Abigeal Nsikak, popularly known as Mirabel on TikTok, has been handed over to the Ogun State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development as the investigation into her rape allegation continues.

Lazar Samardzic scored a stoppage-time penalty as Atalanta overturned a two-goal deficit with a 4-1 win over Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday to reach the Champions League last 16, advancing 4-3 on aggregate.

By Manual Keita On January 29 and 30, 2026, the High-Level Consultation Conference on Regional Cooperation and Security took place in Accra, drawing attention due to the list of invited participants. Ghana did not extend invitations to Côte d’Ivoire and Benin, while placing emphasis on engagement with the countries of the Alliance of Sahel States […]

The newly appointed Acting Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Olatunji Disu, has said his leadership in the Nigeria Police Force would be visible, accountable and worthy of being followed.

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, on Wednesday, 25 February, presented a proposed ₦184,392,160,433.00 budget for the Ministry to the Senate and House of Representatives Committees on Aviation at the National Assembly.

French superstar Kylian Mbappe may have to put his season on hold because of a knee problem, with his main goals fast coming into view — a first major trophy with Real Madrid, and a second World Cup triumph.

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has announced that registration and submission of applications for pre-qualification under the Nigeria 2025 Licensing Round will close at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, February 27, 2026.

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu on Wednesday night convened members of the Senate for a Ramadan Iftar at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, in a gathering that blended religious observance with quiet political consultation.

Doro appealed while defending the ministry’s 2026 budget proposal before the Senate Committee on Poverty Alleviation and Social Investment Programme on Wednesday in Abuja.

By Henry OjeluThe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday told a Lagos State Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja that the Board of Governors of the Central Bank of Nigeria approved the takeover of Arik Air Limited by the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria following the airline’s alleged severe financial decline. The disclosure was […]

By Henry Umoru, Abuja The National Assembly Joint Committee on Health has urged the Joint Committee on Appropriations to provide take-off grants for newly established hospitals across Nigeria to ensure their effective operation. The call was made yesterday when Senator Ipalibo Banigo, Chairman of the Joint Committee on Health, submitted the harmonised report of the […]

The Benue State University Teaching Hospital (BSUTH) in Makurdi has achieved a medical milestone with the successful fitting of its first body-powered transhumeral prosthesis on a herdsmen attack survivor, Mrs. Blessing Agidi.

By Golok Nanmwa JOS — The Plateau State Police Command has arrested 27 suspects in an intelligence-led operation targeting criminal flashpoints across the state. The suspects were apprehended late Tuesday night in Alheri, Apata, Busa-Buji, and Angwan Suya areas at about 11:05 p.m., according to the command’s spokesperson, Alfred Alabo. He said police operatives recovered […]

Amupitan gave the directive on Wednesday in Abuja during a meeting with RECs and meeting with swearing-in of the new REC representing Abia, Dr Chukwu Chukwuemeka Joseph.

By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA — Opposition figure, Faduri Joseph, on Wednesday declared his intention to contest the 2027 presidential election on the platform of the National Rescue Movement (NRM), presenting himself as a youth-driven alternative to Nigeria’s entrenched political elite. Speaking at the declaration event in Abuja, Faduri said his decision came after what he […]