The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has published the final list of presidential and vice-presidential candidates for Nigeria’s 2027 general elections, formally putting 18 presidential tickets in the race for the presidency. The list includes President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of the […]
The Nigeria Police Force Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC) has arrested 27-year-old Hafsat Abubakar, the social media handler behind the viral @haifah_er_abba account on X, for allegedly fabricating and spreading false information that fintech giant OPay was shutting down operations. The arrest followed a joint petition filed by OPay’s legal team to […]
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved the appointment of Professor Ayodeji Olawunmi Badejo as the new Vice-Chancellor of Lagos State University, LASU. The appointment was announced on Wednesday by Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso. Badejo succeeds Professor Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, whose five-year tenure as Vice-Chancellor has […]
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has declared a one-month state of emergency on waste management, as the state battles a sharp increase in daily refuse and delays at disposal sites. Sanwo-Olu announced the measure on Wednesday after inspecting the Olusosun dumpsite in Ojota, alongside Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat and Commissioner […]
Nigerian youngster Clinton Jephta has added a major milestone to his rapidly developing career after winning his first European trophy with Finnish club FC Inter Turku. The 19-year-old attacker was part of the Inter Turku squad that secured a 1–0 victory over HJK Helsinki to lift the Suomen Cup, marking […]
The race for the 2026 Ballon d’Or is officially underway, with Lionel Messi, Harry Kane, Erling Haaland, Jude Bellingham and reigning winner Ousmane Dembélé among the 30 players nominated for football’s most prestigious individual prize. The nominees were announced by France Football on Tuesday, September 8, as the Ballon d’Or […]
Lagos State has reignited a difficult but necessary conversation about consent within marriage after the Director of Public Prosecutions, Dr Babajide Martins, said a husband who forces his wife to have sex after she has refused could face life imprisonment upon conviction. Martins made the clarification during a media briefing […]
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have intercepted a 20,000-litre fuel tanker allegedly being used to transport 2,145 kilogrammes of cannabis hidden in a concealed compartment in Ondo State. The tanker, marked MKA 960 XC, was intercepted along the Akoko/Lokoja Expressway on Friday, September 4, 2026, after […]
World Rugby Educators Arrive Nigeria for Major Coaching and Officiating Development Programme The Nigeria Rugby Football Federation (NRFF) has announced the arrival of World Rugby Educators in Nigeria for a landmark three-day technical development programme scheduled for September 10–12, 2026. The initiative is designed to strengthen the country’s coaching, officiating, […]
The United Nations General Assembly has backed a move to replace the traditional Mercator world map with a projection that more accurately reflects the size of Africa and other continents. The non-binding resolution, sponsored by Togo and supported by African Union members, passed with the backing of 164 countries. France […]
