Super Eagles boycott training over unpaid bonuses
The Super Eagles refused to train in Rabat on Monday as a dispute over bonus payments with the Nigeria Football Federation threatens their preparations ahead of their 2026 FIFA…
Wike speaks after face-off with military personnel over land dispute
Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), has condemned the alleged unlawful seizure of a disputed plot of land in Abuja by military officers reportedly acting on…
Nigeria’s crisis not Christian-Muslim war but battle against extremist – Soyinka
Prof Wole Soyinka, the Nobel laureate, has reacted to comments made by United States President Donald Trump over alleged persecution of Christians in Nigeria. Trump had asked the US Department…
Ex-French President Sarkozy released after three weeks into five-year sentence
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been released from jail, three weeks into a five-year prison term for partaking in a criminal conspiracy. A Paris court ruled on Monday that…
EFCC declares ex-minister Timipre Sylva wanted over $18.8m fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has declared a former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, wanted over an alleged case of conspiracy and dishonest conversion of US$14,859,257.…
Why Nigeria’s real sector holds the missing key to $1trn economy, by Blaise Udunze
When the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) recently declared that the country was on course to becoming a $1 trillion economy through ongoing banking reforms, the statement was met with…
Soludo’s re-election affirmation of ‘visionary leadership’, says Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Anambra Governor Chukwuma Soludo on his re-election, describing the outcome as a clear endorsement of the former Central Bank chief’s “visionary leadership” and the…
Actress Chioma Ifemeludike invites her 292 voters to lunch after Anambra election loss
Chioma Ifemeludike, the actress and filmmaker better known as IfeDike, has extended a lunch invitation to the individuals who voted for her during Saturday’s Anambra governorship election. IfeDike, who contested…
NSCIA rejects US watchlist, says Nigeria not in religious war
The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has rejected the redesignation of Nigeria as a “country of particular concern” by US President Donald Trump. Speaking at a press…
Yusuf Ali to lead national security dialogue at Gavel International Annual Lecture
Eminent Nigerian legal scholar, Professor Yusuf Olaolu Ali SAN, will lead distinguished Nigerians on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, in addressing the country’s pressing security challenges amid serious allegations by…
