Chelsea FC’s struggles in the Premier League continued on Sunday as they slumped to a 3-1 home defeat against Nottingham Forest, extending their losing streak to six matches.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards denied on Monday that any commercial ships had crossed the Strait of Hormuz, after the US military earlier said two US-flagged merchant vessels had transited through the vital waterway.

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has expressed confidence that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will produce Nigeria’s next president in the 2027 general elections.

Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has said the upgraded Victor Attah International Airport (VAIA) will benefit not only the state but also Nigeria and the wider Gulf of Guinea region.

Former Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State, Kennedy Peretei, has emerged as the pioneer State Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).

State chairmen of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) have fixed Sunday, May 24, 2026, for the party’s special convention and presidential primary ahead of the 2027 general elections.

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) recorded a 3.5 per cent increase in monthly revenue in March 2026, rising to N2.774 trillion from N2.68 trillion in February, its latest report has shown.

Mali’s junta leader, Assimi Goita, will assume the additional role of defence minister, according to a decree read on state TV on Monday, after the death of the previous minister in large-scale attacks.

By Edwin Philip, LafiaHon. Dogo Shammah, a former chairman of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Nasarawa State Council, has been elected Chairman of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC) in Nasarawa State. Shammah emerged alongside a 35-member executive council during the party’s first state congress held at Mosmera Hotel, Lafia, on Monday. Other members of […]

The Coalition of Ijaw Interest Groups (CIIG) has rejected the April 13 election into the Ijaw National Congress (INC), describing the exercise as illegitimate and calling for its complete reversal.

The Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) has ordered a two-year suspension of a Port Harcourt-based lawyer, Barrister Benjamin Obiora, over findings of professional misconduct.

The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) has confirmed the abduction of two of its staff members in Ogun State, raising concerns over security along the Ibadan–Ijebu Ode corridor.

By Chimaobi Nwaiwu, Nnewi The Methodist Archbishop of Okigwe Archdiocese and Bishop of Okigwe Diocese, Most Rev. Livinus Biereonwu Onuagha, has attributed rising criticism of government to the growing disconnect between national wealth and the welfare of citizens. He said many Nigerians are becoming increasingly vocal against the government because they do not feel the […]

…as NPA says there’s provision for continuity  By Efe Onodjae The National President of the Council of Maritime Transport Unions and Associations (COMTUA), Hon. Yinka Aroyewun, says Truck Transit Park Limited (TTP) is still collecting call-up fees from truckers despite the expiration of its contract in February 2026. Speaking in an interview, Aroyewun described the […]

The minister revealed that the administration is targeting between September and November 2026 for the admission of the first set of students.