WSL warns FIFA Women’s Club World Cup could be “catastrophic” for English football calendar
The Women’s Super League (WSL) has raised serious alarm over FIFA’s proposed Women’s Club World Cup, warning that the competition’s January 2028…
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Wike Names Sani Daura Senior Special Assistant on Protocol as He Retires from Civil Service
The Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, has appointed Mr. Sani Musa Daura as his Senior Special Assistant on Protocol Matters, the…
‘Fela Was More Than Music’: Daddy Freeze Says Wizkid Comparisons Miss the Point
Media personality Ifedayo Olarinde, widely known as Daddy Freeze, has pushed back against growing comparisons between global Afrobeats star Wizkid and the…
‘They Would Be Obliterated’: Trump Issues Stark Warning to Iran Over Assassination Threats
US President Donald Trump has delivered one of his strongest warnings yet to Iran, saying the country would face total destruction if…
North-West Offensive: Nigerian Troops Kill Terrorists, Free 62 Kidnapped Victims in Kebbi, Zamfara
Nigerian troops operating under Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have killed two suspected terrorists in Kebbi State and rescued…
Zamfara Ambush: Suspected Terrorists Attack Security Convoy Escorting Freed Villagers
A joint security team escorting villagers recently released from captivity came under attack on Monday evening in Tsafe Local Government Area of…
Atiku vs APC: Son’s Defection Sparks Debate as ADC, Analysts Dismiss Political Impact Ahead of 2027
The decision by Abba Atiku Abubakar, son of former Nigerian Vice President and 2023 presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar, to defect to the…
‘A Party That Legally Does Not Exist’: CAD Warns of Looming Electoral Crisis Over APP
A civic watchdog group, Civic Action for Democracy (CAD), has raised the alarm over what it describes as a dangerous breach of…
Rivers Police Arrest Inspector After Colleague Killed in On-Duty Shooting in Port Harcourt
Shock and grief have rippled through the Rivers State Police Command following the arrest of an inspector over the fatal shooting of…
Sowore Re-arraigned on Cyberstalking Charges as Court Drops Meta, X from Case
The Federal High Court in Abuja has re-arraigned activist and former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore on amended cyberstalking charges, while striking out…
Shettima Touches Down in Davos as Nigeria Unveils First Sovereign Pavilion at WEF 2026
Nigeria’s Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has arrived in Davos, Switzerland, ahead of the 56th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF),…
Three Children Killed in Kwara Fire After Petrol Storage Sparks Deadly Explosion
A devastating fire outbreak in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, has claimed the lives of three children after petrol stored inside a…
Ndidi Anike launches ‘Judges’ mentorship initiative to empower young women in Owerri
Barrister Ndidi Anike Val-Okeoma has officially launched Judges, a mentorship programme designed to nurture, empower and connect young women, marking a significant…
No Amnesty for Bandits: Defence Minister Warns Governors Against Peace Deals
Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (retd), has issued a firm warning to state governments, urging them to abandon any form…
Delta woman confesses: Anger drove me to machete husband to death, injure two others
A 30-year-old woman in Delta State has confessed to killing her husband with a machete and injuring two other women in a…
BREAKING: Rivers Assembly vows to press ahead with impeachment of Governor Fubara
Lawmakers in the Rivers State House of Assembly have declared that they will proceed with plans to impeach Governor Siminalayi Fubara, escalating…