TheCornet News

11/09/2025

https://thecornetnews.com/nff-denies-crack-disowns-statement-criticising-ekong-dessers/

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has disowned a statement issued by its communication department, criticising Super Eagles’ caption, William Troost-Ekong’s failings in the 1-1 World Cup quali…

11/09/2025

https://thecornetnews.com/nigeria-backs-chinas-global-governance-initiatives/

By Babajide Adekunle   The Nigerian Government has endorsed China’s launching of the Global Governance Initiative, GCI, describing it as “timely and thoughtful contribution to ongoing effort…

11/09/2025

By Adeola Atanda   A husband has reenacted the June 28, 1997 heavyweight-boxing bout during which pugilist, Mike Tyson bit off a piece of his opponent, Evander Holyfield’s ear. However, the h…

11/09/2025

By Babajide Adekunle   Nigeria’s Carter Bridge may gulp several billions of Naira in planned reconstruction effort. Minister of Works, Dave Umahi implied this when led ministry’s officials to…

11/09/2025

Two corpses found abandoned in a canal, along the LASU-Igando Road in the Iba area of Lagos State, has raised the suspicion that they might be torture victims. The victims, both young males, had t…

11/09/2025

The Federal Government has said that the planned Independence Day anniversary to mark Nigeria’s 65th birthday as a sovereign entity is actually a call for building the country. George Akume, Secre…

10/09/2025

Four children are among 12 people that lost their lives in a road accident on Tuesday. Henry Okoye, spokesperson for the Imo State Police Command, confirmed that a gas tanker truck and a commuter …

10/09/2025

Nigeria’s currency, the Naira, appreciated to N1, 506.08 against the United States dollar at the official foreign exchange (FX) market on Tuesday. It is the Naira’s most resilient performance sinc…

10/09/2025

Paulinus Okoronkwo, a former manager of the Nigerian National petroleum Corporation, now NNPC Limited, received a $2.1 million bribe from Addax Petroleum. This is according to a ruling delivered b…

10/09/2025

A police constable has shot his nephew to death before turning his gun on himself, bringing to end 16 hours of effort to dissuade him from committing a criminal act. The South African police const…

10/09/2025

Two Nigerian women, namely Patience Precious Abudu, 35, Success Egabor, 42, alongside their South African accomplice Nontobeko Mathunjwa, 36, are facing jail terms for trafficking young girls from…