Nigeria’s Olympic Eagles have begun preparations for their 2027 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualifying tie against the Democratic Republic of Congo. The team held its first training session on Tuesday at the Remo Stars Sports Complex in Ikenne, with head coach Éric Chelle supervising 28 players as preparations got under way for the crucial […]

Army Lieutenant General Brett Sylvia was removed this week from his role as head of strategy, plans and policy on the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the magazine reported, citing unidentified defense department officials. The post US Fires Top Army General In Latest Ouster appeared first on Channels Television.

The most recent news from Nigeria and across the world is available at The News Chronicle. The News Chronicle provides the most recent headlines, commentary, and political news. A netizen, out of frustration and moral judgment, recently declared that politicians have turned politics into an investment. An investment to reap, not to serve, if I may emphasize his point. I have always had a problem with this kind of diagnosis, the kind most people want to hear, a convenient convention that isolates the […] The post Politics as an Investment appeared first on The News Chronicle.

The most recent news from Nigeria and across the world is available at The News Chronicle. The News Chronicle provides the most recent headlines, commentary, and political news. The Senate has taken the first legislative step towards transforming the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) into a regional university serving Nigeria and the wider West African sub-region. The proposed legislation, titled the West African University of Legislative Studies (Establishment) Bill, 2026 (SB. 1087), passed its first reading during plenary on Wednesday. […] The post Senate Moves to Upgrade NILDS to West African Legislative University appeared first on The News Chronicle.

The most recent news from Nigeria and across the world is available at The News Chronicle. The News Chronicle provides the most recent headlines, commentary, and political news. Katsina State Governor, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda, on Wednesday officially flagged off the joint Tinubu/Dikko 2027 election campaign in Funtua, reaffirming his administration’s commitment to sustainable development in Katsina State and Nigeria. Addressing party leaders, stakeholders and supporters at the ceremony, Radda highlighted key achievements under his administration’s Building Your Future Agenda, citing progress in […] The post Gov Radda Flags Off Tinubu/Dikko Campaign in Funtua, Rallies Support for APC appeared first on The News Chronicle.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will travel to Saudi Arabia to perform the lesser Hajj (Umrah), rather than seek medical treatment, his Special Adviser on Social Media, Dada Olusegun, has said. The aide made the clarification on Thursday in a post on X while responding to human rights activist Omoyele Sowore, who had questioned the purpose […] The post Tinubu is going to Saudi for Umrah, not treatment — Aide appeared first on Tribune Online.

Nigerians on X have expressed mixed reactions to President Bola Tinubu’s planned trip to Makkah, Saudi Arabia, to perform Umrah and pray for the country, with some questioning the timing of the visit amid economic hardship and insecurity. LEADERSHIP reports that the  Presidency announced on Wednesday that Tinubu would depart Abuja on Thursday for the […]

The most recent news from Nigeria and across the world is available at The News Chronicle. The News Chronicle provides the most recent headlines, commentary, and political news. Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have neutralised 44 suspected terrorists and disrupted an improvised explosive device (IED)-laying operation in Borno State as part of ongoing military operations against insurgents in the North-East. The operations were carried out through coordinated, intelligence-led engagements across different locations within the theatre. According to a statement issued on Wednesday night […] The post Soldiers Eliminate 44 Boko Haram Terrorists, Foil Bomb Attack in Borno appeared first on The News Chronicle.

The UK-funded Partnership for Learning for All in Nigeria (PLANE) has reached more than two million children and supported the training of over 25,000 teachers and facilitators across northern Nigeria since its launch in 2019. The programme’s achievements were highlighted on Wednesday in Kaduna at its close-out event, where education stakeholders called on state governments […]

The federal government said it has disbursed N249.6 billion to the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) in the last three years, representing 77.1 per cent of the total N323.6 billion disbursed since the fund was established in 2019. The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Iziaq Adekunle Salako, disclosed this during […]

The most recent news from Nigeria and across the world is available at The News Chronicle. The News Chronicle provides the most recent headlines, commentary, and political news. Finally, the ill-fitting mask on the ugly face of government policy comes off.  In the sunset of his administration, French President Emmanuel Macron is facing a boiling, indignant movement that began with the protests of disgruntled students and has burgeoned into something much more significant.  On September 17, teachers at the Antoine de Saint-Exupéry High […] The post Unmasked Agendas: Macron, Youth Protests and Blocking Social Media appeared first on The News Chronicle.

The Lagos State Safety Commission has warned motorists and other road users against reckless driving during and after the ember months to curb carnage on the nation’s roads. The agency stated this when it took its 2026 Road Safety Week sensitisation campaign to Ikorodu Garage and its environs, calling on motorists, commercial drivers, commuters and […]

All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed claims that ministers in President Bola Tinubu’s administration paid billions of naira to The post Billions for ministerial slot claim not about Tinubu’s govt – APC appeared first on Tribune Online.

The most recent news from Nigeria and across the world is available at The News Chronicle. The News Chronicle provides the most recent headlines, commentary, and political news. Retired Commodore Kunle Olawunmi, a former Commandant of the Defence Intelligence College, has said the Nigerian military has the capacity to end the Boko Haram insurgency within six months if directed by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. Olawunmi made the statement during a newly released episode of State Affairs with Edmund Obilo, published on […] The post Nigerian Military Can Crush Boko Haram in Six Months If Ordered — Olawunmi appeared first on The News Chronicle.