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Osimhen cost Nigeria the AFCON title – Sunday Oliseh
By Editor Former Super Eagles captain and coach Sunday Oliseh has accused Victor Osimhen of playing a decisive role in Nigeria’s failure to win the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco. Oliseh says that Osimhen’s outburst on the pitch at teammate Ademola Lookman affected the team’s spirit very negatively and at a critical stage…
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AFA Sports: How a local idea became a commitment to African Basketball
By Pius Ayinor Ugo Udezue, the AFA Sports CEO, tells the original story of the birth of the expanding sports and leisure wear company A lot of stories about Africa and Africans were first written by the West, and this created a lot of distortions. A lot of startups and allied businesses have sprung up…
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Gusau denies any quarrel with CAF Vice President, Fouzi Lekjaa
By Editor President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Ibrahim Gusau, has described as ‘total falsehood’, a report that he had a public spat with the President of the Federation Royale Marocaine de Football (FRMF), Mr. Fouzi Lekjaa, during a CAF Executive Committee meeting in Morocco. The NFF media stated on Tuesday night that the “unsubstantiated…
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AFCON 2025: Nigeria was the standout team – Yaya Touré
By Editor Super Eagles of Nigeria did not win the 2025 African Cup of Nations, but they did win the hearts. What else can we say when one of African football’s greatest players lists them as the best team of the tournament? Former Manchester City and Barcelona midfielder Yaya Touré made a review of the…
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Oyedeji elected first African Secretary General of World Olympians Association
By Editor Nigeria’s Olumide Oyedeji has been elected Secretary General of the World Olympians Association after polling 55 votes out of the 106 valid votes cast. He secured 51.89 per cent of the votes to defeat Salvador Salguero of El Salvador and Liston Bochette of Puerto Rico to emerge as the first-ever African to…
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Anthony Joshua drops comeback hint in private conversation
By Editor Anthony Joshua has a “desire to continue” despite suffering a tragic car crash in Nigeria last month. That is according to Oleksandr Usyk, who recently shared a conversation with the former two-time heavyweight world champion. Joshua was a passenger in the Lexus SUV that collided with a stationary truck on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway…
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How Fencing shaped Thomas’ education and global dreams
By Editor Adebodunrin Thomas was part of the Nigerian team at the 2025 African Fencing Championships held in Lagos. For the teenager, making the national team was a dream come true. Just a few years after embracing fencing, Thomas has already reaped remarkable rewards. Through the sport, she secured a scholarship to continue her education…
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ADC demands clarification on US–Nigeria Health MoU over conflicting framings, constitutional breach concerns
By Editor, The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has called on the Federal Government to immediately clarify the contents of the recently signed health cooperation Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Nigeria and the United States, citing sharply conflicting public descriptions of the agreement by both governments. While Abuja has presented the MoU as a technical, inclusive…
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NFF boss Gusau sees a great Super Eagles future under Chelle
By Editor Nigeria’s Super Eagles are close to running on autopilot and will definitely achieve a lot of success under Coach Éric Chelle, says the President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Ibrahim Musa Gusau. Gusau believes that with what the Super Eagles have done at the 35th Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, the three-time…
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He asks for sex 8 times every night – Tired wife cries out in court
By Editor It’s a bedroom cry out as a Harare woman, Melocia Gwata, has sought legal protection from her husband, George Kusotera, citing his excessive demands for intimacy and abusive behaviour as her reasons. Melocia revealed her ordeal to the Harare Civil Court, Zimbabwe, describing how her husband coerced her into having intercourse up to…
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