Professor Mohamed Yakub Janabi has been nominated as the next Regional Director of the World Health Organization (WHO) African Region. His nomination was announced during a Special Session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa in Geneva, held ahead of the World Health Assembly.

Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has appealed to the Federal Government to deploy decisive strategies that would ensure that Marte town does not fall to Boko Haram/ISWAP insurgents.

The Coordinator of the Obidient Movement, Dr. Yunusa Tanko, has expressed respect for elder statesman Alhaji Tanko Yakasai’s age, wisdom, and experience but disagreed with his stance on President Bola Tinubu’s electability in the upcoming 2027 elections.

…28 Illegal Refining Sites Deactivated, Massive Seizures Made Across Niger Delta By Daniel Abia Troops of 6 Division, Nigerian Army, in collaboration with other security agencies, have intensified operations against crude oil theft (COT) and related crimes across the Niger Delta. The operations, conducted between May 12 and 18, 2025, led to the arrest of […]

…Guinness Nigeria MD Commends Governor’s Commitment Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Sunday received the Premier League Trophy, reaffirming his administration’s commitment to using sports as a tool for engagement, social inclusion, and youth development. The trophy was presented to Governor Sanwo-Olu by the Managing Director of Guinness Nigeria PLC, Mr. Girish Sharma, at the […]

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu on Sunday met with the Catholic Bishop Conference of Nigeria, CBCN, where he urged Nigerians to use their diversity for the country’s stability and rapid development.

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu on Sunday joined other world leaders at St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican City, Rome, for the solemn inauguration mass of Pope Leo XIV, the newly elected leader of the Roman Catholic Church.

President Bola Tinubu met Peter Obi, the Labour Party 2023 presidential candidate, and Kayode Fayemi, a former governor of Ekiti State, at Pope Leo XIV’s installation mass in Rome.

Panic gripped residents of Mushin, Lagos, on Sunday afternoon when a one-storey building under construction suddenly collapsed, trapping an unspecified number of people beneath the rubble.

Galatasaray have been crowned the 2024/25 Turkish Super Lig champions following a convincing 2-0 win against Kayserispor on Sunday evening at a packed Rams Park in Istanbul.

By Wole Mosadomi Seven people have been confirmed to have lost their lives in a ghastly motor accident which occurred in Niger state yesterday morning. Besides the lives lost, no fewer than sixteen people were also said to have sustained various degrees of injuries. Eleven of those who sustained the injuries are said to have […]

Arsenal booked their place in the Champions League as Declan Rice’s thunderbolt sealed a 1-0 win against top five rivals Newcastle on Sunday.

The Flying Eagles of Nigeria secured third place at the CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations Egypt 2025 with a dramatic 4-1 victory in a penalty shootout against tournament hosts Egypt on Sunday.

Carlos Alcaraz won the Italian Open on Sunday after beating rival Jannik Sinner 7-6 (7/5), 6-1 in the final in Rome.

Ukrainian authorities are laying the groundwork for a National Bitcoin Reserve as part of a broader strategy to regulate digital assets, signaling a major shift in the country’s approach to cryptocurrency adoption.