Bandits have abducted a Kebbi State High Court judge, Justice Faruku Hassan Bunza, in a brazen midnight raid on his residence in Bunza Local Government Area, deepening concerns over the worsening insecurity in Nigeria. SaharaReporters gathered that the gunmen stormed the judge’s home along Zogirma Road at about 12:00 a.m. on Sunday, shortly after he…
In a celebration that reflected his enduring passion for grassroots sports development, the Cross River State Representative on the Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Rt. Hon. (Otuekong) Orok Otu Duke, PhD, marked his 65th birthday with table tennis players and coaches in Calabar, where he also presented cash gifts in appreciation of…
Premier League powerhouse, Chelsea, are interested in signing Alvaro Carreras from Real Madrid as a replacement for Marc Cucurella. As per Mundo Deportivo, the Blues are keen on bringing the young Spaniard to Stamford Bridge. Carreras, who has previously played for Real Madrid at the youth level, returned to his childhood club from Portuguese team…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ondo State says the conduct of residents during the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) in the state is satisfactory. Dr Mutiu Agboke, INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Ondo State, said this on Sunday while monitoring the end of the phase 3 extension of CVR in the state. Agboke…
John Bald is a former Ofsted inspector. He is Vice-President of the Conservative Education Society. “We don’t teach arithmetic. We teach mathematics,” said the retired headmaster. “Mathematics is problem solving.” Fine. There is more to life than page after page of sums. Still, as Stanislas Dehaene FRS showed in The Number Sense, mathematics grew historically,…
The 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) will serve as Africa’s qualifying tournament for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup, with six nations set to secure a pathway to the global competition in Brazil, FIFA has confirmed. In a qualification guide published on Sunday, the world football governing body said the continental championship, scheduled…
