Youth leaders and other political stakeholders from the South-West have called for greater involvement of young people in political leadership and governance, as attention shifts to preparations for the 2027 elections. The call was made on Thursday at a youth leadership and engag...
The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Photo: X | Peter Obi.
L-R: Father of the 12-year-old artist who recently presented a portrait of the First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, to her in Abeokuta; Mr Bosun Morenikeji, Senior Special Assistant, Public Administration, Office of the First Lady of Nigeria; Mrs Adeola Bali; Ogun State...
The Onigbesi of Igbesi Land, Oba Moses Oyinloye Iwedunmoye I, has died days after regaining his freedom from kidnappers in Isin Local Government Area of Kwara State. The monarch was abducted on August 22 when armed men invaded Igbesi community. He was released five days later dur...
Nigeria’s crude oil output fell by 5,000 barrels per day in August 2026, according to figures submitted directly by the country to the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and published in the organisation’s Monthly Oil Market Report for September 2026. According to ...
The Presidential Candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement and Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has described the late former Governor of the old Gongola State, Bamanga Tukur, as a national icon who gave his all to the service and development of Nigeria. Makinde stated this in a ...
The Peoples Democratic Party and the National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress, Senator David Mark, have mourned the death of former Governor of the old Gongola State, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, describing his death as a great loss to Nigeria. Tukur, who died on Saturday at...
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Hull City owner Acun Ilıcalı says his immediate priority is to keep the club in the Premier League this season before seeking to establish it as a sustainable top-flight brand. Ilıcalı, speaking to Sky Sports News in a video shared on Saturday, said his ambition for Hull had prog...
Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US, is reviewing recent social media posts by Nigerian-born academic, Dr Uju Anya, describing them as “hostile and threatening,” following intense online backlash. This is not the first time the university has condemned Anya...
The Independent National Electoral Commission has published the final list of presidential candidates and their running mates for the January 2027 general elections. The list, signed by the Secretary to the Commission, Rose Oriaran-Anthony, was released on Saturday in Abuja and c...
Pope Leo XIV has named Father Mario Leon Dorado as a successor-in-waiting to the current archbishop of Rabat, Cardinal Cristobal Lopez Romero, who is being investigated over accusations of sexual assault revealed by AFP. A statement from the Vatican on Saturday said Dorado was ma...
Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe has criticised a viral social media meme that superimposes his face onto the body of a dictator, saying it reflects a “lack of political and human awareness”. The France international, 27, acknowledged that the AI-generated meme could be seen as ...
Silver medallist Nigeria's Tobi Amusan poses on the podium for the women's 100m hurdles final during the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on September 16, 2025. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)
The Ondo State Government has confirmed the death of 29 people from suspected poisoning linked to the consumption of alcoholic substances in Odigbo Local Government Area. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Banji Ajaka, who disclosed this on Friday night in Akure, said there were 60 ...
The recovered car. Photo: Ogun Police Command
Several thousand people gathered on Saturday in Uganda to pay final respects to a king once recognised as the world’s youngest monarch, with the president urging unity amid a fight over who will succeed him. King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, who ascended to the throne at t...
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai on Friday disrupted a meeting of high-profile terrorists at Tumbunma Baba in the Tumbuns general area of Borno State, killing 18 of them. The Army said the operation was based on credible intelligence gathered over the past weeks, which indicated the...