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Manchester United has ended its annual multi-million-pound remuneration to legendary former manager Sir Alex Ferguson, as the club’s new co-owner, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, looks to reduce operating costs. The decision to…

The Rivers State House of Assembly led by Martin Amaewhule has declared the seats of Edison Ehie, the Chief of Staff to Governor Siminalayi Fubara, and three other pro-Fubara lawmakers vacant following their…

Following a dramatic intervention by the Department of State Services (DSS), the Nigeria National Petroleum Commission Limited (NNPCL) have reportedly agreed to sell Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) to members of the…

The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, on Tuesday…

The Libyan Football Federation has said that it will not condone excuses from the Nigeria Football Federation to boycott the second leg of the Group D 2025 African Cup of Nations qualifier tie against the Super Eagles.…

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Governors Forum (PDP-GF), has instructed feuding members of the party to revert to the status quo. Chairman of the forum who is also Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, issued the…

Nigeria’s headline inflation rate in September 2024 rose to 32.70%, up from 32.15% in August 2024, marking a 0.55% increase month-on-month.   This is…

Following the national electricity grid collapse experienced on Monday evening, power distribution disco, Ikeja Electric, has announced that it has experienced another system failure which has affected the supply…

The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the Inspector General of Police (IGP) an additional 30-day freezing order against 818 bank accounts currently under investigation for allegedly receiving “proceeds of…

Music mogul Sean Combs is facing a batch of new lawsuits including one alleging he molested a minor, the legal team behind the filings announced Monday. The federal civil complaints filed in Manhattan were filed…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday vowed to hit Hezbollah without mercy, a day after the Iran-backed Lebanese group’s deadliest strike on Israel since the start of the war in late September. Hezbollah’s…

Kylian Mbappe is being investigated for rape by Swedish police, according to a newspaper report in Sweden following a visit by the Real Madrid star to Stockholm, which Mbappe denounced as “fake news”. After…

The UK Charity Worker Visa presents individuals with a job offer to engage in voluntary work in the UK for up to 12 months. Though the visa does not lead to permanent residency, partners and children under 18…

Nigeria's anti-corruption agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has raided Urban 94.5FM, one of the popular radio stations in Enugu State. SaharaReporters gathered on Tuesday morning that the…

Ademola Olajire, Director of Communications, Nigerian Football Federation (NFF), has narrated how the Super Eagles players and team officials got food during the dehumanising treatment meted on the three-time…

Pastor Enoch Adeboye, General Overseer, Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has appointed Prof. Toyin Ogundipe as the Pro-Chancellor of Redeemer’s University, Ede, Osun. This is contained in a statement by Mr…

Donald Trump has long openly admired the world’s dictators and three weeks before the US presidential election he’s taking a page from the authoritarian playbook with escalating threats against the “enemy from…

Nigeria’s average crude oil production in the month of September declined by as much as 33,000 barrels to 1.405 million barrels per day. In its October oil market report, the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting…

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced a one-month extension of the verification exercise of recovery of import duties on illegally imported aircraft into Nigeria. In a statement signed by the National…

The World Bank has lauded the reforms led by the Central Bank Governor, Yemi Cardoso, noting that his monetary policies are steering the country in the right direction. Indermit Gill, Senior Vice President…

The Chairman of the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee, Taiwo Oyedele, has said that wealthy Nigerians earning N100m and above monthly will face a 25 per cent personal income tax rate if a new…

The House of Representatives Committee investigating allegations of corruption against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Nigeria Correctional Service will visit the Lagos offices of the two…

The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has counselled members of the House to ensure transparency and accountability in discharging their duty. He urged them to strengthen the legislative…

A woman, Miss Ijeoma Franca, has been caught trying to smuggle substance suspected to be Indian Hemp into the Medium Security Prisons, Kuje, Abuja. The substance, which was concealed in a carton of the biscuit…