14+ hour, 22+ min ago   (598+ words) A chieftain of the Accord Party in Osun State, Olalekan Ajagungbade, popularly known as Emir, has reportedly been shot dead in Ile-Ife during a fight over control of a motor park in the town. Sources said that Ajagungbade was attacked…...

18+ hour, 36+ min ago   (294+ words) The Ondo State Government has banned the sale and distribution of unverified alcoholic drinks and other substances across the state. Government’s decision followed the death of 30 persons and the hospitalisation of 50 others after consuming a local herbal alcoholic mixture, commonly…...

18+ hour, 17+ min ago   (297+ words) Nigeria’s Falconets have qualified for the knockout stage of the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup after defeating New Caledonia 10-1 in their final Group F match in Poland on Sunday. The victory took Nigeria to four points from three matches, enough…...

1+ day, 17+ min ago   (293+ words) Tobi Amusan won Nigeria’s first medal at the World Athletics Ultimate Championships in Budapest, Hungary, after claiming silver in the women’s 100m hurdles final on the opening day. Amusan advanced to the final after finishing second in her semifinal in 12.49 seconds,…...

1+ day, 4+ min ago   (236+ words) AC Milan are preparing to open contract talks with Samuel Chukwueze after the Nigeria international’s impressive start to the season prompted the Serie A club to consider extending his stay beyond 2028. The 27-year-old, who spent last season on loan at…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (358+ words) The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 53-year-old man, Gambo Hassan, alias “Anahaka”, over alleged kidnapping, rape, armed robbery and unlawful possession of an offensive weapon in Bauchi metropolis, the Vanguard reporting. Hassan, a resident of Igbo Quarters, Bauchi,…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (393+ words) Operatives of the Cross River State Police Command have arrested a 33-year-old man, Otu Bassey, for allegedly posing as a doctor and performing an unauthorised hernia surgery on a 60-year-old man in Ekori, Yakurr Local Government Area of the state....

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (414+ words) Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has said she no longer feels the same way about Nigeria following the death of her 21-month-old son, Nkanu. Adichie, in an interview with The New York Times, said the loss of her son had…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (722+ words) The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu and other key stakeholders are billed to formally open two-day Africa Reinsurance Corporation-backed workshop for Nigerian journalists next week. Already, penpushers have started intense online engagement on how to confront and resolve low…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (717+ words) Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State, on Thursday sworn in 19 newly appointed Permanent Secretaries, describing the exercise as the largest single appointment of Permanent Secretaries in the history of the state. Yahaya said the appointments had brought to 55 the…...