21+ hour, 25+ min ago   (598+ words) A chieftain of the Accord Party in Osun State, Olalekan Ajagungbade, popularly known as Emir, has reportedly been shot dead in Ile-Ife during a fight over control of a motor park in the town. Sources said that Ajagungbade was attacked…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (294+ words) The Ondo State Government has banned the sale and distribution of unverified alcoholic drinks and other substances across the state. Government’s decision followed the death of 30 persons and the hospitalisation of 50 others after consuming a local herbal alcoholic mixture, commonly…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (297+ words) Nigeria’s Falconets have qualified for the knockout stage of the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup after defeating New Caledonia 10-1 in their final Group F match in Poland on Sunday. The victory took Nigeria to four points from three matches, enough…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (358+ words) The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 53-year-old man, Gambo Hassan, alias “Anahaka”, over alleged kidnapping, rape, armed robbery and unlawful possession of an offensive weapon in Bauchi metropolis, the Vanguard reporting. Hassan, a resident of Igbo Quarters, Bauchi,…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (393+ words) Operatives of the Cross River State Police Command have arrested a 33-year-old man, Otu Bassey, for allegedly posing as a doctor and performing an unauthorised hernia surgery on a 60-year-old man in Ekori, Yakurr Local Government Area of the state....

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (722+ words) The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu and other key stakeholders are billed to formally open two-day Africa Reinsurance Corporation-backed workshop for Nigerian journalists next week. Already, penpushers have started intense online engagement on how to confront and resolve low…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (717+ words) Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State, on Thursday sworn in 19 newly appointed Permanent Secretaries, describing the exercise as the largest single appointment of Permanent Secretaries in the history of the state. Yahaya said the appointments had brought to 55 the…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (267+ words) The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) has announced its intention to institute the Dotun Oladipo Prize for Online Journalism, in memory of the Guild’s immediate past president and founder of The Eagle Online, who died on August 25, 2026, at age…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1002+ words) The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced the seizure of surveillance drones, narcotics and expired pharmaceutical products with a combined value of N43.59 billion at the APM Terminals examination bay, Apapa Port, Lagos. He said the seized items would be handed…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (509+ words) The Federal Government has paid the naira equivalent of $100,000 to each player of Nigeria’s senior women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, following their record fifth consecutive FIBA Women’s Afrobasket title. The National Sports Commission also confirmed the payment of the naira equivalent…...