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Scrabble: Team Nigeria dethrone USA to become world champions
●Canada’s Adam Logan wins the individual diadem In a history-bending performance that electrified Accra, Team Nigeria ripped the Best Country crown away from the United States, storming to the summit of the 2025 WESPAC World Scrabble Championship and rewriting African Scrabble history in the process. From Day One to Day Four, the 15-man Nigerian squad…
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Step-by-step guide to the 2026 World Cup Intercontinental Playoffs
For those of you still confused a bit about the Intercontinental Playoffs, let’s give you a clearer explanation. 👇🏾 After Sunday’s game, only the Intercontinental Playoffs will remain, which will take place next March. In the Intercontinental Playoffs, the two (2) highest-ranked teams in the FIFA rankings will advance directly to the finals, which will…
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PDP expels Wike, Fayose, nine other members
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expelled the minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike; Samuel Anyanwu, its suspended national secretary; and Ayo Fayose, a former governor of Ekiti State. Their expulsion was announced on Saturday at the party’s national convention in Ibadan. The other ranking party members expelled include Ajibade Kamarudeen, Umar Bature,…
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NOC, Olympic Solidarity to jointly run an admin course in Ibadan
The Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) and Sunshine School are preparing to co-host an insightful Sports Administration Course in Ibadan, tailored specifically for key sports stakeholders. This collaborative effort between the Olympic Solidarity arm of the NOC, Dynaspro Sports, and the esteemed Sunshine School in Ibadan aims to empower Directors of Sports, Sports Officers, Heads of…
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Super Eagles set for Congo challenge – Ekong
Nigeria’s captain, William Ekong, has admitted that the Leopards of Democratic Republic of Congo will be a mountain to climb in Sunday’s final of the FIFA World Cup Africa Playoff Tournament, but assured fans that the Super Eagles have the ammunition to prevail at the Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay El Hassan in Rabat, Morocco. Both…
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Enitan Oshodi re-elected as ITTF Vice President
Nigeria’s Wahid Enitan Oshodi has been re-elected as Executive Vice President of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) during the continuation of the Annual General Meeting (AGM) held online on Saturday, November 15. Additionally, Olabanji Oladapo, the former Secretary General of the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), has been confirmed as a member of the ITTF…
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NNL26: Abia Comets Tech Advisor, Teiboewi targets NPFL ticket
By Emmanuel Chinedu In Umuahia Newly appointed Technical Advisor of Abia Comets Football Club of Umuahia, Dipreye Teiboewi, has set sights on securing the promotion ticket to Nigeria’s top-flight division. Speaking with Extrasportnigeria.com, ahead of the team’s first league encounter in the 2025/2026 Nigeria National League against Smart City, the tactician stated that his team…
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Coach Mfon Bassey’s death leaves Nigerian football community sad
Death, they say, is inevitable, and its cold hand snatched away the legendary player and coach Mfon Bassey on the 2nd November 2025. And this painful shot happened at a time, the very dedicated supporters of Bendel Insurance FC of Benin were contemplating how their team is going to swim out of relegation waters. Bassey…
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Super Eagles beat Gabon 4-1, to face Congo in playoffs final
Nigeria’s Super Eagles advanced to the final of African play-offs for the 2026 World Cup following a superb 4-1 win over Gabon in Rabat, Morocco. The match had ended 1-1 after 90 minutes before the Eagles secured the victory at the extra time. Chidera Ejuke and Victor Osimhen struck in the first period of added…
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FG’s fresh N1.15 trillion loan request exposes Tinubu’s debt addiction and policy contradictions – ADC
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has condemned the Federal Government’s fresh approval of N1.15 trillion in domestic borrowing, accusing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of policy inconsistency and fiscal recklessness. In a statement signed by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC noted that despite Tinubu’s public claim that Nigeria had met its…
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