework for the implementation of state police across the country. President Tinubu, represented by his Chief of Staff, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, inaugurated the panel at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The inauguration followed the National Assembly’s passage of the Constitution Alteration (State Police) Bill, 2026, in which the President proposes a dual policing structure comprising the Federal Police Service and 36 State Police Services. The President said that while the constitutional amendment creates the framework for state police, the National Policing…
The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress for the 2027 election, Peter Obi, says he may not be alive to contest the poll, alleging that the government is frustrating his activities and targeting opposition figures. Obi made the remarks during an interview on With Chude, which media personality Chude Jideonwo posted on X on Wednesday. Responding to a question on whether there was a possibility he might not be a candidate in 2027, Obi said, “Not even a candidate. I might not even be alive. I’m telling you. “Every single thing I do for a living, this government is…
Dorcas Okechukwu, a graduate of Human Physiology from Madonna University and proprietor of a private school in Bauchi State, has recounted how she was declared dead by two hospitals before doctors at a third medical facility detected signs of life and began emergency treatment. Speaking with Vanguard, Okechukwu described the experience as life-changing, saying it strengthened her Christian faith and appreciation for life. According to her, the incident occurred on April 15, 2025, after she accompanied her mother, Mrs. Ann Okechukwu, to the UK Embassy in Abuja. She said she returned to her hotel after the visit and developed a…
A high court in Imo state has sentenced Samuel Ehirim, a 42-year-old pastor, to life imprisonment after finding him guilty of sexually assaulting a minor. The judgment was delivered on Tuesday by C.O. Chukwumaeze, who held that the prosecution proved its case “beyond reasonable doubt” and established the defendant’s guilt through credible and consistent evidence. Ehirim was arraigned on a five-count charge bordering on sexual assault, assault with intent to commit an unnatural offence, indecent treatment of girls under the age of 13 and assault, contrary to the provisions of the Imo State Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Law No. 8…