France Football, the Ballon d’Or organisers, have said that it is conceivable to win the award without winning any trophies during the year in question. The correction was provided in a statement posted on their official website on Tuesday. They cited six previous examples, the most recent of which included Cristiano Ronaldo in 2013. Long … Read more
Former Manchester United striker Michael Owen has selected Arsenal as the favourites to reclaim the Premier League title this season. Owen also predicted which teams would finish in the top six of the Premier League table. The 2026/27 Premier League season begins this month, and Arsenal will seek to defend their crown, which they won … Read more
Prince Dapo Abiodun, Governor of Ogun State, commissioned the 3.3-kilometer Adesan Road in Mowe, Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area, on Friday, while also announcing the arrest of four more suspects in the kidnapping of seven Gateway ICT Polytechnic students in Saapade. Governor Abiodun lauded the students’ rescue and the arrest of the suspects as a huge … Read more
Justice Aigbona Momodu of the Edo State Special Criminal Court has adjourned the trial of four suspects accused of abducting victims at Benin City’s Vegetable Market until August 20, 2026, to allow counsel to make their final written addresses. Justice Momodu delayed the hearing after the fourth defendant, Miss Gift Raphael, completed her defence. Barrister … Read more
Nigeria and the Benin Republic have agreed to strengthen defence cooperation and develop real-time intelligence sharing to combat cross-border crime, terrorism, and piracy in West Africa. Gen. Christopher Musa, Minister of Defence, secured the agreement during a three-day working visit to Cotonou that ended on Thursday. Leah Katung-Babatunde, the minister’s Special Adviser on Media, made … Read more
Mr Ella Aji Williams, the Taraba State Coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has assured corps members posted to the state that their welfare and security will remain the scheme’s top objectives. Williams made the pledge on Friday at the swearing-in and inauguration of 1,166 corps members deployed to Taraba State for the … Read more
A Federal High Court in Gusau has set August 31, 2026 as the judgement date in a complaint contesting the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial primary election in Zamfara North. Dr. Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi, an APC senatorial candidate, filed the complaint against the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and Senator … Read more
The Inter-Party Advisory Council, or IPAC, has disputed rumours that the Osun State chapter election has been moved from the state to Abuja. The clarification was given in a response dated August 6, 2026 and signed by IPAC’s National Organising Secretary, Chinyere Ogekalu. Ogekalu stated that her office had been alerted to a bogus circular … Read more
A coalition of Nigerian students and civil society organisations has called on the United States, the United Kingdom, and other members of the international community to immediately push the Federal Government to hold a credible and transparent election in Osun State on August 15, 2026. The coalition issued the demand on Friday thru Olayinka Dada … Read more
Chijioke Ihunwo, a former Chairman of the Caretaker Committee in Rivers State’s Obio/Akpor Local Government Area, has committed to support Rainbow Coalition candidates and President Bola Tinubu’s reelection bid. Ihunwo, a staunch supporter of Rivers State Governor Sim Fubara, stated that his decision was motivated by the governor’s demand for healing and togetherness. On TVC’s … Read more