Galatasaray has reportedly finalized a monumental agreement with Napoli for the transfer of Nigerian superstar Victor Osimhen, bringing an end to weeks of intense negotiations. The deal, valued at €75 million, marks a significant coup for the Turkish champions. According to football transfer expert, Fabrizio Romano, the transfer fee was structured with an initial payment…
Nigeria’s Super Falcons have affirmed that their mission to reclaim the Women’s African Cup of Nations (WAFCON) title remains steadfast, vowing to defeat their South African counterparts when they clash in the second semifinal of the ongoing WAFCON 2024 finals in Casablanca today. In the competition’s 27-year history, the Super Falcons have never failed to…
Nigeria has revised the methodology for calculating its Gross Domestic Product (GDP), significantly increasing the size of the economy to ₦372.8 trillion in 2024, following a rebasing exercise by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The update shifts the GDP base year from 2010 to 2019, bringing the country’s national accounting system in line with…
Nigeria’s main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says it is the only political organisation with the structure and public goodwill needed to unseat the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the next presidential elections. Addressing journalists in Abuja on Monday, PDP’s spokesperson, Debo Ologunagba, stated that the party’s nationwide presence and grassroots network…
The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has strongly condemned gender-based violence (GBV), calling it a grave offence that must attract harsher penalties in Kano State. Speaking during a meeting with representatives from the Development Research and Project Centre (dRPC) and the Centre for Islamic Civilisation and Interfaith Dialogue (CICID) of Bayero University, Sanusi emphasised…
Sen Babajide Omoworare, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun, says the party will never lose the governorship election in the state again. Omoworare said this on Monday in Osogbo while declaring his intention to contest the Aug. 8, 2026 Osun governorship election. The chieftain said that the loss of the 2022…
The Police Service Commission (PSC), has approved the promotion of 12 commissioners of police to the next rank of assistant inspectors general. The 12 commissioners of police promoted to the rank of Assistant Inspectors General of Police are Johnson Oluwole Adenola, current Commissioner of Police, Oyo State, former Principal Staff Officer to the Inspector General…
Tensions flared in Nigeria’s capital on Monday as dozens of retired police officers braved torrential rain to stage a protest outside the National Assembly and Police Headquarters, demanding their removal from the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS). The retirees—many elderly and visibly distressed—held placards and sang protest songs, decrying years of what they described as pension…
The Natural Oil and Gas Suppliers Association of Nigeria (NOGASA) has raised objections to plans by Dangote Refinery to supply petroleum products directly to end users, bypassing the traditional distribution chain. NOGASA’s President, Benneth Korie, in a statement on Monday, said the move could disrupt the oil and gas industry, putting thousands of jobs at…
The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) says there is currently no evidence to support the allegation that some state governments are diverting funds allocated to local governments. Mr Bimbo Kolade, the Chairman of the Committee on Inland Revenue Services at RMAFC, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
