PSG Thump Chelsea 5-2 in UCL Last 16 First Leg
A gift by Chelsea goalkeeper Filip Jorgensen and two late goals by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia gave title holders Paris Saint-Germain a ...
Bodo/Glimt Beat Sporting to Continue Champions League Fairytale
Bodo/Glimt continued their dream debut Champions League campaign by swatting aside Sporting Lisbon 3-0 on Wednesday to take a big ...
Customs Destroy Expired Drugs Worth N17 Million in Bauchi
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bauchi/Gombe Area Command, destroyed a consignment of expired drugs seized in line with legal provisions ...
Sanwo-Olu Inaugurates Electrification Projects in Badagry Border Communities
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, on Wednesday, inaugurated electrification projects in Badagry border communities to address the longstanding electricity ...
Enugu Police Parade 6,000 Suspected Criminals in Major Crackdown
The Enugu State police command says it detained 5,895 persons in connection with different criminal offences and rescued 168 kidnap ...
Lagos Sets Nine-Month Deadline for Full Health Sector Digitalisation
The Lagos State commissioner for health, Akin Abayomi, says the ministry will fully digitalise the public health sector within the ...
Nigeria Introduces Long-Acting Lenacapavir Shots in HIV Battle
The federal government says Nigeria has received Long-Acting Injectable Lenacapavir for HIV prevention, marking a significant advancement in the country’s ...
PDP Faction Loyal to Wike Announces May 23, 2026, as Date for Presidential Primary
By Achile Danjuma The National Executive Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party has officially scheduled its presidential primaries for May ...
Oyedele Vows Economic Development as Senate Confirms Him State Minister of Finance
By Achile Danjuma The Senate on Wednesday confirmed the appointment of Professor Taiwo Oyedele as Minister of State for Finance ...
D’Tigress Suffocate Colombia, Secure Huge Win in World Cup Qualifier
Nigeria’s senior women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, opened their campaign at the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup Qualifying Tournament with a ...
Pastor’s Wife Arrested in Calabar for Allegedly Brutalizing 5-Year-Old Niece
By Abasi Ita A pastor’s wife in Calabar, Mrs. Unyime Bassey, has been arrested by police for allegedly inflicting injuries ...
UNICAL VC Warns Against NYSC Mobilization Racketeering
By Abasi Ita The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Prof. Offiong Efanga Offiong, has declared zero tolerance for any ...
JUST IN: Tinubu Appoints Former SEC Boss Lamido Yuguda as CBN Deputy Governor
By Achile Danjuma President Bola Tinubu has nominated Lamido Yuguda, a former Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), ...
Court Orders 14-Day Extension of El-Rufai’s Detention by ICPC
By Achile Danjuma A Chief Magistrate Court in Abuja has authorized the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission ...
Wike Pledges Cross-Party Support for FCT Chairmen in ‘Rainbow Coalition’
By Achile Danjuma FCT Minister Nyesom Wike has assured newly elected area council chairmen of his administration's support through a ...
ADC Urges FG to Cap Petrol Prices Amid Rising Cost-of-Living Crisis
By Achile Danjuma The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has urgently called on the Federal Government to implement a temporary cap ...
Calabar Residents Urge Otu to Enforce Ban on Scrap Metal Dealers
By Abasi Ita Residents of Calabar, the Cross River State capital, have called on Governor Bassey Otu to strengthen enforcement ...
Victory At Last! Supreme Court Judgement Favours Military Veterans Over Land, Rank
After years of legal battles and prolonged uncertainty, a group of Military veterans has finally secured victory at the Supreme ...
APC Gains Majority Strength as 3 PDP Senators Cite ‘Division’ to Justify Mass Defection
By Achile Danjuma In a significant realignment on the Senate floor, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has bolstered its ...
Ondo State Government Imposes Ban on Night Operations for Commercial Motorcycles
By Achile Danjuma The Ondo State Government has announced an immediate ban on the operation of commercial motorcycles, popularly known ...
Kogi Security Trust Fund Boosts Fight Against Crime with New Patrol Vehicles
By Achile Danjuma In a significant move to strengthen public safety, the Kogi State Security Trust Fund (KGSSTF) has donated ...
Ododo Bags Champion Newspapers Governor of the Year on Youth, Security Award
Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, has received another national recognition for his efforts in youth development and security in ...
JUST IN: Dual Party Membership Now a Criminal Offence with N10m Fine, House Rules
By Achile Danjuma The House of representatives has amended the Electoral Act 2026 to criminalise dual membership of political parties. ...
C’River Begins School Deworming Programme
By Abasi Ita Cross River State is set to commence the 2026 School Based Deworming Programme aimed at protecting hundreds ...
Court Grants PDP Permission for Out-of-Court Settlement in Convention Dispute
By Achile Danjuma The Court of Appeal in Ibadan, Oyo State, has granted all parties involved in the legal battle ...
Defection : Hon Haruna Kanawa Dumps APC Party for PDP.
By Emmanuel Awari-Jalingo The Chief Protocol Officer to the former Governor of Taraba State, Rev. Dr. Jolly T. Nyame, Hon. ...
PenCom Launches Million-Woman Drive to Secure Nigeria’s Informal Sector
By Achile Danjuma In a major push to extend social safety nets to Nigeria’s vast informal economy, the National Pension ...
Yobe First Lady Distributes Food Items to 2,000 Vulnerable Women for Ramadan
By Achile Danjuma The First Lady of Yobe State, Hajiya Hafsat Buni, has launched an initiative to distribute essential food ...
One Youth Global Urges President Tinubu to Declare State of Emergency in Education
By Achile Danjuma A non-governmental organization, One Youth Global, has issued an urgent call to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to ...
CBN Grants Banks 18 Months for Full AML Automation Compliance
By Achile Danjuma The Central Bank of Nigeria has formally released its final guidelines on automated anti-money laundering solutions, granting ...
Cross River to Deworm 400,000 Schoolchildren
Cross River has targeted 400,000 children, between five and 14 years old, in its 2026 mass treatment campaign for neglected ...
Kaduna: Bondon Community Begins Project to Prevent Flooding
Residents of Bondon Ward in the Kaura LGA of Kaduna have embarked on a self-help project to construct a double-cell ...
Council Donates Transformers, Solar Lights to Kaduna Communities
,The Jema’a LGA in Kaduna has donated seven electricity transformers and dozens of solar-powered street lights to communities in the ...
BREAKING: Defence Minister, Service Chiefs Meet Over Fresh Wave of Attacks
Minister of Defence, Gen. Christopher Musa (Rtd), has summoned all the Service Chiefs to his office for a crucial meeting ...
Iranian War: UAE Intercepts New Missiles, Drones Targeting Dubai
The UAE Ministry of Defence on Wednesday said its air defence systems responded to incoming missile and drone threats from ...
FG Approves Employment of 50 Doctors, 100 Nurses For Prisons
Interior minister Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo says President Bola Tinubu has approved the employment of 50 medical doctors and 100 nurses across ...
Alleged Obaseki Fraud: Edo Assembly Approves Total Takeover of MOWAA, Radisson Blu
The Edo House of Assembly says the probe into the Museum of West African Arts and the Radisson Blu Hotel ...
Trump Says Iran Can ‘Compete’ in World Cup — Infantino
US President Donald Trump has said that Iran is “welcome” to participate in the upcoming World Cup in North America, ...
NNPC Secures Presidential Approval For $20 Billion FID Bonga Deepwater Project
President Bola Tinubu has approved a targeted fiscal incentive designed to unlock the long-awaited Final Investment Decision on the Bonga ...
Gov. Yusuf Sacks Head of Service, Abdullahi Musa
Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has relieved Abdullahi Musa as Head of Service with immediate effect. This is contained ...