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  South Koreans began voting Tuesday in a snap presidential election, concluding months of political upheaval following former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s controversial imposition of martial law and subsequent impeachment, AFP reported.   Polling stations opened at 6:00 a.m. local time in districts across the country, including Seoul’s Munrae-dong area, ...

  Nigerian football legend Jay-Jay Okocha has offered guidance to Victor Osimhen as speculation intensifies over the forward’s next move following a record-breaking loan spell at Galatasaray, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.   Speaking to Turkish broadcaster TRT Spor via Haberler, the former Fenerbahçe playmaker urged Osimhen to consider the emotional ...

  The wife of Niger Governor, Hajiya Fatima Bago, has visited victims of the recent flood disaster in Mokwa Local Government Area, where she announced a personal donation of N50 million.   She said that the donation was on behalf of herself and her family to the victims, to help ...

  The Enugu State Electricity Regulatory Commission has directed MainPower Electricity Distribution Company to refund over 20,000 customers who were overbilled in April 2025. In a statement signed and released by EERC Chairman, Chijioke Okonkwo, and the Commissioner in charge of Market Operations, Reuben Okoye on Monday, the commission said ...

  The Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has donated N20 million to victims of the flooding disaster in Mokwa Local Government Area in Niger State.   Obi made the donation on Monday when he paid a visit to the state, and he promised to personally visit the families of ...

  The Federal Road Safety Corps has launched an investigation into the tragic road crash that claimed the lives of 22 athletes from Kano State.   The Zonal Commanding Officer in charge of Jigawa, Kaduna, and Katsina States, Assistant Corps Marshal Ahmed Umar, disclosed this on Monday during a condolence ...

  The World Health Organization in the African Region and TY Danjuma Foundation have signed a landmark $2.26m agreement to strengthen Nigeria’s national health priorities over the next decade.   The partnership, formalized on Monday in Abuja, marks a significant step in leveraging African philanthropy to address the country’s health ...

  A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Olusola Idowu, has urged Nigerians to shun division talks, affirming that the greatness of the country is tied to its unity and togetherness.   Idowu, who is the Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the Iperu Akesan Development Association, also urged ...

  The National Association of Polytechnic Students has called for the legislative upgrade of polytechnics to degree-awarding institutions.   In a statement on Monday signed by its President, Comrade Eshiofune Oghayan, the association said the upgrade will resolve the lingering dichotomy between Higher National Diploma and Bachelor of Science holders. ...

  The Minister of State for Works, Mohammed Goroyo, on Monday, declared that the Nigerian government must spend approximately N880 billion for the maintenance of the federal road network across the country.   This is just as the Managing Director of the Federal Road Maintenance Agency, Chukwuemeka Abbasi, said that ...