Author: Pius Ayinor
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2026 Women’s AFCON Qualifiers: Ajibade, Nnadozie, 19 others for Bénin
Days after the senior men’s national team of Nigeria, the Super Eagles, dashed the Bénin Republic’s dream of a first-ever FIFA World Cup appearance, the senior women’s team, the Super Falcons, are all set to stop their counterparts from the same country from reaching the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations. Both West African neighbours clash…
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Fuel price hits N1,000 as queues resurface
The pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol, has reached N1,000 or more per litre in parts of the country. Daily Trust reports that the last time PMS was sold at over N1, 000 was in April and since then, it had sold at below N900. However, reports from major cities…
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I’ll audit IReV to identify glitches that affected 2023 elections – Amupitan
The new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Joash Amupitan, has said that he would conduct an audit of the INEC results viewing, IReV, portal to address glitches that undermined public confidence during the 2023 Presidential elections. Amupitan made this pledge on Thursday during his screening at the senate. He noted that…
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Boboye resumes as Bendel Insurance Technical Manager
The newly appointed Technical Manager of Bendel Insurance Football Club of Benin, Coach Kennedy Boboye, has begun work with the club, taking charge of the morning training session. The two-time league champion with Plateau United and Akwa Utd superintended over the Benin Arsenals team for the first time at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium on Wednesday…
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Governors’ defections part of conspiracy for One-Party State – ADC
●Says 2027 will be the People vs APC The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has said that the recent defections of some state governors to the ruling party have vindicated the position of the opposition coalition that the APC’s plan has been to turn Nigeria into a one-party state. In a statement signed by the ADC’s…
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Bayelsa Governor Diri dumps PDP
Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri has resigned from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and he announced this on Wednesday at the Exco chamber in the Bayelsa State Government House. He said his decision was for an obvious reason, but did not state the reason or the political party to which he will be moving. He…
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ANOCA Games: Team Nigeria shines in Burkina Faso, wins 2 gold medals in Badminton
It was a golden Wednesday for Team Nigeria in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, as Nigeria swept two gold medals in both the men’s and women’s double events of the 2025 ANOCA Zone III Games. In the men’s event, the pair of Joseph Abel and Shehu Aliyu displayed total dominance by not dropping a single game from…
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2025 FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup: Flamingos beat Paraguay 3-2
Nigeria’s U-17 women’s football team, the Flamingos, rounded off their pre-World Cup preparations in style with a hard-fought 3–2 victory over Paraguay in Casablanca on Tuesday evening. It was a match filled with pace, precision, and plenty of lessons as Coach Bankole Olowookere’s girls sealed their 12th warm-up game, extending their scoring tally to an…
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We’re happy to be in the play-offs and we’ll give it our best shot – Ekong
Captain William Troost-Ekong said on Wednesday morning that the Super Eagles will give the CAF Play-Off Tournament for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Morocco next month their very best shot. This comes as the Super Eagles continue to quietly delight in the 4-0 win over Bénin Republic in Uyo on Tuesday that sent Nigeria…
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2026 World Cup: Super Eagles crush Benin 4-0 as Nigeria qualifies for playoffs
●Osimhen’s hat trick has given him 29 goals for Nigeria Pius Ayinor Nigeria’s Super Eagles put out a commanding performance in Tuesday’s 2026 World Cup qualifying match, beating the Republic of Benin 4–0. The game in Uyo was the last in the series and the result has kept Nigeria’s qualification hope alive with a playoffs…
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