Federico Valverde’s stunning strike against Manchester City has been named UEFA’s Champions League Goal of the Season. UEFA confirmed the award on Sunday, with the Real Madrid midfielder’s effort beating a host of other contenders from this season’s competition. Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano also reported the announcement as UEFA...
By VICTOR CHIAHEMEN, Abuja
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Nigeria, has reaffirmed its commitment to support the Government of Sierra Leone in establishing a transparent, efficient, and technology-driven Centralized Admissions System (CAS) for tertiary institutions across the country. The assurance was given during a high-level stakeholder engagement convened by the Sierra...
Africa’s foremost serial digital icon, Leo Stan Ekeh, last weekend donated a multi-million-Naira AI-Tech Centre to Holy Ghost College, Owerri, Imo state at a ceremony that added colour to the 77th years anniversary of the school. The centre was built by the Leo Stan Ekeh Foundation in partnership with...
Nigeria striker, Victor Osimhen, has reacted to the controversy surrounding Super Eagles’ coach Eric Chelle’s post-match comments. Osimhen in an official statement on Sunday, clarified that the remarks were taken out of context and exaggerated. “Unfortunately, his words have been taken out of context and blown out of proportion....
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated Prince Femi Adeniran on the occasion of his 50th birthday on June 2, 2026. The President lauded his outstanding contributions to public service, private sector leadership, investment promotion, and national development. In a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on...
Council of Fulani Chiefs in South-West Nigeria has firmly dissociated itself from individuals currently under investigation for alleged kidnapping activities in Ogun State, stressing that criminal acts should not be used to label the entire Fulani community. In a statement issued on Sunday, the Chairman of the Council and...
Nigerian Army troops have conducted an offensive operation targeting suspected terrorist hideouts in Gudu Local Government Area of Sokoto State. Security sources according to a report by a security expert, ZagaZola Makama, disclosed that the operation was carried out at about 5:00 a.m. on May 30 by troops of...
Imo State Police Command has arrested three suspects in connection with the alleged murder of a twenty one year old student of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO), Chinedu Chibuzor Christogonus, whose death occurred under suspicious circumstances on the 30th May, 2026. This is contained in a statement...
Nigeria Police Force addresses the public regarding reports of xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa and concerns about possible reprisal attacks on South African nationals, businesses, and interests in Nigeria. After the Joint Intelligence Board Meeting on 18 May 2026, chaired by the National Security Adviser, security and intelligence...
A high-powered Federal Government delegation on Sunday, May 31, 2026, visited Esiele and Yawota communities in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State following the abduction of pupils and teachers from Community Grammar School, Baptist Nursery and Primary School, and L.A. Primary School on May 15, 2026. The delegation conveyed...
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has dismissed the proposed ₦100,000 national minimum wage being considered by state governors, insisting that Nigerian workers deserve as much as ₦1 million monthly due to the country’s worsening economic realities. Speaking in an interview on Sunday, May 31, NLC spokesperson Benson Upah reacted to...
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have uncovered consignments of high potency illicit drugs concealed in water purifier machines shipped to Lagos from Netherlands. The NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Lagos. Mr. Babafemi said the illicit drug consignments,...
The year 1993 changed Nigeria’s judiciary. Over a period of a mere five months, the military that year contrived to overthrow the government twice. First, in June, Ibrahim Babangida, the army General who was Nigeria’s military ruler at the time, nullified an election his regime reorganised to determine who would succeed...
*Recovers Large Arms Cache- 15AK Rifles, 1434 Live Ammunition The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested five persons, including two Nigeriens, suspected to be arms couriers to gunmen who, on November 21, 2025, attacked St. Mary’s Catholic school in Papiri village, Niger State, abducting nearly 300 students and...
Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna State, Rt. Hon. Usman Shehu Bawa (ABG), has unveiled his vision to restore peace, prosperity and good governance in the state, declaring that the 2027 governorship election presents an opportunity for residents to end insecurity, hardship and years of...
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has urged members of the public to disregard results currently circulating on social media, purportedly reflecting the outcome of its nationwide primaries held on May 28 and 29, 2026. In a press statement issued by the Office of the National Publicity Secretary, Osa Director, the...
Ribadu, Gbajabiamila lead presidential security delegation to Oyo over abduction of pupils, teachers
Ribadu, Gbajabiamila lead presidential security delegation to Oyo over abduction of pupils, teachers
A powerful Presidential security delegation has arrived in Ogbomoso, Ogbomoso, in response to the abduction of pupils and teachers from Baptist Nursery and Primary Schools in Esiele and Yawota communities of Orire Local Government Area. The delegation is proceeding to the affected rural communities following the coordinated attack in...
Labour Party has adopted Dr. Chibuzo Okereke as its presidential candidate for the 2027 Presidential Election. He emerged through a consensus arrangement among other apirants, party members and stakeholders. A statement by the National Publicity Secretary of the party Ken Asogwa describes Dr. Okereke as a distinguished governance expert,...
Operatives of Owode-Egba Division of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 32-year-old security guard, Friday Ayuba, for allegedly stealing motor spare parts belonging to his employer at Ita-Asu Village, via Owode-Egba. The command’s spokesman, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Abeokuta....
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres “to urgently invoke Article 99 of the UN Charter and bring Nigeria’s escalating insecurity—marked by mass abductions, killings, attacks on civilians, mass displacement, and other grave human rights violations—to the attention of the UN Security...