Author: Pius Ayinor

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Admin Argentina will have a chance to become the first team since Brazil in 1962 to win back-to-back World Cups after Lionel Messi, 39, once again dragged his team to victory. The reigning champions came from behind to beat England 2-1 on Wednesday, July 15, and reach their second World Cup final in a row,…

Nigeria beat hosts Côte d’Ivoire at 2026 AFCON Zone 3 Volleyball Qualifiers

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Editor Nigeria’s men’s volleyball team continued its impressive campaign at the 2026 African Nations Cup Zone 3 Qualifiers with a commanding 3-0 victory over hosts Côte d’Ivoire on Wednesday, securing their second consecutive win of the tournament. The Nigerians produced a disciplined and dominant performance to silence the home crowd, claiming the match in straight…

Gunmen abduct principal, four students sitting for NECO exams in Kogi

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The Kogi State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of a school principal, one NECO ad hoc staff member and four students writing the ongoing National Examinations Council examination at Government Secondary School, Odo-Ekina, in Dekina Local Government Area of the state. The incident occurred on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, at about 5:25 p.m., when…

NBA legend Al-Farouq Aminu to host AGWF 10th Nigeria Basketball Combine in Ibadan, Abuja

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Pius Ayinor The Aminu Good Works Foundation (AGWF), founded by NBA legend Al-Farouq Aminu, will host its 2026 Nigeria Basketball Combine and 10th Anniversary Celebration in Ibadan (August 7–9) at the Lekan Salami Stadium, Adamasingba, and in Abuja (August 13–16) at the MO Arena. Celebrating 10 years of transforming lives through basketball, education, leadership, and mentoring, AGWF…

Super Falcons to battle Black Queens in friendly

Jul 14, 2026

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As part of their build-up to the 14th Women’s Africa Cup of Nations finals, which begin in Morocco on Sunday, Cup-holders Nigeria will do battle with Ghana in a friendly match scheduled for Casablanca on Saturday. The 10-time champions opened camp in Casablanca, Morocco’s industrial and economic capital, on Monday, as final preparations got underway…

Iran and US launch new attacks, battle over control of Strait of Hormuz

Jul 14, 2026

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●Oil prices highest in four weeks after exchange of attacks Editor Iran fired ballistic missiles at a U.S. air base in Jordan on Tuesday, and the United States attacked Iranian targets for five hours in a battle for control of the Strait of Hormuz that has pushed up oil ‌prices to four-week highs. U.S. forces…

How Nigeria’s U18 Tigers dominated qualifiers, grabbed ticket to 2026 AfroBasket

Jul 13, 2026

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Nigeria’s junior male basketball team capped a flawless run at the FIBA Africa Zone 3 U18 Qualifiers in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, finishing undefeated across four games. This great feat made them the Zone 3 Champions, and it also secured them an automatic ticket to the 2026 U18 AfroBasket in Côte d’Ivoire. J’Tigers were ruthless from tip-off to the final…

World Cup: Heavyweights set for semi-final showdowns Live on SuperSport

Jul 13, 2026

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The FIFA World Cup 2026 reaches its penultimate stage this week as four of international football’s biggest nations battle for two places in the final, with France, Spain, England and Argentina set for heavyweight semi-final clashes live on SuperSport. It marks the first FIFA World Cup since 1990 in which all four semi-finalists are former…

Appeal Court bars INEC from recognising Mark-led ADC Congresses

Jul 13, 2026

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