Bash Ali, a former world cruiserweight champion, will end a 21‑year hiatus from professional boxing when he steps into the ring at 69 to face fellow Nigerian veteran Prince Bob Alagoro. The highly anticipated showdown, billed as the “Legendary Ring Return Fight Night,” is slated for today at the Shalom Park & Events Centre in Igando, Lagos, marking Ali’s…
Gunmen launched an attack on the 24 Hours Quarry near Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, early Saturday, opening fire on the site and abducting two Chinese workers before retreating into the surrounding bush. The incident occurred along the busy Oru Ijebu–Ijebu Ode Expressway, prompting workers to flee for safety as the assailants fled with their captives. An eyewitness described the…
On 22 November, parents arrived at the Federal Government Girls’ College (FGGC) Bwari in Abuja to take their daughters home after the federal authorities ordered the temporary closure of 47 Federal Unity Colleges. The shutdown, implemented as a precautionary step in response to heightened security threats, was announced in a statement signed by the school’s acting…
In a sudden move aimed at safeguarding students and staff, the Nigerian federal government announced on Friday that all Federal Unity Colleges (FUCs) across the country would be closed immediately. The directive, issued by the Ministry of Education through a circular signed by the Director of Senior Secondary Education, Hajiya Binta Abdulkadir, instructs school administrators…
A 40‑year‑old woman was fatally attacked on Tuesday while travelling from Dazhi village to the Gadabuke market, an area that straddles the border between the Federal Capital Territory and Nasarawa State. The incident occurred close to the boundary of Kuje Area Council and Zangabutu in Toto Local Government Area, a region that has recently witnessed…