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Barcelona’s teenage star Lamine Yamal and Raphinha both struck twice as the champions beat Rayo Vallecano 5-2 on Monday to continue their perfect start to the campaign. Sergio Camello netted a brace for the visitors at Camp Nou but Hansi Flick’s Barca managed to record a third win from three matches from an entertaining battle. […]

By Henry Umoru Ahead of the 2027 presidential and general elections, the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, has allied with other major opposition political parties at a high-level summit in Abuja aimed at strengthening cooperation and building a formidable platform. The NDC delegation, led by the party’s National Chairman, Senator Moses Cleopas, comprised other senior party […]

Arsenal extended their flawless start to the Premier League season as Bukayo Saka sealed the champions’ 1-0 win against troubled Aston Villa on Monday. Saka’s second-half strike at Villa Park wrapped up Arsenal’s second successive victory. In a statement of intent to their title rivals, Mikel Arteta’s side have taken maximum points from their opening […]

By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri A suspected family member of terrorists, Mrs Yaganama Abdul, 45, has surrendered to troops of the Nigerian Army alongside her two children in Mafa Local Government Area of Borno State. Sources said Abdul surrendered to troops of 112 Task Force Battalion at about 4:00 p.m. on August 28, after escaping from […]

By Adegboyega Adeleye On Monday, Lionel Messi brought the curtain down on his extraordinary international career, ending a 21-year journey with Argentina that took him from a shy teenager carrying enormous expectations to the country’s most decorated modern footballer. The 39-year-old announced his retirement from international football, weeks after Argentina’s defeat to Spain in the […]

By Dayo Johnson Ondo State Government has commenced immediate remedial intervention on the damaged portion of the Iwaro–Oka Road in Oka-Akoko, a federal highway in Akoko South West Local Government Area. The intervention followed growing concerns over the recent damage on the road. Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa directed the Commissioner for Infrastructure, Lands and Housing, […]

By Kingsley Omonobi The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Disu, has paid tribute to the late former IGP Solomon Arase. Speaking at the inaugural memorial lecture in honour of the late Inspector General of Police at the Nigeria Police Resource Centre, Disu said his speech about IGP Arase was, for him, “not merely an official […]

By Dayo Johnson Ahead of the 2027 general elections, Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has pledged his support for the re-election of President Bola Tinubu and all APC candidates contesting for Senate, House of Representatives, and State House of Assembly seats in the state. Aiyedatiwa’s declaration put to rest speculations that he was supporting candidates […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has denied reports that it has commenced the recruitment and training of ad-hoc staff for the 2027 General Election. The commission, in a statement issued on Monday, warned Nigerians against a fake recruitment notice circulating online and directing prospective applicants to a website purportedly created for the exercise. INEC […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu met with the Governors’ Forum on Thursday, and by the time the meeting ended, Nigerians had a new date to circle on their calendars: 1 October 2026. That is the day, we are told, when transport fares nationwide are supposed to start coming down, on the strength of compressed natural gas […]

There comes a point in every government’s life when explanations cease to matter and results become the only language citizens are prepared to hear. For President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, that moment has arrived. Three years after the dramatic declaration that “fuel subsidy is gone,” Nigerians are asking a brutally simple question: Are we better off […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has left Nigeria for a three-week vacation in Europe, with his media aide, Sunday Dare, saying the President needs time to “refuel” after months of intense governance. Dare, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communication, said Tinubu’s leave was well deserved, citing what he described as major decisions […]