Bafana Bafana of South Africa has finally arrived in Uyo for Friday’s 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Nigeria. The players and their officials arrived at the Victor Attah International Airport, Uyo around 11am on Thursday. The contingent left for their base, Four Point by Sheraton Hotel following their arrival. The delegation arrived in Nigeria on Wednesday but spent the …

No fewer than three persons lost their lives on Sunday when bandits invaded a market in Tsafe town, headquarters of Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State. An eyewitness told newsmen that the bandits stormed the market around 11 am on Sunday and opened fire on those at the market. He said: “The bandits entered around 11 a.m. and started …

Scores of pro-democracy activists on Friday staged a solidarity march from the popular Unity Fountain to the National Assembly complex in Abuja to demand that the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) suspend its planned two-day protest and return to the negotiation table with the Federal Government. They also vowed to mobilise Nigerians against the unionists if the lawmakers couldn’t convince them …

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday raided the headquarters of the Dangote Group in connection with ongoing investigation into foreign exchange allocations. According to PREMIUM TIMES, on arrival at the headquarters of one of Africa’s largest conglomerates in Lagos, the EFCC operatives demanded documents relating to allocation of foreign exchange to the group in the last 10 …