Author: Pius Ayinor

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Rivers United have qualified for the group stages of the 2025/26 CAF Champions League with a 3-1 win over the Black Bulls in Uyo on Saturday. The Nigerian club eliminated Mozambique’s Black Bulls 3-2 on aggregate to become the first Nigerian club to reach the competition’s group stage since Lobi Stars in the 2018/19 season.…

FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup: Nigeria beats Samoa 4-0 to reach Round of 16

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Nigeria reached the Round of 16 at this year’s FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup finals in Morocco after a dominant performance earned them a 4-0 win over Samoa in Rabat. Queen Joseph hit a brace to take her tournament tally to three, and Captain Shakirat Moshood scored from the penalty spot while defender Azeezat Oduntan…

Jibril Ojih elected President of Handball Federation of Nigeria

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Jibril Saidu Ojih has been elected as the new President of the Handball Federation of Nigeria (HFN). Ojih, who is the Secretary General of the Commonwealth Handball Association and is the North-Central Zonal Representative on the HFN board, defeated Mr. John Oris, who represents the South-South Zone in HFN board by 9-5 votes in the…

I rejected El-Rufai as my successor over immaturity – Obasanjo

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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Friday said he turned down the move to install former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, as his successor in 2027 because of his lack of maturity. Obasanjo disclosed this in Abeokuta, Ogun State, during the second edition of the annual symposium of the Ajibosin Platform themed “Importance of Leadership in…

Change of Service Chiefs: Come clean with Nigerians, ADC tells Tinubu

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The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has asked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to be honest with Nigerians on the real reasons behind the sudden and rather abrupt change in the leadership of the Nigerian military. A statement signed by Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the National Publicity Secretary of ADC reads: “While we acknowledge that the President, as…

2026 Women’s AFCON: Super Falcons beat Bénin Republic 2-0

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Forwards Chinwendu Ihezuo and Esther Okoronkwo scored first-half goals to give reigning African champions, Nigeria’s Super Falcons a 2-0 win over their Bénin Republic counterparts in the first leg of their 2026 Women Africa Cup of Nations qualifying fixture, first leg in Lome, Togo. ‎ ‎ The Super Falcons started strongly with Rasheedat Ajibade’s 6th…

Tinubu sacks Service Chiefs, appoints new ones

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Pius Ayinor President Bola Tinubu has sacked the services chiefs and making immediate replacements in what the Presidency described as the “furtherance of the efforts of the Federal Government of Nigeria to strengthen the national security architecture.” The statement released to the media by Friday afternoon and signed by Sunday Dare, the President’s Special Adviser…

NOC to host final module of IOC Advanced Sport Management Course

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The Nigeria Olympic Committee will host the final module of the IOC Advanced Sport Management Course as top sports administrators defend their final theses at the University of Ilorin, Kwara State. The final module of the 2024/2025 IOC/NOC Advanced Sport Management Course (ASMC) will take place from Tuesday, October 28, to Thursday, October 30, 2025,…

NFF celebrates ‘Baba Ijebu’ Kessington Adebutu at 90

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The Nigeria Football Federation says it has been at the vanguard of the 90th birthday anniversary celebration of the Executive Chairman of Premier Lotto Nigeria Limited (Baba Ijebu), Sir Kesington Adebukunola Adebutu. On Wednesday, the NFF General Secretary, Dr Mohammed Sanusi, (alongside former NFF President Amaju Melvin Pinnick) presented a portrait, as well as customised…

Scrabble stars march to Monrovia as ScrabbleMania 3.0 beckons

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