Super Eagles goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali has rejoined South African Premier Soccer League side Chippa United, five months after leaving the club by mutual consent. The club confirmed the Nigerian international’s return in a statement posted on its official X account on Sunday ahead of the 2026/2027 season. “Chippa United Football Club is delighted to welcome Stanley Nwabali back to the Chilli Boys,” the club said. “After taking time away, Stanley Nwabali returns to the Eastern Cape, and we are pleased to welcome him back to the club.” Nwabali, 30, has been without competitive club football since parting ways with Chippa…
Author: Ini Sam
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has debunked a social media document claiming that upkeep allowances under the Federal Government’s Student Loan Scheme for the 2025/2026 academic session have been suspended. A statement by the NELFUND says the document, dated July 10 and attributed to its Director of Strategic Communications, Oseyemi Oluwatuyi, is fake and did not originate from the Fund. It urges beneficiaries and the public to disregard the misinformation and rely only on its official communication channels. The Fund further clarifies that neither the Federal Government nor NELFUND has announced any suspension of upkeep allowance payments, stressing that…
The Nigerian naira traded at ₦1,382.33 per United States dollar at the official Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) on Monday, July 13, 2026, according to the latest available market data. The official exchange rate serves as the benchmark for transactions in Nigeria’s formal foreign exchange market. Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria’s NFEM platform showed that the last published official rate before Monday’s trading closed at ₦1,379.62/$1 on Friday, July 10, indicating that the naira has remained relatively stable in recent trading sessions. In the parallel market, commonly referred to as the black market, the US dollar traded at…
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have killed an alleged cameraman for the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) during a failed terrorist attack in Borno State, recovering a Sony camcorder containing footage of the group’s operations and propaganda activities. The Nigerian military said the terrorists attempted to infiltrate troops’ position at Cross Kauwa in Kukawa Local Government Area at about 10:20 p.m. on Friday, July 11, 2026, but were repelled after a fierce gun battle. According to a statement issued on Sunday by the Acting Military Information Officer of Operation Hadin Kai, Lieutenant Colonel Mohammed Goni, vigilant troops detected the…
The Nigeria Police Force is set to arraign the self-acclaimed Director-General of the non-existent Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), Adeniyi Adeyemi, before the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday over allegations of forgery, impersonation and other related offences. In a fresh charge marked FHC/ABJ/CR/562/2025, the police filed an eight-count charge against Adeyemi and two other defendants, accusing them of forgery, impersonation and related offences. The charge was filed on November 27, 2025, by police prosecutor Wisdom Madaki. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that when the matter came up on June 16 for the defendants to enter…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 38-year-old South African woman at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, after allegedly attempting to smuggle 5.75 kilograms of heroin concealed in her luggage. The agency disclosed that the suspect allegedly used her three-year-old son as a cover in an attempt to avoid suspicion and evade thorough security screening. According to a statement issued by the NDLEA on Sunday, the woman was arrested on Monday, July 6, during the inward clearance of passengers on a Qatar Airways flight from Doha to Abuja. The agency said the suspect…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has instituted a lawsuit against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), asking the Federal High Court to compel the commission to investigate allegations that governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) diverted about ₦800 billion from Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) allocations to finance political and campaign activities. In a statement issued by SERAP’s Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, the organisation said reports alleged that APC governors had been making monthly deductions from their FAAC allocations into a special fund reportedly established to support President Bola Tinubu’s re-election campaign. The…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has granted political parties an additional three days to submit the names and personal particulars of their presidential and National Assembly candidates for the 2027 general elections. In a statement issued on Sunday, the electoral body announced that the deadline, which was initially set to expire at midnight on Saturday, July 11, 2026, has now been extended to midnight on Tuesday, July 14, 2026. The statement, signed by INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Kudu Haruna, explained that the decision followed a request from the Inter-Party Advisory…
Apple has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and two former Apple executives, accusing them of misappropriating confidential trade secrets to accelerate OpenAI’s expansion into the consumer hardware market. The lawsuit, filed on Friday at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, alleges that OpenAI carried out a coordinated effort to obtain and use Apple’s confidential information through former employees, recruitment activities, and supplier relationships. According to Apple, the alleged actions were aimed at speeding up OpenAI’s plans to develop consumer hardware capable of competing with products such as the iPhone. In response, OpenAI denied the allegations, stating:…
The Nigerian Army has explained how troops, working alongside other security agencies, successfully rescued the pupils and teachers abducted by suspected Ansaru terrorists in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State after 56 days in captivity. The victims were kidnapped on May 15, 2026, when heavily armed assailants invaded their school in Oriire LGA, sparking nationwide concern and triggering a large-scale rescue operation involving multiple security agencies. In a statement issued on Friday, hours after the victims regained their freedom, the Acting Deputy Director of 2 Division Army Public Relations, Lt. Col. Danjuma Danjuma, disclosed that the rescue followed an…