South Africa midfielder Themba Zwane has been handed an extended three-match suspension following his red card in last week’s World Cup opener against Mexico, FIFA announced on Wednesday.

—Says new national compendium will help states convert assets into jobs, capital, productivity By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA — THE Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has said Nigeria’s next phase of economic expansion will depend largely on the ability of states to properly document their assets, attract investment, grow tourism and convert local potential into jobs […]

By Henry Umoru ABUJA — The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has uploaded the name of Professor Sadiq Abubakar Gombe as the National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), in compliance with a Supreme Court judgment affirming the party’s autonomy in managing its internal affairs. With the development, Professor Gombe replaces Shehu Musa Gabam, […]

A court in northern Nigeria has sentenced a man to two weeks in prison after neighbours complained that he had been storing dozens of bags of human faeces outside his home, creating a stench they said made daily life unbearable.

The El-Rufai Support Group Association, ERSGA, has hired a United States-based advocacy firm to lead an international campaign over the ongoing trial of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir el-Rufai.

By Dennis Agbo ENUGU — The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), South-East Zone, has criticized the Senate Committee on the South East Development Commission (SEDC) over what it described as a “media trial” of the commission’s leadership during a recent appearance before the National Assembly. The group expressed concern over the committee’s treatment of […]

By Ike Uchechukwu, CALABAR A 41-year-old man, Endurance Ime, has been convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for raping an 11-year-old girl in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. He was convicted and sentenced by the Family Court II, presided over by Hon. Justice Blessing Egwu, on Tuesday. The conviction was secured by the Basic […]

By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA — Former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, has accused the ruling government of using the judiciary to weaken opposition parties ahead of the 2027 general election. Secondus made the allegation while reacting to a recent Federal High Court judgment by Justice Peter Lifu ordering the […]

Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief ABUJA—The National Pension Commission (PenCom), has commenced discussions with the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), on a partnership aimed at bringing an estimated nine million transport workers into the Personal Pension Plan (PPP), under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS). The proposed collaboration was unveiled during a courtesy visit […]

By Elizabeth Adegbesan The Federal Government, through the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has announced the allocation of two additional crude oil terminals to Swede Control Intertek Limited, a Pre-shipment Inspection Agent. The decision was contained in a statement signed by the Director of the CBN’s Trade and Exchange Department, Aderinola Shonekan. According to the […]