Footynaija Media According to Brazilian forward Matheus Cunha, he made fun of Japan’s Kento Shiogai after the latter made some comments about his national team by calling them a “five-star” comment. On five separate occasions—in1958,1962, 1970, 1994, and 2002—the Selecao have triumphed at the World Cup. They have churned out a staggering number of football greats, including … Read more
Elegbeje Ado, aka Taiwo Adeshina, a veteran of the Nigerian film industry, has passed away. Pastor Elegbeje Ado passed away on Monday, June 29, 2026, following a short illness. That was 66 years ago. On Tuesday, Seun Oloketuyi, creator of the Best of Nollywood Awards, acknowledged his death in an Instagram post. “We regret to … Read more
The Nigerian streamer Carter Efe is facing legal action from Babcock University on allegations of fraud of his school certificates. In an interview with Lagos’s Egungun, Carter said he graduated first class from the private university and then posted a photo of his fake diploma on the X platform. According to the streamer, he graduated … Read more
No power on Earth could halt the Nigerian revolution, according to Omoyele Sowore, the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC). The Abuja Federal High Court granted Sowore a bail of N200 million, and he immediately made a statement claiming that the authorities had always wanted his passport. Returning to the Kuje Correctional Centre, … Read more
Omoyele Sowore, a presidential candidate for the African Action Congress (AAC), has declared that the Nigerian revolution would be unstoppable. Authorities have long wanted Sowore’s passport, he said immediately after an Abuja Federal High Court granted him N200 million bail. Once the human rights campaigner has worked out the details of his release, he will … Read more
Tuesday, Shehu Sani, a former senator from Kaduna Central, stated that the head of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) ought to be a military. Despite the merits of the reforms, Sani argued that the NYSC should retain its military training component. It is imperative that we do not remove that component of military training … Read more
Honourable Balarabe Rufai, national youth leader of the opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC), has rallied hundreds of protesters at the Federal High Court in Maitama to oppose Honourable Justice Peter Odo Lifu over a “very contentious decision” that ordered the deregistration of four political parties by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Protesters held a … Read more
Former Nigerian president Bola Tinubu was characterised by AAC presidential aspirant Omoyele Sowore as a betrayed Nigerian on Tuesday. While being released from the Kuje prison following his temporary remand by an Abuja Federal High Court, Sowore made the comment. The court released the political activist on bail of N200 million, but he is again … Read more
For government-employed journalists in Akwa Ibom State who have not been apprehended before, Governor Umo Eno has authorised hazard allowances. The governor made the announcement during a state visit to Government House, Uyo, by members of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Akwa Ibom State Council, headed by Comrade Nsibiet John, the NUJ chairman. The … Read more
The Federal High Court (Pre-Election) Practice Directions, 2026 were published by the Federal High Court of Nigeria with the objective of facilitating the prompt, orderly, and equitable resolution of pre-election issues nationwide. A press statement was issued by Dr Catherine Oby Christopher, the Director of Information of the Federal High Court of Nigeria, stating that … Read more