If you ever meet a Naija (popular term for people from Nigeria, which means unity and pride), try asking them about football. Really. Because in Nigeria, football is not “a sport” the way people sometimes say.
Nigeria has been ranked first globally in ownership of the two largest stablecoins, Tether (USDT) and USD Coin (USDC), marking the country’s growing reliance on dollar-related digital assets.
The Republic of Iran has criticised the recent resolution adopted by the United Nations Security Council condemning its actions in the Gulf region, describing the measure as one-sided and politically motivated.
Grammy-winning Nigerian music superstar Burna Boy has set a new record as the first African artist to gross the highest revenue from a single concert.
US President Donald Trump’s chief of staff Susie Wiles has been diagnosed with bre@st cancer but will continue to work during treatment, Trump said Monday.
A former governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party in Yobe State, Dr Ali Tikau, has defected to the African Democratic Congress.
The Kano State Executive Council, chaired by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, has approved a total of ₦310,266,203,460 for various projects focused on infrastructure upgrades, education, healthcare, rural development, housing, and social welfare.
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Newly sworn-in Minister of State for Finance, Taiwo Oyedele, pledged to ensure Nigeria’s tax reforms move from policy formulation to diligent execution, warning that “reforms are only as good as the paper on which they are written.”
The National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Felix Morka, has sharply criticized the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), asserting that it can no longer be considered a functioning political party due to its severe internal crises and inability to support its members' ambitions.
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has successfully returned the sum of ₦3,727,500 to the rightful owners or their representatives after the money was discovered at the scene of a road traffic crash in Kaduna State.
Security operatives have arrested a suspected bandit known
online as Sule Yellow, who became popular on TikTok for allegedly showing off
kidnapping activities and ransom money during livestreams.
The English Premier League (EPL) has handed Chelsea FC a suspended one-year transfer ban over breaches of financial rules.
Several passengers sustained injuries on Monday morning after a Kaduna–Abuja train was involved in a collision.
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Nigerian Ambassador-designate to Mexico, Reno Omokri, has warned that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar could risk losing political support in his home state of Adamawa State if he chooses former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, as his running mate in the 2027 presidential election.