The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) of World Athletics has handed Nigerian long-distance runner Blessing Solomon a three-year ban after she tested positive for the prohibited substance Trimetazidine. Trimetazidine, a medication...

Gabon’s media regulator has ordered the suspension of social media platforms across the country “until further notice,” citing concerns over content it says is fuelling division and instability. In a...

The Kano State Censorship Board has directed the immediate closure of all entertainment centres across the state for the duration of Ramadan. In a statement issued on Tuesday by the...

Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State has denied allegations that he sponsored thugs to disrupt a stakeholders’ meeting at the state secretariat of the All Progressives Congress in Akure. The...

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has called for inclusive governance, effective policy implementation and stronger national unity as Christians in Nigeria and around the world mark Ash Wednesday. In...

Nigerian leaders have extended messages of goodwill to Christians and Muslims as the Christian season of Lent and the Muslim holy month of Ramadan commenced simultaneously on Wednesday, February 18,...

A contentious red card shown to Gift Orban has left his Italian Serie A club, Hellas Verona, fuming over officiating following their 2-1 defeat to Parma. Verona opted to remain...

Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai arrived at the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja on Monday over ongoing investigations into alleged corruption during his...

The Super Eagles are scheduled to play an international friendly against Jordan national football team in Amman this March. The match will form part of Jordan’s preparations for their maiden...

The three individuals accused of murdering 22-year-old Nigerian student and e-hailing driver Isaac Satlat made their first court appearance on Monday in Pretoria. Dikeledi Mphela, Goitsione Machidi, and McClaren Mushwana,...