Belgian side Club Brugge and Atlético Madrid played out a thrilling 3‑3 draw in their first-leg Champions League play-off tie on Wednesday. Atlético took a strong 2‑0 lead by half-time. Spanish striker Julián Álvarez scored from a penalty in the 8th minute, and Nigerian forward Ademola Lookman added the...
Tom Chiahemen
A pro-innovation group, Ideas Nigeria Movement (INM), has lauded the Chairman of Zinox Group, Leo Stan Ekeh, for sacrificing the pleasure of his 70th birthday with the offer of university scholarships to 1000 indigent Nigerian wiz-kids to study Computer Science in Nigerian universities. The scholarship has an estimated cost...
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Joash Amupitan, has reassured stakeholders that the Commission is fully prepared to conduct credible, transparent and peaceful Area Council elections in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, on Saturday, February 21, 2026. In a remark at a stakeholders’ meeting in Abuja ahead...
Nigerian higher education institutions have achieved a major breakthrough in global digital trust identity infrastructure following the admission of the Nigerian Research and Education Network (NgREN) into the Education Global Authentication Infrastructure (eduGAIN). NgREN announced the development on Tuesday after its Managing Director, Dr Joshua Atah, signed the declaration...
Bloggers and Vloggers, Content Creators Association in Nigeria (BAVCCA) has expressed strong support for Africa’s leading industrialist, Aliko Dangote, over his recent warning on the dangers of rising imports and soaring energy costs to Nigeria’s economy. In a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday, February 19, 2026, BAVCCA President,...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has signed the final amendments to the 2022 Electoral Act into law, describing the reforms as a major step toward strengthening Nigeria’s democratic process and restoring public confidence in elections. Speaking after assenting to the bill, the President stressed that the changes were aimed at...
Third Prosecution Witness, PW3, Umar Hussein Babangida in the ongoing trial of former Minister of Power and Steel, Olu Agunloye on Wednesday, February 18, 2026 told a Federal High Court, sitting in Apo, Abuja and presided over by Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie that Agunloye admitted in his extra-judicial statement to the Economic...
Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, secured an interim attachment order on nine trucks loaded with assorted solid minerals, as well as the final forfeiture of the contents of another truck, in a sustained crackdown on illegal mining activities...
President Bola Tinubu has issued an executive order to safeguard and enhance oil and gas revenues for the Federation, curb wasteful spending, eliminate duplicative structures in this critical sector of the national economy, and redirect resources for the benefit of the Nigerian people. The President signed the EO on...
Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, has officially commissioned the Abdul Samad Rabiu / Nigeria Customs Service Hospital in Bauchi. The 60-bed healthcare facility constructed and donated by Abdul Samad Rabiu, Chairman of ASR Africa and Founder/Executive Chairman of BUA Group is intended to provide quality healthcare to the host...
The anti-democratic stance of the Senate and the sudden somersault by the House of Representatives on the amendment of the Electoral Act 2022, specifically on the mandatory electronic transmission of election results from the polling units is an act of treachery against the Nigerian electorate. National Publicity Secretary of...
An officer of the Department of State Services,(DSS) on Wednesday told a federal high court how cell phone analysis of the four men being prosecuted for allegedly carrying out the June 5, 2022 attack on the St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State, placed them at the crime...
Real Madrid edged past Benfica 1-0 in their UEFA Champions League meeting, but the result quickly became secondary after allegations of racist abuse involving Vinícius Júnior. Vinicius scored the only goal of the night with a composed finish during a tight contest that never really opened up. Chances were...
Benfica’s Gianluca Prestianni has denied claims that he made racist remarks toward Real Madrid’s Vinícius Jr during their recent Champions League clash. In a post on his official Instagram account, Prestianni said: “I want to clarify that at no point did I direct racist insults to Vinícius Jr., who...
FCT Police Command has announced a large-scale security deployment ahead of the 2026 Area Council Elections scheduled for Saturday, February 21, 2026. The command’s spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, said the operation is being carried out in collaboration with sister security agencies, including the Nigerian Army, Nigerian Navy, Nigerian Air Force,...
With profound reverence to God Almighty, I greet the Christian and Muslim faithful on the solemn occasions of Lent and Ramadan. This year, Lent and Ramadan begin on the same day. This is not a common occurrence, and it reminds us that as a people of faith, we share a...
Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani has declared that access to electricity will no longer be a privilege in Kaduna State as he flagged off the distribution of 600 transformers and accessories across the 23 local government areas, alongside the deployment of 10,000 solar-powered streetlights. Speaking at the ceremony marking...
Kaduna State Police Command has dislodged several bandits’ camps and arrested 17 suspected criminals during a four-day clearance operation across parts of the state. The operation, conducted between February 10 and 13, 2026, targeted identified criminal hideouts in Kajuru, Tafa, Igabi and Kauru Local Government Areas. According to a...
Global Methodist Church of Nigeria (GMCN) has faulted the decision of a Taraba Upper Area Court to strike out a case it filed against the United Methodist Church of Nigeria (UMCN) over the sharing of church properties. The court, presided over by Barkindo Idris Chiloma, dismissed the suit on...
University of Jos (UNIJOS) has become the first African university to secure direct access to ancient manuscripts, positioning it at the forefront of biblical textual criticism and manuscript studies on the continent. The disclosure was made by Professor Philip Asura Nggada of the Department of Religion and Philosophy during...