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Toptier SM and Nigeria National League hold strategic kick-off session
By our reporter Toptier Sports Management (TSM) and the Nigeria National League (NNL) have held their strategic kick-off session ahead of the new season. The meeting reaffirmed their shared commitment to strengthening the structure, visibility and commercial value of the league. TSM, sponsors of both the NNL and the Nigerian Women Football League, is said…
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FCT Election: ADC raises alarm over voter suppression plot
By our reporter The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has expressed serious concern over what it described as the “government’s declaration of premature curfew in Abuja ahead of the upcoming elections on Saturday.” The party asserts that the government’s decision to impose restrictions on movement a day before the election is a blatant move to suppress…
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Faith in Action: Transforming Nigeria through Ramadan and Lent
By Fẹ́mi Akínṣọlá As Nigeria finds itself at a crossroads, the convergence of Ramadan and Lent presents a significant opportunity for leaders to tap into the power of faith. Both Muslim and Christian communities come together in their spiritual practices, seeking charity, compassion, and reflection. This unique overlap calls for our leaders to embrace their…
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Super Eagles to play Iran, Jordan in Four-Nation Tournament
By Editor Nigeria will feature in a Four-Nation Invitational Tournament in Amman, the capital of Jordan, during next month’s FIFA Men’s International Window. The mini-tournament will kick off with a clash between the Super Eagles and the senior men’s national team of Iran, at the 17,000-capacity Amman International Stadium, on Friday, 27th March 2026. The…
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Tinubu approves constitution of Anti-Doping Agency Board
By our reporter President Bola Tinubu has approved the constitution of the Board of the Nigeria Anti-Doping Agency, Chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Malam Shehu Dikko, said on Thursday. Dikko disclosed this to State House Correspondents after meeting the president at the State House, Abuja. He said Tinubu had earlier signed the Anti-Doping…
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Tinubu, el-Rufai and the cobra
Tunde Odesola If they were not venomous, snakes would probably garland the necks of the rich and the influential to delineate social class. With a body handwoven by its Creator, the snake is the most awesome creature, epitomising engineering fluidity among wildlife. Its fleeting mobility, intricate symmetry, stretchy sinews, delicate precision and frightening fatality define…
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Niger Delta Games: Patoranking, Gospel singer, Eben, DJ Phyna for opening ceremony in Benin
By Kehinde Osagiede It promises to be a glamorous opening ceremony on Friday evening at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium as organizers of the Niger Delta Games, Dunamis Icon Ltd, and partners say they have perfected their plans for the second edition of the games. It is being held in Benin City from the 20th to…
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Niger Delta Games open in Benin with glitz
By our reporter All is set for the opening ceremony of the 2nd Niger Delta Games on Friday at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin, Edo State. State contingents arrived in succession at the Benson Idahosa University Games camp for athletes and coaches, even as rehearsals went on through the afternoon to late night for…
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Electoral Law: ADC vows to mobilise Nigerians
●says Tinubu has corrupted democracy By Editor The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has said President Bola Tinubu’s hasty assent to the controversial Electoral Act Amendment has corrupted Nigeria’s democracy and is akin to signing the death warrant of credible elections in the country. In a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi,…
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Tinubu’s renewed drive for sports inspires reform at NIS
…as NEWSTAP/SWAN honour Shaibu, others By our reporter The Director-General/CEO of the National Institute for Sports (NIS), Comrade Philip Shaibu, on Wednesday anchored his vision for the transformation of Nigerian sports on what he described as the unwavering support of President Bola Tinubu. Speaking in Abuja while receiving a delegation that formally presented him with…