Manchester United have decided to activate the one-year extension in Harry Maguire's contract, as head coach Ruben Amorim acknowledged the team's urgent need for strong leadership.   The £190,000-a-week deal, originally signed in 2019 when Maguire joined from Leicester City for £80 million, will now keep him at Old Trafford for another season.  …

The National Library of Nigeria spent a whopping N13 million to produce its budget over the last three years. A Guardian scrutiny of the National Library's budgets from 2022 to 2024 reveals a steady rise in the annual budget administrative costs, from N2 million to N7 million. Notably, the budget documents have remained remarkably concise,…

Considering the economic hardship in the country, the Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has appealed to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to grant an extension to the owners of the 762 plots of land revoked in Maitama, Abuja, to pay for their Certificates of Occupancy (CfO). The CNPP, in…

King Jaja of Opobo in Rivers, Dr Dandeson Douglas Jaja, has encouraged the people of Opobo to come home and invest to enhance its development. Jaja called during the 2025 Opobo International Charity Day, on Thursday in Opobo. According to the King who is also marking his 45 years on the throne, our ecology is…

The Rivers State All Progressives Congress (APC) has criticised Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s budget presentation, saying it violates the legal processes of the state. Fubara signed the ₦1.188 trillion 2025 budget into law, following its passage by a controversial three-member legislative assembly led by Speaker Victor Oko-Jumbo. The presentation, according to the APC, violates court rulings…