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In a commanding display at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) quarter-finals, Nigeria defeated Algeria 2-0 on January 10, 2026, to book a place in the tournament’s semi-finals.
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has expressed strong confidence in President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s prospects in Rivers State ahead of the 2027 presidential election, insisting that the president faces no serious political threat in the state.
The Julius Abure-led leadership of the Labour Party has rejected claims that the Independent National Electoral Commission is opposed to its continued stay in office, describing the reports as misleading and deliberately twisted to deceive the public.
Isaac Fayose, brother of former Ekiti State governor Ayodele Fayose, has said that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, lack the political capacity to deliver Rivers State to President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general election.
Popular Nigerian TikToker, Habeeb Hamzat, well known as Peller, has vowed never to marry a Nigerian woman following his breakup with fellow Nigerian content creator, Jarvis.
The Department of State Services has detained one of its operatives following disturbing allegations involving the disappearance and exploitation of an underage girl.
Grammy-winning Nigerian Singer Ayodeji Balogun, well known as Wizkid, has become the first African artist to surpass ten billion streams on the global music platform Spotify.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has moved to personally manage the escalating political standoff in Rivers State, following weeks of tension between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike.
A Lagos-based consultant architect, Mr. Alfred Ogene, has instituted a legal claim against R-Jolad Hospital Nigeria Limited over alleged gross medical negligence that he claims resulted in permanent damage to his urinary system.