1960 Headlines

The National Sports Commission (NSC) has expressed confidence in Team Nigeria ahead of the 2026 African Senior Athletics Championships scheduled to hold in Accra, Ghana from May 12–17.   A total of 41 Nigerian athletes will represent the country at the six-day continental championships, as the team arrived Accra ahead of the Opening Ceremony on […]

…as Final Batch Departs for Medina Ahead of Makkah Trip Tomorrow_     A total of Nine-Hundred and Forty-Five pilgrims (945) from Oyo state have successfully completed their Umrah in Makkah in continuation of their religious obligations attributed to Hajj.     The last batch of the pilgrims who are currently in Medina are expected […]

  The attention of the party leadership has been drawn to the circulation of a purported list of cleared and uncleared aspirants for the Rivers State House of Assembly currently making rounds across various media platforms.   We wish to categorically state that the said publication is false, unauthorized, and does not emanate from the […]

By Shina Abubakar Osogbo  Ahead of August 2026 governorship election in Osun State, the Governor Ademola Adeleke campaign council has disclosed that the governor will still be re-elected even if without campaign billboards. The council stated that the governor’s popularity is beyond campaign posters, as the people, on a daily basis are aligning with the […]

President Donald Trump said Sunday he has rejected Iran’s response to a US proposal for ending the Middle East war, deeming it “totally unacceptable.” “I have just read the response from Iran’s so-called ‘Representatives.’ I don’t like it — TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!” Trump posted on his Truth Social platform, without describing elements of Tehran’s response. The […]

By Peter Duru, MakurdiSuspected armed herdsmen have reportedly attacked commuters along the Naka-Agagbe road near Agbanu village in Gwer West Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue State, abducting a woman and forcing several residents and travelers to flee the area. The latest attack came just few days after a similar incident on Gyungu Aze-Yogbo road, […]

By Tuedor Akpevwe Jackson The relationship between a lawyer and the law has always been one of interpretation, application, and evolution. Laws are not static; they respond to societal shifts, technological advancements, and economic realities. With the emergence of the Investments and Securities Act (ISA) 2025, Nigeria has taken a decisive step toward aligning its legal […]

The idiom “Procrastination is the thief of time”, according to Wikipedia, was coined in 1742 by a poet named Edward Young. The idiom was, however, popularized by Charles Dickens, one of the most famous and successful writers in 19th-century England. Procrastination doesn’t just steal time, it steals opportunities and reduces your potential to make hay […]

By Ayo Onikoyi Nollywood actor Ekenechukwu Nnamani, popularly known as 042 Swanky, has defended the use of nudity in African films, saying it should not be viewed as taboo if it helps actors properly interpret a story or scene. Speaking in an interview with Potpourri, the actor said while African societies are known for strong […]

•Is Jonathan also trying to scatter them, too?  Three weeks from critical deadlines, the opposition parties are in utter disarray. If this democracy fails, those who scattered the opposition must take responsibility. INEC failed to register parties in time. The government sowed moles and discord. Opposition leaders manifested greed , cowardice and ego. Another election is around the […]

Doma United are back to the Nigerian Premier League, thanks to Technical Adviser Najib Mabo who was hired by proprietor Alhaji Suleiman Umar and given a blank cheque and free hand to make it happen. The gaffer is the son of Ismaila Mabo, the only African coach to have advanced to the quarter finals of the FIFA […]

The failed attempt by Senate President Godswill Akpabio to amend the Senate Standing Rules was, from the outset, interpreted in many political circles as an act of self-preservation. The proposed amendment, which sought to restrict eligibility for principal offices to ranking senators from the immediate past assemblies, would effectively have shut the door against the return of […]