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What records show about Anambra debt under Peter Obi, amid govt's $123.7m claim

Nigeria, Sept. 28 -- Records by the Debt Management Office (DMO) show that Anambra State's external debt stock increased substantially during Peter Obi's tenure as governor, although the figures are f... Read More


Passenger dies after jumping from moving bus in Lagos

Nigeria, Sept. 28 -- A passenger has died after jumping from a moving commercial bus that later crashed into a median pole at Ogunlana Junction, inward Ojuelegba, Lagos State. The accident involved a... Read More


WAFU-B: CAF annuls Edo Queens penalty shootout win, orders final to resume

Nigeria, Sept. 28 -- Edo Queens' 2026 CAF Women's Champions League WAFU-B final victory has been annulled after CAF ruled that their penalty shootout win over Ghana's Ampem Darkoa Ladies was conducted... Read More


2027: Kenneth Okonkwo warns opposition division could give Tinubu advantage

Nigeria, Sept. 28 -- Kenneth Okonkwo, a spokesperson for the Atiku Abubakar Presidential Campaign Organisation, has warned that the opposition's failure to unite behind a single presidential candidate... Read More


Nobody asked me, but., By Temitope Lakisokun

Nigeria, Sept. 28 -- A Prefatory Note The title of this series is borrowed from Jimmy Cannon, the late American sportswriter and newspaper columnist whose "Nobody Asked Me, But." pieces turned unsoli... Read More


Couple, four others abducted along Kwara-Kogi border

Nigeria, Sept. 28 -- A couple and four other people have been abducted along the Eruku-Iyemero Road, which links Kwara and Kogi states. The couple, identified as Funmilayo Bamidele and Abiodun David,... Read More


2027: APC campaign coordinator speaks on Tinubu's chances in South-west

Nigeria, Sept. 28 -- A former Senator representing Osun Central, Olusola Adeyeye, has said President Bola Tinubu will not lose the South-west in the 2027 presidential election, insisting that the All ... Read More


Presidency tries to assuage concerns as Tinubu fails to return as announced

Nigeria, Sept. 28 -- The presidency has dismissed concerns about President Bola Tinubu's prolonged absence from Nigeria, saying he is "hale and hearty" and will return to the country this week. The S... Read More


Two Nigerian goalkeepers switch allegiance to Uganda

Nigeria, Sept. 28 -- Nigeria have lost two goalkeeping prospects to Uganda after former Golden Eaglets goalkeeper Akpan Udoh and former Enugu Rangers shot-stopper Kingdom Osayi were confirmed among ni... Read More


Fishers decry declining catches, polluted waters, disappearing mangroves in Cross River

Nigeria, Sept. 28 -- Fishers in Esuk Atu, a coastal community in Calabar, Cross River State, have raised concerns over declining fish catches, increasing pollution, disappearing mangroves and flooding... Read More