The 2026 TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations is set to provide several opportunities for records to be broken as the tournament returns to Morocco with a historic expansion to 16 teams. According to the Confederation of African Football,…

Pharmaceutical firm Fidson Healthcare, whose stock is up 99.6 per cent this year, enlarged net profit by 28.2 per cent in the year to June, relative to the same period of last year, enabled by a fairly strong top-line increase.…

Nigeria’s para powerlifting team has earned $18,000 (about ₦27.5 million) in performance rewards after an impressive medal-winning start at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. The National Sports Commission had announced cash rewards for medallists before the team’s strong outing,…

John James, a US congressman, has moved a motion seeking the release of Nnamdi Kanu, the convicted leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Mr James, a member of the US House of Representatives, appealed for Mr Kanu’s…

Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has assured passengers and the flying public that safety remains the top priority of Enugu Air following Thursday’s runway incident involving one of the airline’s aircraft at Benin Airport. The governor, in a statement…

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) says it has completed more than 600 kilometres of roads across the Niger Delta in the past three years. The Managing Director of NDDC, Samuel Ogbuku, disclosed this during a visit by Heads of…

The Imole Campaign Council, the political mobilisation team of Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, on Friday called for a free, fair and credible governorship election in the state, urging the Federal Government, security agencies and the international community to ensure…

Governor Alex Otti of Abia State says South-east states and parts of the South-south are in discussion to develop a regional rail network to boost connectivity and economic integration. Mr Otti disclosed this during the July edition of his monthly…

The Independent National Electoral Commission has urged Nigerians who have moved to new locations to transfer their voter registration ahead of the closure of the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration exercise. The commission introduced the portal after extending the nationwide CVR…

The Kano State High Court in Kano on Friday sentenced Shuaibu Abdulkadir to death by hanging for the murder of a 23-year-old housewife, Rumasa’u Shuaibu. Mr Abdulkadir, who resides in Chediyar Kuda, Shauchi Quarters, Kano, was charged with culpable homicide.…

As women across Anambra State and the South-East begin this year’s annual August Meeting, the wife of the Anambra State Governor, Dr Nonye Soludo, has urged them to use the gathering to address pressing social issues, particularly the rising cases…

A prosecution witness on Thursday told the Federal High Court in Abuja how a realtor and her co-defendants allegedly sold portions of three disputed plots of land in a choice part of Abuja to members of the public without any…

The Kwara State Government has announced plans to strengthen collaboration with the Nigeria Immigration Service and other security agencies to tighten border surveillance and curb illegal migration as part of efforts to tackle insecurity and human trafficking in the state.…

Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf has expressed full confidence in the newly inaugurated Special Task Force on Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, which will be headed by the state’s former anti-corruption chief, Muhuyi Magaji. Speaking during the task force’s inauguration…

A 2023 interview of actor-turned-politician and newly appointed spokesperson to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Kenneth Okonkwo, has resurfaced online, drawing fresh reactions following his appointment by the 2027 presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress. In the viral Channels…