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18-hour downpour submerges Makurdi homes, businesses
By Peter Duru, Makurdi Several houses, churches, schools, eateries and business premises have been submerged in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, following about 18 hours of heavy rainfall that forced
LCCI leads push for digital tourism ecosystem in Nigeria
By Yinka Kolawole & Adaobi AbimbolaThe Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has called for the development of a digitally intelligent tourism ecosystem in Nigeria, urging the government and
AFCON Qualifiers: Super Eagles seek to extend dominance over Guinea-Bissau
Nigeria have won three of their four previous official senior international encounters with the Wild Dogs The post AFCON Qualifiers: Super Eagles seek to extend dominance over Guinea-Bissau appeared first
FG inaugurates farmers’ coalition as agriculture grows
Sector records 4.39% growth in Q2 By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA — The Federal Government has inaugurated the Coalition of Farmers Associations for Food Security in Nigeria, COA-FARMERS, as the agriculture
ASUU urges Soludo to implement 2025 agreement
By Vincent Ujumadu The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, COOU, chapter, has appealed to Anambra State Governor Chukwuma Soludo to prevail on the university management
Liverpool’s Gakpo withdraws from Netherlands squad due to injury
By Adegboyega Adeleye Liverpool forward Cody Gakpo has withdrawn from the Netherlands squad due to injury and will return to his club for further assessment. The Dutch football federation, KNVB,
2027: Show us budget for new Army divisions, Makinde challenges Tinubu
By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA — Presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement, APM, Seyi Makinde, has challenged President Bola Tinubu’s administration to produce the 2026 budget provision for the expansion
Real Madrid’s Perez summoned over Barcelona referee payments comments
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez and FC Barcelona have been summoned to appear before a Madrid court on November 25 for a conciliation hearing ahead of possible criminal proceedings for
Telecom subscriptions hit 195.1m in July
…Adds 2.88m subscriptions in one month By Juliet Umeh Nigeria’s active telecommunications subscriptions rose by 2.88 million in July 2026 to 195.11 million, up from 192.23 million recorded in June,
DSS arraigns 4 IPOB members allegedly linked to operative’s killing
The Department of State Services (DSS) on Monday arraigned four suspected members of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) over their alleged involvement in the kidnapping and killing of
