Melissa Jefferson-Wooden eased into the 200 metres semi-finals on Wednesday in Tokyo as she began her quest to become the first woman to achieve the individual world sprint double since Jamaican legend Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce in Moscow in 2013.

Britain treated Donald Trump to an elaborate ceremonial welcome featuring a gun salute and mounted horses as the US president’s unprecedented second state visit began under tight security on Wednesday.

More than 64 percent of 7.2 million registered voters cast a ballot Tuesday, according to early figures from the election authority.

By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri The Chief of Defense (CDS) Staff, General Christopher Musa has said that the synergy between military and the media must be viewed as not optional, but as strategic and necessary partners to end the fight against Boko Haram terrorists and promote national unity, preserve peace and defend the democratic values. The […]

By Nkiruka Nnorom, with agency report United Nations investigators, yesterday, accused Israel of committing ‘genocide’ in Gaza, in a bid to “destroy the Palestinians,” blaming Israel’s prime minister and other top officials for incitement. The UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry, COI, which does not speak on behalf of the world body and has faced […]

Nearly half of Oyo State’s residents are multidimensionally poor, yet only two percent currently benefit from any form of social assistance, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned.

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The Lagos State Government has launched an investigation into a viral social media video allegedly showing students of Excel College, located at No. 15, Ansarudeen Street, Off Egbe Road, Ejigbo, smoking substances suspected to be marijuana in their hostel.

The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd), has launched the International Public Sector Accounting Standard (IPSAS) and a suite of new revenue codes, describing the initiative as a new economic dawn for the state.

The PDP maintained that only the people of Plateau, not an individual or party hierarchy, can decide who governs them.

Former Senate Leader, Ali Ndume, has urged stakeholders in Nigeria’s downstream oil sector to work together rather than engage in conflicts that could harm the nation’s economy.

The University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, has officially launched a Public-Private Partnership with Medbury Pharmaceutical, a subsidiary of the Medbury Healthcare Group. The partnership was unveiled on September 16, 2025, at the hospital’s Pharmacy Department.

By Marie-Therese Nanlong Jos – Troops of the Nigerian Army’s 3 Division and the Joint Task Force, Operation Enduring Peace (JTF OPEP), have intensified operations to curb bandit activities in Plateau State, neutralizing a suspected bandit and recovering arms and other items during recent raids. According to a statement by Major Samson Zhakom, Media Information […]

Official NBS data showed Wednesday that the youth unemployment rate reached 18.9 percent in August — the highest level since the change.

Shola Onasanya, a Chief Accountant and Halimat Olalere, a Principal Executive Officer of accounts, are both staff members of the IPPIS Payroll Desk Office at a Federal Medical Centre.