Cristiano Ronaldo has scored against 23 of the 24 teams he has faced in the Saudi Pro League, with Al-Batin the only club to have kept the Portuguese superstar from finding the net. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner has continued…

Como have completed the signing of Trevoh Chalobah from Chelsea in a deal worth more than £30m. As reported by BBC Sport on Saturday, the 27-year-old defender has signed a five-year contract with the Italian club, who are preparing for…

The newly launched Bajju UK and Europe Association has announced plans to establish an educational trust fund to provide scholarships for less privileged children in Bajju communities in Southern Kaduna. The association said the initiative is part of a broader…

The All Progressives Congress in Oyo State has urged voters in Osun State to support its governorship candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, in Saturday’s governorship election. The party, in a statement issued on Sunday by its Publicity Secretary, Olawale Sadare, in Ibadan,…

Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has called for stronger collaboration among revenue-generating agencies in the state to boost internally generated revenue, block leakages and improve service delivery. Oyebanji said effective collaboration among the agencies was critical to achieving the state’s…

The Imole Campaign Council, the campaign organisation of Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, says more than 60 leaders and members of the governor’s party are currently in police detention. Mr Adeleke is seeking re-election on the platform of the Accord…

Argentina football icon Lionel Messi bid farewell Sunday to his father, the global star’s emotional anchor and agent since childhood who passed away following a battle with cancer aged 68. The eight-time Ballon d’Or winner touched down on a private…

Clouds hung heavily over the Atlantic coastline, a familiar sight at the peak of the rainy season in Nigeria’s Niger Delta. On this day in June, rain had been falling since morning, leaving the sandy pathways of Ikot Inua Eyet,…

A chieftain of the Peoples Redemption Party, Yakubu Kingsley, has called for a constructive approach to opposition politics ahead of the 2027 general elections. Kingsley said political opposition should be rooted in constructive criticism, objectivity and the presentation of alternative…

Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has urged the 1,500 couples who benefited from the state government’s mass wedding programme to build their homes on patience, justice, mutual respect and understanding. Yusuf made the call while addressing the newly married couples,…

Defending champions, Nigeria, will face Cameroon in the quarter-finals of the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations at the Larbi Zaouli Stadium in Casablanca on Sunday. The match is scheduled for 6pm local time (5pm GMT). It will determine one…

Troops of the 4 Brigade Nigerian Army, under the 2 Division, in collaboration with the Nigeria Police Force, have rescued an abducted victim and killed a kidnapper during a coordinated operation in Ubiaja, Esan South-East Local Government Area of Edo…

Newly released security camera footage has captured the dramatic moment doctors and medical staff shielded a patient as a powerful earthquake struck a hospital in Kumamoto, Japan, last month. The video, according to BBC on Saturday, released by Kumamoto General…

The Kaiama community in Kwara State has called for sustained government support to rehabilitate and reintegrate victims of the February 3 attack on Woro, following the release of 163 of the victims after about six months in captivity. A retired…

The University of Ibadan has offered qualified candidates an alternative pathway to earn its degree without being limited by the shortage of on-campus spaces through the institution’s special admission window for its Open, Distance and eLearning programme. The institution said…