Nigeria

The Allied People’s Movement (APM) has said that supporting President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027 would only lead to more hardship, insecurity, unemployment and poverty for Nigerians. The party made the statement on Tuesday through its National Publicity Secretary, Abubakar Yusuf, while criticising the performance of the Tinubu administration. […]

National Sports Commission (NSC) Chairman Shehu Dikko and Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) General Secretary Mohammed Sanusi on Tuesday presented the Federal Government’s promised cash rewards to the Super Falcons following their triumphant 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations campaign. The presentation took place in Rabat, Morocco, where the team is […]

The Timi of Ede, Oba Munirudeen Adesola Lawal, has explained his absence during a recent visit to his palace by the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, saying he had no blessings to offer the party but would instead have pronounced a curse over its members. The monarch’s absence during the APC campaign APC visit would […]

Albert Hilary has joined Cypriot side Karaoglanoglu Sports Club for the 2026-27 season, DAILY POST reports. Hilary joined the club from Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) side Plateau United. The forward scored 20 goals in 50 NPFL appearances for the Peace Boys. The move marks Hilary’s first stint outside Nigeria after three seasons in the Transfer: […]

Ipswich full-back, Somto Boniface, has joined Leyton Orient on loan for the 2026/27 season. The 20-year-old moved to the Championship from Chelsea in February 2025. He was then intergrated into the first-team squads under Kieran McKenna. Boniface is highly rated defender that operates from left-back. He will however spend the next year with the League […]

The governorship candidate of the Action Peoples Party, APP, in the August 15 Osun State governorship election, Banji Clement Adesuyi, has called on the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Joash Amupitan, to ensure transparent logistics arrangements. In a statement issued on Tuesday, Adesuyi urged the electoral […]

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof Joash Amupitan, has appealed for the support of traditional rulers in ensuring a peaceful, credible and violence-free governorship election in Osun State in August. Prof. Amupitan made the appeal on Tuesday during a visit to the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, in Ile-Ife. […]

The management of the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Calabar, has distanced itself from the ongoing process for the appointment of a substantive medical director, urging aggrieved individuals to channel their complaints to the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare in Abuja. The hospital said the interview for the position was conducted by the […]

President Bola Tinubu is currently meeting with members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria, CBCN, on a courtesy visit at the State House in Abuja. The delegation was led by Most Rev. Matthew Man-Oso Ndagoso, Archbishop of Kaduna and President of the CBCN. This came shortly after the president received the president-elect of the Nigerian […]

A serving officer of the Nigerian Army, Colonel Abdussalam Ude, has been killed after gunmen attacked his residence in the Kurudu area of Abuja. According to sources, the incident happened on Monday evening shortly after the senior military officer returned home from work. The attackers were reportedly attempting to abduct either the officer or members […]

The Benue State Government says it has stepped up efforts to reduce the risk of flooding across the state through early monitoring and preventive measures. Among the steps being implemented is the daily monitoring of river water levels to determine when residents in vulnerable communities should be relocated to safer areas. The Commissioner for Water Benue […]

The chairman of the Kano State Joint Task Force on Drug Abuse, Illicit Drug Trafficking and Gang-Related Violence, Barrister Muhuyi Magaji Rimin Gado, has said available security statistics indicate that drug abuse remains a major driver of criminal activity in Kano. He lamented that about 70.2 per cent of more than 3,080 major crime arrests ‘Drug abuse […]

Suspected bandits have renewed attacks on several communities in Lau Local Government Area of Taraba State, killing five people, injuring several others and forcing hundreds of residents to flee their homes over the past month. The attackers are reported to have taken control of communities including Kunini, Jimlari, Garin-Magaji, Donnada and Garin-Dogo, […]

Team Nigeria’s athletes will continue their quest for medals in the different track and field events at the ongoing 2026 Commonwealth Games. The trio of Kayinsola Ajayi, Favour Ashe, and Nicholas Fakorede will compete in the men’s 100m semi-finals. Rosemary Chukwuma, Miracle Ezechukwu and Blessing Ogundiran will battle for a place in the 100m women’s […]

The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has boasted that the Accord Party cannot withstand it in the forthcoming August 15, 2026, governorship election in Osun State. The National Chairman of the party, Nentawe Yilwatda, said this on Tuesday at the inauguration of the Osun State APC Governorship Campaign Council in Abuja. He likened the APC’s […]

Paris Saint-Germain forward, Bradley Barcola’s preferred Premier League club to join has been revealed. According to Fabrizio Romano, the France international wants to join Liverpool this summer transfer window. The Liverpool project is Barcola’s priority, but any financial agreement is yet to be approved, done or sealed. Talks will take place in the […]

The chairman of the Kano State Inter-Agency Task Force on Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, Muhuyi Rimin-Gado, has warned politicians against pressuring him to release suspected thugs or drug offenders arrested by the committee. Speaking during a meeting with media executives and journalists in Kano on Tuesday, Rimin-Gado said the task force would carry […]

The Ogun State Government acknowledges and appreciates the support extended by the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) in the successful completion of the search and recovery operation following the unfortunate building collapse at Baale Road, OGS Bus Stop, Ajuwon. While commending the spirit of inter-state collaboration demonstrated by LASEMA, […]

Governor Dapo Abiodun has ordered a comprehensive technical investigation into the collapse of a two-storey building at Baale Road, Ajuwon, in Ifo Local Government Area, as the Ogun State Government reaffirmed its commitment to protecting lives and preventing similar incidents across the state. The building, which collapsed on Monday afternoon following a […]

Abia State Government has conducted 2026 First School Leaving Certificate examination for 34 inmates in Umuahia and Aba Correctional centres in the State.  Commissioner for Information, Okey Kanu, disclosed this on Tuesday, while briefing journalists on the outcome of this week’s State Executive Council meeting presided over by Governor Alex Otti.  […]