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Senegal moves quickly to appeal decision to strip them of AFCON title
By Editor Senegal have strongly condemned the decision to strip them of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title, labelling it “unfair, unprecedented, and unacceptable”, and saying it casts a shadow over African football. “The Senegalese Football Federation denounces this unfair, unprecedented, and unacceptable decision, which casts a shadow over African football,” it said in…
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Suicide bomb attacks kill at least 23 in Maiduguri
By Editor In the updated count, at least 23 people have been killed and 108 injured in a series of suspected suicide bombings in Maiduguri, Borno State. A post office, a popular weekly market, and the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital were hit within minutes of each other at around 7.30pm on Monday. The sites,…
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D’Tigress receive houses and national honours from Federal Goverment
By Editor D’Tigress have received the documents for the houses and national honours as part of the promises made to them by President Bola Tinubu, after winning the Afrobasket in August last year in Cote d’Ivoire. The presentation was made to the squad in Lyon, France, on Monday by the Chairman of the National Sports…
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Abuja-Kaduna train derails, passengers injured
By Editor Many passengers are confirmed to have sustained injuries on Monday morning after a train operating on the Abuja-Kaduna rail corridor was involved in an incident that forced the service to halt midway through the journey. Some eyewitnesses have confirmed the incident as a collision between two trains. The passenger train travelling from Kaduna…
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NNL Super 4 gets date, Remo Stars Stadium
By our reporter The Nigeria National League (NNL) has confirmed that the 2026 NNL Super 4 tournament will take place at the Remo Stars Stadium in Ikenne, Ogun State, from May 1 to May 8. The tournament will determine the overall champion of the 2025/26 NNL season, following the completion of the league campaign. This…
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Wahid Oshodi becomes Africa’s first director on World Table Tennis Board
By Editor Nigeria’s Wahid Oshodi has made history with his appointment to the board of World Table Tennis (WTT), the commercial arm of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). The announcement came during the ITTF Executive Board meeting on March 1, 2026, at WTT Headquarters in Singapore. Following portfolio allocations, ITTF President Petra Sörling and…
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Badagry Grammar School Bags CAF Football Initiative
By our reporter The First Phase of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) School Development Programme concluded in Lagos State, with Badagry Grammar School being the last beneficiary. This initiative, supported by CAF and implemented through the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), is aimed at fostering football development among pupils and equipping them with the essential…
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Police Conference funds not diverted, says conference organiser, Shina Philips
By Editor Lenders Consult International Limited has stated that the company and its Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Dr Shina Philips, did not divert funds meant for the organisation of the Conference and Retreat for Senior Police Officers. The company stated this on Saturday, March 14 in response to a report published on March 3, 2026,…
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Super Eagles legend, Henry Nwosu, is dead
●Segun Odegbami mourns teammate By Pius Ayinor The Nigerian sports community has again been thrown into mourning following the death of former Super Eagles midfielder Henry Nwosu. The skilled attacker was a member of the team that won Nigeria’s first Africa Cup of Nations in 1980 in Lagos. He was 62 years old. The former…
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How landmark XE Jet Partnership has pushed D’Tigress up to global heights
Nigeria basketball specialist, Pius Ayinor, sheds light on the new XE Jet and D’Tigress partnership Africa’s most celebrated women’s national basketball team, Nigeria’s D’Tigress have over the past decade emerged as a global force in women’s basketball, winning multiple African championships and elevating Nigeria’s international reputation in the sport. They took it to the highest…
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