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AFCON 2025: Senegal book first quarter-final ticket with comeback win over Sudan

Nigeria, Jan. 4 -- Senegal became the first team to reach the quarter-finals of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday after fighting back from an early setback to defeat Sudan 3-1 in Tangier, Mor... Read More


Kemi Adeosun attempts to mislead public again on NYSC certificate scandal

Nigeria, Jan. 3 -- Former Minister of Finance Kemi Adeosun has again attempted to mislead the public regarding the certificate forgery scandal that led to her resignation in 2018. In an interview wit... Read More


EXCLUSIVE: Islamic cleric detained over alleged link to coup plot against President Tinubu

Nigeria, Jan. 3 -- A prominent Zaria-based Islamic scholar, Sani Khalifa, has been held in detention for 23 days over his alleged link to a coup plot against President Bola Tinubu. Multiple sources f... Read More


Why AFCON 2025 has the football world watching again

Nigeria, Jan. 3 -- The Africa Cup of Nations has once again reminded the football world why when AFCON comes around, everything else takes a back seat. From raw emotion and improbable storylines to g... Read More


Yilwatda declares Fubara leader of APC in Rivers, gives condition for support in 2027

Nigeria, Jan. 3 -- The National Chairperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nentawe Yilwatda, has declared Governor Siminalayi Fubara as the leader of the party in Rivers State. Mr Yilwatda, ... Read More


The politics, tragedies, urbanisation drives that put Lagos in spotlight in 2025

Nigeria, Jan. 3 -- Lagos State remains Nigeria's most diverse and cosmopolitan city, with many positives and negatives, including being economically ambitious, administratively assertive, yet persiste... Read More


Nigeria Army foils attack in Plateau, kills five terrorists - Official

Nigeria, Jan. 3 -- The Nigerian Army said a joint security force foiled a planned attack on communities in Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State, killing five suspected terrorists and recovering... Read More


Gunmen kill seven in overnight attack on Plateau community

Nigeria, Jan. 3 -- Gunmen have attacked a community in Plateau State's Qua'an-Pan Local Government Area, killing at least seven people and injuring several others, in the latest deadly assault to hit ... Read More


Niger State to partially reopen schools weeks after mass abduction forced shutdown

Nigeria, Jan. 3 -- The Niger State Government has announced plans to reopen public and private primary and secondary schools across the state, weeks after a wave of insecurity, including the mass abdu... Read More


Eno's disclosure awakens concerns around arbitrary contract awards in violation of procurement laws

Nigeria, Jan. 3 -- When Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State mounted the altar of his church - All Nations Christian Ministry International, Eket - 23 November 2025, worshippers expected a sermon. What... Read More