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Martins urges stronger competition for Osimhen, recalls Yakubu rivalry

Nigeria, Sept. 1 -- Former Nigeria international Obafemi Martins believes the Super Eagles must create stronger competition for places in attack to reduce their dependence on Victor Osimhen. Nigeria'... Read More


15 NYSC members, 6 other kidnapped persons rescued in Kogi - Tinubu

Nigeria, Sept. 1 -- The 15 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members kidnapped last Wednesday in Kogi State have been freed, President Bola Tinubu has announced. In a statement he personally signed... Read More


EFCC sacks more than 40 staff over corruption, financial malpractice

Nigeria, Sept. 1 -- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has dismissed more than 40 members of its personnel over alleged corruption and financial malpractice in the past two and a half... Read More


Baba Elesho undergoes surgery, dismisses cancer speculations

Nigeria, Sept. 1 -- Veteran Yoruba actor and immediate past President of the Association of Nigerian Theatre Arts Practitioners (ANTP), Adewale "Baba Elesho" Adeoye, has dismissed speculation that he ... Read More


FG upgrades Plateau hospital to National Trauma Centre, deploys 15 ambulances

Nigeria, Sept. 1 -- The federal government has upgraded the Riyom General Hospital in Plateau State to a National Trauma Centre and deployed 15 ambulances to the state to strengthen emergency medical ... Read More


Tinubu tasks North-central stakeholders on collective action against insecurity

Nigeria, Sept. 1 -- President Bola Tinubu has urged stakeholders in Nigeria's North-central region to adopt a collective approach to addressing insecurity, saying military operations alone cannot deli... Read More


JNI debunks alleged plan to establish Hisbah in Plateau

Nigeria, Sept. 1 -- The Jama'atu Nasril Islam (JNI) in Plateau State has dismissed reports that a Muslim organisation was planning to establish a Hisbah organisation in Jos North Local Government Area... Read More


Benue, Plateau governors seek regional approach to North-central insecurity

Nigeria, Sept. 1 -- Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, and his Benue counterpart, Hyacinth Alia, have called for stronger regional cooperation and community-based security measures to address ins... Read More


''They threatened to kill us', rescued NYSC member recounts Kogi ordeal

Nigeria, Sept. 1 -- A rescued National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, David Ayodele, has recounted how kidnappers allegedly threatened to keep him and other abductees in a Kogi forest for one mont... Read More


2027: NDC accuses INEC of replacing party's candidates with 'unknown persons'

Nigeria, Sept. 1 -- The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of "systematically removing" the party's nominated candidates for the 2027 ge... Read More