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Morocco edge Senegal on penalties, set up CHAN 2024 final clash with Madagascar

Nigeria, Aug. 27 -- Morocco are one step away from making CHAN history after edging defending champions Senegal 5-3 on penalties in a tense semi-final on Tuesday night at the Mandela National Stadium ... Read More


CBN orders banks, fintech firms to make GPS tracking mandatory for PoS terminals

Nigeria, Aug. 27 -- The Central Bank of Nigeria has ordered banks, fintech companies and other licensed payment operators to install GPS tracking on all Point of Sale (PoS) terminals, in a bid to tigh... Read More


Sowore to appear in court over police's forgery, defamation charges

Nigeria, Aug. 27 -- SaharaReporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore, is scheduled to appear before Emeka Nwite, a judge of the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, over allegations of forgery and unla... Read More


Killings, abductions, cattle rustling surge across northern states

Nigeria, Aug. 27 -- Terrorists have increased their violent campaigns in Kaduna, Niger, Kwara, Kano and Sokoto states, rustling livestock, abducting locals and displacing them. The displacement is mo... Read More


Terror kingpin kills three of his 'fighters' in Imo

Nigeria, Aug. 27 -- A notorious terror kingpin and controversial pro-Biafra agitator has shot dead three of his "fighters" in Imo State, Nigeria's South-east. The terror kingpin, Ifeanyi Eze, is othe... Read More


Gunmen abduct family, kill vigilante in Katsina metropolis midnight raid

Nigeria, Aug. 27 -- Armed men have kidnapped a man, his wife and daughter in an overnight raid on a residential area in Katsina State metropolis. The attackers stormed Filin Canada Quarters in the st... Read More


Iyabo Ojo's three-day-old son breaks internet

Nigeria, Aug. 27 -- Rakeem Mkambala, the three-day-old grandson of actress Iyabo Ojo, has become an internet sensation. PREMIUM TIMES reported that Priscilla, daughter of Ojo, welcomed her first chil... Read More


Iyabo Ojo's three-day-old grandson breaks internet

Nigeria, Aug. 27 -- Rakeem Mkambala, the three-day-old grandson of actress Iyabo Ojo, has become an internet sensation. PREMIUM TIMES reported that Priscilla, daughter of Ojo, welcomed her first chil... Read More


Rio Ngumoha: Nigerian-born forward becomes Liverpool's youngest-ever goalscorer

Nigeria, Aug. 26 -- A new star has emerged at Liverpool FC. Rio Ngumoha, a 16-year-old forward of Nigerian and Guadeloupean descent, made history on Monday night by becoming Liverpool's youngest-ever ... Read More


CDD-West Africa warns of rising military rule populism in Francophone states

Nigeria, Aug. 26 -- The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD-West Africa) has raised the alarm over the resurgence and normalisation of military rule in parts of West and Central Africa, warning ... Read More