“I would never disrespect the fans, my team-mates and Vasco. I’ve never done that anywhere I’ve been. Those who know me know that,” he said.

Senegal’s ministers have adopted a bill to “toughen penalties” for same-sex relations and child sex abuse that next heads to the National Assembly, following multiple arrests in separate cases.

According to the minister, those being presented as the voice of the public are often a small and recurring group of protesters, media commentators and political actors.

Ange Postecoglou has said he has only himself to blame for an extraordinarily brief reign as Nottingham Forest manager, with the Australian accepting he made “a bad decision” taking on the job with the Premier League strugglers.

Nigerian folk singer Beautiful Nubia has accused gospel musicians Yinka Ayefele and fast-rising act BBO of infringing on the copyright of his classic song Seven Lifes.

The 2023 governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna State, Hon. Isa Ashiru, has called on residents to embrace peaceful coexistence and religious tolerance as Muslims and Christians begin the holy seasons of Ramadan and Lent.

“These organised cybercriminal syndicates inflict devastating financial and psychological harm on individuals, businesses and entire communities with their false promises,” said Neal Jetton, head of Interpol’s cybercrime directorate.

By Dapo AkinrefonGovernor Bassey Otu of Cross River State has paid a glowing tribute to Senator Florence Ita-Giwa on the occasion of her 80th birthday, describing her as “a lighthouse upon our political shore and a matriarch whose courage has shaped the destiny of our people.” Governor Otu, in a statement by his Chief Press […]

Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, has declared that his administration will not demolish any structure or dispossess citizens of their property without the payment of fair and adequate compensation.

Leading civil society organisations have delivered a scathing verdict on the newly signed Electoral Act 2026, describing it as a “missed opportunity for transformative reform” and warning that unresolved loopholes could threaten the credibility of the 2027 general elections.

Super Eagles head coach Eric Chelle is no longer in the running for the managerial job at Olympique Marseille after the Ligue 1 club confirmed the appointment of a new head coach.

Mixed reactions trailed the fall of an ancestral tree known as Akpu Awhum in Udi Local Government Area, Enugu State, which claimed several lives and left others injured on Tuesday evening.

Sweden revealed Thursday what prison life will look like for children as young as 13 convicted of serious offences, a reform entering into force in July that has faced massive criticism.

Member of the House of Representatives, Gboyega Nasir Isiaka, has confirmed his intention to seek the governorship of Ogun State in the 2027 general elections, saying he is committed to due process and internal democracy within his party.

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), sitting at Maitama, on Thursday reserved judgment on a N5 billion defamation suit filed by two officials of the Department of State Services (DSS) against the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP).