President Muhammadu Buhari has stressed the need to review the ECOWAS Treaty in order to make the regional organisation more responsive to new national, regional and global challenges.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino hopes to see video referees used at the 2018 World Cup in Russia — if its teething problems have been fixed in time.

At Hot Bites, the party is in full swing and there is beer, dancing and boy-meets-girl until curfew time hits Maiduguri, the cradle of the Boko Haram jihadist movement.

Tsunami warnings were issued for several nations on Saturday after a major 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck off Papua New Guinea, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre and the US Geological Survey said.

The Ebonyi Police Command has confirmed the crushing of a skater by an articulated vehicle in Abakaliki, on Friday evening.

An independent observer in the last Saturday National and State Assembly rerun elections in Rivers State, Independent Service Delivery Monitoring Group, ISDMG, has called the federal government to immediately commence investigation of the violence and the irregularities that trailed the polls.

About 17000 Rivers people and residents turned out on Friday night at the Yakubu Gowon Stadium in Port Harcourt to celebrate the Second Rivers State Christmas Carol tagged Hossanna 2016.

Guards Brigade of the Nigeria Army on Saturday morning staged a clourful military parade for President Muhammadu Buhari.

Gov. Muhammadu Bindow of Adamawa has expressed satisfaction over Friday’s judgement of the Supreme Court that turned down former governor Murtala Nyako’s plea for reinstatement.

Two-time CAF Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations winners Nigeria’s Super Sand Eagles have qualified for the semi-finals of the ongoing Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations where they will face Morocco after beating Ghana 4-3 on Thursday night at Eko Atlantic Beach, Lagos.

Akwa United captain Ottobong Effiong is confident that his team can gatecrash into the title race in next season’s Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) despite their unimpressive outing last season.

Igbo leaders have blamed the continued agitation for Biafra on the unjust lopsided design of Nigeria against the East in the number of states and local governments as well as deliberate policies of denials, oppression and isolation of the zone by successive military and civilian administrations in the country.

What a helluva week for President Muhammadu Buhari who turns 74 today.

In one day, in his birthday week, he flew from Abuja to Monrovia, from there to Freetown, and then to Banjul, in The Gambia.

Outgoing U.S. President Barack Obama has given himself a pass mark, telling Americans that he has done well in office as president in the last eight years.

Enyimba have signed experienced Ghanaian goalkeeper Fatau Dauda and defender Tijani Joshua to beef up their squad ahead of the 2016/2017 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) season.