2+ hour, 23+ min ago   (314+ words) The National Sports Commission (NSC) has announced an upward review of performance bonuses and instant rewards for Nigerian athletes competing at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. Speaking on the development, NSC Chairman, Mallam Shehu Dikko, said the package…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (232+ words) Nigeria’s U-20 boys, Flying Eagles, have now settled down in the city of Yamoussoukro in Cote d’Ivoire ahead of their participation in this year’s WAFU B U-20 Championship kicking off this weekend. The Cup-holders flew into Abidjan, the capital of…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (341+ words) The Senate has passed the Insurance Regulatory Commission (Establishment) Bill, 2026 (SB. 394), which officially renames the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM). Senator Abiru said, “That the Senate do Receive and Consider the Report of the Committee on Banking, Insurance and Other Financial…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (234+ words) That distinction matters. Because nations are not transformed simply by changing who holds the reins; transformation comes when those in power choose to exercise it differently. That vision remains relevant far beyond South Africa. It remains relevant in Nigeria. The…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (449+ words) The 2026 edition of the Pan-Afrikan Drum Festival will be held in Toronto, Canada on July 23 and 24, 2026, with the organisers unveiling the details of two days of cultural celebration, youth empowerment, and international collaboration aimed at strengthening African heritage and multiculturalism....

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (439+ words) The Concerned Citizens of Ghana, a non-profit organisation, has called on the Ghanaian President, John Dramani Mahama, to intervene to protect Jonah Capital, a Ghanaian-owned company operating in Nigeria, over what it described as persistent harassment by some Nigerian authorities....

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (152+ words) The Flying Eagles of Nigeria will start their WAFU B U20 title defence with an opener against the Black Satellites of Ghana in Yamoussoukro, Cote d’Ivoire on July 27, 2026. It will be a rematch of the 2024 WAFU B U20 final in Lome, Togo,…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (335+ words) Nigeria’s Under-20 Women’s National Team, the Falconets, have commenced camping in Abuja ahead of the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, with 16 out of the 28 invitees hitting their Abuja camp. The 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup is scheduled to be held…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (311+ words) The fifth batch of 282 Nigerian returnees arrived at the Murtala Muhammed Airport at 7:35pm on Thursday aboard Air Peace Airlines, bringing the total number of returnees to 1,134. Air Peace has done four flights of 258, 266, 262, and 282 persons, while Value Jet flew 66 free…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (394+ words) A 63-year-old drug baron, Anochili Innocent, three Mexican nationals, and six other Nigerians have been arraigned before Justice Musa Kakaki of the Federal High Court, Lagos State on an 11-count criminal charge and sent to prison for setting up of…...