Author: Pius Ayinor
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HFN sympathizes with Benue Buffaloes after they were kidnapped and robbed
Pius Ayinor Benue Buffaloes Handball players and officials that finished 9th in the just-concluded Ardova Premier League suffered a horrible ordeal after they were abducted by armed men, robbed and left traumatised while travelling back from Lagos. The incident happened just after Otukpo, Benue State but they were later rescued through the intervention of troops…
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NPFL: Remo Stars shine against Enyimba, Rangers beat Bayelsa
Nigerian league champions Remo Stars made a strong footing in their title defence with a 2-1 defeat of former champions Enyimba. Team captain Victor Mbaoma was the difference against a resilient Enyimba side when the experienced striker glanced home a low cross from Chigozie Chilekwu in the third minute to give the hosts an early…
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Abia Comets rebound with 3-1 victory over Edel FC, move top spot
By Emmanuel Chinedu in Aba Abia Comets Football Club returned to winning ways after a 3-1 victory over Edel FC, on Saturday, at the Enyimba International Stadium, Aba. The Umuahia-based side moved top spot in the Southern Conference A Standings in the ongoing 2025/26 Nigeria National League season. Comets, who came into the game, on…
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Benin Republic’s interior minister says coup attempt has been foiled
A coup that was announced in Benin on Sunday has been “foiled,” the interior minister said in a video on Facebook. “In the early morning of Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, a small group of soldiers launched a mutiny with the aim of destabilizing the state and its institutions,” Alassane Seidou said. “Faced with this situation,…
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Egypt, Super Eagles friendly postponed to December 16
The friendly match between Egypt and Nigeria has been postponed to December 16, Egyptian Football Association Vice President Khaled El-Darandaly announced on Friday. The Pharaohs had been scheduled to face the Super Eagles on December 14 as part of both teams’ preparations for the Africa Cup of Nations, which will be held in Morocco from…
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Kenya’s Namutala and Mercy Jepkemoi win 2025 Premium Trust Bank Abuja City Half Marathon
Kenya reaffirmed its dominance in the long-distance race at the Premium Trust Bank Abuja City Half Marathon with a sweep of both the men’s and women’s races. The trio of Kephar Namutala, Edwin Kipyago, Ezekiel Chepkovomi swept the men’s top three medals. Namutala won the race in a time of 1:05:14:45 to go home with…
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FRSC Teams: Safety Shooters, Safety Babes crowned champions of Ardova Handball League 2025
The Sports Hall of the National Institute of Sports, Lagos, erupted in celebration on Friday night as the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) teams – Safety Shooters and Safety Babes, were crowned champions of the Ardova Handball Premier League 2025, following an elaborate finale graced by members of the Handball Federation of Nigeria (HFN) board…
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Acquitted Lagos doctor, Olufemi Olaleye, detained in UK for recording sexual acts
A former medical director at the Optimal Cancer Care Foundation in Lagos, Dr Olufemi Olaleye, has been remanded in custody in the United Kingdom over allegations of sexual offences. He was brought before the Medway Magistrates’ Court on Friday, which ordered his remand till January 2, 2026. Saturday PUNCH reports that the 57-year-old was arrested…
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Tinubu behaves more like a political candidate than a President – ADC
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has strongly criticised President Bola Tinubu for allegedly kick-starting his 2027 re-election bid while the country remains under a state of emergency, calling it a cynically insensitive action that makes nonsense of the emergency declaration itself. In a statement signed by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the…
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NFF celebrates ‘dedicated and humble leader’ William Ekong on his retirement
The Nigeria Football Federation says it wishes to eulogize William Troost-Ekong following his announcement of immediate retirement from international football on Thursday, 4 December 2025 after a dispassionate evaluation of his 10-year stewardship with the National Team, the Super Eagles. The NFF evaluation report reads, “Captain Troost-Ekong was a dedicated, selfless and humble leader of…
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