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AFCON 2025: Ajayi, Lookman fire Super Eagles to victory over Tanzania

Nigeria, Dec. 24 -- Nigeria began their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations campaign with a 2-1 victory over Tanzania on Tuesday evening, shaking off early nerves to secure three vital points in Group C at the... Read More


Kano launches new security outfit

Nigeria, Dec. 24 -- Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has officially launched the Neighbourhood Watch Corps (NWC), a state-controlled security outfit designed to tackle the escalating surge in banditr... Read More


Fire erupts at Jos Terminus Market

Nigeria, Dec. 24 -- A minor fire broke out late Tuesday night at the Terminus Market in Jos, Plateau State, the Jos Main Market Authority has confirmed. Preliminary investigations have yet to establi... Read More


AFCON 2025 Day 3 roundup: Tunisia fly higher than Super Eagles as Senegal seal biggest win

Nigeria, Dec. 24 -- Tunisia sit top of Group C after Matchday One of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Morocco 2025, edging ahead of Nigeria on goal difference following an assured 3... Read More


Adamawa governor pardons farmer sentenced to death for killing herder

Nigeria, Dec. 24 -- Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Fintiri on Tuesday granted a full pardon to Sunday Jackson, a farmer who was sentenced to death in 2019 for killing a herder during a confrontation on... Read More


AFCON 2025: 5 Takeaways from Nigeria's win against Tanzania

Nigeria, Dec. 24 -- It was a night of relief more than reassurance at the Complexe Sportif de Fes as the Super Eagles of Nigeria opened their AFCON 2025 campaign with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over th... Read More


AFCON 2025: Five takeaways from Nigeria's win against Tanzania

Nigeria, Dec. 24 -- It was a night of relief more than reassurance at the Complexe Sportif de Fes as the Super Eagles of Nigeria opened their AFCON 2025 campaign with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over th... Read More


Nigeria 2-1 Tanzania: Super Eagles player ratings in AFCON 2025 Group C opener

Nigeria, Dec. 24 -- Nigeria's Super Eagles opened their AFCON 2025 campaign with a 2-1 victory over the Taifa Stars of Tanzania, but it was a night that underlined both promise and problems. Against ... Read More


Gov Oyebanji signs N415.57bn 2026 budget into law

Nigeria, Dec. 23 -- Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, on Tuesday signed the state's N415.57 billion budget for 2026 into law. The governor also assented to two bills, namely the State Revenue Ad... Read More


2027: APC endorses Fubara for second term as governor's frosty relationship with Wike continues

Nigeria, Dec. 23 -- The All Progressives Congress (APC) has openly called on Rivers State residents to deliver overwhelming votes for President Bola Tinubu and Governor Siminalayi Fubara, in a move th... Read More