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Peace Before Play: Gattuso ‘Very Happy’ With Gaza Deal Ahead of Israel World Cup Qualifier

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Ahead of his team’s tense 2026 World Cup qualifying match against Israel, Italy coach Gennaro Gattuso praised the “beautiful” Gaza peace agreement on Monday. The Azzurri will host Israel on Tuesday in Udine, a small city that will be the site of a pro-Palestinian demonstration and a massive security operation. Approximately 10,000 people, or about 10% of the city’s population, are expected to demonstrate against the match’s staging. In anticipation of a crucial game for Italy’s attempt to qualify for a World Cup after missing the last two, Gattuso hopes…

UNIJOS ASUU Defiant: ‘We’re Not Afraid of No Work, No Pay’

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The Academic Staff Union of Universities announced a two-week warning strike on Monday, and lecturers at the University of Jos obeyed. The Federal Government was issued a two-week ultimatum by the union’s national secretariat to comply with its requests, which include, among other things, greater funding, better working conditions, and the payment of earned allowances. The majority of the teachers at the University of Jos remained off campus, leaving many students who had come for lectures stuck in their classrooms, according to our correspondent who visited the institution on Bauchi…

‘Worst Possible Injustice’: Bilyaminu’s Family Condemns Maryam Sanda’s Pardon

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The presidential pardon of Bilyaminu Bello’s wife, Maryam Sanda, who was found guilty and given the death penalty for his murder, has been denounced by his family. “The worst possible injustice any family could be made to go through” is how they characterised the transfer. President Bola Tinubu’s decision to include Sanda among the 175 prisoners recently pardoned under the Prerogative of Mercy principle, according to a statement released on Monday by Dr. Bello Mohammed on behalf of the family, has reopened deep wounds that had just begun to heal.…

Wike Vows: No FCT Judge Will Live in a Rented Apartment by 2027

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FCT Minister, Wike Vows To Review, Upgrade Abuja Master Plan

Nyesom Wike, the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), announced broad changes to the judiciary in Abuja on Monday. He promised to digitise the FCT High Courts’ operations and put an end to the practice of justices residing in rental homes. Wike referred to the initiative as the most significant project to date under the current administration’s infrastructure agenda while speaking during the flag-off of official houses for Heads of Courts in the FCT. Judges living in rental homes and occasionally squatting with family members is something we cannot…

NOA: Customs Revenue Hits N6.6bn in Single Month

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The Nigeria Customs Service reported more over six billion Naira in September, according to Malam Lanre Issa-Onilu, Director-General of the National Orientation Agency. This was announced by Issa-Onilu during Monday’s Monthly National Joint Security Press Briefing in Abuja. The nation’s security agencies, paramilitary, and regulatory bodies support the NOA-organized briefing. He pointed out that September was characterised by cooperative projects, operational milestones, and strategic engagements that confirmed the Service’s pivotal position in furthering Nigeria’s vision for economic development. Under the visionary leadership of Mr. Bashir Adeniyi, Comptroller-General of Customs, the…

NAF Opens Recruitment Portal for Airmen/Airwomen

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Applications for the Nigerian Air Force‘s Airmen/Airwomen Basic Military Training Course 46/2025 are now being accepted, the Air Force stated Monday. The Force announced that online enrolment will be free from October 14 to November 25, 2025, in an ad on its X account. The recruitment portal at http://nafrecruitment.airforce.mil.ng is where interested individuals are encouraged to apply. NAF instructed candidates to print the acknowledgement, parent and guardian consent, and local government area attestation forms after completing the application forms. A substantive local government chairman or secretary, a police officer with…

FCCPC Backs CBN’s 48-Hour Refund Rule for Failed ATM Transactions

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The Central Bank of Nigeria’s proposed order, which requires banks to reimburse clients for unsuccessful automated teller machine transactions within 48 hours, has received praise from the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission. The Commission characterised the CBN’s Draft Guidelines on the Operations of Automated Teller Machines in Nigeria as a long-overdue and timely intervention that supports ongoing efforts to safeguard consumers in the financial services industry in a statement signed by its Director of Corporate Affairs, Ondaje Ijagwu, on Monday. Last week’s release of the draft guideline comes after…

Burkina Faso Refuses to Accept Deported Citizens from US

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Burkina Faso has rejected one of President Donald Trump’s signature immigration policies by refusing to accept those expelled from the United States. Deporting people to third countries, frequently to countries they have no relationship to, has been a feature of Trump’s administration’s broad immigration crackdown since he returned to the White House. Across Africa, Eswatini, Ghana, Rwanda and South Sudan have all received people expelled from the United States in recent months. However, Burkina Faso’s foreign affairs minister stated late Thursday that the west African nation had turned down Washington’s…

Seme Border Bust: Customs Seize N1.9bn Hard Drugs and Expired Flour

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Between September 1 and October 9, 2025, the Nigeria Customs Service, Seme Area Command, reported Thursday that it had captured N1.99 billion worth of contraband along the Lagos–Abidjan Corridor, including expired wheat from Egypt and illegal pharmaceuticals. Wale Adenuga, the Customs Area Controller, told reporters during his first news conference at the command in Seme Border that the 10,000 bags of expired flour, valued at N1.2 billion in duty-paid value, were transported in five trucks. Adenuga claimed that if the expired products had made their way into Nigerian markets, they…

Nigeria bids to host F1 Grand Prix

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The sport may make its first appearance on the African continent since 1993 as Nigeria formally submitted a bid to host a Formula 1 Grand Prix in Abuja. Nigeria’s official representative in the discussions, Opus Racing Promotions, made the proposal to the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile and Formula 1 Management, according to Mallam Shehu Dikko, Chairman of the National Sports Commission. “This bid goes beyond simply holding a race. It’s about demonstrating Nigeria’s ability, ingenuity, and dedication to building top-notch athletic facilities’, Dikko said. “This project is historic and will…