The draw for the league phase of the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League was conducted on Thursday, with top European clubs learning their fixtures under the new format. This season will again adopt the ‘Swiss-style’ league phase rather than the traditional group stage, with 36 teams competing. Under the format, each team will play eight matches against different opponents, with four at home and four away. The top eight sides will qualify automatically for the round of 16, while teams placed ninth to 24th will compete in a two-legged play-off for the remaining slots. Clubs ranked 25th to 36th will be…
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Barely 26 days after leaving the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the African Democratic Congress (ADC), youth advocate Comrade, Odih Rowland has returned to the PDP, tendering a public apology to its leadership. Rowland, who served as Director-General of the Atiku Youth Wing Campaign Organisation, had on August 1, 2025, announced his defection to the ADC, describing it then as a move for “political realignment.” In a letter dated August 27, 2025, titled “My Sincere Apologies” and addressed to the PDP leadership, Rowland admitted that his exit was a mistake. He said, “I am writing to express my sincerest apologies…
American rapper Offset has opened up on why his marriage to Cardi B did not last. Naija News reports that Migos artist said he no longer sees marriage as part of his life after experiencing it and having three children together. Offset and Cardi B secretly married in September 2017 and share three children: Kulture, Wave, and Blossom. Cardi B filed for divorce from him for a second time in August 2024, though the process has not been finalized. Since then, Cardi B has moved on and is dating NFL player Stefon Diggs, while Offset remains single. During a recent…
AC Milan have reportedly agreed a £36 million transfer deal, including add-ons, to sign Chelsea forward Christopher Nkunku. The 27-year-old is expected to take a pay cut for a five-year contract and has been cleared to travel for a medical. Chelsea, in a smart financial manoeuvre, included a sell-on clause while also making a league-high estimated £309m from player sales, helping offset UEFA sanctions. Nkunku leaves Stamford Bridge after scoring 18 goals and providing five assists in 62 matches, contributing to Chelsea’s Club World Cup and Conference League triumphs this year. In England’s Championship, a surprise move sees Norwich City…
A former Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Customs Service, Ahmed Aliyu Mustapha, has passed away at the age of 76. Naija News reports that Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri, announced Mustapha’s demise in a statement via his official X handle on Thursday. Fintiri described the deceased as a man of service, dignity, and duty, whose legacy will live on in the hearts of the people of Adamawa. He wrote, “Deeply saddened by the passing of Alhaji Ahmed Aliyu Mustapha, former CG of Customs. “A man of service, dignity and duty whose legacy will live on. My prayers are with Lamido Adamawa,…
The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed that popular TikTok personality, Habeeb Hamzat, known as Peller, is safe. Naija News understands that follows reports that he was kidnapped while livestreaming on his way home on Wednesday evening. Peller, aged 20 had appeared in video clips online claiming he was abducted by gunmen, though he initially mistook them for security officials. Police said all of Peller’s belongings, including his phones and vehicle, were intact and that he was unharmed. The Lagos Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, said that investigations are ongoing to determine the truth behind the incident and whether…
The Federal Government has denied claims of signing agreements with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Naija News reports that the Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, while addressing journalists in Abuja on Thursday, clarified that the documents being referenced were merely proposals. According to him, both the 2009 and 2011 documents often cited by ASUU as binding agreements were never signed, but only proposals presented during negotiations. He remarked, “The documents ASUU has been referring to as agreements were just proposals that were never signed.” Alausa also dismissed reports of scheduling a meeting with ASUU and the Minister of…
The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Bayo Ojulari, has alleged that his life and those of the company’s management staff are under serious threat. Ojulari, who disclosed this on Thursday while receiving a delegation of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) led by its President, Comrade Festus Osifo, at the NNPCL headquarters in Abuja, said his “offence” was the series of reforms he introduced in line with President Bola Tinubu’s mandate to revive the nation’s moribund refineries. The NNPCL boss lamented that some “powerful elements” were bent on…
The National Economic Council (NEC) has approved the proposal to strengthen polio vaccination coverage in Nigeria, which has increased from 81% to 84% with a focus on routine immunization. The approval was given at its 151st meeting on Thursday, which was presided over by Vice President Kashim Shettima. Naija News reports that the council also approved the implementation of the Renewed Hope Medium-term plan 2026-2030. Details later… The post Just In: Details Of National Economic Council Meeting Emerge appeared first on Naija News.
Popular skit maker and prankster, Abdullahi Maruff Adisa, popularly known as IamTrinityGuy, has revealed his worry that music star Davido may not like him. TrinityGuy revealed that sometimes he feels he might have offended the singer. The comedian, who brands himself as the OBO Comedian, disclosed on Thursday through his verified Facebook page that he has been trying for almost two years to meet Davido but has not succeeded. Naija News reports that he explained the failed attempts made him wonder if the Afrobeats star harbours dislike for him. Trinity Guy further stated that he had promised himself in 2024…
