Free-scoring Chelsea extended Xabi Alonso’s perfect start as manager with an eye-catching 4-3 win against Brighton on Sunday. Alonso has presided over two successive wins in the Premier League and one in the League Cup since taking charge of the Blues. Romeo Lavia opened the scoring at Stamford Bridge with his first Chelsea goal since…
Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has issued an executive order establishing a Coroner Inquest/Panel of Inquiry into the killings, shootings, injuries, and violence reported at Naira and Kobo Junction, Motor Park/Garage Area, Ikire, Irewole Local Government Area, on August 24, 2026. The executive order, which takes effect on August 31, 2026, empowers the panel…
The Federal Government has clarified that Accounting, Mass Communication, Business Administration and other non-technical polytechnic courses have not been banned. Here’s what the policy really means for students. FG says Accounting, Mass Communication and other non-technical polytechnic courses have not been banned. Current students are not required to stop their programmes. The reform aims to…
Devastating floods in the Nepal-Tibet border region have killed at least 616 people, Nepali police said Saturday, three days after the disaster. Chinese state media had earlier confirmed seven dead, taking the total killed to at least 623. Rescuers in Nepal and China were still battling Saturday to locate thousands of people missing days after…
Kogi police say 15 NYSC members were abducted along the Aloma–Egane Expressway, with security forces continuing rescue operations. The Kogi State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of 15 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members by suspected armed bandits along the Aloma–Egane Expressway in Ofu Local Government Area of the state. The corps members were…
Nigeria’s foreign reserves climb to $53.11 billion, nearing a 2009 record as higher oil earnings boost dollar inflows. Nigeria’s external reserves have risen above $53 billion for the first time in more than 17 years, reaching $53.11 billion as of August 24, 2026. Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), checked by Nairametrics, showed…
Former Kogi West senator, Dino Melaye, on Wednesday, faulted President Bola Tinubu for allocating funds accrued from the fuel subsidy removal to state governors in return for their votes and support in 2027. Calling out the president, Melaye said Tinubu thinks he is smart to have diverted the proceeds of subsidy to governors. In 2023, during…
The Nigeria Police Force has challenged social media personality Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), to provide evidence to support his allegation that some police officers at checkpoints share information about travellers with kidnappers and bandits. The Force made the demand in a statement signed by its Public Relations Officer, CSP Ani Iniedu,…
Poco Lee’s management has addressed his UK sexual assault case, saying drink-spiking claims are not part of the allegations before court. Poco Lee’s management has confirmed that his case is now before a UK court. The team says drink-spiking claims being circulated online are not part of the allegations. His representatives urged the public not…
At least 160 people have been killed, and 403 others are missing after massive floods and landslides struck Nepal’s northern border with Tibet on Wednesday, leaving entire settlements devastated. Nepali police said they had recovered 157 bodies following what they described as “devastating floods”, while Chinese state media reported three deaths and 265 people missing…
