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Kane wins 2026 Ballon d’Or, ends 25-year wait for England
Harry Kane has become the first English player in 25 years to win the prestigious Ballon d’Or after emerging victorious at Monday’s ceremony in...
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FG rules out return of subsidy, vows to sustain economic reforms
The Federal Government will sustain its economic reforms and will not return to subsidy, Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Sen. Abubakar Atiku Bagudu,...
POLITICS
Tompolo mobilises Adamawa residents for Tinubu’s 2027 re-election
High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, has mobilised support for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027, citing local government autonomy and other...
PDP is not responsible for hunger in Nigeria -National publicity secretary
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday says it is not responsible for hunger in Nigeria, advising the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to...
Tinubu needs 2nd term to deliver full benefits of economic reforms...
Mr Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), says President Bola Tinubu deserves a second term in office due to his...
METRO
Kalu shares 26 transformers, solar-powered lights to 42,000 Bende households
The Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Dr Benjamin Kalu, on Monday, distributed 26 units of 300kVA transformers to the 13 wards in his Bende...
Otu’s aide tasks youths to protect infrastructure along Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway
Kelvin Enyam, the Special Assistant to Gov. Bassey Otu on Students Affairs, has urged youths and community leaders to protect infrastructure situated along the...
Opebi-Mende Link Bridge project to be completed by December
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has expressed satisfaction with the progress of work on the Opebi-Mende Link Bridge project, saying it will be...
NATIONAL
Tinubu nominates 4 INEC national commissioners, 2 RECs
President Bola Tinubu has nominated four national commissioners and two resident electoral commissioners (RECs) for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to fill vacancies...
Nigeria wins UN Human Rights Council seat with 172 votes
Nigeria has been elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council for a three-year term beginning January 1, 2027.
The country secured 172 votes during...
Ibrahim pushes continuous UN reform, stronger accountability
Chairman of the UN Administrative and Budgetary Committee, Amb. Jimoh Ibrahim, has called for continuous reform of the United Nations, saying institutional...
SPORTS
Kane wins 2026 Ballon d’Or, ends 25-year wait for England
Harry Kane has become the first English player in 25 years to win the prestigious Ballon d’Or after emerging victorious at Monday’s ceremony in...
FIFA appoints Normalisation Committee to oversee Nigeria football
The Bureau of the FIFA Council has approved the appointment of a Normalisation Committee to manage the affairs of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF)...
Nigeria wins bid to host 2028 ITTF Africa championships
Nigeria has won the bid to host the 2028 International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Africa Championships, beating Tunisia in a vote at the...
OPINION
An agronomist, Dr. Oluwaseun Adesanmi, on Sunday, urged chairmen of Local...
Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Otun-Ekiti, Adesanmi said food inflation would not be severe if every LGA engaged in the...
Nigerian Democracy at 27: Experts seek reforms to unlock economic potential
Twenty-seven years after Nigeria returned to democratic governance, stakeholders across critical sectors of the economy say the next phase of the nation’s development must...
Expert wants improved border management in addressing Nigeria’s insecurity
An expert in trade operations, Dr Eugene Nweke, has urged the Federal Government to improve on border management and inter-agency collaboration to address the...
ENTERTAINMENT
Chinese film ‘The Shadow’s Edge’ emerges overall best film at 23rd...
Film
Chinese film ‘The Shadow’s Edge’ has emerged topmost winner and received the coveted Golden Jury Award (Overall Best Film) at the 23rd edition...
Burna Boy headlines NFL’s first regular-season game in France
Nigerian Afrobeats singer Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, headlined the halftime show at the National Football League’s (NFL) first regular-season game in...
Veteran Nollywood actor, Francis Duru dies at 57
Veteran Nollywood actor, Francis Duru has died at the age of 57 after a brief illness.
The family made the announcement of his death in...
CELEBRITIES
Ooni, welcomes baby girl with Olori Oluwatosin
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, has welcomed the birth of a baby girl with his wife, Olori Oluwatosin Ogunwusi.
This is contained...
Cardi B, Super Eagles goalkeeper Okoye spark dating rumours.
American rapper Cardi B and Super Eagles goalkeeper Maduka Okoye have sparked speculation about their relationship after they were spotted having dinner together in...
Fans celebrate Nollywood veteran Kate Henshaw at 55.
Fans of iconic Nollywood actress Kate Henshaw have celebrated her birthday as she marks 55.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the ace...
CRIME
EFCC busts 4 illegal lithium plants, nabs 14 Chinese, Nigerian
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 14 Chinese and one Nigerian at four illegal lithium processing plants in the...
Customs seizes contraband worth N79.8m in Adamawa
Customs seizes contraband worth N79.8m in Adamawa
Contraband
Nigeria Customs Services (NCS) Adamawa/Taraba Command has intercepted contrabands with aggregate Duty Paid Value (DPV) worth N79.857...
Police detain 4 over suspected killing of policeman, civilian in Rivers
The Police Command in Rivers says it has apprehended four persons over alleged involvement in the killing of a police inspector and a civilian...
LAW & JUSTICE
Yobe senatorial ticket: Court reserves judgment in suit seeking to sack...
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday reserved judgment in a suit seeking to void the emergence of former Senate President, Ahmad Lawan,...
Court adjourns suit against Army over alleged N1.26bn houseboat debt
The Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has adjourned until Nov. 9, a suit over an alleged N1.26 billion debt owed to some...
Court dismisses suit seeking registration of new political party
The Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit seeking to compel Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to register a political association as...
