DR Congo’s human statue becomes AFCON’s most famous fan
His team were knocked out of the Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON in agonising fashion on Tuesday, but the DR Congo's human statue Michel Kuka Mboladinga will be remembered as the tournament's most remarkable supporter.
One of Maduro’s crimes is imitating my dance – Trump
“He gets up there and he tries to imitate my dance a little bit,” Trump told lawmakers at the Kennedy arts center in Washington
Lagos Taskforce arrests 32 ‘ Omotaku ’ members
The Lagos State Taskforce Tuesday, arrested 32 members of ‘Omotaku ‘,during a coordinated enforcement operation across major roads on the Island and Mainland.
HostCom to FG: We hope our concerns will be addressed this year
By John Alechenu Host Communities of Oil and Gas producing areas have expressed hope that the Federal Government as well as oil companies will upscale their developmental programs in their communities in 2026. National Chairman of HOSTCom, His Highness Benjamin Style Tamaranebi JP, expressed this hope in an address to members of the body, in […]
‘Osimhen not leaving Super Eagles AFCON camp’
A top official of the Super Eagles team has dismissed circulating rumours that Super Eagles forward and Galatasaray striker, Victor Osimhen, is leaving the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) camp in Morocco.
Photos: Army chief visits IBB, Abdulsalami, Niger gov, assures of enhanced security
“We are consolidating all available resources and leveraging technology to address security challenges effectively”
Police rescue 4 abducted children in Nasarawa – PPRO
The Nasarawa State Police Command says it has rescued four abducted children and reunited them with their families, following an intelligence-led operation. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Rahman Nansel, disclosed this in a statement issued in Lafia on Tuesday. Nansel stated that the rescue followed a report received on Dec. […]
Rivers: Wike-loyal PDP faction gives APC scribe Basiru 48 hours to apologise
A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ajibola Basiru, demanding a public apology over what it described as unwarranted and disrespectful remarks against the former Rivers State governor.
NAF to use intel from US flights to aid strikes
Washington officials were largely unreachable until the days leading up to the strike, before finally calling their Nigerian counterparts
Airport police nab alleged romance scammer linked to N1bn fraud
By Dickson Omobola Nigeria Police Force, Airport Police Command, has arrested a celebrity scam and romance fraud suspect responsible for defrauding multiple victims in the United States of over N1 billion naira. The suspect, Essien Akpama, male, aged 20, was arrested on January 5, 2026, by operatives of the Anti-Fraud Unit of the command while […]
Top managers who got sacked after explosive comments against club hierarchy
The year 2026 started dramatically in the world of football, with top managerial replacements in the English Premier League by Chelsea and Manchester United. This comes in the aftermath of similar explosive, vociferous, and provocative statements made by the team managers against their respective club hierarchies.
