The Vice-Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) for the 2027 election, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has expressed confidence that the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, will honour his pledge to serve only one term in office before handing over to a candidate from Northern Nigeria in 2031. Obi, a Southerner, vowed to serve one…
The case involving former Miss South Africa contestant and Miss Universe Nigeria, Chidimma Adetshina, has been postponed to the 19th of August in the Cape Town Regional Court. She appeared in the court on Monday, July 20, 2026 to challenge the move by Home Affairs to deport her. Adetshina was arrested in Cape…
FIFA has opened a disciplinary investigation into the ugly scenes which marred the end of Sunday’s World Cup final involving several Argentina players and coaches physically attacking members of the Spain team. Substitute Ferran Torres emerged as Spain’s hero after scoring the decisive goal in the second half of extra time to hand La…
New details have emerged about Argentina’s misconduct in their World Cup final defeat to Spain on Sunday night, July 19. Recall that Leandro Paredes and Nahuel Molina were both caught attacking Spanish players, prompting FIFA to finally launch an investigation. It has now been revealed that tensions didn’t only rise on the pitch…
A Nigerian lady has appealed to the South Korean Embassy in Lagos to improve the conditions for visa applicants after sharing her experience at the embassy. In a video, she alleged that applicants were left sitting on pavements and under the sun for hours with no designated waiting area despite the large number of…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, refused to drink water from a borehole he built. Naija News reports that while Vice President Kashim Shettima and the FCT Minister of State, Dr. Mariya Mahmoud Bunkure, drank from the borehole, Wike refused. The former Rivers State Governor had commissioned the newly…
A Nigerian lady has shared her heartbreaking experience after she was reportedly denied boarding during a stopover in Doha while travelling to Canada. In a video, she said she initially thought the situation was a misunderstanding until she was informed that she would have to return to Nigeria. According to her, airline officials questioned her…
President Tinubu has announced 26 new appointments into 10 Federal Government agencies and commissions, with former governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, emerging as chairman of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), and Major General Junaid Bindawa as chairman of the National Salary and Wages Commission. A statement released by presidential media aide, Bayo Onanuga,…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has arrested two suspected counterfeiters following the discovery and dismantling of two illegal alcoholic beverage production operations in the Mushin area in Lagos State The suspects, identified as Uchenna Ekezie and Peter Okparalgbo, were apprehended during separate enforcement operations conducted by the Agency’s…
Lionel Messi has broken his silence after Argentina’s defeat to Spain in the 2026 FIFA World Cup final. The Argentina captain admitted the defeat brought him “immense pain,” acknowledging that it would take time to come to terms with missing out on a second consecutive World Cup title. The 39-year-old had been…
