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2026 World Cup Playoffs: Super Eagles face Gabon in a game of fire and fury
Nigeria and Gabon national teams face off on Thursday evening in a 2026 FIFA World Cup African playoff semi-final that promises to raise the roof of the Complexe Sportif Prince Heritier Moulay Al Hassan in Rabat, Morocco. The high-stakes encounter, which provides a second window for both teams to try and qualify for the 2026…
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Sponsors identify with new NSF Board as Team Nigeria gets set for WESPAC
The winds of fortune are blowing strongly for Nigerian Scrabble, as sponsors and corporate allies line up behind the newly inaugurated board of the Nigeria Scrabble Federation (NSF). With the 2025 World English Scrabble Players Association Championship (WESPAC) in Accra fast approaching, the board’s programmes have ignited a wave of confidence, belief and generosity. Leading…
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Enyimba coach, Eguma, praises team performance in goalless draw with Abia Warriors
By Emmanuel Chinedu in Umuahia Reporting for Extrasportnigeria.com The much-anticipated Abia Derby between Abia Warriors and Enyimba FC was a true spectacle, living up to its reputation for drama and intensity. Despite the high stakes, the two teams couldn’t find the back of the net, with the match ending in a goalless stalemate. The absence…
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Nurse gets life in jail for murdering 10 people to reduce workload
A care nurse in Germany has been sentenced to life in prison after he was convicted of murdering 10 patients and the attempted murder of 27 others. The prosecutors alleged that the man, who has not been publicly named, injected his mostly elderly patients with painkillers or sedatives in an effort to ease his workload…
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New U.S. bill seeks visa ban, asset freezes for Nigeria’s Miyetti Allah, others
A new bill on the table at the United States Congress has proposed tough sanctions on some individuals and groups who have been accused of orchestrating severe violations of religious freedom in Nigeria. This comes as President Donald Trump ups the scrutiny of Nigeria’s human rights record and religious freedom. The bill which was introduced…
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Nigerian student in UK jailed for rape, faces deportation
A Nigerian postgraduate student living in the United Kingdom, identified as Chiemka Okoronta, is set to be deported after serving a 10-year prison sentence for raping a teenage girl in West Yorkshire. A BBC report detailed that the 29-year-old committed the offence after the teenager became stranded on a night bus in Morley, Leeds, while…
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Team Nigeria enters national Scrabble camp in Lagos
Team Nigeria has officially gone into battle mode ahead of the 2025 World English Scrabble Players Association Championship (WESPAC), with camp opening in Lagos on Tuesday and the energy is electric. Fifteen elite players and a crack technical crew have gathered under one roof, sharpening their wordplay and focus for the showdown in Accra, Ghana,…
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Handball President pledges grassroots-focused growth
The President of the Handball Federation of Nigeria (HFN) Mr. Jibril Saidu Ojih, has said the continued growth of Handball in Nigeria will take a new dimension from the grassroots through the zonal representatives in the Federation. Ojih said this over the weekend at the finals of the Lions/Grasshoppers Handball Legends Under-15 Boys and Girls…
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Abuja teacher bags life jail for raping male pupil
A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja has sentenced a 19-year-old teacher, Abdullahi Abbass, to life imprisonment for raping a nine-year-old pupil. This was disclosed in a statement shared with Sunday PUNCH by the Press Officer of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, Vincent Adekoye. According to Adekoye, the judgment…
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D’Tigress manager Rena Wakama named Hive BC head coach
The coach of Nigeria’s women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, Rena Wakama, has been named the Coach of Hive BC in the new Unrivaled Basketball League for the 2025/26 season. The appointment comes as the Nigerian coach prepares for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers with Nigeria. Unrivaled is an eight-team women’s basketball league in the United States,…
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