EPL 2025/26: Liverpool Begin Title Defence With 4–2 Win
Liverpool vs Bournemouth opened the EPL 2025/26 season with a 4–2 win sealed by Chiesa and Salah. Semenyo’s brace had briefly drawn Bournemouth level before the champions responded. Anfield also…
Ibadan North Bye-election: Five parties, 217,980 voters set for decisive poll
INEC confirms five candidates on the ballot 217,980 PVC holders eligible to vote across 12 wards All candidates sign peace accord ahead of Saturday’s poll The Independent National Electoral Commission…
AfroBasket: Okogie Leads Nigeria Past Defending Champions Tunisia
Josh Okogie powered Nigeria to an 87–66 win over Tunisia at AfroBasket 2025 with a game-high 33 points. The D’Tigers led from the start and never looked back. The victory…
Fire Guts Fresh FM Ibadan Owned by Yinka Ayefele
Fire outbreak engulfs Ibadan-based Fresh FM on Friday evening. Staff raise alarm on social media, calling for urgent fire service response. Extent of damage and cause of inferno remain unknown…
NCoS Threatens to Sanction Officers Over Repeated Jailbreaks
Over 6,700 inmates have escaped Nigerian correctional centres since 2019. Controller-General blames negligence, vows strict sanctions on officers. 30 new Assistant Controllers-General decorated in Abuja. The Nigerian Correctional Service has…
Lawmakers Pay N3m Before Presenting Bills, Petitions, APC Rep Alleges
Jigawa Rep Ibrahim Auyo claims members pay up to N3m to sponsor bills and petitions. Says lobbying all 360 lawmakers is required for acceptance of a bill. Defends youth empowerment…
Obasanjo Library Raid: Court Convicts Four Internet Fraudsters
Four men convicted in Lagos after EFCC’s raid on Obasanjo Presidential Library hotel. Convictions include prison terms, fines, and community service with public shaming. EFCC confirms suspects will be arraigned…
Akwa Ibom Police Arrest Man for Posing as Ophthalmologist, Treating Hundreds with Unapproved Substances
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested Gabriel Gideon from Nsit Ubium Local Government Area for allegedly parading himself as an ophthalmologist. In a press statement released on Friday,…
Osun Man Jailed Two Years for Farm Theft, Vandalism
A Magistrate Court in Ila-Orangun, Osun State, has sentenced 29-year-old Olaniyan Taofik to two years imprisonment without the option of a fine for unlawful entry, theft, and malicious damage to…
Two Nurses, Soldier Arrested in Cross River for Alleged Newborn Baby Theft
Two nurses and a serving female soldier have been arrested in Akamkpa Local Government Area of Cross River State for allegedly stealing and selling a newborn baby. Security analyst Zagazola…
