Infantino was Platini’s deputy from 2009 and 2015 when the Frenchman headed European football’s governing body.

Iran halted 800 executions under pressure from President Donald Trump over its crackdown on a wave of protests, but US military action remains an option, the White House said Thursday.

The widow of late Bamidele Akingboye, former Ondo State Social Democratic Party governorship aspirant, Mrs Christiana Akingboye, yesterday declared that the final legal advice of the Lagos State Directorate of Public Prosecutions, DPP, has rightfully vindicated her family, bringing to an end months of suspicion, speculation and emotional trauma following her husband’s death.

By Henry Ojelu Lagos—Mr. Nnamdi Offial, counsel to the second defendant, Henry Omoile, in the ongoing trial of former Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Governor, Godwin Emefiele, on Thursday accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, of attempting to pressure his client into implicating the former apex bank chief. Offial made the allegation while […]

Dangote Cement Plc has celebrated its top distributors and customers with ₦15 billion worth of rewards for their continued loyalty, resilience, and outstanding performance.

The Sokoto State Government has dismissed as misleading a viral video claiming that residents of Tidibale village in Isa Local Government Area were forced to flee due to bandit attacks.

The Lagos State Taskforce has arrested three suspected fake naval officers, including a man posing as a Captain, identified as James K. Robert, over an incident linked to the demolition of illegal shanties and encroachments on government land at Oworonshoki, Lagos.

Abubakar Atiku Abubakar, son of former Vice President and 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has defected from the PDP to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), pledging to work for the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027.

Former Minister of Defence, General Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma (retd.), former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Alhaji Yayale Ahmed, and the 14th Emir of Kano, His Royal Highness Lamido Sanusi II, were among prominent Nigerians who paid glowing tributes to the late Professor David Adamu Baike, the first Professor of Education from Northern Nigeria.

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has approved the appointment of caretaker committees to take charge of the party’s affairs in Delta, Enugu, Imo, Rivers and Osun states.

Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Mr. Taiwo Oyedele, has said Nigeria’s ongoing tax reform agenda is more critical to the nation’s economic future than the widely cited removal of fuel subsidy announced by President Bola Tinubu at his inauguration.

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has explained the arrest and arraignment of Princess God’sown Udoito, a prominent advocate of the Ekid people’s claim to the disputed Stubbs Creek Forest Reserve, saying she is facing criminal charges bordering on defamation and threats.

The Social Democratic Party (SDP) on Thursday stood still in honour of late Senator Godiya Akwashiki, who died penultimate week at an Indian hospital at the age of 52.

As the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Morocco 2025 unfolds and excitement continues to build across the continent, TECNO, Official Global Partner of the tournament, is actively extending the matchday experience beyond stadiums and screens through a series of ongoing Technology Carnival activations and offline watching parties taking place across multiple African countries. […]

Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has saluted officers and men of the Nigerian Army for their patriotism, courage and sacrifices in defending the nation’s territorial integrity, often at the cost of their lives.