Tag: politics
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Africa has everything needed to produce a World Cup winner – Abel Xavier
Former Portugal international Abel Xavier believes African football has all the ingredients needed to produce a future FIFA World Cup winner, but says the continent must reflect on why its national teams have not consistently matched the success of its players at club level. Speaking to SuperSport during the FIFA World Cup, the former Liverpool,…
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Trump makes over $1.4 billion in income from crypto ventures
Editor U.S. President Donald Trump reported more than $1.4 billion in income from his family’s crypto ventures last year, showing that he now derives most of his income from digital assets that have benefited from his policies, according to a review of his latest financial disclosures on Tuesday. His annual disclosure for 2025 with the…
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NYSC Reform: 12 major changes to note
Admin The Federal Government has announced the most far-reaching reform of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) since the scheme was established in 1973. Here are the major changes you need to know. 1. The orientation camp will last six weeks, but the NYSC service year remains one year The Federal Government has not extended…
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Terrorists kill teacher, abduct NECO students in Borno
Admin The Borno State Police Command has deployed security operatives to Lassa community in Askira/Uba Local Government Area following the abduction of an unspecified number of students writing the National Examinations Council examinations by suspected terrorists. The PUNCH had earlier reported that the attackers stormed the school at about 9 a.m. on Monday, shooting sporadically…
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Former Super Eagles coach, Adegboye Onigbinde, is buried in Modakeke
Editor The final burial rites of former Nigeria Coach, Chief Adegboye Onigbinde, took place on Friday at Saint Stephen’s Cathedral, Modakeke, in Osun State. Prominent Nigerians, among them top government officials, royal fathers, top officials of the Nigeria Football Federation, political bigwigs, leading figures in the ivory tower, philanthropists, religious leaders, retired civil servants, business…
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Baby girl, 8 others die in Lagos building collapse
Editor No fewer than nine people, including a baby girl, were feared dead while 26 others were rescued after a three-storey shopping mall collapsed on Old Ojo Road near Alakija Bus Stop along the Lagos-Badagry Expressway in Satellite Town, Ori-Ade Local Council Development Area of Lagos State. The building, which housed several businesses, including generator…
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Nigeria: 279 kidnapped, 842 killed in May, indicating 90% increase in one year
Admin Sadly and painfully, 2026 bled red across Nigeria. Nextier’s Nigeria Violent Conflicts Database just dropped the numbers, and they’re brutal: 279 Nigerians dragged into captivity; 842 persons killed, and a total of 156 violent attacks in 30 days. And it’s getting worse, fast. Compared to May 2025, violence jumped 51.5%. Casualties surged 90.1%. Kidnappings…
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Nigerian migrants returning from South Africa face the same economic issues they left behind
Admin When the flight carrying hundreds of Nigerians fleeing South Africa landed in Lagos last week, the first feeling of passenger Iniebong James was one of relief. Then came worry. Nearly two weeks after his return to his homeland, James, 52, is trying to settle back into the life he left 10 years ago when…
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AFN shifts Commonwealth Games Trials by 24 hours
BY Editor The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has rescheduled the start of the 2026 Commonwealth Games national trials by one day. The Federation said it is to enable athletes whose flights were affected by severe weather disruptions in the United States to participate in the competition. The trials, originally scheduled to take place from…
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SportyTV joins DStv, GOtv line-up across Africa
SportyTV has been added to select DStv and GOtv packages in Nigeria, expanding the sports content available to subscribers. The 24-hour sports channel offers a range of live sporting events, alongside news, analysis, and highlights, and is available to DStv Yanga and GOtv Jolli customers. The channel is also available on GOtv in Kenya and…
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