Defeat at the Hill Dickinson Stadium is a major blow to Chelsea’s chances of qualifying for next season’s Champions League.

Saudi Arabia on Saturday ordered an Iranian diplomat and three members of his team to leave the country, as the kingdom and its Gulf neighbours face Iranian strikes in retaliation for US-Israeli attacks.

The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Mr Olohundare Jimoh, has warned that he will not hesitate to dissolve the state task force if any of its personnel is found guilty of violating human rights.

Former Super Eagles captain William Troost-Ekong has described representing Nigeria at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) as the proudest moment of his playing career, calling the tournament a vibrant “football festival” that unites the continent.

Top envoys for the Group of Seven advanced economies and the European Union on Saturday urged an “immediate and unconditional” end to Iran attacks against allies in the Middle East.

Chelsea’s hopes of Champions League qualification suffered another damaging blow as Everton stormed to a 3-0 win on Saturday to compound a miserable week for Liam Rosenior’s men.

A coalition of residents from Nigeria’s 17 Southern states living in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has formed the Southern Residents Stakeholders Forum, in what is shaping up as an early move to influence who represents the AMAC/Bwari Federal Constituency in the 2027 elections.

Tendai Biti, a prominent lawyer and former finance minister, was organising a rally in Mutare, a town on the border with Mozambique, when he was arrested along with activists and journalists, according to the Constitution Defenders Forum (CDF).

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Zamfara State chapter has concluded all arrangements to receive the Vice President Kashim Shettima, who will officially welcome Governor Dauda Lawal into the party on Tuesday.

Tehran is willing to help Japanese ships transit the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic chokepoint for global oil supplies, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told Kyodo News in an interview published Saturday.

The party urged its members to remain calm and continue with its membership drive nationwide, adding that with what has happened, the NNPP is now sure of fully participating in the 2027 general elections.

The immediate past Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has called on the leadership of the Ichongo Akem Peoples Assembly to unite all sons and daughters of the community to attract meaningful development to the area. 

Eleven more persons have been arrested by the police over sexual molestation of women during a festival in Oramudu quarters in Ozoro

The management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) says a staff member is under investigation following the death of Miss Victoria Ariyo, a corps member who served in Abeokuta South.

Serge Gnabry bagged a brace and Harry Kane inched closer to the Bundesliga single-season goals record as Bayern Munich beat Union Berlin 4-0 at home on Saturday.