By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and constitutional lawyer, Dr. Monday Ubani, has said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was not constitutionally required to submit his primary and secondary school certificates to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), stressing that the omission does not invalidate his nomination. Ubani made the clarification on […]

…Decries alleged starvation wages, tax burden, victimisation..Demands implementation of 2025 agreement, reinstatement of sacked leaders By Esther Onyegbula & Ifunanya Ndigwe LAGOS — The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has alleged that senior professors in Lagos State-owned universities now earn less in monthly remuneration than secondary school principals in the state’s public service. The […]

Former Portugal international Luis Figo has called on Gianni Infantino to resign as FIFA president, accusing him of failing to uphold the standards of football’s governing body.

By Henry Umoru ABUJA — Chairman of the Senate Committee on the South East Development Commission (SEDC), Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for approving a salary increase for personnel of the Nigerian Armed Forces. Kalu, the Senator representing Abia North, described the decision as a timely demonstration of the Federal […]

By Golok Nanmwa JOS — The Renewed Hope Youth Engagement has predicted a landslide victory for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Plateau State in the 2027 presidential election, pledging to mobilise young people across the state in support of his re-election bid. The group made the declaration on Wednesday during the inauguration of the Plateau […]

By Daniel Abia, Port Harcourt Former member of the House of Representatives and African Democratic Congress (ADC) governorship aspirant in Rivers State, Dr. Farah Dagogo, has criticised members of the political bloc known as the Rainbow Coalition, saying their influence would be tested by voters in the 2027 general elections. Dagogo, who spoke during a […]

Reacting during a livestream, Daddy Freeze dismissed speculation that billionaires who attended the ceremony could have sprayed fake currency.

By Dayo Johnson, Akure Elders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State have rejected the reconciliation committee constituted by Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, saying direct engagement with aggrieved party stakeholders remains the best way to resolve the crisis within the party. The elders, under the aegis of the PBAT Elders Mandate Forum, told journalists […]

By Joseph Erunke, Abuja The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has disbursed more than N303 billion to about 850,000 Nigerian students within two years of operation, marking one of the Federal Government’s major interventions in expanding access to tertiary education. The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of NELFUND, Mr. Akintunde Sawyerr, disclosed this on […]

Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has rejected former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar’s assertion that the late General Sani Abacha did not loot Nigeria’s treasury, describing the claim as an attempt to rewrite history. In a statement titled “Re: Abdulsalami Abubakar: Abacha Never Looted Treasury,” Falana argued that […]

By Soni DanielAbija: The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has confirmed that the estate development dispute between the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) and Ghanaian-owned real estate developer JonahCapital Nigeria Limited, over the development of River Park Estate, Lugbe, Abuja, is now before international arbitration. JonahCapital Ltd activated the arbitration clause against […]

Manager Xabi Alonso hailed Mykhailo Mudryk’s “emotional” return from a doping ban as the winger played for Chelsea for the first time in nearly two years in a 1-0 friendly defeat to Juventus in Hong Kong on Wednesday.

The bodies of three children have been discovered at the residence of a suspected female native doctor in Ideani community, Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State.

By Favour Ulebor, Abuja The Nigerian High Commission in Pretoria, South Africa, has opened an online registration portal for Nigerians seeking voluntary return to the country as part of ongoing repatriation efforts by the Federal Government. In a statement dated August 4, 2026, the mission announced the creation of an Online Voluntary Return Registration Portal […]

By Rotimi Ojomoyela ADO-EKITI — The Wife of the Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Olayemi Oyebanji, has vowed to intensify the fight against sexual harassment in tertiary institutions, warning that offenders would be held accountable to protect students and preserve the integrity of higher education. Oyebanji made the pledge while receiving the management of the Federal […]