Tyson Fury is setting his sights on a third clash with Oleksandr Usyk rather than the long-awaited all-British fight with Anthony Joshua, his promoter Frank Warren has revealed. Warren confirmed that the former WBC heavyweight champion is eager to return to the ring next year, with his main focus on getting revenge against Usyk, who […] The post Tyson Fury Wants Third Fight With Usyk, Not Anthony Joshua – Promoter appeared first on Naija News.
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The Network of Anti-Corruption Institutions in West Africa (NACIWA) has re-elected the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, as its President. The decision was made on Wednesday, October 15, 2025, during the Annual General Assembly (AGA) held in Abuja. The body also approved the ECOWAS guidelines on borderless investigations, […] The post EFCC Boss Re-elected NACIWA President As ECOWAS Adopts New Anti-Corruption Guidelines appeared first on Naija News.
India has been confirmed as the host of the 2030 Commonwealth Games, winning the rights ahead of Nigeria’s Abuja after a closely contested bid process. The Commonwealth Sport Executive Board announced on Wednesday that Ahmedabad, in the western state of Gujarat, has been chosen as the host city. The decision will be officially ratified at […] The post India Beats Nigeria To Host 2030 Commonwealth Games appeared first on Naija News.
Former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stalwart and publisher of Ovation magazine, Dele Momodu, has urged opposition parties to unite and deploy what he described as the “ethnic and religious cards” if they intend to challenge President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election. Momodu, who spoke on Wednesday via a post on his 𝕏 (formerly […] The post Jonathan, Peter Obi Will Fail If They Run Independently Against Tinubu – Dele Momodu appeared first on Naija News.
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has condemned the abandonment of projects by governors. Speaking on Wednesday at the inauguration of a hotel in Yenagoa, Jonathan accused governors of ignoring projects by their predecessors. He lamented the abandonment of key projects he had initiated as Governor of Bayelsa State, blaming successive administrations for failing to sustain his […] The post This Is The Problem! – Jonathan Knocks Governors For Abandoning Projects He Spent Millions On appeared first on Naija News.
Nearly four months after the Federal Government listed the Presidential Boeing 737-700 Business Jet for sale, the aircraft remains unsold. This was confirmed through email exchanges between Punch and JetHQ, the U.S.-based marketing firm handling the listing. Responding to an inquiry, JetHQ’s Market Research Assistant, Marinell Nuevo, confirmed that the jet “remains available.” However, the […] The post Presidential Jet Still Unsold Four Months After Listing appeared first on Naija News.
There is uneasy calm in Bayelsa State following the defection of Governor Douye Diri from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Naija News reports that Diri made the announcement on Wednesday during an expanded State Executive Council meeting in Yenagoa, attended by the Speaker of the Bayelsa House of Assembly, […] The post Diri’s Deputy Ewhrudjakpo, Three Lawmakers Fail To Dump PDP appeared first on Naija News.
The Senator representing Bayelsa West, Seriake Dickson, has condemned the spate of defections by opposition governors and party leaders into the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking with reporters at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja on Wednesday after plenary, Dickson described the defections as “a mockery of democracy” and reaffirmed his commitment to the […] The post ‘I Am Where I Have Always Been’ – Dickson Reaffirms Loyalty To PDP After Diri’s Defection appeared first on Naija News.
Former presidential candidate Peter Obi has filed a lawsuit against human rights activist Deji Adeyanju for defamatory comments. Obi accused Adeyanju of making false, baseless, unfounded, malicious, reckless, scandalous, and defamatory statements against him on social media. In the suit, filed at the state high court in Onitsha, Anambra, Obi is also asking the court to […] The post Peter Obi Drags Adeyanju To Court, Demands ₦1.5 Billion For Defamatory Posts appeared first on Naija News.
The Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, has distanced himself from Governor Douye Diri’s defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Naija News learnt that Ewhrudjakpo, alongside some other stalwarts of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), insisted that the opposition party remains formidable in the state and across the country, stressing that there was […] The post ‘Bayelsa Deputy Governor Rejects Diri’s Defection To APC’ appeared first on Naija News.
