The countdown to the 2026 Ballon d’Or nominee announcement is almost over, with the shortlists for all 12 award categories set to be unveiled on September 8. The announcement will reveal the players, coaches and clubs in contention for the prestigious prizes ahead of the main ceremony in London on October 26. Here are the […]
Former France and Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema has left Al Hilal just under eight months after joining the Saudi club. “Al Hilal Club Company and French player Karim Benzema have mutually agreed to terminate their contractual relationship, bringing his time with Al Hilal’s first football team to an end,” wrote the club on their […]
The Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ola Olukoyede, says more than 40 staff members have been dismissed for corruption and financial malpractice in the last three years. Olukoyede disclosed this on Monday in Abuja at a media interactive session to mark his three-year stewardship at the commission’s headquarters. The chairman also said […]
The candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the August 15 Osun governorship poll, Bola Oyebamiji has congratulated the state governor, Ademola Adeleke, who was returned elected in the election by the Independent National Electoral Commission. Oyebamiji who alleged attacks on small and medium-sized businesses due to perceive political affiliations or non-allegiance of their owners […]
President Bola Tinubu has expressed delight over the successful release of 15 members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and six other Nigerians who were abducted last week in Kogi State by criminals. The President commended the security agencies for what he described as a well-coordinated search-and-rescue (SAR) operation that ensured the kidnapped victims […]
President Bola Tinubu on Sunday in Angola formally reported the recurring xenophobic and Afrophobic attacks against Africans and other nationals in South Africa to the African Union, declaring that such attacks undermine the continent’s solidarity, unity and peaceful coexistence. He demanded that African leaders place the matter on the agenda of the next AU Assembly […]
President Bola Tinubu has asked a United States federal court to block the further release of records linked to past investigations involving him, arguing that disclosure would violate his privacy rights. Tinubu, who joined the case as an intervenor, made the request in a fresh filing before the US District Court for the District of […]
The United States said Sunday it had carried out strikes on Iranian rocket launchers on a small island in the Strait of Hormuz, its first attacks on Iran since late July. “Earlier today, US forces struck two Iranian launchers on Larak Island,” a US Central Command spokesman said, adding that Iran’s Revolutionary Guards “were observed […]
The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has expressed confidence in the ability of the Mobile Police Force to tackle insurgency and banditry across the country. He noted that the success of the Federal Government’s drive to quell insurgency and banditry would depend largely on the operational readiness of the Police Mobile Force. The IG stated […]
Vice President Kashim Shettima has arrived in Luanda, Angola, on Sunday to represent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the 21st Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU). A statement by Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Communications, disclosed that on arrival […]