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GTI congratulates champions Rangers, commends NPFL Board for wonderful season
By Editor Strategic partners to the Nigeria Premier Football League, GTI Asset Management and Trust Limited, have joined millions of football fans in congratulating Rangers FC of Enugu for emerging champions of the 2025/26 NPFL season. In a statement issued on Monday, GTI’s Head of Media and Publicity, Andrew Ekejiuba, praised the team for securing…
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Lind sets new record as Odo dethrones Hashimoto at WTT Contender Lagos
Editor The Molade Okoya-Thomas Hall of Teslim Balogun Stadium was alive on Sunday, May 24, 2026, as two stories unfolded on its polished tables—one of dominance, the other of dethronement. For Denmark’s Anders Lind, Lagos has become a stage of destiny. Returning for his third appearance, the 27-year-old carved his name into the history books…
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IGP Disu: Inside the rotting walls of Zone II
Tunde Odesola Except for its motto and morality, there is hardly anything wrong with the Nigeria Police Force. If burnished in the furnace of grammar, the statement, “Police is your friend,” which is the motto of the Nigeria Police, is wrong because ‘police’ is a plural noun, and so, cannot legally coexist with ‘is’, a…
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Court nullifies INEC deadlines for party primaries, candidate nomination
Editor A Federal High Court in Abuja has nullified the timelines issued by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the conduct of party primaries and the nomination of candidates. The court also ruled that INEC lacks the statutory powers to abridge timelines provided under the Electoral Act, 2026. According to the revised timetable issued…
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39-year-old Professor Aina appointed JAMB registrar
Editor President Bola Tinubu has appointed Professor Segun Aina as the new Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board. He succeeds Professor Ishaq Oloyede, whose tenure expires on July 31, 2026. The appointment was announced in a statement issued on Thursday by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. The statement…
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Fubara withdraws from Rivers APC governorship race, says he’s not a coward
Admin Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has announced his withdrawal from the All Progressives Congress governorship primary election in the state. Fubara made this known in a statement personally signed on Wednesday, saying he would support whoever emerges as the party’s candidate, The Nation reported. The governor said his decision followed extensive consultations with his…
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Bandits behead abducted Oyo teacher
Admin One of the kidnapped teachers of Community High School, Ahoro-Esinele in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, Michael Oyedokun, has been killed. Oyedokun was beheaded in a new video allegedly released by the terrorists on Sunday. The video obtained by our correspondent on Telegram on Monday showed that the teacher was gruesomely killed…
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2026 WTT Contender Lagos serves off
●Stars to watch Pius Ayinor The stage is set for another thrilling spectacle as the 2026 World Table Tennis (WTT) Contender Lagos begins on Tuesday, May 19, at the Molade Okoya-Thomas Hall, Teslim Balogun Stadium. Some of the stars who dazzled at the recently concluded World Team Table Tennis Championships in London will converge in…
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NSC celebrates Weightlifters, as Nigeria hauls record medals at African Senior Championship
Editor The National Sports Commission has congratulated Team Nigeria’s weightlifting contingent for their remarkable performance at the 2026 African Senior Weightlifting Championship in Ismailia, Egypt, where the nation finished with an impressive haul of 29 medals. Chairman of the Commission, Mallam Shehu Dikko, praised the athletes for their resilience and outstanding representation of the country…
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Why Chelsea hired Xabi Alonso
Admin Chelsea have made their intentions clear by not only appointing Xabi Alonso but also by the way he was announced. The Blues moved quickly to reach an agreement with Alonso in the hours after Chelsea lost the FA Cup final, beaten 1-0 by Manchester City at Wembley, which confirmed the club would go trophyless…
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