Ogunkoya thumbs up Niger Delta Games’ emphasis on talent discovery
8.1.2026 Former African 100m champion and national record holder Seun Ogunkoya has praised the emphasis placed on talent discovery by…
Osimhen: Why I gave a piece of my tongue to Lookman
By our reporter 8.1.2026 Super Eagles top striker Victor Osimhen was on the lips of most Nigerian soccer fans after…
AFCON 2025: NSC boss blames Finance Ministry, CBN for delay in bonus payment to Super Eagles
By our reporter 8.1.2026 National Sports Commission chairman, Shehu Dikko has attributed the delay in the payment of entitlements to…
AFCON 2025: Again Super Eagles ” go on strike” over unpaid bonuses…threaten to boycott match against Algeria in Marrakesh
By our reporter 7.1.2026 Once again, the issue of unpaid bonuses has reared its ugly head at the Africa Cup…
AFCON 2025: Mahrez expects another freekick moment against Super Eagles
7.1.2026 Algerian striker Riyad Mahrez at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations scored a spectacular freekick to send the Super…
US seizes Russian flagged oil tanker after chasing it from Venezuela
7.1.2026 The United States has seized two sanctioned oil tankers linked to Venezuela in back-to-back actions in the North Atlantic…
Poverty set to envelop 141 million Nigerians in 2026
7.1.2026 Dwindling income and high cost of living will push about 141 million Nigerians into abject poverty in 2026. The…
Bandits kill 5 forest officers at National Park Oyo
7.1.2026 Suspected bandits on Tuesday night attacked the old National Park Service (NPS) office in Oloka, Orire Local Government Area…
Malami, wife, son get N1.5b bail, to surrender passport
By Kingston Magare 7.1.2026 Former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation Abubakar Malami, SAN, his wife and…
Nigerians, others to deposit $15,000 for US visas
7.1.2026 In a bid to tighten visa applications the United States will require a $15,000 (about N21.7m) deposit from Nigerians…
Burkina Faso foils plan to kill Traore…several individuals arrested
Burkina Faso military junta said it has foiled an assassination attempt on its leader Capt Ibrahim Traoré. According to Burkina…
Trump to sell Venezuela oil worth $2.8b, says he’ll control the money
7.1.2026 US President Donald Trump has said he will be taking charge of about 50 million barrels of Venezuela crude…
AFCON 2025: Chelle banks on Iwobi to deliver more defence splitting passes, assists
By our reporter 6.1.2025 Super Eagles coach has urged midfielder to keep supplying his sublime passes which has proved to…
AFCON 2025: Algeria zip Congo DR Leopards, prepare for quarterfinal clash against Nigeria
By our reporter 7.1.2026 Algeria head coach Vladimir Petković said his headache between now and Saturday is to plan effectively…
Fear of impeachment haunts Trump as mid term elections loom
6.1.2026 U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Republicans must win the 2026 midterm elections or else he will…