The Bayelsa State Government has confirmed the death of the Deputy Governor, Dr Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, who died on Thursday at the age of 60. The Bayelsa State Commissioner for Information, Orientation and Strategy, Ebiuwou Koku-Obiyai, in a statement issued on...
A United States court has sentenced cryptocurrency tycoon Do Kwon to 15 years in prison over fraud linked to his company's failure, which wiped out $40 billion of investors' money and shook global crypto markets. Kwon, who nurtured two digital...
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has instructed its state executives across the country to commence immediate mobilisation of credible and competent politicians ahead of the 2027 general elections. The party also directed all state chapters to launch fresh membership...
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has formally completed his registration as a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), marking a major political shift in the state’s landscape. The governor’s registration was confirmed on Friday after he was captured placing...
The Supreme Court on Friday overrode the pardon granted by President Bola Tinubu to an Abuja-based housewife, Maryam Sanda, and affirmed the death sentence handed out to her by lower courts. Sanda was sentenced to death by hanging in 2020...
Argentina captain Lionel Messi will on Saturday unveil a 21-metre (70-foot) statue of himself in India as he embarks on a three-day tour of the country. The iron sculpture in Kolkata, which shows Messi holding aloft the World Cup, is...
Nigeria earned ₦22.8 trillion from exports in the third quarter of 2025 (Q3’25), buoyed by a sharp rebound in raw material shipments despite declines in agricultural and manufactured goods. This is according to the latest Foreign Trade in Goods Statistics...
All eyes are on Mohamed Salah's uncertain future at Liverpool as the Reds face Brighton this weekend, while Premier League leaders Arsenal host winless Wolves at Emirates Stadium. Salah has hinted Saturday's match at Anfield could be his last for...
The House of Representatives has dismissed viral social media claims that an executive bill seeking to rename Nigeria as the “United States of Nigeria” is currently before the National Assembly. In recent days, online posts alleged that President Bola Ahmed...
NNPC Limited has confirmed an explosion on the Escravos–Lagos Pipeline, which occurred at about 5:50 p.m. on December 10, 2025, near Tebijor, Okpele and Ikpopo communities in the Gbaramatu Kingdom of Delta State. Andy Odeh, NNPC spokesperson said preliminary checks...