Atletico Madrid, PSG advance to Champions League semi-finals
Atletico Madrid sent 10-man Barcelona crashing out of the Champions League and reached the semi-finals with a 3-2 aggregate victory despite Tuesday's 2-1 quarter-final second leg defeat. Lamine Yamal and Ferran Torres fired visitors Barcelona ahead inside 24 minutes but Ademola Lookman's strike gave Atletico the edge in the gripping all-Spanish tie once again after their 2-0 win in the...
Stanbic IBTC, Ecobank top gainers’ list as stock market investors gain N884bn
The Nigerian stock market closed on a bullish note on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, with investors recording a gain of N884 billion. The positive performance was driven by buying interest in stocks such as Stanbic IBTC, Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), Nigerian Exchange Limited, Cornerstone Insurance, Mercure, and 37 other advancing equities. Market capitalisation rose by 0.67 per cent, increasing from N131.608...
Naira appreciates against dollar at official market
The naira appreciated at the official market on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, trading at N1,343.76 against the United States dollar. Data released by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) showed that the naira gained N12.41. This represents a 0.9 per cent gain when compared to Monday, when the local currency traded at N1,356.18 to the dollar. How MDAs are draining Nigeria’s federation...
Lagos arraigns man for seizing Harvesters Church land
A Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja on Tuesday arraigned one Olusola Shedrach over the alleged forceful takeover and destruction of property belonging to Harvesters Church along the Gbagada–Oworonshoki Expressway. Shedrach was docked before Justice Hakeem Oshodi on a three-count charge bordering on forceful takeover of landed property, wilful damage, and conduct likely to cause a breach of peace, all...
2026 UTME: Police dismiss threat rumours, vow to prosecute exam disruptors
The Nigeria Police Force has deployed rapid response teams across examination centres nationwide ahead of the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, dismissing circulating rumours about threats to candidates' safety as unfounded. Force Public Relations Officer Anthony Placid, in a statement on Tuesday, said the police were aware of rumours concerning the safety of some centres in a North Central state...
Troops foil suicide attempt by detained ISWAP suspect in Borno
A suspected member of the Islamic State West Africa Province/Jama'atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'awati wal-Jihad (ISWAP/JAS) has attempted suicide while being held in military detention in Borno State. Security sources said the incident occurred at about 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, April 13, less than 24 hours after the suspect was arrested by troops of the 154 Task Force Battalion in Ngamdu...
How MDAs are draining Nigeria’s federation account
Nigeria's federation revenues totalled N83.97tn between 2023 and 2025, but pre-distribution deductions consumed 41 per cent of the earnings before a kobo reached any tier of government, according to fresh fiscal data from the World Bank's Nigeria Development Update. The figures show gross revenues climbing steadily from N17.08tn in 2023 to N29.45tn in 2024, and N37.44tn in 2025. Over the...
FG defends Borno airstrike, promises probe into civilian deaths
The Federal Government has confirmed that the Nigerian Air Force carried out a precision airstrike on April 11 targeting terrorist positions along the Jilli axis in Gubio Local Government Area of Borno State, describing the operation as deliberate and intelligence-driven. The confirmation came in a statement issued on Tuesday by Minister of Information and National Orientation Mohammed Idris, who said...
Opposition will defeat Tinubu in 2027 no matter what — Galadima
Opposition chieftain Alhaji Buba Galadima has delivered one of the most striking declarations of the emerging 2027 campaign season, saying that any candidate — alive or dead — could defeat President Bola Tinubu at the polls. "Even if there is no living human being in Nigeria and we bring a corpse in a coffin and put it against President Tinubu,...
Mascherano resigns as Inter Miami coach
Javier Mascherano has announced his resignation as the head coach of MLS side Inter Miami. Mascherano, in a statement on Tuesday, said his surprise departure was due to "personal reasons". The 41-year-old Argentinian, who guided Miami to the club's first MLS Cup title, said: “I want to let everyone know that, for personal reasons, I have decided to end my tenure...
