Dr Deji Adeleke, father of Afrobeats superstar David ‘Davido’ Adeleke, has addressed the long-running controversy surrounding DNA claims involving his son, saying multiple paternity tests have conclusively shown that the teenage girl at the centre of the allegation is not Davido’s child.

The Niger State Government has approved a new retirement policy for teachers, increasing the retirement age from 60 to 65 years and extending the maximum years of service from 35 to 40. The policy takes immediate effect.

Lafia, Nasarawa State — Chairmen of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the North Central Zone have formally declared their support for former presidential candidate, Dr. Gbenga Hashim, ahead of the 2027 general elections, describing him as a unifying force committed to strengthening the party and Nigeria’s multiparty democracy. The declaration was made on Wednesday […]

The management of the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) has attributed delays in the release of students’ results to the ongoing migration of academic records from an old portal to a new digital system.

Stakeholders and leaders of Ikwuano Local Government Area have vowed that Abia State “will not return to Egypt,” pledging to resist any attempts to manipulate the 2027 polls.

In a phone interview, Wine said he was constantly on the move but was being “housed and protected by the common people”.

King Charles III’s younger son has also blamed the media for the death of his mother Princess Diana, killed in a Paris car crash in 1997 while trying to shake off paparazzi.

A US House panel was set to vote Wednesday on whether to launch contempt of Congress proceedings against Bill and Hillary Clinton over their refusal to testify before its politically charged investigation into sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

The defendants are also alleged to have conspired among themselves to carry out acts of terrorism between 2011 and 2013.

By Progress Godfrey Abuja — The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has begun enforcing the Digital, Electronic, Online, and Non-Traditional Consumer Lending Regulations, 2025 (DEON Regulations), by removing digital money lending (DML) operators that failed to regularise their status. The commission had set January 5, 2026, as the deadline for compliance. Operators that […]

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu has emphasised the importance of youth empowerment in driving national development and achieving peace and security.

Dr. Olajide Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, a leading governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2027 Lagos State election, has officially launched his website.

The US administration has asked countries to pay up to $1 billion for a permanent spot on the board, on which Trump will serve as chairman.

…Highlights NAF Successes By Kingsley Omonobi PORT HARCOURT — The Air Component Commander of Operation Delta Safe and Commanding Officer of the 115 Special Operations Group, Group Captain Abdulafeez Opaleye, has disclosed that oil thieves and illegal refiners in the Niger Delta now operate as sophisticated networks, using long pipelines that stretch several kilometres into […]

Pope Leo XIV has been invited to join US President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace”, the Vatican’s secretary of state said Wednesday, as reported by local news agencies.