Saturday Magazine
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African 2026 World Cup qualifying facts and figures after matchday six: Chart-topper Salah Prolific Liverpool scorer Mohamed Salah has also netted regularly in World Cup qualifying, topping the charts with six goals for likely qualifiers Egypt. The 32-year-old began with a bang, netting four times in a 6-0 matchday one rout of minnows Djibouti in…
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A retiree and former chairman of the Academy Staff Union of Kaduna Polytechnic (ASUP), Mustapha Yahaya Bida, has alleged the demolition of his house by the Presidential Implementation Committee (PIC).
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Super Eagles star, Emmanuel Emenike, made so more money and fame from football, but the 2014 World Cup star has said that he would not allow his daughter to take to the beautiful game.
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The winner of this year's expanded Club World Cup in the United States will receive up to $125 million in prize money, FIFA announced on Wednesday. A total prize fund of $1 billion for the event, which runs from June 14 to July 13, had already been made public, but FIFA has now broken down…
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Barcelona coach Hansi Flick confirmed winger Raphinha and defender Ronald Araujo will not feature in his team's rearranged La Liga match against Osasuna on Thursday. The duo were involved in South American World Cup qualifying fixtures this week and Flick said it was better for them to recover from the games and their journey back…
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Patrick Kluivert said it was "just the beginning" after his Indonesia side beat Bahrain 1-0 in front of nearly 70,000 in Jakarta to breathe new life into their World Cup qualifying hopes. Five days after Barcelona and Dutch great Kluivert saw his team thrashed 5-1 by Australia in his first game as coach, Oxford United's…
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Japan have never gone beyond the last 16 at a World Cup but they have set themselves the ambitious target of winning next year's tournament after dominating in Asian qualifying. Hajime Moriyasu's side became the first team to punch their ticket to the 2026 competition in the United States, Canada and Mexico when they beat…
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Son Heung-min blamed South Korea's shoddy pitches for their 2026 World Cup qualifying struggles after a 1-1 draw with Jordan left them sweating on an automatic place at the tournament. The Koreans were held at home for a second game in a row on Tuesday after also drawing with Oman last week and hold a…
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Perennial World Cup participants Iran became the second Asian side to secure their place at next year's global showpiece after twice coming from behind to draw 2-2 with Uzbekistan in Tehran on Tuesday. Iran, the second-highest ranked AFC side in the FIFA standings, needed only a point to join Japan in qualifying for the finals…
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Segun Odegbami, a former member of the Green Eagles of Nigeria, has tipped Super Eagles goal poacher Victor Osimhen to break the long-standing Rashidi Yekini international goal record. Odegbami stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos. He applauded Osimhen for surpassing his long-standing 44-year-old record as…
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Ex-Super Eagles international, Mutiu Adepoju, has praised the national team after their victory in Rwanda, urging them to replicate the same performance against the Warriors of Zimbabwe. The Eagles currently occupy the fourth position in Group C, which includes Benin Republic, Rwanda, South Africa, and Lesotho. Last Friday, the Eagles secured a win against Rwanda,…
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Thomas Tuchel admitted Jude Bellingham was "lucky" to escape a red card as England "struggled" to secure a 3-0 win against minnows Latvia on Monday. Just two days after claiming Bellingham can be "very emotional" and needed to control his mood on the pitch, the Real Madrid star was fortunate not to be sent off…
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Thomas Partey scored twice and fellow Premier League midfielder Mohammed Kudus once as Ghana outplayed Madagascar 3-0 on Monday in a top-of-the-table African 2026 World Cup qualifying group match. Captain Jordan Ayew created all three goals to complete a successful night for Premier League players as Ghana built a five-point lead over second-placed Madagascar in…
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The Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, has charged Nigerian politicians to always be truthful to the electorate during and after electioneering campaigns. The monarch urged them, especially public office seekers, to always endeavour to know the people they intend to govern and understand their plights. Sulu-Gambari gave the charge on Wednesday while receiving a…
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President Bola Tinubu has approved the nomination of four new members to the Governing Council of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), filling existing vacancies and strengthening the board's capacity. The approved nominees are Mr. Olusegun Omosehin of the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) and Engr. Wole Ogunsanya of the Petroleum Technology Association of…
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The Kaduna State Women Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hajiya Maryam Suleiman, has criticised former Governor Nasir El-Rufai over his defection to the Social Democratic Party (SDP), stating that he has lost political relevance in the state. Suleiman, a former ally of El-Rufai, described his move to the SDP as a "wrong political…
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AXA Mansard Insurance says its recent Mind Health Report revealed that 44 per cent of young adults currently suffer from mental condition. Its General Counsel and Human Resource Director, Omowunmi Adewusi, in a statement on Thursday, said that the company’s health report underscored importance of mental health in the workplace and among young people. Adewuusi…
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The Patriots for the Advancement of Peace and Social Development (PAPSD), on Thursday, called on President Bola Tinubu to ignore calls for a state of emergency in Zamfara State, describing the move as an unpatriotic and self-serving attempt by certain politicians to create political instability in a state recovering from years of armed banditry. The…
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The Director-General of the National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM), Mr. Olugbile Holloway, has applauded Gerda Henkel Stiftung for its efforts in preserving one of the country's monuments, the Egbo Egbo Bassey House in Calabar. The Egbo Egbo Bassey House is a prefabricated wooden structure, possibly built in 1886 and assembled in Duke Town,…
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The Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum (PDP-GF) has congratulated former president Goodluck Jonathan for winning the prestigious 2025 Founders Sunhak Peace Prize (FSPP). The congratulatory message is contained in a statement issued by the Director-General of the PDP-GF, Dr. Emmanuel Agbo, on Wednesday in Abuja on behalf of the Chairman, Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi…
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A professor of Science Education at the Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK), Benneth Uzoechi, says foreign academic curricula being used in some private schools are disadvantageous to Nigerian children. Uzoechi stated this at the university’s 51st Inaugural Lecture held in Keffi on Wednesday with the theme: “Creating Equitable Science Learning Environments: Integrating Nature and Nurture…
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Actress Annie Macaulay-Idibia has returned to Instagram after weeks of silence, but not without a major move, she cleared out her entire Instagram page. The move, which happened early Thursday morning, comes just days after her ex-husband, Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2Baba, was seen shopping at a high-end boutique with Edo lawmaker Natasha Osawaru.…
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A US appeals court denied on Wednesday a bid by the Trump administration to lift a lower court order barring summary deportations of Venezuelan migrants using an obscure wartime law. A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals voted 2-1 to temporarily keep in place the ban on deportations carried out under the 1798…