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BREAKING: Atiku Demands Open Primaries, rejects calls to step down for a southern Candidate

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has strongly rejected mounting calls from political leaders and stakeholders in Southern Nigeria urging him to step aside in favour of a Southern presidential candidate. The demand,... Read more »
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Benue Governor Launches New Security Outfit to Combat Insecurity

Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, has unveiled a new security initiative known as the Quick Response Squad (QRS), aimed at strengthening rapid response to security emergencies across the state. The... Read more »
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Ondo PDP Cheiftains Dump Party for ADC in Ondo

Two former governorship candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State, Eyitayo Jegede and Agboola Ajayi, have officially joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC), becoming part of a coalition planning... Read more »
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SDP slams Aiyedatiwa over stalled governance, decaying health system

The Ondo State chapter of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, has raised the alarm over what it described as a total collapse of governance under Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, accusing the administration of... Read more »
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JAMB announces cut-off marks for 2025 university admission

JAMB announces cut-off marks for 2025 university admission The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has fixed the minimum scores required for admission into Nigeria’s tertiary institutions for the 2025 academic session.... Read more »
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ASUU Suspends Strike As Federal Gov’t Pays June Salaries

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has backed down from its earlier threat to embark on strike action, following the late disbursement of June 2025 salaries to its members. Chairman of... Read more »
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Olunloyo: Ibadan Poly authorities warn students against protest

The management of the recently renamed Omololu Olunloyo Polytechnic, formerly known as The Polytechnic, Ibadan, has warned the students of the institution against any planned protest, scheduled for Tuesday (today). In a... Read more »
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Spurs sign rising Japanese star Kota Takai on long-term deal

Tottenham Hotspur have completed the signing of highly-rated Japanese defender, Kota Takai, from J1 League sid,e Kawasaki Frontale, the club confirmed Tuesday morning on its website. The transfer is “subject to international... Read more »
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Over 100 killed in Texas flood, bodies recovered

The death toll from catastrophic flooding in Texas rose to more than 100 on Monday, as rescuers continued their grim search for people swept away by torrents of water. Among the dead... Read more »
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2027: Group urges Nasarawa Christians to engage in politics

Ahead of the 2027 general election, a non-governmental, and non-profit faith-based organisation, the Christian Northern Nigeria Political Forum, has urged fellow Christians in Nasarawa State, and the entire Northern states in Nigeria... Read more »
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ASUU announces nationwide strike

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has directed its members nationwide to begin an indefinite strike over the federal government’s delay in paying June 2025 salaries. This decision, which enforces the... Read more »
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Luka Modric to join AC Milan after C’World Cup — Allegri

AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri said on Monday that Croatia captain Luka Modric will join the Italian club from Real Madrid after the Club World Cup. Modric, who turns 40 in September,... Read more »
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Police rescue 35 kidnapped victims in Niger

Men of the Niger State Police Command in a joint operation with other security forces have rescued 35 kidnapped victims of suspected Boko Haram insurgents. The victims, who comprised women and children,... Read more »
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Abbas urges N’Assembly to take control of own infrastructure from FCDA

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has called on the National Assembly to assume full control of its infrastructure from the Federal Capital Development Authority, describing the move as significant... Read more »
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2027: Timi Frank Warns Coalition Against Agitating For Southern, Northern Presidency

Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, has cautioned leaders of the coalition out to wrest power from President Bola Tinubu in 2027, to remain... Read more »
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Court Jails Nine Chinese for Cyber-terrorism, Internet Fraud

Justice D. E.Osiagor of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Thursday, July 7, 2025, convicted and sentenced nine Chinese to one year imprisonment each for cyber-terrorism and internet fraud.... Read more »
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Olubadan Succession: Royal Drummers Relocate to Ladoja’s Residence, Signaling Transition

In a symbolic gesture aligned with Ibadan’s centuries-old royal tradition, palace drummers have relocated from the residence of the late Olubadan, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, to the Bodija home of Oba Rashidi Ladoja,... Read more »
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“Shun Internet Fraud” Olukoyede Charges Youths

The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede has again charged Nigerian youths to channel their creative energy to legitimate and resourceful ventures rather than internet fraud.... Read more »
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JUST IN: JAMB Clears FUTA Graduate in Admission Dispute

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has resolved the case of Jamiu Basola, a Civil Engineering graduate from the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), whose academic record was recently called... Read more »
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Nigeria will score more, says Esther Okoronkwo

Substitute Esther Okoronkwo inspired the Super Falcons to a 3–0 victory over the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia in their opening Group B fixture at the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Casablanca... Read more »