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Updated: Gunmen kidnap ex-minister Adelabu’s sister, children
Editor The sister of the former Minister of Power and All Progressives Congress 2027 governorship aspirant in Oyo State, Bayo Adelabu, and her twin children have been kidnapped in Ibadan, the state capital. An eyewitness told PUNCH Online that the incident occurred on Wednesday in the Challenge area of Ibadan South West Local Government Area…
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Enugu Governor rewards Rangers with N150m for NPFL title triumph
By Emmanuel Chinedu Enugu State Governor, Dr Peter Mbah, has rewarded Rangers FC with N150 million following their 2025/26 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) title triumph. Mbah, who was present during the Club’s Title Parade on Tuesday at the Okpara Square, Enugu, said that the Enugu people were proud of Rangers and what they were…
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Ntiense Williams calls for exclusive team events National Sports Festival
Mr Rugby believes that a standalone festival will strengthen Nigeria’s pipeline for global success after Enugu 2026 Editor The 23rd National Sports Festival, the Coal City Games, is set for Enugu from November 27 to December 11, 2026, and Obong Ntiense Williams, popularly known as Mr Rugby, has urged the National Sports Commission to create…
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US to reduce embassies, visa processing centres in Nigeria, other African countries
●Full list published Editor The US government is planning to drastically slash the number of American embassies and consulates in Africa that process visas for travellers from over 50 to 20. This implies that the US government will suspend visa processing at dozens of diplomatic missions across Africa, requiring applicants to seek visas at fewer…
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Poland vs Nigeria: Bassey in camp as Super Eagles go for victory
Editor Nigeria will go for victory in Wednesday’s international friendly encounter against Poland, says Head Coach Eric Chelle as he welcomed energetic defender Calvin Bassey to the team’s Warsaw Presidential Hotel on Tuesday. Bassey’s arrival brought the number of players in camp to 20, and with a good balance of personnel across the sectors of…
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Nigeria’s Udom ranked best in Africa, gets additional gold
By our reporter Nigeria’s Ability Mathew Udom has won an additional gold medal at the ongoing Africa Taekwondo Championship in Mali. With this superlative performance in her classification of K44 of 57kg, she is currently ranked the best in Africa in her weight category. Joel Jordan won a bronze medal in the heavyweight category, just…
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Glasgow 2026: Nigerian athletes set for national trials in Lagos
Editor The race for places on Team Nigeria to the 2026 Commonwealth Games has officially begun, with the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) announcing dates for the national trials. The meet will determine the country’s track and field representatives for the Glasgow Games. The trials will be held from June 20 to June 22 at…
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Ndidi leads Super Eagles’ first training session in Warsaw
Editor Captain Wilfred Ndidi led 15 other players in a first training session in Warsaw on Monday evening as the Super Eagles commenced preparations for Wednesday’s friendly match against the White-Reds of Poland. Wednesday’s clash at the 58,000 -capacity Stadion PGE Narodowy is only the second meeting between the two countries at the senior level.…
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Ugo Udezue to commission new court, host South-East Basketball Tournament in Ebonyi
Pius Ayinor The South-East Representative on the board of the Nigeria Basketball Federation, Ugo Udezue, will host a three-day South-East Basketball Tournament in Ebonyi State. This event has been confirmed for June 5 to June 7. Udezue, who is also the AFA Sports CEO, said the programme is a part of efforts to promote grassroots…
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Serena Williams returns to WTA circuit
●Picks Victoria Mboko as partner Editor Serena Williams is back. After many weeks of rumours, the WTA Queen’s 2026 has officially announced that the American tennis star will compete in the doubles draw starting from June 8th. This marks the highly anticipated return in women’s tennis after almost 4 years of absence. Serena has not…
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