When it comes to understanding how the defender position works, most fans begin with steals and blocks because they are easy to count and remember. The problem is that defense usually tilts a possession before the highlight arrives. A defender might cut off the driving angle, shade a ball handler toward help, tag the roller […]

While a couple of nations would be looking forward to clinching a World Cup ticket, some would only be playing friendlies in readiness for the World Cup.

Police on Monday arrested Tajudeen Baruwa hours after he led members of his faction to seize control of the National Union of Road Transport Workers national secretariat in Abuja, in a dramatic escalation of the union’s prolonged leadership crisis. Baruwa and his supporters had stormed the union’s headquarters earlier in the day, wresting control from […]

Britain is sending short-range air defence systems to the Gulf to help counter Iranian missile attacks, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday. “We’re deploying short range air defence systems to Bahrain at speed,” Starmer told a parliamentary committee, adding the UK was “doing the same with Kuwait and Saudi Arabia”. The UK is working with […]

Nigeria’s largest carrier, Air Peace, Monday, refuted reports that its Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Allen Onyema, and Vice Chairman, Mrs Alice Onyema, are the subject of a tax suit by the Lagos State government.

By Femi Falana, SAN During the State Visit of President Bola Tinubu to the United Kingdom last week, it was announced that some Agreements were signed by Nigeria and the United Kingdom. In particular, the Migration Partnership Agreement is aimed at fast-tracking the return of Nigerians with no legal right to remain in the UK, […]

“There was an explosion around Woro this morning which claimed lives, but the exact number of casualties is still unclear”

Leonid Radvinsky, the reclusive billionaire who acquired adult content platform OnlyFans and transformed it into a multibillion-dollar empire, has died of cancer aged 43, the company announced Monday.

Overseas human rights groups have long been considered one of the most reliable sources of information about life inside the heavily censored Islamic republic.

Nigeria’s telecommunications sector recorded notable growth in subscriber numbers and internet usage, with total active subscriptions rising to 182.2 million as of January 2026.

British police said they were investigating an online claim of responsibility for an arson attack after four volunteer ambulances run by a Jewish organisation based next to a London synagogue were set on fire early Monday.

“Sevilla FC want to thank Matias Almeyda and his team for his efforts and professionalism and wish him the best for the future.”

The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has called for an urgent investigation into the alleged harassment and assault of women during a recent festival in Ozoro, Delta State.

He said that the charges filed against them included alleged conversion and possession of public property, as well as money laundering.

By Dickson Omobola Nigerian carrier, ValueJet, has concluded plans to commence Lagos-Accra-Lagos flights beginning from March 30. The move is in line with the carrier’s regional expansion plans, having successfully launched service to Banjul, The Gambia, over a year ago. The inaugural flight will depart from the new terminal at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, daily […]