Jose Mourinho is in final negotiations to become Real Madrid’s next head coach, 13 years after his first spell at the Bernabeu. The 63-year-old is the clear favourite – and currently the only candidate Real are in talks with over the role. He would replace current head coach Alvaro Arbeloa,Continue Reading
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni, 81, has been sworn in for a record seventh consecutive term following his landslide victory in disputed elections in January, extending his tenure as one of Africa’s longest-serving rulers. Heavy security, including armoured tanks, were deployed in the capital, Kampala, ahead of the inauguration in whatContinue Reading
Katsina State Governor, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda, has disclosed that Katsina State now serves as a practical model for studying community engagement in security management, noting that the choice of the state for the study tour was deliberate. Governor Radda made this known while receiving participants of Senior Course 48Continue Reading
President Bola Tinubu has approved Nigeria’s proposed hosting of the 48th Ordinary General Assembly of the Confederation of African Football, as well as this year’s CAF Awards Ceremony. The 48th CAF Ordinary General Assembly will take place in October this year. This was contained in a statement by NFF CommunicationContinue Reading
The Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos has announced the passing of Very Rev. Monsignor Gabriel Osu. According to a statement released by the Archdiocese, Monsignor Osu died on Friday, May 8, 2026, at the age of 72. Born on September 5, 1954, Monsignor Osu hailed from Ogbego Quarters in Ubulu-Uku, AniochaContinue Reading
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Health has approved the clinics and medical outposts established by the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) to serve Nigerian pilgrims during the 2026 Hajj exercise. According to a statement by the NAHCON management in Makkah on Tuesday, the licences authorise the commission’sContinue Reading
Senator representing Plateau South Senatorial District, Simon Bako Lalong has felicitated with His Royal Highness, the Long Tehl, HRH Barr. Donald D. Puntel, on the occasion of his birthday anniversary. Senator Lalong describes the revered traditional ruler as a distinguished royal father, peace builder and community leader who has continuedContinue Reading
The Anambra State Police Command has stated that the operatives allegedly involved in the arrest of late Mr. Paul Onwualu in Nkpor, Idemili North Local Government Area, were not officers attached to the state command. This was made known in a statement issued by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SPContinue Reading
The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), Bishop Prof. Stephen Adegbite, on Friday paid a condolence visit to the pioneer Executive Secretary of the Commission, Prof. John Kennedy Opara, at his Abuja residence in Garki. The visit was to commiserate with Prof. Opara over the passing ofContinue Reading
Dozens of Nigerian fishermen are feared dead after Chad’s military launched air strikes on Boko Haram militants in the Lake Chad region, a local fishermen’s leader has told the BBC. Abubakar Gamandi Usman, chairman of Lake Chad Basin Fisheries Association of Nigeria, said several of the union’s members were missingContinue Reading