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NLO playoff match ends in controversy after FC Ebedei walk off in Akure

Nigeria, June 28 -- A Nationwide League One (NLO) promotional playoff match between Yewa Football Academy and FC Ebedei ended in controversy on Saturday after FC Ebedei players walked off the pitch fo... Read More


Four bag 95 years in prison for gang-raping, impregnating 13-year-old in Niger State

Nigeria, June 28 -- A senior magistrate court in Minna has sentenced four men to a combined 95 years in correctional custody for the gang-rape of a 13-year-old girl in Kontagora, an incident that left... Read More


Nigeria secures release of six citizens detained in Cote d'Ivoire - Official

Nigeria, June 27 -- The federal government has announced the release of six Nigerians who had been detained in Cote d'Ivoire since October 2025 over alleged economic crimes, following months of diplom... Read More


Niger Governor Bago appoints Abubakar Kuso as Niger Tornadoes chairman

Nigeria, June 27 -- Governor Mohammed Bago of Niger State has appointed Abubakar Kuso as chairman of the management committee of the Nigeria Premier Football League side, Niger Tornadoes F.C. The app... Read More


Former Super Eagles coach Adegboye Onigbinde buried in Modakeke

Nigeria, June 27 -- Former Super Eagles coach and former Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Technical Director Adegboye Onigbinde has been buried amid glowing tributes. The octogenarian was buried on ... Read More


How man allegedly defrauded 60 varsity students of N15m meant for their tuition fees

Nigeria, June 27 -- A student of an unnamed university in Delta State, South-south Nigeria, Jeremia Elele, has allegedly defrauded about 60 new students of the university of N15 million. The police s... Read More


ANALYSIS: Many Nigerians want more states, but constitutional hurdles won't make it happen

Nigeria, June 27 -- Sixty-three years ago, the Midwest Region was created following the 1963 plebiscite that carved out part of the then-Western Region. The historic referendum increased Nigeria's reg... Read More


Nuhu Ribadu and the patient work of national security, By Chido Onumah

Nigeria, June 27 -- When security forces foiled a planned terrorist attack on students writing the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in Kogi State and neutralised the notorio... Read More


Oakleaf partnership adds health focus to Lagos Public Service Club Games

Nigeria, June 27 -- The 2026 mid year Lagos State Public Service Club Games have ended after two weeks of sporting activities across Lagos, with organisers and healthcare partner Oakleaf Pharmaceutica... Read More


SSS releases herder wrongfully detained for two years, gives N3 million compensation

Nigeria, June 27 -- Nura Idris, a herder from Kaduna State, has been released from the facility of the State Security Service (SSS) two years after he was arrested and detained for an alleged link to ... Read More