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27 Jan
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has unveiled six cities in Morocco that will host matches of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). The selection process, conducted by CAF, Fédération Royale Marocaine de Football and the Local Organizing Committee, also revealed nine stadiums for the tournament. The cities are Rabat, Casablanca, Agadir, Marrakech, Fes…
24 Jan
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has ruled out the Super Eagles among the top five favourite teams to watch in this year’s Africa Cup of Nations.
20 Jan
Enyimba International FC of Aba was on Sunday eliminated from the 2024/2025 CAF Confederation Cup, following its 3-1 loss
15 Jan
Holders Senegal will face a resurgent Nigeria and Sudan in Group D of the rescheduled African Nations Championship (CHAN) being co-hosted by Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda in August. The biennial tournament, reserved for players featuring in their respective domestic leagues, has been pushed back by six months to give the three countries more time to…
14 Jan
The African Nations Championship (CHAN), due to kick off in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania in February, was postponed to August because stadiums were not ready, the organisers said Tuesday. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) said there had been "good progress" on building and upgrading facilities, but that "more time was required". Considered the number…
10 Jan
Nigerian football clubs were rated among the best teams in African football between the 1970s and 2000s. But that is now history; no thanks to the poor quality of coaches saddled with the responsibility of leading these teams and their limited exposure to contemporary realities of the game
9 Jan
President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Patrice Motsepe, has explained the rationale behind the increase in prize money for the 2024 Championship of African Nations (CHAN),
7 Jan
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) says 2025 will be one of its busiest year ever. The body has a packed 12 months ahead with continental finals across club and national team football.
21 Dec
As the curtain falls on 2024 in a matter of days, there were major events and key moments that Nigerians and global citizens would agree defined the year. On the local scene some Nigerians believe that 2024 offered more not-so-pleasant memories, with little to cheer about amidst the soaring cost of living occasioned by major…
18 Dec
Ahead of Monday’s awards ceremony to honour the year’s outstanding achievements in the African game and to crown Ademola Lookman as Africa’s Footballer of the Year, the Confederation of African Football (CAF)
17 Dec
The Imo Government has congratulated Super Falcons goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie on winning a second consecutive African Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year Award. This is contained in a statement by the state’s Commissioner for Sports Development, Obinna Onyeocha, in Owerri, on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the award was presented to Nnadozie…
17 Dec
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Super Eagles forward Ademola Lookman on winning the 2024 CAF Men’s African Footballer of the Year. The President also congratulated Super Falcons goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie for clinching the CAF Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year award and the Super Falcons for being named the Women’s National Team of the Year. The…
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Ola Olukoyede, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) boss, has expressed his concern about the attitude of Nigerians toward corrupt practices. The EFCC boss said that many Nigerians have resorted to corrupt practices, and it is one of the main obstacles to the development of the Nigerian state in many areas. He made this…
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Contrary to insinuations that the police have now turned themselves into tax collectors, the Force Headquarters has put it on record that it does not issue 3rd party insurance. It maintained that it is only enforcing the law and won't make a dime from enforcing the policy. The FHQ noted that its attention was drawn…
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Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has suggested that couples reaching 25 years of marriage should renew their vows, emphasizing commitment and purpose. Obasanjo humorously referred to Anyim as his “boss,” acknowledging the significant role the Senate played during his presidency. Obasanjo disclosed this in Abuja at the weekend during the 25th wedding anniversary of Pastors…
21 mins ago
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has expressed anger at "leaders like me, who, out of greed and insatiable desperation for material acquisition, have made life a living hell for others." This was after he encountered an elderly woman who left him "seriously worried about the depth of insensitivity that characterises…
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One person has died, and five others were injured in an accident along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Saturday. Omotola Odutola, the Ogun State Police spokesperson, confirmed this in a statement made available to the press. The accident occurred after the driver of a Toyota Sienna lost control of the steering and crashed into the back…
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The Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum, has donated N30 million to the family of Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Ebisingha Alari, the army officer who lost his life in the ongoing battle against Boko Haram insurgents in the Timbuktu Triangle recently. The donation was made personally to the wife of the late officer by the governor…
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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 59-year-old businessman, Chijioke Nnanna Igbokwe, who later underwent emergency surgery to remove 81 wraps of cocaine from his stomach. According to the agency's spokesman, Femi Babafemi, Igbokwe was apprehended at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, on January 26 during the inward…
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The Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room (Situation Room) has expressed concern over the recent demand by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for an increase in budgetary allocation from N40 billion to N126 billion to conduct the off-cycle governorship election in Anambra State, carry out the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise, replace damaged materials, among…
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The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has appealed for an urgent waiver of the Central Bank of Nigeria's (CBN) 2 per cent service charge to reduce the increased pressure on Hajj fares in the country. The single digital sub-charge on pilgrims' deposits for the 2025 pilgrimage, already with the Apex Bank, runs into billions…
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The Special Adviser to the President on Public Communication, Sunday Dare, has urged Nigeria to pay close attention to the tariff war between the USA and Canada, including a number of North Atlantic countries. This came after US President Donald Trump announced broad tariffs on major US trading partners—Canada, Mexico, and China—claiming a "major threat"…