Manchester United defender Harry Maguire is set to remain at Old Trafford for another season after signing a new one-year contract.
United announced this via a statement on Tuesday.
Harry Maguire was in the final months of his current deal but the 33-year-old England centre-back, who joined United from Leicester City in an £80 million ($106 million) move in 2019, has...
United States President Donald Trump says he will destroy all Iran's bridges and power plants in 'four hours' if no peace deal is reached to end the war.
Here are the latest developments in the Middle East war on Tuesday, April 7, 2026:
Avert 'tragedy', Iran urges
Iran's ambassador to Kuwait urged Gulf states to find a way to avert a "tragedy"...
The factional National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Nafiu Bala, has confirmed that he attended the July 2025 event where interim leaders of the party were unveiled, but denied endorsing the emergence of former Senate President David Mark and ex-Minister of Interior Rauf Aregbesola.
The ADC has faced a prolonged leadership crisis since July 2025 when an opposition...
The Federal Government has earmarked N135.22 billion in the 2026 budget for electoral adjudication and post-election obligations ahead of the 2027 general election.
The provision was contained in the House of Representatives of Nigeria Order Paper for March 31, 2026, which included the report on the 2026 Appropriation Bill.
The allocation was listed under Service-Wide Votes, a centrally managed pool of...
Yusuf, the only son of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari, has declared his intention to contest for a seat in the House of Representatives in the 2027 general election.
Yusuf, in a letter he personally signed, expressed interest in representing the Sandamu/Daura/Mai’Adua Federal Constituency under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The letter, dated April 3, 2026, titled...
Oil prices extended gains on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, as a United States-imposed deadline loomed for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz or be "taken out", with U.S. President Donald Trump threatening to order attacks on Iranian bridges and power plants.
Brent crude futures rose $1.74, or 1.6%, to $111.51 a barrel by 0530 GMT, while U.S. West Texas...
The Coalition of Yobe-East Progressive Youths has raised N188 million to support the 2027 governorship aspiration of former Senate President Ahmed Lawan.
The coalition’s leader, Dr Yerima Goni, made this known at the fundraising in Damaturu, the capital of Yobe State, on Monday, April 6, 2026.
Goni said the initiative was aimed at encouraging civic engagement and inclusive participation among youths...
The Speaker of the Kebbi State House of Assembly, Hon. Muhammad Usman Ankwai, has died, triggering an outpouring of grief across the state.
Circumstances surrounding his death remained unclear as of press time.
Ankwai, who represented the Zuru Constituency, was Speaker of the 10th Kebbi State House of Assembly.
His death has drawn condolences from colleagues, political associates, and residents across Kebbi...
The Chief Executive Officer Africa 1, United Bank for Africa (UBA), Chioma Mang, and UBA’s Group Chief Experience Officer, Michelle Nwoga, were among the most celebrated figures at the 2026 Guardian Woman Festival, receiving the coveted special recognition awards in honour of their transformative leadership and contributions to banking, customer experience, and corporate impact across Africa.
The two UBA leaders...
Seun Kuti has claimed that his father, Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti, contracted HIV from his wives rather than infecting them, pushing back against a narrative that has long shadowed the musician's legacy.
The younger Kuti made the assertion during an Instagram livestream, responding to a woman who alleged that Fela infected his partners with the virus that eventually claimed his...
