Rena Wakama By Ernest Victor D’Tigress of Nigeria head coach, Rena Wakama, has been appointed as the new head coach of Hive BC ahead of the 2025-2026 Unrivalled Basketball League season in the United States. The Unrivalled League, co-founded in 2023 by WNBA stars Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier, kicked off its inaugural season […]
President Bola Tinubu has charged the newly appointed Service Chiefs to intensify efforts to defeat terrorism, banditry, and other criminal activities across the country, stressing that Nigerians expect results, not excuses. Tinubu gave the charge on Thursday at the Presidential Villa, following the decoration of the service chiefs with their new ranks. “We cannot allow […]
Former Kenyan Prime Minister, Raila Odinga, has died at the age of 80. Odinga died on Wednesday while receiving medical treatment at a hospital in India. He collapsed during a morning walk and was taken to Devamatha Hospital, which said he had suffered a cardiac arrest. It said he did not respond to resuscitation measures […]
By Oladipo Abiola A total of 71 generals of the Nigerian Army, including 60 major generals and 11 brigadier-generals, have been redeployed in a major shake-up of the Nigerian Army. Naija News understands that the shake-up is part of activities heralding the emergence of Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu as the new Chief of Army Staff […]
By Justina Otio The United States Embassy in Lagos has reacted to the revocation of the visa of Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka. Naija News reports that the renowned writer, during a media parley on Tuesday in Lagos, announced the revocation of his B1/B2 visa by the US Embassy. The 91-year-old told journalists […]
By: Kingsley Omonobi Fresh indications have emerged that the military has arrested an additional 15 officers of various ranks in connection with an alleged coup plot against the Federal Government, bringing the number of detained officers to over 40. Sources told Vanguard that the new arrests followed revelations made during interrogation of the initial 16 […]
By ‘Sola Akinsanmi The son of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Seyi Tinubu, has met with a group of prominent young Igbo businessmen in Lagos as part of efforts to strengthen the Change Nigeria initiative. The Guardian reports that the Change Nigeria Initiative is a platform promoting youth participation in politics, entrepreneurship, and innovation. The meeting, […]
Burning barricades are seen in Garoua during a demonstration by supporters of the political opposition on October 21, 2025 ahead of the release of the results of the presidential vote. (Photo by AFP) Former government minister and presidential hopeful Issa Tchiroma Bakary called on Cameroonians Wednesday to protest if the Constitutional Council announces “falsified and […]
By Elizabeth Adegbesan The Naira yesterday appreciated to N1,495 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,500 per dollar on Monday. But the Naira depreciated to N1,464.5 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM). Data published by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, showed that the exchange rate for the naira rose to […]
By Enioluwa Adeniyi A United States District Court has ordered the interim forfeiture of a California property linked to Paulinus Okoronkwo, a Nigerian-American and former general manager of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), after finding him guilty of financial crimes tied to a $2.1m bribe. Okoronkwo was convicted in September of transactional money laundering, […]
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