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Super Falcons forward Ifeoma Onumonu has announced her retirement from football, bringing an end to a remarkable career that spanned more than two decades. The Nigerian international, who featured at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, shared the news on her Instagram page on Saturday, expressing gratitude for her journey on and off the pitch. …

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ben Kalu, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to grant the South Easterners a seaport to enhance trade in the zone. Kalu made the request on Friday while speaking during the reception at the Enyimba International Stadium organised in honour of Tinubu after inaugurating some projects in Abia. “Mr President, we want …

The funding crisis that resulted in the United States (US) government shutdown deepened on Friday as senators voted for a fourth time to reject a funding fix proposed by President Donald Trump’s Republicans. The Senate’s failure to agree on the government funding is set to stretch the shutdown into next week as federal agencies have been out of money since …

“Machines don’t see gender; they see your strength,” says Surekha Yadav, who has been driving India’s trains for over three decades. Earlier this week, Ms Yadav bade farewell to her job after 36 years of service, retiring as India’s first female train driver. Surekha Yadav joined the Indian Railways as an assistant train driver in 1989 Over the years, she …

In a statement issued in Ibadan by its National Publicity Secretary, Jare Ajayi, Afenifere commiserated with residents of the two states, also noting the recent boat accident. The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has raised the alarm over the recent attacks on communities in Kwara and Kogi States, warning that the incidents were deliberate attempts by terrorists and expansionists to destabilise …

The Nigeria Police Force has said it is yet to be served with the order of the Federal High Court stopping the enforcement of tinted-glass permits. Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this on Saturday while reacting to reports that the court had restrained the police from arresting or prosecuting motorists over tinted glasses. PUNCH Online reports that …

Edo state government has approved a revised N799 billion 2025 supplementary budget for legislative consideration and passage by the state House of Assembly. The Edo State Executive Council has approved a revised supplementary budget of N799.820 billion for the 2025 fiscal year, up from the initial N675.220 billion, representing an increase of approximately N125 billion, or 18 percent. The approval …

The week’s fatality rate was placed at 18.2 per cent Nigeria has recorded 166 deaths from Lassa fever in 2025, with the case fatality rate rising above that of the same period last year. This was contained in the latest situation report released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC). In its epidemiological week 37 report, the agency said …

President Bola Tinubu has said that Abia remains essential to the economic development plan of the Federal Government, hence its investment in the state. Tinubu, represented by the Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, said this while addressing Abia residents during the inauguration of seven roads in Aba, on Friday. He thanked the AbiaAba on people for coming out en …

Rev. Father Andrew Obinyan stated that whoever refuses God’s voice will not only loose it on earth but will also loose it in the great beyond. Dignitaries and sympathisers from all walks of life, flocked to the funeral service of Retired Inspector General of Police, and ex-Chairman of Police Service Commission, PSC, Dr. Solomon Ehigiator Arase in Benin City, Edo …