Arsenal will kick off their Premier League title defence against promoted Coventry on August 21.

Governor of Abia State, Alex Otti, has described the naming of two newly acquired Boeing 737-800NG aircraft after late literary icon Chinua Achebe and the Obi of Onitsha, Alfred Nnaemeka Achebe, as a fitting tribute to the enduring contributions of the Igbo people to scholarship, leadership and national development.

By Edwin Philip, Lafia The national leadership of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has expressed confidence that its candidate, Arch. Ishaya Dodo, will emerge victorious in the Nasarawa North Senatorial bye-election scheduled for Saturday, citing widespread grassroots support and growing momentum across the district. Speaking at the grand finale of the party’s campaign in Akwanga […]

Troops of the Nigerian Army under Operation Cleen Sweep have neutralised several terrorists, rescued a kidnapped victim and dismantled multiple terrorist hideouts during intensified offensive operations in Katsina State.

— Seeks IGP’s intervention By Henry Ojelu Ojukwu Transport Limited (OTL) has called on the Inspector-General of Police to intervene in what it described as moves to enforce a court judgment currently under appeal in a lingering dispute over several properties in Lagos. In a letter dated May 8, 2026, the firm alleged that the […]

.as IPI advocates dialogue, institutional mechanisms to resolve insecurity By Gift ChapiOdekina, Abuja The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has identified malnutrition, rising drug abuse and the growing presence of foreign interests in Nigeria’s media space as emerging threats contributing to the country’s insecurity. NUJ National President, Comrade Alhassan Yahaya Abdullahi, made the observation on […]

The United States launched a strike on a suspected drug-trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Thursday, killing three men on board, officials said.

.Signs €200m facility with DBN for MSMEs devt.As Sanwo-Olu hails investments in Lagos Omi Eko Project By Olasunkanmi Akoni Nigeria had become the European Investment Bank, EIB, largest country of operations in Africa in 2025, with a total lending valued at €550 million. This comes as EIB recently signed a €200 million facility with the […]

In today’s Nigerian newspapers review programme, Today in the News, Vanguard leads with 36 state governors in the country again throwing their weight behind the immediate establishment of state police, to be constitutionally sound and aligned with federalism and citizens’ rights.

A newly signed deal to end the Middle East war was already under strain on Friday, after talks in Switzerland were postponed and fighting flared between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon.