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6 hours ago
Ilara-Mokin, Ondo State, is set to host the 2025 Ondo Auto Rally on April 19, 2025, at the custom-built racing tracks adjacent to the renowned Smokin Hills Golf Course. Organised by the Work and Playgroup, led by Adeoye Ojuoko
7 hours ago
Teenage fencing sensation Inkosi Brou has secured Nigeria’s first medal at the ongoing 2025 African Junior Fencing Championships in Luanda, Angola. Brou, a US-based athlete, won the only medal for a Sub-Saharan African nation on
Peter Okebukola
1 day ago
A renowned academic and former Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Professor Emeritus Peter Okebukola has applauded Nigeria's significant role in championing cultural diversity across the African continent. Okebulola, the Director of the Institute for African Culture and International Understanding (IACIU), gave the commendation in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja.…
2 days ago
Nigeria’s representatives in the 2025 Basketball Africa League (BAL), Rivers Hoopers, have been drawn in the Kalahari Conference of the competition, where they will meet Moroccan, Egyptian, and Malian champions.
NLC
3 days ago
Any attempt to reclassify electricity consumers by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) will be resisted, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said. The National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) has also rejected the planned reclassification. Acting General Secretary of NUEE, Dominic Igwebike, stated this in a statement issued on Sunday, saying the migration of…
3 days ago
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has expressed displeasure with the directives by the governments of Bauchi, Katsina, Kano and Kebbi states mandating the closure of all public and private schools for up to five weeks to observe the Ramadan fast, effective from late February to early April 2025. In a statement on Sunday, CAN…
4 days ago
Determined to retain its title at the fast approaching 22nd National Sports Festival in Ogun State, Team Delta, against all odds, picked 12 tickets out of the 16 sports in both male and female categories at the south-south zonal elimination for team sports held in Benin City, Edo State.
4 days ago
Former Super Eagles team captain, Austin Jay Jay Okocha, was among top dignitaries present as Nigeria’s leading sports and gaming brand, BetKing, marked its 7th anniversary in grand style with an exclusive celebration at its headquarters in Victoria Island, Lagos.
28 Feb
In a historic move that blends sports, fashion, and culture, UMBRO Sports has partnered with the Nigeria Rugby Football Federation (NRFF) to unveil the official kits for the national rugby teams.
27 Feb
The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General, Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI), Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar has appealed to traders in the state to reduce the prices goods during the Ramadan. The Sultan made the appeal in a statement issued by the Secretary-General, JNI, Prof. Khalid Aliyu, on Thursday in Kaduna. He also called on Muslims in the…
Kano Flood
27 Feb
Governor Abba Kabir-Yusuf of Kano State says the government has set up a committee toward sponsoring a State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) Ecological Funds Bill in the House of Assembly. Kabir-Yusuf said this on Thursday while declaring open a two-day Disaster Risk Management Stakeholders’ Engagement Meeting in Kano. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports…
The Rivers State House of Assembly, at Monday's plenary in Port Harcourt, ordered Governor Sim Fubara to present the 2025 budget to the lawmakers within 48 hours.
26 Feb
Following the lack of critical infrastructure at Ignatius Ajuru University of Education (IAUE) in Rivers State, Governor Siminalayi Fubara has approved the immediate construction of male and female hostels, a health centre, administrative blocks, among others. The governor acknowledged that immediate intervention at the university was necessary to improve the learning standard. Governor Fubara vowed…
Zulum
26 Feb
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno on Wednesday distributed food palliatives including rice and grains to 250,000 flood victims across the 27 local government areas of the state. Speaking at the event, Zulum said the intervention is aimed at assisting residents who lost their homes, businesses, and livelihoods due to the floods. He noted that while…

Sport

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Real Sociedad are hoping to forget their struggles this season and compound Premier League giants Manchester United's when they meet on Thursday in the Europa League last 16. The Basque side host Ruben Amorim's tormented Red Devils in San Sebastian before the second leg at Old Trafford next week. Real Sociedad suffered a 4-0 thumping…
3 hours ago
Carlos Alcaraz will take a softly-softly approach as he vies to become just the third man to win three straight titles at Indian Wells, where he could find a member of that exclusive club, Novak Djokovic, standing in his way in the quarter-finals. "I will try not to think about it," Alcaraz said of his…
3 hours ago
Women's World Cup winner Yuki Nagasato, who made history with a brief spell playing for a men's team, said she had given "every last drop" as the Japanese striker announced her retirement from football. The 37-year-old, part of the Japan team that lifted the World Cup in 2011, brought the curtain down on a 23-year…
4 hours ago
LeBron James became the first player in NBA history to score 50,000 career points on Tuesday, extending his lead as the league's all-time record scorer by reaching a milestone tally that may never be surpassed. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar went into the game against the New Orleans Pelicans with 49,999 regular and postseason points…
4 hours ago
Real Madrid claimed a small edge on city rivals Atletico Madrid with a tight 2-1 Champions League last-16 first leg win on Tuesday. Julian Alvarez levelled for Atletico after Rodrygo Goes sent the hosts ahead, but Brahim Diaz stroked home the winner for the record 15-time winners to delight the Santiago Bernabeu stadium. "I think…
4 hours ago
Arsenal's talented teenage duo Myles Lewis-Skelly and Ethan Nwaneri combined on Tuesday to help the Gunners to an imperious 7-1 Champions League last-16 first leg advantage over a shambolic PSV Eindhoven. The Premier League side were on a different level to the struggling Dutch champions, who were condemned to their worst-ever defeat in European football.…
5 hours ago
In-form Bayer Leverkusen forward, Nathan Tella, former captain, Ahmed Musa, Gabriel Osho of France’s Auxerre and Kelechi Iheanacho, who now plays for Middlesbrough in the English second-tier league, are among 39 players listed in Coach Eric Sekou Chelle..
6 hours ago
The national play-off of the 2025 President Federation Cup will kickoff today with giant killers, Ahudiyannem FC of Abiriba, Abia State, tackling Imo State’s OISA FC at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu.
7 hours ago
To give players and officials of the Super Eagles the support they need to beat Rwanda in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier, the Unified Supporters Club has earmarked a total of 150 members for the trip.
1 day ago
The Nigeria’s Under-17 Female Football Team, Flamingoes, will depart for South Africa on Wednesday for the first leg of their FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup. The Flamingoes are playing a qualifying fixture against South Africa’s U-17 girls, known as Bantwana. This is contained in the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) website, on Tuesday in Abuja. According…