Lionel Messi will captain Argentina at the World Cup, national coach Lionel Scaloni announced Thursday as he unveiled his 26-man squad.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti has dismissed claims that a non-indigene emerged as the party’s candidate in its House of Representatives primary elections.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has placed several states on high Ebola preparedness alert after a fresh risk assessment classified Nigeria’s chances of importing the deadly disease as high amid regional outbreaks.

The no-fly zones around fan events put on by host cities at stadiums and other locations extend to a radius of one nautical mile and up to 1,000 feet above ground.

Media adviser to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Mr Paul Ibe, has insisted that the presidential primary election of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, which produced Atiku as the winner, was free, fair and credible.

The party said the decision followed the formal defection of both leaders from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to the NDC.

Founded by former OpenAI employees, including CEO Amodei, Anthropic has a special focus on AI safety even as it rushes out new products in order to remain in the AI race.

The council said investigations conducted with relevant stakeholders and security authorities confirmed that the report was entirely fabricated and did not occur anywhere within the council area.

US and Iranian negotiators have agreed on a framework for a 60-day ceasefire extension deal in the Middle East war but were still waiting for President Donald Trump’s approval, US sources told AFP on Thursday. The development came after Washington and Tehran accused each other of violating an ongoing truce following an exchange of fire, […]

The Allied Peoples Movement (APM) has affirmed Mr Bimbo Adekanmbi as its candidate for the 2027 governorship election in Oyo State.

Edo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Thursday said a suspected drug baron known as Asrenre has abandoned 498kg of dried weeds that tested positive for skunk cannabis inside a shrine in Edo State.

The Senate President spoke after leading a delegation of Senate Principal Officers on a traditional Sallah homage to President Tinubu at his Lagos residence to celebrate Eid al-Kabir.

Nollywood actor Yul Edochie has once again stirred reactions online after declaring that God continues to direct him to support President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 elections.

President Bola Tinubu has felicitated the governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on his birthday and his seventh anniversary in office.

Just as many past winners of the World Cup, La Celeste carry a weight of history and pedigree unmatched by most nations worldwide.