There was a rowdy session in the Senate chamber on Wednesday after some lawmakers protested that the new Minister of Defence, Christopher Musa, should not be questioned on the country’s security challenges but should “take a bow and go”. Mr…
Nigerian singer-songwriter Burna Boy is lending a significant hand to the families affected by Stockton’s recent mass shooting. The Afrobeats star has pledged to cover funeral costs for the four young victims, aged 8 to 21, who were killed at…
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), in partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has begun preparations and field operations for the seventh round of the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS7). The Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey is an internationally…
The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) is for two mouthwatering fixtures brimming with intensity, ambition, and high stakes. From Ibadan’s LSS Adamasingba Stadium to Port Harcourt’s Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, clubs are chasing points, momentum, and bragging rights as the season…
Nigerian music icon Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2face, has spoken publicly for the first time since the controversy involving him and his wife, Edo State lawmaker Natasha Osawaru, began trending online. In a short message posted on his Instagram…
Wrapping up his first international trip as pontiff, Pope Leo XIV said Tuesday he would like to visit Algeria in 2026 as part of a voyage to Africa, which could be his next overseas destination.“I hope to make a trip…
The Senate will on Wednesday screen a former Chief of Defence Staff, Christopher Musa, a general, for appointment as Nigeria’s new minister of defence. The Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, disclosed this in a statement issued by his Directorate on Media…
Kano, Nigeria The Government of the French Republic has elevated Jihane Kasshanna Dib, who hails from Ehden in the Zgharta district of Lebanon, to the distinguished rank of Officière dans l’Ordre des Palmes Académiques, honoring her as one of the…
Rivers United, who lost their home game in the CAF Champions League to RS Berkane of Algeria 1-2 in Uyo at the weekend, will return to the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) today in a game against Kano Pillars. Rivers…
Nigeria emerged champions of the Para Volleyball event at the inaugural edition of the West Africa Zone A &B after recording a 3-0 sets win against Ghana.In a grueling encounter against Niger Republic in their first game, Nigeria pulled off…