The World Bank has forecast a 3.6 percentage point increase in poverty in Nigeria over the next five years, up to 2027. This projection is contained in the Bank’s Africa’s Pulse report, released at ...

Veteran Nigerian musician John Asiemo, aka Daddy Showkey, has slammed Niger State Governor Umar Bago over a directive to arrest individuals wearing dreadlocks in the state capital, Minna. The governor ...

Nollywood actor Uzor Arukwe has spoken out about a shocking rumour that he is gay. According to Arukwe, he was taken aback by the rumour, but also excited at the prospect of gaining fame. In a recent ...

The Lagos State Government has disclosed that over 135,000 residents are currently living with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, highlighting the ongoing public health challenge in Nigeria’s most ...

Presidential aide Bayo Onanuga has described the former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as a “loser again” after a string of prominent Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leaders, including Delta State ...

The ECOWAS Council of Ministers has convened an extraordinary session in Accra, Ghana, to deliberate on the withdrawal of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso from the regional bloc. According to a report by ...

Newcastle United confirmed on Thursday that manager Eddie Howe has returned to his duties at the club’s training centre after recovering from pneumonia. The 47-year-old was hospitalized earlier this ...

The National Youth Service Corps has agreed to deploy its corps members to counselling and rehabilitation centres across the country following a meeting between NYSC Director-General Olakunle Nafiu ...

The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta State at a high-level meeting on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, unanimously agreed to join Governor Sheriff Oborevwori in defecting to the All ...

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has expressed gratitude to President Bola Tinubu for his leadership following the defection of Delta State Governor Sheriff ...

In a shocking political move, Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The announcement was made ...

Nigeria’s U-20 national team, the Flying Eagles, secured a 2-1 victory over their Egyptian counterparts in a friendly match on Tuesday in Cairo, ahead of the 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).