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Nigeria will be represented by a one-man contingent at the opening ceremony of the Milano–Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Italy, with cross-country skier Samuel Ikpefan carrying the nation’s hopes on the global stage.Ikpefan, 34, is Nigeria’s sole athlete at the Winter Games and will compete in the men’s 10-kilometre freestyle and sprint classic events, marking another historic outing for the co...

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has described the death of former Head of Service and Secretary to the State Government, Prince Babatunde Osokoya, as a painful and significant loss to the state.Osokoya, an elder statesman from Omu-Ijebu, died at the age of 81 after a brief illness at a private hospital in Abeokuta. Until his passing, he remained actively engaged in public affairs and recently participated in a...

The Federal Government has launched a nationwide free cancer screening programme targeting 6,000 asymptomatic Nigerians across the six ge...

The alleged ₦8.7 billion money laundering trial involving former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami (SAN), has been reassigned to a new judge of the Federal High Court in Abuja, alongside a related asset forfeiture suit involving dozens of properties linked to the former minister.Findings revealed that the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court has reassigned both matters to Justice Obiora Egwuat...

Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has charged organisers of the Lisabi Pre-Festival Heritage Tour and Cultural Art Exhibition to deliberately spotlight Egba historical personalities and neglected heritage sites in order to reposition Egbaland as a global tourism destination.Obasanjo gave the charge when members of the Lisabi Pre-Festival Heritage Tour and Cultural Art Exhibition paid him a courtesy visit ahead ...

The Senate has announced an emergency plenary sitting scheduled for Tuesday, February 10, 2026, amid mounting controversy over recent amendments to the Electoral Act.The announcement was made on Sunday in a statement signed by the Clerk of the Senate, Emmanuel Odo, who said all senators have been requested to attend the session.According to the statement, President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, directed the reconvening of plenary for the emergency sittin...

Nigeria’s top-ranked tennis player, Daniel Adeleye, produced a spirited comeback to defeat Uzbekistan’s Abdulaziz Usmonjonov in the Davis Cup World Group II Playoffs on Saturday in Lagos, keeping Nigeria’s hopes alive in the tie.Adeleye recovered from the loss of the opening set to secure a hard-fought 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 victory, earning a crucial point for the home side in front of an energetic Lagos crowd....

The Ogun East Independent Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), on Saturday, paid a condolence visit to the family of the late Chief (Mrs.) Lucia Onabowale Onabanjo, former First Lady of Ogun State and wife of the state’s first civilian Governor, the late Chief Bisi Onabanjo.The delegation, led by the Secretary of the Chapel, Comrade Funmilayo Adewoju Suleodu, conveyed the heartfelt sympathy of the union ...

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