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NPFL PREVIEW: Champions Remo Stars face Rivers United as Nigerian league returns with fireworks

Nigeria, Aug. 22 -- The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) roars back this weekend for its 54th season, and there could hardly be a more fitting curtain-raiser than a clash between the reigning ch... Read More


ANALYSIS: Cancel first, investigate later? Lessons from Naira Marley's example

Nigeria, Aug. 22 -- Mohbad's death in September 2023 is one incident Nigerians won't forget in a hurry. It began with a post by Instablog9ja announcing that the promising singer and former Marlian Rec... Read More


We'll soon name terrorism financiers in Nigeria - Chief of Defence Staff

Nigeria, Aug. 22 -- Nigeria's Chief of Defence Staff, Christopher Musa, says the process of identifying and prosecuting terrorism financiers in Nigeria is ongoing. Mr Musa spoke on Thursday night whe... Read More


How GTB moved money from my account without explanation - Customer

Nigeria, Aug. 22 -- A Nigerian journalist and communications expert, Simbo Olorunfemi, has accused Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) of moving more than N126,000 from his account without explanation and delay... Read More


Ebonyi govt seals mining site where landslide killed two

Nigeria, Aug. 22 -- The Ebonyi State Government, on Thursday, sealed Greenfield Metals, a mining site in Ihietutu Community, Ishiagu in Ivo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, Nigeria's South-east.... Read More


Military chief speaks on South-east's security, plan to apprehend Simon Ekpa's boys

Nigeria, Aug. 22 -- Nigeria's Chief of Defence Staff, Christopher Musa, said relative peace has returned to the country's South-east since the arrest of a pro-Biafra agitator, Simon Ekpa, in Finland. ... Read More


ASUU commends ban on new federal institutions, demands same for private universities

Nigeria, Aug. 22 -- The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has commended the Nigerian government's decision to place a seven-year ban on the establishment of new federal tertiary institutions... Read More


Again, NNPC profit drops to N185 billion in July

Nigeria, Aug. 22 -- Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) recorded a profit after tax of N185 billion for July, its latest monthly report shows This represents a drop from the N905 b... Read More


World Cup Qualifier: Bafana Bafana name provisional squad for Super Eagles showdown

Nigeria, Aug. 22 -- The South African Football Association (SAFA) has unveiled a 48-man provisional squad for the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Lesotho and Nigeria. The two fixtures... Read More


How couple involved in human trafficking presented stolen boy as own child - Police

Nigeria, Aug. 22 -- The police in Imo State, South-east Nigeria, have arrested two suspected human traffickers in the state. Henry Okoye, the police spokesperson in the state, disclosed this in a sta... Read More