Senegal’s President, Bassirou Faye, has been elected as the new Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), succeeding Sierra Leone’s President, Julius Maada Bio. Faye emerged as the new chairman during the 69th Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the ECOWAS in Sierra Leone yesterday. He succeeds Bio at a particularly challenging period for ECOWAS, with security threats, democratic setbacks, and the withdrawal of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger still dominating the regional agenda. As the new chairman, he is expected to intensify efforts to rebuild trust and keep communication channels…
Author: Ini Sam
Spain were crowned champions of the 2026 FIFA World Cup after defeating defending champions Argentina 1-0 in a dramatic final that was settled in extra time at MetLife Stadium on Sunday. After 90 minutes of tense, goalless football, substitute Ferran Torres emerged as Spain’s hero, scoring the decisive goal in the 106th minute to hand La Roja their second FIFA World Cup title and end a 16-year wait for football’s biggest prize. Spain dominated possession for much of the encounter and created the better scoring opportunities, but Argentina’s resilient defence and goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez kept the European champions at bay…
Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, has been elected the 33rd President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), becoming only the second woman to lead the prestigious legal body since its establishment in 1933. Badejo-Okusanya emerged victorious after securing 12,317 votes, representing 47.18 per cent of the 26,106 valid ballots cast in the association’s nationwide electronic election. The 24-hour online voting exercise commenced at 7:35 a.m. on Saturday and concluded at 7:34 a.m. on Sunday, with legal practitioners across the country participating in the process. As the only female candidate in the presidential race, Badejo-Okusanya defeated her two challengers…
The FIFA World Cup final will not only crown a new world champion but also deliver one of the biggest entertainment spectacles in football history, with global superstars including Madonna, Burna Boy, Tom Cruise, Justin Bieber, BTS, Shakira and several other celebrities set to headline the event at MetLife Stadium on Sunday. The expanded World Cup, which featured more than 100 matches across three host countries, comes to a close with Spain taking on Argentina in the final. Before the champions are decided, however, more than 80,000 fans inside the stadium and billions of television viewers worldwide will be treated…
The Niger State Police Command has arrested a man posing as a pastor and his alleged female accomplice in connection with the abduction of a four-week-old baby in Minna, the state capital. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed the development in a statement issued on Saturday, revealing that the baby has been rescued and safely reunited with its mother. According to the police, the incident was reported at the ‘A’ Division, Minna, on July 14 at about 10:00 a.m. The report indicated that a four-week-old infant had been deceitfully taken from its mother around the Mobil Roundabout…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has accused the defence in an alleged money laundering case before the Federal High Court in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, of deliberately deploying tactics to delay the trial of defendant, Musa Saliu Adekunle. Adekunle is standing trial before Justice Maurine A. Onyetenu on a five-count charge bordering on alleged money laundering, obtaining by false pretence and conspiracy. At the resumed hearing on Friday, July 10, 2026, Adekunle’s new counsel, I. G. Udofia, informed the court that he was unable to proceed with the cross-examination of the third prosecution witness, Deputy Superintendent of the…
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested four suspects in connection with the alleged mob killing of 21-year-old Emmanuel Effiong, whose body was exhumed from a shallow grave months after he was reportedly beaten to death over accusations of stealing chickens and eggs. The Command disclosed the development in a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Timfon John, saying the breakthrough followed an intensive investigation launched on June 17, 2026, after the Command received credible intelligence alongside a viral video showing the victim being brutally assaulted. According to the statement, the video captured Emmanuel lying in…
The Federal High Court sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, has ordered the National Teachers’ Institute (NTI), Kaduna, to issue the certificate of one of its graduates, Maria Peter Nkonduok, within 19 days and pay her ₦10 million in damages for the prolonged delay in issuing the certificate. The judgment, delivered on Thursday, July 16, 2026, followed a legal action instituted by the law firm of Nwoko & Co after the institute allegedly failed to issue the graduate’s certificate despite providing her with a Statement of Result and a Letter of Attestation. According to the legal team, repeated requests to…
Human rights lawyer Inibehe Effiong has confirmed that social media personalities and good governance activists, Peter Akah, popularly known as Peter for Nigeria, and Miss Precious Oruche, also known as Mama Pee, honoured an invitation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over allegations of naira abuse and have since been released. In a press statement issued on Thursday, Effiong said the duo were initially invited by the anti-graft agency through separate letters dated June 24, 2026, to appear on July 6, 2026, to clarify allegations bordering on the abuse of the naira. According to the lawyer, the scheduled…
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has issued a stern warning to Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), as well as contractors handling government projects, over the slow pace of work at the Judiciary Quarters project in Uyo, declaring that delays and poor supervision will no longer be tolerated. Governor Eno gave the warning during an unannounced inspection of the ongoing Judiciary Quarters project on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, where he expressed disappointment after discovering that the construction site was virtually deserted despite government having released funds for the execution of the project. The Judiciary Quarters project is a 50-unit…