Tensions have emerged around the Nigerian national team at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) over unpaid match bonuses, with reports suggesting players and coaching staff threatened to boycott training and travel if payments were not settled.
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has uncovered plans by some politicians to sponsor smear campaigns aimed at discrediting the agency and its chairman, Ola Olukoyede.
In a statement by its spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, the commission alleged...
The Kano State Command of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has arrested two men for allegedly attempting to smuggle illicit drugs to inmates at the Nomansland Court Complex in Kano.
The suspects — 25-year-old Usman Khalid and 24-year-old Bello Musa...
Former Labour Party (LP) vice-presidential candidate, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, has announced his decision to contest the 2027 presidential election, reaffirming his long-standing ambition to lead Nigeria.
Baba-Ahmed made the announcement on Wednesday at the party’s national headquarters in Abuja, barely...
Resident doctors at the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex (OAUTHC) have announced they will join the nationwide strike declared by the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) over unpaid salaries and poor working conditions.
In a statement signed by...
Senior Pastor of the Mountain of Liberation and Miracles Ministries, Chris Okafor, has surrendered to the Lagos State Police Command following allegations of rape and other offences linked to public disturbance.
Police authorities confirmed that the case has been transferred...
Warner Bros Discovery's board has unanimously turned down Paramount Skydance's latest attempt to acquire the studio.
Warner Bros said Paramount’s revised $108.4 billion hostile bid amounted to a risky leveraged buyout that investors should reject.
In a letter to shareholders on...
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the interim forfeiture of 57 properties suspected to be proceeds of unlawful activities linked to the former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), to the...
A video showing a heated argument between a mother and her son has gone viral on social media, drawing strong reactions from Nigerians.
The clip, shared on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday, January 7, by user @dammiedammie35, captures the son...
The United States attempted to seize a Russian-flagged, Venezuela-linked tanker on Wednesday, January 7, 2026, as part of President Donald Trump's aggressive push to dictate oil flows in America's backyard.
Having deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, Washington is blockading sanctioned...
