By Daniel Abia PORT HARCOURT — Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has reaffirmed that security remains the foundation of sustainable development, saying peace and stability are indispensable for the growth and prosperity of any society. Fubara made the remark on Sunday at the gala night marking the 2026 Nigerian Army Day Celebration in Port Harcourt. […]

A 23-year-old Nigerian medical graduate, Nnani Adaobi Marian, has died after sustaining critical injuries in a Russian airstrike in Kharkiv, Ukraine, just days before her graduation ceremony.

“They testify to courage, sacrifice, resilience and the indomitable spirit that characterises the Nigerian soldier.

US President Donald Trump’s phone call to FIFA chief Gianni Infantino to have the red card for the co-hosts star striker Folarin Balogun reviewed is the latest instance of political interference in the World Cup.

Troops of Operation HADIN KAI have arrested 12 suspected collaborators and logistics suppliers linked to Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) during an intelligence-led operation in Damasak, Borno.

“So I want to warn sincerely that there will be no room whatsoever for any sharp practices as far as this recruitment exercise is concerned.”

‘Account was not successfully opened because there have to be signatories to such an account, which were not provided. As such, no money was paid into the said account’

He argued that the agency’s inclusion in the budget raised serious concerns about the integrity of Nigeria’s budget process.

By Obas Esiedesa, Abuja The Federal Government on Monday mounted fresh pressure on petroleum marketers to reduce the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit also known as petrol, insisting that the sharp decline in international crude oil prices should be reflected in retail fuel prices across the country. Speaking at the Stakeholders’ Meeting on Cost-Reflective […]

Describing the former Anambra State governor, Segalink said Obi had built his political appeal around public anger rather than national leadership.

Glasner is Forest’s fifth manager in the last year after Nuno Espirito Santo, Ange Postecoglou, Sean Dyche and Vitor Pereira.

“People come and go but relations must endure,” Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto told the news channel Sky TG24.

Fifteen persons, all males, have died in an auto crash at Muslim cemetery, along Ogbomoso-Oko Olowo route on Ilorin-Jebba expressway, Kwara State.

“She reported that a masquerade identified as the Asoleke and its followers, while parading through the Labiran area of Ibadan, allegedly attacked her younger brother, Sefiu Kehinde, with axes and cutlasses, inflicting severe injuries on various parts of his body,” the police spokesperson said.

United States striker Folarin Balogun has become one of the biggest talking points at the 2026 FIFA World Cup because of the controversy surrounding the suspension of his one-match ban.