23+ hour, 20+ min ago   (1056+ words) Zainab Bala, a former presenter of GIST Nigeria, a current affairs programme jointly produced by BBC Africa and Channels Television, has recounted how her decision to wear her hijab on air became an issue during her nine-month stint on the…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (455+ words) President Bola Tinubu has fulfilled his promise to reward each member of Nigeria’s senior women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, with the naira equivalent of $100,000 following their historic 2025 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket triumph. The payment completes the package of presidential rewards promised to…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (840+ words) The Super Eagles legends alongside officials of Afreximbank, TopTier The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), through its Creative Africa Nexus (CANEX) programme, and TopTier Sports Management have announced plans for a landmark Legends Football Match to celebrate Nigeria’s celebrated mid-1990s football…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (371+ words) Veteran Nollywood actor Pete Edochie has sparked conversations on social media following a wide-ranging interview in which he spoke about his career, marriage, culture, politics and his standing in the Nigerian film industry. The actor, renowned for his commanding screen…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (459+ words) The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) will host the fifth edition of its Book Reading Programme on Tuesday, 15 September 2026, featuring writer, journalist, public policy analyst and strategic communicator, Paul C Nwabuikwu. This edition will focus on Nwabuikwu’s recently…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (578+ words) Governor Monday Okpebholo and fans [Credit: Edo Queens Media] Edo State Governor, His Excellency Senator Monday Okpebholo, has rewarded Edo Queens with N50 million for their triumph at the recently concluded CAF Women’s Champions League WAFU-B qualifiers in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso....

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (408+ words) Augustine Eguavoen Credit: Austin Eguavoen X Page The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has appointed former Super Eagles head coach Augustine Eguavoen as interim coach of the Super Falcons ahead of their 2028 Olympic Games qualifying fixtures against Comoros in October. Eguavoen,…...

6+ day, 52+ min ago   (1644+ words) Colours of My Mind is…a record of how an engaged Nigerian citizen thought through his country in real time, from the particular vantage point of the Niger Delta. Its value lies less in the comprehensiveness of its political analysis…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (578+ words) For Nigerian tennis, Wimbledon was supposed to be a breakthrough moment. Oluwaseun Peter Ogunsakin, popularly known as The Shark, is ensuring it is only the beginning. Barely two months after making history at Wimbledon, the Nigerian has followed up by…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (619+ words) Falconets Credit: NGSuper_Falcons on X Nigeria’s Falconets will launch their 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup campaign on Monday when they face former champions Spain in a high-profile Group F encounter at the Stadion Sosnowiec. The match, scheduled for 4p.m. Nigerian time,…...