Team Nigeria Finishes As Highest-Ranked African Nation At 2026 Commonwealth Games
Nigeria’s seventh-place finish and 10 gold medals ensured Team Nigeria closed the Games as one of the competition’s standout performers. Team Nigeria ended the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, as one of the competition’s top-performing nations, finishing seventh on…
Nigeria’s Anichebe set to buy England football club
Former Nigeria international, Victor Anichebe, is leading a takeover bid to buy English club Bromley.According to The Sun, Anichebe is spearheading discussions to buy the newly-promoted League One side. Bromley’s current majority owner, Robin Stanton-Gleaves, is locked in ongoing talks…
MasterChef Nigeria winner clinches N73m grand prize
After 13 weeks of unforgettable challenges, 26-year-old Favour Bessan, better known as Favy, has been crowned the winner of MasterChef Nigeria Season 1, taking home the coveted MasterChef Nigeria trophy and the N73 million grand prize. The historic finale saw…
Family’s van stolen during graduation trip
A Dutch family who drove from the Netherlands for their daughter’s graduation have had their van stolen. Possessions, money and medication belonging to University of Wolverhampton graduate Elizabeth Ajose’s parents were inside, when it was taken from Bewdley Drive in…
DSS still detaining crew of plane that landed on Delta road – Keyamo
Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, Thursday, disclosed that the pilot and crew of the private aircraft that landed on a road in the Ogwashi-Uku area of Delta State are still in the custody of the Department…
2027: INEC rejects Jonathan’s candidacy as Turaki’s PDP insists on manual submission
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has rejected former President Goodluck Jonathan’s presidential nomination submitted by the Kabiru Turaki-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.Turaki’s camp had insisted earlier on Friday that it had manually delivered Jonathan’s candidacy and…
FIFA says football is not for sale as investment plan continues
FIFA has defended its controversial proposal to bring private investors into the commercial side of the World Cup, insisting that “nobody is selling football” despite growing criticism from football associations around the world. The governing body said it will continue…
Nigeria is home to the world’s largest single-train crude oil refinery—but there’s a problem
Nigeria’s oil industry is entering a new phase. The country’s biggest challenge is no longer a lack of refining capacity but producing enough crude oil to supply its refineries.As domestic refining expands, Nigeria must balance crude supplies for local processors,…
South Africa to Prosecute Citizens Behind Violence During Anti-Migrant Protests
The South African government has vowed to prosecute citizens who engaged in violence, looting, intimidation, and other criminal acts during recent anti-migrant protests across the country. While authorities acknowledged that many demonstrations against irregular migration were peaceful, they stressed that…
Okonjo-Iweala Stopped Me from ‘Japa’, Says Former Aviation Minister
Former Nigerian Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka, has revealed that World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala persuaded him not to leave Nigeria at a time when he was considering relocating abroad in search of better opportunities. Speaking during a…