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
The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and Chairperson of the World Customs Organisation (WCO) Council, Adewale Adeniyi, MFR, has reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to regional modernisation and collective growth. Speaking at the 32nd Conference of Directors-General of Customs for the West and Central Africa (WCA) Region in Freetown, SierraContinue Reading
A Filipino senator who oversaw former president Rodrigo Duterte’s deadly war on drugs has taken refuge inside the country’s Senate, hours before the International Criminal Court unsealed a warrant for his arrest. Ronald Dela Rosa was pictured fleeing into the Senate on Monday as officers chased after him. He narrowlyContinue Reading
Kebbi State Government has so far trained 5000 women on skills acquisition, provided them with starter kits and tools for self reliance. The Commissioner for Women Affairs and Child Development, Halima Hassan Kamba, announced this in Birnin Kebbi on Monday, at a news briefing. Kamba added that Kebbi has signedContinue Reading