Europe’s top football nations face a broadcast blackout for this year’s Women’s World Cup unless media organisations improve their “disappointing” offers for the rights, FIFA president Gianni Infantino said. Offers from “Big Five” European countries — Britain, Spain, Italy, Germany and France — were not acceptable to football’s world governing …

Max Air airline has joined Nigerian Air-force, Air Peace and Azman air in airlifting stranded Nigerians being evacuated from Sudan to Egypt. In a statement issued on Thursday via its official Instagram handle, the airline will send out its Boeing 747-400 aircraft. We are pleased to announce that Max Air, …

NIGERIA’s President-Elect, Ahmed Bola Tinubu on Thursday described Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state as a fighter of corruption in his provision of meaningful welfare and conducive work environment for public servants, particularly in the state’s judiciary. Tinubu while commissioning the new 24 court rooms Rivers State Magistrate Court build …

Actress Annie Idibia has posted a video of her husband 2face Idibia, performing at their first daughter Isabella’s school prom. The proud mother of two posted the flashback video of 2baba performing his classic song “African Queen” before children, parents, and teachers on her Instagram account. In the video, her …

The West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates is scheduled to hold between May 8 and June 23. The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Head of National Office, Mr. Patrick Areghan made this known at a pre-examination briefing on Thursday in Lagos. Areghan said 1,621,853 candidates across …

Three policemen were on Thursday shot dead by gunmen during an attack at a military checkpoint in Umunze in Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State. The gunmen were said to have opened fire on the officers who were manning the checkpoint, along Umunze-Ihite road, killing three of them …

The Bayelsa National and State House of Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal will hold its inaugural sitting in Yenagoa on Thursday, on 31 petitions before it. Reports learnt that out of the 31 one petitions received so far, a total of nine were from the outcome of the National Assembly elections …

The Nigeria Police Force, Ekiti State Command and Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Ekiti State Council have formed a synergy to checkmate criminal activities across towns and villages in the state. The arrangement was concluded when the state Commissioner of Police paid a courtesy call on the Secretariat of NUJ, …

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) on Thursday put both the federal and state governments on notice of an imminent students uprising which will lead to complete shutdown of the country if the increase in tuition fees in all tertiary institutions across the country is not stopped immediately. NANS …

Veteran pop singer, Chris Mba, has died after a long battle with heart issues. The musician, who was famous in the 1980s for his jerry curl and hits like ‘Funky Situation’, ‘Baby Don’t Cry’, ‘Making My Way’ and ‘Love Everlasting’, died on Wednesday at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital.   …