The leadership of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has moved to strengthen internal unity following a closed-door meeting between the party’s 2027 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and the national leader, Seriake Dickson.
Dickson disclosed in a statement issued on Friday...
Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey has reportedly been denied entry into Canada ahead of the Black Stars’ opening fixture at the FIFA World Cup.
According to reports by The Athletic, Canadian authorities declined to grant a visa to the former Arsenal...
Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani on Friday granted clemency to 97 inmates of the Kaduna Correctional Centre as part of activities marking the 2026 Democracy Day celebration.
Sani, who spoke during a ceremony at the correctional centre in Kaduna, said...
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested a suspected arms courier, Muhammad Abubakar, in Kano State while allegedly transporting a cache of weapons to Funtua in Katsina State.
Abubakar, 30, was apprehended in Gezawa Local Government Area...
A winners’ medal earned by Brazilian football icon Pele during the 1958 FIFA World Cup is expected to sell for as much as £500,000 ($670,000) at an upcoming auction in England.
The medal is among 450 World Cup-related items being...
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has disclosed that students and teachers abducted by suspected bandits in Oriire Local Government Area of the state nearly a month ago are still being held within the Old Oyo National Park.
Makinde made the...
Elon Musk has become the first person in history to amass a fortune exceeding $1 trillion after SpaceX's record-breaking $75 billion initial public offering (IPO) sharply increased the value of his holdings in the company.
The successful share sale, completed...
The Edo State Government has approved the reopening of schools in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area recently shut over security concerns, after intelligence reports indicated a plan to attack schools in the area.
This was announced in a circular issued by...
Turkish authorities have arrested a Nigerian man and five alleged accomplices in connection with a suspected $2.5 million romance scam targeting a dentist from Hong Kong.
The prime suspect, identified as Kingsley O., 43, was arrested in Istanbul's Esenyurt district...
A non-denominational organisation, the Christian Conscience Group, has called on the President Bola Tinubu-led administration to urgently implement measures that will strengthen and safeguard Nigeria’s democracy, saying the nation’s stability and progress depend on it.
The Christian Conscience made the...
