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Football’s global governing body, FIFA, is pushing for a new rule that would compel players who receive on-field medical treatment to remain off the pitch for at least one minute before returning to action — a measure designed to address one of the most persistent complaints in the modern game: deliberate time-wasting disguised as…
As the All Progressives Congress counts down to its national convention slated for March 27 and 28, the clearest signal yet from within the party’s inner circle is that President Bola Tinubu has made his preference known: retain Professor Nentawe Yilwatda as national chairman and Dr. Ajibola Basiru as national secretary, a position that…
The Obidient Movement has formally rejected the results of last Saturday’s Abuja Municipal Area Council chairmanship election, declaring the exercise a “brazen assault” on democracy and calling for a full and transparent review of the outcome, even as the group mourns the killing of one of its polling agents during what it has described…
Lisandro MartÃnez will not feature for Manchester United in their Premier League fixture against Everton on Monday evening after the Argentine defender was ruled out with calf discomfort, adding another injury concern to a campaign that has already been significantly shaped by his availability. Medical examinations carried out by the club’s medical department confirmed…
Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has approached a Federal High Court seeking ₦1 billion in damages against the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and three other respondents, challenging what his legal team describes as an unconstitutional invasion of his Abuja residence carried out under a fundamentally defective search warrant….
The elections for six Abuja area councils took place on Saturday, January 21, 2026, coinciding with by-elections in the Ahoada East II and Khana II state constituencies of Rivers State, along with the Kano Municipal and Ungogo constituencies in Kano State. Yet, reports of low voter turnouts rent the air. For many Nigerians, the act…
Mounting congestion and administrative pressure at a major examination registration centre in Anambra State have drawn fresh concern from the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, who says candidates risk missing the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) through no fault of theirs. Obi, a former governor of Anambra State, raised the issue…
Suspended dust particles and advancing cloud systems are expected to shape weather conditions nationwide from Monday through Wednesday, as the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) forecasts widespread haze in the northern belt and thunderstorms across parts of the South. NiMet, in its official weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja, projected slight dust haze across…
Lawmakers in Nigeria’s National Assembly of Nigeria have highlighted far-reaching reforms embedded in the newly enacted Electoral Act 2026, introducing structural changes aimed at strengthening institutional independence, transparency, and accountability in the country’s electoral system. Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele, representing Ekiti Central on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, disclosed that the legislation…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has expressed deep concern over the low voter turnout recorded during Saturday’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) area council elections, describing it as a troubling reflection of Nigeria’s democratic health under President Bola Tinubu. Reacting to the polls on Sunday, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) chieftain pointed to turnout figures that…
