Homepage Lagos from Friday, November 28th, 2025

Iran’s Football Federation says it will boycott next week’s draw for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, after the United States refused to issue visas to several key members of its official delegation.

The death toll from a devastating fire that swept through a public housing estate in Hong Kong has climbed to 128, with as many as 200 people still unaccounted for, authorities said Friday.

A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has sentenced a 400-level University of Port Harcourt student, Damian Okoligwe, to death by hanging for the murder of his girlfriend, Justina Otuene. 

The federal government has launched the ECOWAS National Biometric Identity Card (ENBIC), a digital identity card aimed at improving border security, reducing illegal migration and making travel within West Africa easier.

Afrobeats superstar Burna Boy has cancelled two upcoming shows on his No Sign of Weakness US tour, including a major performance scheduled for Nov. 28, 2025 at The Armory in Minneapolis.

The Trump administration announced Thursday it will review the immigration status of all permanent residents, or Green Card holders, from Afghanistan and 18 other countries following a recent attack on National Guard troops in Washington, D.C.

The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Friday struck out an appeal by Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), saying the case had become academic after his conviction and imprisonment for terrorism offences.

The Central Bank of Nigeria has ordered all banks and other regulated financial institutions to immediately withdraw any advert that fails to meet consumer-protection and fair-marketing standards.

The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, said Thursday that 11,566 police officers who had been guarding Very Important Persons (VIPs) across Nigeria have been withdrawn and sent to frontline duties to help protect communities.

The Ogun State Government is asking for a temporary suspension of lead ingot exports as it investigates possible lead contamination in the Ogijo area of Sagamu Local Government.

Nigeria’s Minister of Health, Prof. Ali Pate, and several civil society groups have thrown their weight behind a Senate proposal to overhaul the Sugar-Sweetened Beverage (SSB) Tax, calling for a shift from the flat ₦10 per litre charge to a stronger percentage-based levy dedicated to funding public health.

The Nigerian Navy has announced a significant promotion of 127 senior officers, a move set to reshape its top leadership echelons.

The official convoy of former Anambra State Governor, Senator Chris Ngige, was ambushed and attacked by heavily armed assailants on Thursday along the Nkpor–Nnobi Road in the Idemili North Local Government Area.

The Round of 16 of the "I Beg To Differ" secondary schools debate tournament, Season 9, delivered two more tense matchups on Thursday, with Kings and Queenies Zenith School and Straitgate High School advancing to the quarterfinals.