Author: Pius Ayinor

President Bola Tinubu has sworn in Joash Amupitan as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Amupitan arrived at the State House on Thursday morning ahead of the ceremony scheduled for early afternoon. The latest helmsman of the national electoral body took the oath at 1.50pm inside the Council Chamber of the…

2026 Women’s AFCON qualifier: Super Falcons take on Bénin’s Amazons

Oct 23, 2025

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The 25,000-capacity Stade de Kégué in the Togolese capital, Lomè is venue for Friday’s 2026 Women Africa Cup of Nations final qualifying fixture, first leg match between 10-time champions Nigeria and their Bèninoise counterparts, known as Amazons, with the Cup holders seeking a comfortable win that will render the return leg in Nigeria on Tuesday…

Nigeria’s Green Falcons to square up against giants Fiji in Women’s Rugby League World Series finals on Sunday

Oct 23, 2025

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‎Nigeria’s Green Falcons, who defeated Ireland 10-0 in the hard-fought first semi-final of the Women’s World Rugby League Series in Canada, will square up against the Fijian Women’s Rugby League team in Sunday’s final game. The Fijian ladies demolished hosts Canada in the second semifinals at the same venue by 48-0. ‎On paper the Canadian…

FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup: Nigeria’s Flamingos lose 1-0 to France

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Nigeria’s U17 Women’s football team, the Flamingos lost by 1-0 against France on Wednesday night. The result means that the hopes of the Nigerian girls advancing to the knockout stages of the ongoing FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup in Morocco have become very slim as it is the second loss in as many games. Both…

UCL: Osimhen scores twice in Galatasaray’s 3-1 win

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Victor Osimhen scored twice and provided an assist as his Turkish side, Galatasaray, recorded their second successive Champions League win with a 3-1 victory over Bodo/Glimt. The Nigerian was superb scoring two first-half goals. In the second half he set up Yunus Akgun to seal a back-to-back win in the competition for the first time…

Davido appointed Chairman Osun Sports Trust Fund

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The Osun State Government has announced the appointment of music star, David Adeleke, better known as Davido, as the Chairman of the Osun Sports Trust Fund. The government said the move was aimed at raising funds to transform the state sports sector. The government also reaffirmed its commitment to completing the ongoing renovation and rehabilitation…

Aliko Dangote plans to sell 10% stake in refinery on NGX

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Billionaire Aliko Dangote, has announced plans to sell between five and 10 percent of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery’s shares on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited within the next year. Speaking in an interview with S&P Global on October 20, Dangote said the move would follow the same path taken by other Dangote Group subsidiaries listed…

Nigeria’s Green Falcons thrash Ireland, qualify for IRL World Series final

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The Nigerian Women’s Rugby League national team, the Green Falcons, qualified for the International Rugby League World Series final with a dominant 10-0 victory over Ireland at the Terry Fox Stadium, Brampton, Canada. Fedelia Omoghan scored the Green Falcons’ first try in a close finish in the first half. However, Australian-based Shondell Akhabue couldn’t score…

CAN restates Christian Genocide in Nigeria, slams Presidency

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