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Nigeria Vs DR Congo Playoff Final: FIFA Appoints Moroccan Referee

Nigeria Vs DR Congo Playoff Final: FIFA Appoints Moroccan Referee

Moroccan match official Jalal Jayed has been selected to referee the decisive 2026 FIFA World Cup playoff final between Nigeria’s Super Eagles and the Democratic Republic of Congo, scheduled for Sunday. READ ALSO: World Cup…

Top 15 News Roundup For Latest Nigeria News November 16

Top 15 News Roundup For Latest Nigeria News November 16

Here is New Telegraph’s roundup of the top 15 latest Nigerian news making headlines today, Sunday, November 16th, 2025. PDP Ratifies Damagum As Substantive National Chairman The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has unanimously confirmed Ambassador Umar Damagum…

Mutfwang Disassociates Self From Expulsion Of Wike, Fayose, Others From PDP

Mutfwang Disassociates Self From Expulsion Of Wike, Fayose, Others From PDP

Plateau State Governor, Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang, has distanced himself from the expulsion of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike; former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose; Samuel Anyanwu alongside other leaders…

PDP Convention: 2,745 Accredited Delegates To Vote Out Of 3,142

PDP Convention: 2,745 Accredited Delegates To Vote Out Of 3,142

The election of delegates has commenced at the Elective National Convention of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, with 2,745 delegates voting out of a total number of 3,141. According to…

Abbas Installed As Otunba Adekílúmọ Of Ikorodu Kingdom

Abbas Installed As Otunba Adekílúmọ Of Ikorodu Kingdom

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has been installed as the Otunba Adekílúmọ of Ikorodu Kingdom, a prestigious traditional title conferred by the revered Ikorodu community in Lagos State. In a statement shared…

Fayose Instructs Ekiti Govt To Manage Burial In Four Weeks

Fayose Instructs Ekiti Govt To Manage Burial In Four Weeks

Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has disclosed detailed instructions for his burial, stating that his body should be handled solely by the Ekiti State Government and interred within four weeks of his passing. The…

IHRC Honours Gov Sani With Global Medals

IHRC Honours Gov Sani With Global Medals

Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, has been honoured with multiple international awards after the International Human Rights Commission (IHRC) rated the state highly in its global humanitarian assessment. The IHRC delegation, led by its…

Food Security: Zulum Flags Off Agricultural Inputs Distribution For Dry Season

Food Security: Zulum Flags Off Agricultural Inputs Distribution For Dry Season

The Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, has flagged off the distribution of critical agricultural inputs for the 2025/2026 dry season wheat farming under the Federal Government National Agriculture Growth Scheme tagged ” Agro Pocket”.…

Tinubu Lauds Al-Makura For Public-Spirited Ventures At 73

Tinubu Lauds Al-Makura For Public-Spirited Ventures At 73

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated his political ally and friend, Alhaji Tanko Umaru Al-Makura, on his 73rd birthday on Saturday, November 15. Al-Makura, a two-term governor of Nasarawa State and a chieftain of the All…

All Set For PDP National Convention In Ibadan

All Set For PDP National Convention In Ibadan

Despite conflicting court orders regarding the National Convention, over 3,000 People’s Democratic Party (PDP) delegates from 36 states of the country and Abuja have gathered at Lekan Salami Stadium, Ibadan, Oyo State, to elect the…