Author: Prima News

Former Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has backed Morocco and Senegal to make significant progress at the 2026 FIFA World Cup while expressing disappointment at Nigeria’s continued absence from football’s biggest stage, saying it is a real shame that stars of the calibre of Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman are not on show in North America. Rohr, who guided Nigeria to the 2018 World Cup in Russia and currently manages Benin Republic, spoke with Footy-Africa after watching several matches in the United States before returning home, and said African teams have closed the gap on their European and South American…

Grammy-winning Afrobeats star  Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has met with former United States First Lady Michelle Obama at the newly opened Media Suite of the Obama Presidential Centre in Chicago, where both figures engaged young aspiring artists in a conversation on confidence, creativity and self-expression. The meeting, which was shared in a video posted by Michelle Obama on X on Monday, formed part of activities at the Obama Presidential Centre’s creative hub in Jackson Park. The Centre, which opened just days earlier during its June 18–21, 2026 launch events, includes a Media Suite designed to give young people…

The DRC now has more than 780 confirmed cases and 180 deaths, while Uganda has recorded 19 confirmed cases, including two deaths.On the ground, the response has expanded considerably. Some 400 beds are now available and four laboratories are operational. Two of them alone can process nearly 1,000 samples a day. Yet despite this scale-up, the World Health Organization (WHO) believes efforts remain far below what is needed to bring the outbreak under control.“On a scale of zero to ten, compared with where this response needs to be, I would say we are at about three or four,” said Dr. Rose…

Nigeria is facing a slow-burning epidemic of non-communicable diseases driven by unhealthy diets, tobacco use, physical inactivity and harmful alcohol use, with cardiovascular diseases now a leading cause of adult death and disability. Recent estimates suggest hypertension prevalence is about 30–31per cent nationally, yet only 29 per cent of people with hypertension are aware of their condition, 12 per cent receive treatment, and fewer than three per cent have their blood pressure under control, underscoring a dangerous treatment and financing gap in the health system. In Kano State alone, more than 30 per cent of adults are estimated to have…

A company that sells spyware and hacking tools to government agencies has published details of a vulnerability in Apple chips that can potentially help hackers unlock older iPhones. This release opens the door for other researchers who specialize in finding iOS vulnerabilities, such as those working for governments or their contractors, to develop effective hacks for iPhones, provided they can find additional vulnerabilities to chain together with this one. This could help security researchers develop a so-called iPhone jailbreak, a technique to hack into Apple’s mobile operating system and remove all the restrictions the company puts on it. The release…

The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Mr Fatai Tijani, has assured residents that a commercial area in the state remains safe following a bomb explosion suspected to be an Improvised Explosive Device, which triggered brief panic in the area. Tijani gave the assurance on Monday while addressing journalists at the scene of the incident at the Shoe Materials Market in Mushin, following a comprehensive sweep by security operatives. According to him, the police received information about an explosion and immediately deployed Explosive Ordnance Disposal operatives to cordon off and secure the area. “We promptly deployed our EOD team after…

Nigeria’s billionaire class remains heavily concentrated at the top with only two Nigerians securing spots among the world’s 500 richest individuals, according to the latest global billionaire rankings. The ranking shows that industrialists Aliko Dangote and Abdulsamad Rabiu are Nigeria’s sole representatives on the list with a combined fortune of approximately $53.1 billion. Dangote, founder of the Dangote Group, ranked 67th globally with an estimated net worth of $35.6 billion. His fortune has increased by $5.61 billion since the beginning of the year. Rabiu, chairman of BUA Group, ranked 166th globally with a net worth of $17.5 billion. Notably, he…

Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has expressed appreciation to the people of the state for their overwhelming support, which culminated in his re-election in the June 20 governorship poll. The governor said he remained deeply grateful to Ekiti people for standing united to give him a renewed four-year mandate and for ensuring that the election was conducted peacefully and orderly across all 16 local government areas of the state. Oyebanji secured a landslide victory in the election, winning all 177 wards and the 16 local government areas. In a statement issued in Ado Ekiti on Monday by his Special Adviser…

Regular yoga practice may help lower the risk of hypertension, obesity, chronic stress and other lifestyle-related diseases by promoting healthier habits and improving physical and mental well-being, the Convener of Rhodes Yoga Festival, Erimoroti Aransiola, has said. Aransiola stated this while speaking on the sidelines of the Rhodes Yoga Fest 4.0, on Saturday at JJT Park, Alausa, Lagos State, where she highlighted the role of yoga in preventing non-communicable diseases. The Rhodes Yoga Fest 4.0 was held to commemorate International Day of Yoga. This was disclosed in a statement by the convener on Sunday. Commemorated on June 21 annually, International…

Lionel Messi became the leading scorer in World Cup history when the Argentina captain netted against Austria on Monday to take his total to 17 goals. Messi had equalled Miroslav Klose’s all-time mark of 16 World Cup goals when hitting a hat-trick in a 3-0 win over Algeria to open his country’s title defence in North America last week. He made it 17 when he swept home after 38 minutes in Argentina’s second group game, to deafening roars at the home of the Dallas Cowboys in Arlington, Texas. The 38-year-old had missed a penalty earlier in the game. Messi is playing…