…in Sunday’s encounter, scheduled to take place at the Enyimba International Stadium, Aba. Emmanuel Deutsch’s side will hope to build on their impressive 4-2 home victory over Shooting Stars in midweek. It was the nine-time champions’ first win in the NPFL this season. They currently occupy 19th position in the league s…

By Jacob Ajom The Super Eagles are away to Russia for a friendly match against their hosts on October 6. Before their departure to Moscow, they received the biggest shock from an African team under coach Eric Chelle. The Super Eagles lost 3-0 to lowly rated Guinea Bissau in a 2027 AFCON Qualifier. Former Nigeria intern…

…community in Isa Local Government Area, recovering two rocket launchers and other items abandoned by the fleeing attackers. The incident occurred around 1am on Friday when the armed men reportedly invaded the village and opened sporadic gunfire, causing panic among residents. The Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmad…

…Ugbuwangue Secondary School in Warri South LGA, classrooms are in disrepair, with some abandoned and the remaining usable spaces overcrowded. A veranda has become a staffroom, while a security/gatehouse doubles as the Principal’s office. The school’s water system has collapsed, rendering toilet facilities unsafe. At Ma…

Governor Douye Diri conferred an honour on the late military ruler Sani Abacha at a dinner marking Bayelsa's 30th anniversaryAbacha created Bayelsa on October 1, 1996, alongside five other states, uniting Ijaw communities previously split across different states63 individuals and institutions received honours at the ce…

…Akinlalu community, Ife North Local Government Area of Osun State, their mother, Mrs Alaba Oyebamiji, is still waiting for the remains of her sons to be released for burial. Oyebamiji, whose sons, Ismaila and Sefiu, were among four persons killed in the incident on September 30, 2025, appealed to the Osun State Governo…

…complicated when some villagers allegedly prevented security personnel from removing the abandoned buses from the scene. According to him, the intervention delayed the movement of security personnel as they attempted to pursue the abductors. The two buses were subsequently left at the scene, with passengers’ belongings…

…himself simply as Abdullateef, said the disruption had forced some passengers to abandon conventional transportation and attempt the crossing on foot. “You can see people walking towards the river. If the bridge were functioning, many of these people would have entered vehicles and travelled normally. Now they have to…

By Femi Bolaji JALINGO — The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Taraba State University (TSU) chapter, has rejected the constitution of a fresh committee by the Taraba State Government to review staff remuneration and workforce in tertiary institutions. The union described the move as unnecessary and capable…

By Ike Uchechukwu, CALABAR Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, has approved the reinstatement of about 3,000 local government workers removed from the state payroll, following a meeting with organised labour. The decision came after talks with the state chapters of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), the Tra…

…linked to Levitikal Realties & Construction LimitedThe order came after Maryam Sani Abacha, wife of Nigeria's former military head of state, filed a suit over a joint venture deal gone wrongThe court also restrained Levitikal Realties from selling, transferring, or mortgaging the property pending the outcome of the cas…

…for alleged assault and obstruction of police officers in Ogun State. The defendants, Alaba Mulika, 51, Alawode Iyanu, 21, and Temitope Saliu, 29, were charged following an investigation ordered by the Commissioner of Police, Bode Ojajuni, into an incident that occurred on September 29, 2026. According to a statement b…

…in a statement on Friday, the Police Public Relations Officer of the command, Abayomi Jimoh, identified the suspects as Isreal Abakah, 35, and Emmanuel Gbene, 37. According to Jimoh, the suspects were apprehended at different locations within the Akure metropolis following intelligence-led operations. The police spokes…

…and geopolitical risks.For many, a European residence permit offers a foothold without abandoning operations, staff and investments in Nigeria.Beyond travel, drivers now include education, healthcare, banking options and ability to respond quickly to global opportunities.“Globally, we are seeing the same shift. Our cli…

Manchester City and Norway striker Erling Haaland is suing a Norwegian airline for using his signature hairstyle in an advert. According to Norwegian outlet VG, a lawsuit has been filed against Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA by Haaland and York Promotions Ltd. that has to do with a post the airline made on social media. The…

…defendant, Shamsu Hassan, as the person investigators believe shot security guard Barnabas Danlami during the attack.Ishaku told the court that Hassan allegedly owned a fabricated AK-47 rifle said to have been used during the robbery.The court also heard that a foreign-made pump-action rifle allegedly belonged to the s…

…inner roads.Delta State transport union chairman Emeka Okoro said his union at the Asaba Summit Motor Park had not received a single CNG bus. "They have not given us any buses, and we have not reduced transport fare. We cannot reduce transport fare when the cost of buying fuel is still high," he said.In Imo, a journey…

…legitimate businesses. He urged supermarket owners, market leaders, Iyalojas, Babalojas, traders and other members of the public to report anyone claiming to be an FCCPC official or demanding payment on behalf of the commission. He advised members of the public to report such persons to the ODCCPA office or the nearest…

…the suspect during interrogation led troops to the location of the syndicate’s camp at Abator in Ogbaru Local Government Area, across the Isieke waterside. Acting on the intelligence, combined troops moved to the area using canoes to cross the waterways and access the hideout. The Army said the troops engaged the suspe…

…Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The troops also rescued a man identified as Baba, who sustained gunshot wounds during the incident. The development was disclosed in a Friday post on X by Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency and security expert in the Lake Chad region. According to security sources, the incident…

…have rejected accusations of betrayal, insisting that it was the former governor who abandoned the political understanding that brought them together. The position, signed by former Deputy Speaker of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Mukhtar Isa Hazo and other associates, was made available to journalists in Kaduna o…

…global operations. The spokesperson of the Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Femi Babafemi, speaks to the expanding scale and sophistication of cartel operations on the West African coast, especially in Nigeria, where he says his agency has made significant arrests. It would have been considered somewhat usual to bu…

…Retracts Specific Claims Against NAICOMAmong the claims the group formally abandoned were allegations that NAICOM made unlawful demands on insurers, forced companies to transfer capital into Central Bank of Nigeria escrow accounts, or collected fees for consultants who were never engaged. The Coalition also retracted i…

…the positive implications for the state, particularly initiatives such as the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road and the proposed Deep-Sea Port, among others. According to Aiyedatiwa, independence was more than the memory of a date, describing it as a continuing responsibility to the past, the present and the future. Nigeria a…

…that the leader of the Qadiriyya Sufi sect in Africa, Sheikh Qaribullah Sheikh Nasiru Kabara, declared his group's support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's second-term ambition ahead of the 2027 general elections. Sheikh Qaribullah made the declaration on Sunday when he received members of the APC Presidential Campaig…