National Orientation Agency, NOA, has concluded plans to commence a nationwide birth registration social mobilisation drive.   NOA said this would ensure that every child in Nigeria can access essential services such as education, healthcare and social protection.   NOA Director General, Malam Lanre Issa-Onilu, represented by Director of Special Duties and States Operations, David Akoji, said the agency was …

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The death toll from the massive flooding in Valencia, Spain, has reached 217, officials announced Sunday as the search for survivors and bodies continued in devastated cities and towns.”The situation we are living in is tragic,” Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Snchez said in Spanish during a televised national address on Saturday, describing the discovery of bodies in garages, homes, riverbanks and roads. “We …

Trent Alexander-Arnold is on Real Madrid’s right-back radar, Newcastle want Bryan Mbeumo, Arsenal line up Mohammed Kudus move, plus more. Liverpool’s England defender Trent Alexander-Arnold, 26, is Real Madrid’s favourite to reinforce their right-back position. (AS – in Spanish), external Newcastle United have placed Cameroon winger Bryan Mbeumo on their wanted list, with Brentford having set a price tag of …

Julie Bolthouse Julie Bolthouse is opposing new data centre planning applications in Northern Virginia Environmental campaigner Julie Bolthouse points out that Northern Virginia has the world’s largest concentration of data centres. This is not something she is thrilled about. “We’re the Wall Street of the data centre industry,” says Ms Bolthouse, who is a director of local Virginian charity and …

Match of the Day 2 pundits Danny Murphy and Phil Jones discuss Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes’ role in the side ahead of a new chapter under Ruben Amorim.

Chelsea maintain their perfect start to the Women’s Super League season with an emphatic 5-0 win over Everton at Goodison Park.

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A Nigerian man, Onwuka Kalu, said his friend’s girlfriend gave the man a bag of rice and N500,000 to pay his house rent.    “My friend told me His girl friend gave him 550k for His House Rent and a bag of Rice with some orishirishi…I’ve been happy since I received the News. Babes dey Biko,” he wrote.     

Reports have emerged of mass arrests and fines imposed on Nigerian nationals in Libya following a contentious verdict by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).    This stems from the Nigeria Football Federation’s (NFF) complaint over the Super Eagles’ (Super Eagles) detention at Al-Abraq Airport in Libya. The Nigerian team was held for over 20 hours ahead of their 2025 …