Former Arsenal star, Paul Merson has predicted Chelsea to finish above Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City on the Premier League table this season. Merson also predicted that Arsenal could still win the Premier League title “easily.” Arsenal are on top of the Premeir League table ahead of Man City (second position) and Chelsea (third position) after […] More
It’s no longer news that Nigeria’s Super Eagles will not be at the 2026 FIFA World Cup taking place in Mexico, the United States and Canada next year. The Super Eagles recently struggled to make it to the intercontinental playoff of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. Eric Chelle’s men were knocked out by DR Congo, […] More
Popular Nigerian social critic Martins Vincent Otse, widely known as VeryDarkman, VDM, has suggested what he described as the “only solution” to the country’s security challenges, particularly terrorism. In a video clip posted on his official Facebook page on Monday, VDM blamed the worsening crisis on the lack of education, especially in the northern part […] More
A four-year-old boy, Abdulmumini Surajo, has been rescued unharmed in Koko, Kebbi State, after being kidnapped by his mother, Maryam Muhammad, 25. Abdulmumini went missing on November 26, 2025, and the father received a ransom call demanding N5 million. Police investigations traced the call to Maryam, who was promptly arrested and confessed to orchestrating the […] More
The Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, has refuted allegations of endorsing amnesty and payments to bandits, akin to late President Yarádua’s amnesty program for Niger Delta militants, dismissing a video clip, now trending on social media. The National Publicity Secretary of the ACF Prof T. A. Muhammad-Baba said, the insinuation must have emanated from a recent […] More
The Chairperson of Karim Lamido local government Council, of Taraba State, Virginia Baba Bambur, on Monday, condemned the communal clashes that affected several communities within the local government area. Following the wranglings in the area, a 24 how curfew, as of the time of this report, had been imposed on the local government. In a […] More
The Chief Promoter of the Alternative Movement, Otunba Segun Showunmi, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to explore a political solution in the case of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, who was recently sentenced to life imprisonment. A Federal High Court in Abuja had convicted Kanu on several […] More
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has told a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja that it has no evidence to support the allegation that Jude and Paul Okoye of P-Square fraudulently withdrew $800,000, contrary to claims made by their brother, Peter Okoye. Peter had in 2024 petitioned the EFCC accusing Jude and his […] More
His Excellency the Governor of Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, earlier today visited the Leader of the Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu at the Sokoto Correctional Centre, Sokoto State. Governor Otti while discussing with Mazi Kanu during the visit encouraged him to remain strong, assuring that the engagements he started over […] More
A dramatic new claim has ignited fresh tension in Nigeria’s security landscape after a Sahel-focused terrorism tracker, Brant Philip, alleged that the United States has now crossed into Nigerian airspace to secretly monitor ISWAP strongholds under a covert security pact with Abuja. Philip announced that on Saturday a manned U.S. ISR aircraft swept over ISWAP-controlled […] More
The Catholic Diocese of Kontagora in Niger State has published the names of 265 students, pupils and staff and teachers of St. Mary’s Catholic School, Papiri, Agwara LGA, who are still in captivity. Bandits attacked the school on November 21, 2025 and kidnapped 315 people, including 303 students and 12 teachers The Christian Association of […] More
A consultant cardiologist, Professor Chizindu Alikor, has raised serious concern over the rising incidence of hypertension among young Nigerians, warning that high blood pressure is “no longer a sickness for the old” as even 18-year-olds are increasingly being diagnosed. Professor Alikor issued the warning during the 123rd Inaugural Lecture of the Rivers State University, RSU, […] More