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Pres. Tinubu skips UNGA in NY, nominates VP Shettima to lead Nigeria’s delegation

President Bola Tinubu will not attend the 79th United Nations General Assembly session in New York this year. Instead, Vice President Kashim Shettima...

Super Eagles maintain position in FIFA rankings

Nigeria’s Super Eagles have retained their 39th position in the latest FIFA men’s world rankings, released Thursday. The team’s recent performances in the...

Bayern Munich make history with a 9-2 thrashing of Dinamo Zagreb in Champions League opener.

Bayern Munich delivered a stunning 9-2 demolition of Dinamo Zagreb in the inaugural match of the Champions League’s “league phase.” The victory marked...

Breaking: 281 inmates declared missing from Maiduguri Prison after flood

The Nigerian Correctional Service has announced that 281 inmates are missing from the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Maiduguri, Borno State, following a...

Chelsea secure away win at Bournemouth with record-breaking yellow cards

Chelsea continued their positive run under Enzo Maresca with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium. The match saw a...

Eid-ul-Mawlid: FG declares Monday, Sept. 16 public holiday

The Federal Government has declared Monday, September 16, a public holiday in observance of Eid-ul-Mawlid. A statement by the Permanent Secretary in the...

Colombia 2024: Falconets Eliminated From World Cup By Japan

Japan have set up a rematch of the 2022 final with Spain in the quarterfinals at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup after...

National Youth Games, beacon of hope for revitalisation of sports—Sports Minister 

The Minister of Sports Development, Sen. John Enoh, says the National Youth Games are a beacon of hope for the revitalization of sports...

CBN directs payment service providers to begin PoS transaction tracking

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released a new directive to Payment Service Providers (PSPs), requiring them to comply with enhanced routing...

Just in: Pres. Tinubu meets King Charles III at Buckingham Palace

President Bola Tinubu visited King Charles III at Buckingham Palace in the United Kingdom on Wednesday. The aim of the visit is to...

Arteta agrees to new three-year deal with Arsenal

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has put an end to speculations about his future by signing a new three-year contract with the Premier League...

Crude oil contributed N14.56trn to Nigeria’s exports in Q2 2024

Crude oil exports accounted for 74.98 percent of Nigeria’s total export value in the second quarter of 2024, according to the Nigeria Bureau...

Sports Minister to open National Youth Games in Asaba, Delta, Sept. 12

The Minister of Sports Development, Sen. John Enoh, will officially declare the National Youth Games open on Thursday, September 12 at the Stephen...

AFCON qualifiers: Super Eagles held to goaless in Kigali

The Nigerian national team, the Super Eagles, were held to a goaless draw by Rwanda’s Amavubi in a fiercely contested match at the...

Ten days after, man who set Ugandan Olympian Cheptegei on fire dies in hospital

The man who attacked Ugandan runner Rebecca Cheptegei has died from injuries sustained when he poured petrol over the Olympic athlete, the Kenyan...

Colombia 2025: Falconets back in Bogota to trade tackles with Japan

Africa’s biggest hope for a podium appearance at the ongoing FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup finals, Nigeria, have returned to the Colombian capital,...