Homepage News from Tuesday, August 25th, 2026

Fountain School has defeated Straitgate Schools, Lagos, in a debate on the motion, "Nigeria is a poor country," to secure a quarter-final ticket in the I Beg to Differ Season 9 National Finals.

The knockout rounds of the Tournament of Champions, I Beg to Differ Season 9, is shaping up as Silverbird International School, Port Harcourt, school secured their ticket to the quarter finals.

Football fans will face an unusually long break from many top football leagues in September and October after FIFA merged the traditional international windows into one extended period.

Motherhood is often celebrated with joy, from pregnancy announcements and baby showers to the arrival of a newborn.

Inspector-General of Police Tunji Disu has ordered all state police commissioners to treat every case of mob action as homicide as part of a nationwide crackdown on jungle justice.

The Kano State Government has approved ₦10.47 billion for the reconstruction of the Ungogo–Minjibir Road, about five months after our weekly Community Report highlighted the plight of residents living with the road’s poor condition.

Works Minister David Umahi will visit the Benin-Asaba Road Tuesday as the traffic gridlock that left travellers stranded enters its sixth day.

Chelsea began life under Xabi Alonso with a 3-2 victory over Fulham in a pulsating London derby at Craven Cottage, closing out matchday one of the 2026/27 Premier League season.

Leprosy and Tuberculosis Relief Nigeria has called for greater investment in the reintegration of people affected by leprosy, saying treatment alone is not enough to restore their livelihoods and dignity.

A political session at the Nigerian Bar Association conference in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, turned heated as African Action Congress presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore and African Democratic Congress vice-presidential candidate Rotimi Amaechi clashed over fuel subsidy, governance and their records in public office.

The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, says the removal of fuel subsidy was necessary but has faulted the Federal Government for failing to properly manage and invest the savings from the policy.

Government Day Secondary School Defeats Grace High School In I Beg To Differ Round Of 12.

Honeyland College, Lagos, has advanced to the quarterfinals of the I Beg To Differ Season 9 National Finals after defeating Great Solid Rock College, Lagos, in the opening Round of 12 debate.

The question of who is responsible for Nigeria’s persistent low voter turnout took centre stage in Season 9 of Nigeria Info FM’s I Beg to Differ national secondary school debate tournament.