Paris Saint-Germain completed a fine week by beating bitter rivals Marseille 3-1 on Sunday to take a big step towards another Ligue 1 title, while the clash between relegation battlers Montpellier and Saint-Etienne was abandoned due to crowd trouble. PSG followed their Champions League victory over Liverpool on Tuesday by getting the better of Marseille […]

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has began the demolition of properties in Kano and cause dispute with residents who claim to have legal ownership of the affected homes. The demolition comes after a longstanding dispute over the sale of the properties, which residents argue was approved by the federal government. Reacting to the […]

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has temporarily halted the sales of petroleum products in naira as the naira-for-crude talks between the $20bn Lekki-based plant and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited appear to have failed. Following the announcement of the halt in petroleum products’ sales in naira by the Dangote refinery on Wednesday, the cost of […]

The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused Governor Monday Okpebholo, of staging a desperate charade to mislead President Bola Tinubu. In a statement on Tuesday, PDP Caretaker Committee Publicity Secretary, Chris Osa Nehikhare, described the gathering at the Festival Hall of Government House as a shameful attempt to fabricate defections […]

Lagos State Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate in the 2023 general elections, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has launched a new mobile application called “Our Lagos” to provide economic opportunities and policy information to Lagos residents. Rhodes-Vivour, who spoke during an event, which coincided with the second anniversary of the poll, said that the 2023 election was marred […]

Canada has seen a sharp rise in deportations, reaching the highest number since 2015. Nearly 7,300 people were removed from the country by November 19th, 2024, marking an 8.4% increase compared to the previous year. This surge comes as the Canadian government works to address a growing backlog of refugee claims and a rising number […]

Residents of Bonny Local Government Area in Rivers have dismissed reports of a fresh pipeline explosion, confirming that no such incident occurred. On Wednesday, viral reports claimed that militants had attacked two oil facilities in the area, which further heightened security concerns. However, residents of Iloamatoru community, the purported site of the alleged explosion, refuted […]

Osun State Government, yesterday, chided the National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ajibola Basiru, for calling on President Bola Tinubu to declare a state of emergency in the state, describing such development as callous and self-centered. Basiru had lauded Tinubu for declaring a state of emergency in Rivers State on Tuesday to resolve […]

Air Peace has said travelers will enjoy up to N600,000 reduction in airfares when they connect from cities across Nigeria to London with one additional luggage. The airline said this in a statement on Wednesday, adding that the promo runs until March 31, 2025, with an extended travel period until April 15, 2025. Air Peace […]

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Olorundare Jimoh, has promised to synergize with the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) and the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) with a view to strengthening security and boosting revenue. Jimoh made the promise when he received the Controller of Customs, Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Command, Lagos, Michael Awe, who paid […]

A Benin High Court on Wednesday, remanded two persons, Ile Itua and Kingsley Micheal, in a correctional centre over alleged killing of a 21-month old child. Itua, 25, and Michael, 36, whose addresses were not given, are being charged with murder. The Prosecutor, Polycap Odion, said that the defendants committed the offence on March 12, […]

The FCT Police Command has confirmed the death of six persons, with 14 cars burnt in a devastating accident in Abuja that triggered a wildfire. The spokesperson of the command, SP Josephine Adeh, who confirmed the incident, noted that the command deeply regrets the tragic motor vehicle accident that occurred on March 19, 2025, at […]