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Enugu to host BON Awards in November

Nigeria, Oct. 26 -- The organisers of the Best of Nollywood (BON) Awards have announced Enugu State as the host of the 18th edition of the ceremony, scheduled for November, but kept the date and venue... Read More


Ballon d'Or 2026: How Nigeria went from Osimhen, Lookman to no nominees

Nigeria, Oct. 26 -- For the first time since Victor Osimhen broke into the Ballon d'Or conversation in 2023, Nigeria will have no nominee to follow at football's most prestigious individual awards cer... Read More


Woli Agba, Tope Alabi threaten legal action over Toluwanisings' death claims

Nigeria, Oct. 26 -- Gospel entertainers Ayobami "Woli Agba" Ajewole, Olamide "Dele Omo Woli" Oladimeji and singer Tope Alabi have threatened to take legal action against people spreading allegations l... Read More


Ebola: Attackers kill nurse, injure health worker responding to case in DRC

Nigeria, Oct. 26 -- The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that a nurse was killed and another health worker severely injured while responding to an Ebola alert in the Democratic Republic of the... Read More


NPFL: Bendel Insurance end Rivers United's unbeaten run as Southwest derby ends in stalemate

Nigeria, Oct. 26 -- Rivers United suffered their first defeat of the 2026/27 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season on Sunday, losing 2-1 to Bendel Insurance at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in ... Read More


U-17 WWC: Flamingos face Mexico as Africa's last four battle for quarter-final tickets

Nigeria, Oct. 26 -- Nigeria will lead Africa's challenge in the Round of 16 at the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup after qualifying alongside Ghana, hosts Morocco and Kenya. The Flamingos finished s... Read More


AY Comedian promises ticket refunds after payment dispute disrupts Cardiff concert

Nigeria, Oct. 26 -- Nigerian comedian Ayo "AY Comedian" Makun has apologised to furious fans who turned up for his Cardiff concert in Wales but waited for hours without seeing him perform. The incide... Read More


Army rescues two kidnap victims

Nigeria, Oct. 26 -- Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke have rescued two kidnap victims after confronting suspected kidnappers along the Naka-Ahume Road in Benue State, the military has said. The troops... Read More


CBD COP17: Nigeria seeks West African Alliance to Protect High Seas

Nigeria, Oct. 26 -- The Nigerian government has identified regional coordination, scientific cooperation, effective enforcement, and sustainable financing as key strategies to establish effective high... Read More


Court rules El-Rufai has case to answer in phone-tapping trial

Nigeria, Oct. 26 -- The Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a no-case submission filed by former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai in his trial over the alleged unlawful interception of the t... Read More