Distribution of sensitive materials from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has begun in Ekiti State ahead of the governorship election and a series of senatorial and federal constituency by-elections scheduled for Saturday, 20th June 2026. Officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) were at the Central Bank office in Ado Ekiti sorting the sensitive…
Blood Sisters season 2 delivers strong performances, moral complexity and answers to lingering questions from season 1, but pacing issues and a messy ending stop it from reaching its full potential. Blood Sisters season 1 earned its hype. It was a genuinely refreshing entry in Nollywood, and a story that reminded you the industry could do…
VDM leads ‘Bring Them Back’ action, Makinde vows to rescue pupils, teachers safely By Oluseye Ojo Popular social media activist, Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), yesterday, led a peaceful ‘Bring Them Back’ protest in Ibadan, Oyo State, demanding urgent action to secure the release of 39 pupils and seven teachers abducted from Ahoro Community…
Kylian Mbappe scored twice as France launched their bid for a third World Cup crown with a 3-1 victory over Senegal in Group I on Tuesday. Real Madrid star Mbappe took his career World Cup goals tally to 14 –- just two behind all-time leader Miroslav Klose –- and Bradley Barcola was also on target…
The Senate has described forgery allegations raised by Adams Oshiomhole over the suspension of Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan as mischievous, insisting that claims of forged signatures on a committee report are unfounded. Senate spokesperson, Yemi Adaramodu, who spoke with Daily Sun yesterday, dismissed the allegation and maintained that the upper chamber operates transparently and strictly within its rules….
The Federal Government has dismissed reports suggesting it plans to introduce new taxes on telecommunications services and petroleum products, describing such claims as inaccurate and inconsistent with its current policy direction. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the government said recent media reports linking proposed tax measures to recommendations contained in the International Monetary Fund’s…
Amid rising continental outrage over deadly xenophobic attacks, Ghanaian youths launch the “South Africa Must Go” campaign in Accra, demanding the immediate closure of South African businesses as regional evacuations begin. Some Ghanaian youths under the banner of the “South Africa Must Go” campaign staged a peaceful protest in Accra to demand that South African…
Nigeria’s elite think-tank institution, the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, near Jos, Plateau State, came under attack on Monday as armed men invaded the institution, killing three security operatives. The victims were two soldiers and one police officer. Our correspondent gathered that the attackers stormed the institute at about 11:40 p.m….
An Iranian national football team player’s United States visa has expired, state media reported Tuesday, leaving his future at the World Cup shrouded in doubt with Tehran engulfed in a bitter diplomatic row with Washington. Winger Mehdi Torabi was only issued a single-entry visa instead of the multiple-entry visa given to other Iranian national team…
At least 9 people were killed and dozens injured after Russia launched one of its largest aerial assaults on Ukraine in recent weeks, setting part of Kyiv’s historic Pechersk Lavra monastery on fire and causing widespread damage across the country. The overnight barrage targeted multiple regions, with authorities reporting deaths in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Sumy and…
