Chelsea have confirmed their squad numbers for the 2026/27 season, with several players handed new shirt numbers ahead of the new campaign.

By Esther Onyegbula LAGOS — The Lagos State Police Command has detained a Chinese national, Bai Quang, following allegations of sexual assault and repeated unwanted sexual advances towards his Nigerian employee, identified as Charles Nwafor. Quang was reportedly arrested after Nwafor petitioned the police, alleging that his employer repeatedly made unwanted sexual advances towards him […]

The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association, NECA, has urged all states and local government areas to account for the ₦10.4 trillion distributed to them from resources generated following the removal of the petrol subsidy.

ABUJA — Former Imo State Governor and Senator representing Imo West, Rochas Okorocha, has dragged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Governor Hope Uzodinma before the Federal High Court over the publication of Uzodinma’s name as the APC candidate for the Imo West Senatorial District election scheduled for 2027. […]

ABUJA — Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has said he will reinstate petrol subsidy if elected president in the 2027 general election, arguing that Nigerians have not seen sufficient benefits from its removal. Atiku made the pledge during a Hausa-language interview on Wednesday, where he questioned the Federal Government’s management […]

Aidamenbor explained that the suspect committed the offence at an apartment in Alagbaka, Akure, on May 16 but was arrested in Lagos State on Aug. 13.

By Olasunkanmi Akoni LAGOS — Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has challenged stakeholders in the power sector to end the recurring blackouts in the country and abandon excuses that, according to him, are hindering efforts to build a resilient economy. Sanwo-Olu spoke on Thursday during a high-level strategic town hall meeting on ending the culture […]

LAGOS — Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has called on residents to preserve and pass on the state’s cultural heritage and traditions to future generations as the state celebrates Isese Day. Sanwo-Olu made the call in a message posted on his official X platform on Wednesday to commemorate the annual celebration, which honours Yoruba traditional […]

There are several routes through which people can become eligible for British citizenship, depending on their immigration status, family background and circumstances.

By Ben Ngwakwe, Gombe GOMBE — The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Gombe State, Dr Jamil Isyaku Gwamna, has called on political actors and residents to embrace a clean, respectful and issue-based campaign ahead of the 2027 governorship election. Gwamna said the people of Gombe deserved a campaign focused on their concerns, needs […]

By Favour Ulebor PORT HARCOURT — The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has sealed a maternity facility in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, over alleged baby sale and trafficking involving a Liberian national resident in Belgium. The agency said its operatives, in collaboration with the Rivers State Ministry of Health, also […]

By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo Kaduna— The Chairman of the Kaduna State University (KASU) chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Comrade Abubakar Abdullahi, has refuted claims that over 200 professors had left the institution. Abdullahi clarified that the number being cited did not represent professors who had recently resigned from the university, stressing that […]

Troops of the Joint Task Force, North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have rescued 10 civilians kidnapped by terrorists in separate operations across Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara states. The troops also recovered two motorcycles abandoned by fleeing terrorists during an encounter in Sokoto State. The Theatre Information Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Aliyu Danja, disclosed this in a […]

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has declared that the 2027 presidential election will be his final attempt to become Nigeria’s president, ruling out any plan to contest the office again in 2031.

OSOGBO — The Adeleke family has pledged to provide scholarships up to university level for children and dependants of persons who lost their lives during the August 15 Osun State governorship election. Governor Ademola Adeleke disclosed this on his X platform on Wednesday while reflecting on his victory and receipt of his Certificate of Return. […]