Nigeria is set to pick up another FIFA World Cup ticket in women’s football as the U17 Girls, Flamingos go up against their Ethiopian counterparts in the final round, final leg of their FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup fixture at the MKO Abiola National Stadium, Abuja on Saturday. The Flamingos won the first leg in […]

Disturbed about incessant killings and abductions along the Kaduna- Birnin-Gwari highway, the title holder of ‘Dan Lawal Birnin-Gwari, Alhaji Abdurauf  Zubairu has advised that travellers should desist from travelling on that road for now, until when the security situation improves. 

A police officer, Insp Olakunle Oyedeji, on Tuesday told an Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court how a pastor, Israel Phillip, allegedly defiled his neighbour’s 11-year-old daughter. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Phillip is facing a two-count charge of defilement and sexual assault by penetration. Oyedej, while being led in evidence […]

As Nigerians prepare for the upcoming 2023 elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expressed worry over the 20 million permanent voters’ cards still lying unclaimed in its vault.

By Miftaudeen Raji A former lawmaker of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Senator Shehu Sani, has said the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has put itself in what he described as a moral dilemma over the indecision on choice of presidential flag bearer for the 2023 general elections. Sanni, who […]

By Chinonso Alozie The Imo state government on Wednesday called on the members of the public to ignore the satanic message that governor Hope Uzodimma, was down with a stroke and rushed to an Indian hospital. The State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Declan Emelumba, made this statement to newsmen in Owerri, while reacting to […]

The Nigerian Army has dismissed the social media reports alleging complicity of its troops in the recent kidnap of the Prelate of the Methodist Church of Nigeria, Samuel Kanu-Uche. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. Nwachukwu said the insinuation that troops were complicit in […]

The Hausa/Fulani traders at Alaba Rago Market, has slammed  N50 millions damages on the Lagos State Government alongside two of its commissioners and Inspector General of Police over alleged discrimination and eviction notice issued to them.

FIFA has appointed a team of 54 all-female officials to this year’s Under-20 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica, the first time it has done so for one of its tournaments. Thirteen women referees, 27 women assistant referees and 14 video match officials will take charge of the games, with VAR in use for the […]

Organizers of the Ghana-Nigeria Music Awards Festival USA have released the full list of nominees for the maiden edition. Nigerian musicians Davido and Wizkid are going head-to-head in some categories of the forthcoming Music Awards Festival. Davido and Wizkid were nominated for the ‘Afrobeats Artist Of The Year’, ‘Male Artist of the Year’ and the […]

AHEAD of the primaries of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC to pick its Presidential candidate for the 2023 Presidential election, the President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan has written the delegates, begging them to vote for him in order to realize his Presidential ambition.

By Biodun Busari The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has urged its members to remain focused in their agitation to actualise a sovereign Biafra nation away from Nigeria, describing it as the larger picture. According to the separatist group, the self-determination campaign to earn the members an independent nation is necessary as the Nigerian security […]

Isuochi youths in Umunneochi Local Government Area of Abia State, Wednesday took to the streets to protest incessant kidnappings by suspected herdsmen in the area.

Authorities of the Nigerian Army have denied the alleged complicity of its soldiers in the abduction of the Methodist Prelate of Nigeria and others, and the subsequent payment of #100million ransom for their release noting the while the incident was not reported to the Army Unit the area of abduction, the Army was not taken into confidence during the negotiation/payment of the ransom.

By Steve Oko A team of United States investors due for Nigeria next week, has reportedly put off the proposed visit to the country following the abduction of the Prelate of Methodist Church, His Eminence Samuel Uche. Co-chair of Interfaith Peace and Dialogue Forum, and a leading governorship aspirant of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, […]