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Jessica Oji wins historic World U20 Shot Put gold for Nigeria

Nigeria, Aug. 7 -- Jessica Oji has written her name into Nigeria's athletics history after becoming the country's first-ever field event gold medallist at the World U20 Athletics Championships. The 1... Read More


EXCLUSIVE: How 'chance' encounter with soldier allegedly landed Nollywood actor coup propagandist role

Nigeria, Aug. 7 -- A veteran Nollywood actor who built his career telling fictional stories on screen has found himself at the centre of a sensitive national security investigation after he was allege... Read More


IGP Disu deploys new police commissioners to eight states

Nigeria, Aug. 7 -- The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Olatunji Disu, has approved the deployment of new commissioners of police to eight state commands and several strategic formations across the ... Read More


Davido, ex-presidential aide trade barbs amid Osun account freeze fallout

Nigeria, Aug. 7 -- Afrobeats star David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, and former presidential aide Bashir Ahmad on Thursday exchanged sharp criticisms in a social media row sparked off on X by t... Read More


WAFCON 2026: Nigeria-Cameroon, Morocco-South Africa headline blockbuster quarter-finals

Nigeria, Aug. 7 -- The quarter-final picture at the 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations is now complete, with defending champions Nigeria handed a blockbuster meeting with Cameroon in what promises to ... Read More


Tinubu's reforms yielding results, GDP rises to $375bn - Yilwatda

Nigeria, Aug. 7 -- The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nentawe Yilwatda, has defended President Bola Tinubu's economic reforms, stating that Nigeria's Gross Domestic Product ... Read More


Nollywood filmmaker Dimbo Atiya dies

Nigeria, Aug. 7 -- The Nigerian entertainment industry has lost a renowned producer and director, Dimbo Atiya. Actor Mofe Duncan and film producer Uzee Usman announced the news on their Instagram pag... Read More


Nigeria, Canada expand air deal, facilitate direct flights

Nigeria, Aug. 7 -- Nigeria and Canada have expanded their bilateral air transport framework, paving the way for scheduled direct air services between the two countries and creating new opportunities f... Read More


Lagos health sector needs 40,000 doctors, N100bn to strengthen - Sanwo-Olu

Nigeria, Aug. 7 -- Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has revealed that the state is facing a shortage of approximately 40,000 doctors and 40,000 nurses, warning that the healthcare system also r... Read More


A bond that must never be broken (5), By Femi Fani-Kayode

Nigeria, Aug. 7 -- To buttress the point, permit me to share the words of Mr Kio Amachree, a Stockholm-based Nigerian writer. On 13th July, he wrote the following on X: "I do not know a Nigerian who... Read More