Midfield star Fermin Lopez has agreed to extend his Barcelona contract by two years to 2031, the Spanish champions announced on Friday, tying down the future of another key first-team member.

Shettima, while inaugurating the scheme on Friday in Kaduna, described the initiative as another promise fulfilled by President Bola Tinubu.

The party recalled that the local government election that produced the APC chairmen and councillors was nullified by the Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo in November 2022

By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: The immediate-past National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress APC, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has dismissed claims that northern Nigeria will withdraw its support for President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general elections, describing such projections as a “big mistake.” The former Kano State governor asserted that there is currently no […]

Former Governor of Cross River State, Donald Duke, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the African Democratic Congress (ADC).

Two passed on at the accident scene while the rest are in stable conditions as we speak. The speculation that more than 10 died is false.

By Cynthia Alo  The Port and Terminal Multi-Services Limited (PTML) Command of the Nigeria Customs Service on Friday handed over seized arms and ammunition to the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW), reaffirming its zero-tolerance stance against arms smuggling and unlawful trade. Speaking at the handover ceremony in Lagos, […]

The Bauchi state government has approved monthly stipends for religious leaders in the State following the savings recovered from ghost workers on the State’s payroll.

Trump had said he asked Putin to halt strikes on the Ukrainian capital and the surrounding area due to extreme cold weather.

The state governor had declared Friday a work-free day in honour of the departed deputy governor, but private business owners also shut down their businesses.

By Henry Obetta  Convener of the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Ideological Group (BAT-IG), Mr Bamidele Atoyebi, has described President Bola Tinubu as the political and ideological successor of the late sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, arguing that Awolowo’s democratic socialist principles continue to shape Nigeria’s governance through Tinubu’s leadership. Atoyebi, who is also the National Coordinator of […]

The Senate has fixed Tuesday, March 17, 2026, for final consideration and passage of the N48.472 Trillion 2026 budget.

By Innocent Anaba  The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal challenging the jurisdictional decision of the Court of Appeal, Calabar, thereby striking out a N1.4 billion compensation suit against Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited over alleged acquisition of community land in Akwa Ibom State. In a unanimous judgment delivered on Thursday,  the apex court held that […]

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) says it is awaiting a positive ruling from FIFA over its case against the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The Senate on Friday fixed March 17 for final consideration and passage of the N58. 472 trillion 2026 budget.