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AFCON 2025: Osimhen, Lookman score as Nigeria beat Tunisia in five-goal thriller

Nigeria, Dec. 28 -- Nigeria's Super Eagles have qualified for the knockout phase of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations after a dramatic 3-2 victory over Tunisia at the Fez Stadium in Morocco on Saturday n... Read More


Actress Allwell Ademola is dead

Nigeria, Dec. 28 -- Nollywood actress and film producer Allwell Ademola is dead. The actress died on Saturday in Lagos. She was 43. Her colleagues Faithia Williams, Mide Martins and Bidemi Kosoko c... Read More


Kwara deploys forest guards as kidnappings, bandit attacks spread across rural communities

Nigeria, Dec. 28 -- The Kwara State Government has deployed forest guards to protect its forests following weeks of abductions and armed attacks across forested parts of the state, signalling what off... Read More


Seven people killed in Zamfara bomb explosion

Nigeria, Dec. 28 -- At least seven people were killed on Saturday when an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) detonated along the Magami-Dansadau highway in the Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara Sta... Read More


AFCON 2025: Six key takeaways from Nigeria's narrow win against Tunisia

Nigeria, Dec. 28 -- Nigeria and Tunisia delivered one of the defining spectacles of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday night in Fes, as the Super Eagles edged a pulsating 3-2 contest to book a... Read More


Goodbye 2025: The year of carnage and criminality, By Owei Lakemfa

Nigeria, Dec. 28 -- Madness. This will be a fitting description of 2025 as it casts its last shadows on humanity. My conclusion is not just based on the mindless slaughter in Gaza where even the Devil... Read More


Nigerian government and the responsibility to protect all citizens, By Babafemi A Badejo

Nigeria, Dec. 28 -- The Boxing Day hit on Sokoto State in the North-West of Nigeria by the United States forces raises a number of problems, the main one being sovereignty. However, the concept of sov... Read More


Insecurity: Nigeria trains, deploys 7,000 forest guards to reclaim forests from criminals

Nigeria, Dec. 28 -- The federal government has trained over 7,000 forest guards for immediate deployment across seven states as part of a nationwide security push to deny armed groups access to forest... Read More


Saudi Arabia, Qatar, AU, others reject Israel's recognition of Somaliland

Nigeria, Dec. 28 -- Several countries, including Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey, have rejected Israel's decision to recognise Somaliland as an independent country, warning that the move violates inter... Read More


AFCON 2025: Nigeria's player ratings in five-goal thriller against Tunisia

Nigeria, Dec. 28 -- The Super Eagles of Nigeria underlined their title credentials at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations with a dramatic 3-2 victory over the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia at the Complexe Spo... Read More