Former England international Paul Merson has claimed Manchester City will not win the Premier League title this season despite their strong start to the campaign. City entered the three-week international break three points clear at the top of the Premier League table after Arsenal suffered a 3-0 defeat to Brighton. The result followed Manchester City’s…
Nigeria recorded 18 new confirmed cases of Lassa fever in epidemiological week 35, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in 2026 to 1,074, with 258 deaths reported across 24 states. The latest Lassa Fever Situation Report by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), covering August 24 to 30, 2026, showed that…
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has issued a five-day ultimatum to the Benue State Government to resolve its disputes with the state chapters of the Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COASU) and the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) and reopen tertiary institutions across the state. NANS, in a public notice signed…
A trending video has surfaced online showing operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) raiding an alleged illegal factory producing adulterated fruit juice in Badagry, Lagos State. The operation reportedly led to the arrest of two women suspected of being involved in the production and distribution of the fake fruit juice products….
Former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has welcomed Nigeria’s victory in the arbitration over the Mambilla Hydroelectric Power Project while rejecting allegations of a corrupt arrangement involving him and Sunrise Power promoter, Leno Adesanya. Malami’s position was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by his Special Assistant on…
Former Senate President Pius Anyim has said President Bola Tinubu’s absence from the ongoing United Nations General Assembly in New York should not be a cause for concern. Anyim, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress and former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, said Tinubu’s decision to delegate Nigeria’s representation to Vice President…
Troops of the Nigerian Army have rescued six students of the Federal University Dutsin-Ma (FUDMA) and a driver who were abducted by suspected kidnappers in Katsina State. The students and the driver were reportedly abducted while travelling within the state, prompting security forces to launch an operation to locate and rescue the victims. The troops,…
The Anambra State Government has challenged former Governor Peter Obi to withdraw from the 2027 presidential race if it is established that his administration left outstanding debts and salary arrears when he handed over power in 2014. The challenge followed the release of documents by the state government detailing what it described as outstanding financial…
Some parents and guardians in Ikere-Ekiti, Ekiti State, have protested the alleged failure of the state government to place their wards in secondary schools despite meeting the requirements for admission. The parents, who spoke in Ikere-Ekiti, said they had been seeking a resolution to the issue since August, expressing disappointment that their children were still…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on African countries to end the export of raw mineral resources and prioritise local processing and value addition to ensure the continent derives greater economic benefits from its natural wealth. Tinubu made the call in New York during a high-level roundtable on critical minerals held on the sidelines of…
