Nigeria

The Kano State Police Command has banned Durbar activities during the forthcoming Eid-el-Kabir celebrations in the state. A statement issued on Thursday by the state Commissioner of Police, Mr Usaini …

The qualifying draw for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations will take place in Johannesburg, South Africa on July 4, according to the Confederation of African Football. The 48 competing …

The head coach of the Under 17 national female football team, Flamingos, Bankole Olowookere, says his team is certain to win against Liberia in Abuja on Friday. The Flamingos defeated …

The US Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a bid to restrict an abortion pill widely used in the United States to terminate pregnancies. The court, in a unanimous opinion, said …

In the aftermath of Nigeria’s shock defeat to Benin in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, the President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Ibrahim Gusau, said that measures are being taken …

The Olubadan-designate, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, on Thursday, inspected the newly built ultra-modern Olubadan Palace, five days after the state Governor, Seyi Makinde, demanded his health fitness. The PUNCH reports that …

The founder of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has revealed that both local and international criminal organisations, which he described as “mafia”, made repeated attempts to sabotage his $19bn refinery project …

Troops of Operation Whirl Punch were said to have killed 36 bandits, including Buhari Alhaji Halidu otherwise known as ‘Buharin Yadi’, one of the deadliest bandit leaders terrorising the north …

A man in Delta State has narrated how he conspired with his nephew to fake the kidnap of the latter, extorting the sum of N5 million from the ‘victim’s’ father …

A Federal High Court in Kano, on Thursday, ruled that it has jurisdiction to hear the human rights violation case filed by the dethroned Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, …