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3 days ago
Four-times African Footballer of the Year Samuel Eto’o has won the right to be included on the list of candidates for the Confederation of African Football’s elective congress next week after initially being ruled out of the contest.
4 days ago
Nigeria’s U-17 girls, Flamingos, arrived in Pretoria, South Africa, yesterday, for their 2025 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup second round, first leg qualifier against their South African counterparts, Bantwana, scheduled for Saturday.
4 days ago
Super Falcons of Nigeria are still best women’s football team, even as many CAF teams moved up in the latest ranking released by FIFA yesterday.
25 Feb
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has appointed Kenyan official, Josephine Wanjiku, as referee for next week’s FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup qualifier between Nigeria’s Flamingos and their South African counterparts, Bantwana, slated for Pretoria.
24 Feb
Manchester United legend, Rio Ferdinand, has said the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) needs more respect Ferdinand said this after Liverpool legend, Jamie Carragher, insinuated that AFCON is not a major tournament. Carragher belittled the tournament while speaking as a pundit on Sky Sports, during Liverpool's 2-0 win against Manchester City in the Premier League…
24 Feb
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has reiterated that the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) is a major tournament after it was dismissed by Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher. Carragher belittled the tournament while speaking as a pundit on Sky Sports during Liverpool's 2-0 win against Manchester City in the Premier League on Sunday. The game…
20 Feb
In the last six seasons, Nigerian clubs have found it difficult to go beyond the second round in CAF inter-club competitions. Amid this poor continental showing
14 Feb
Nigeria’s emerging rivalry with South Africa got a new fillip, yesterday when the Confederation of African Football (CAF) put both teams in the same group in the opening round of the African U-20 Nations Cup billed to be held in Cote d’Ivoire, from April 26 to May 18.
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…
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The Lagos State Government has initiated an emergency response following the death of a 12-year-old student at Kings College, Victoria Island Annexe, after a diphtheria outbreak. Fourteen other students are currently hospitalised at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), receiving treatment. According to the Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, the index case presented…
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The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has disclosed that the ongoing power outages affecting more than 20 areas in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are due to a technical fault in the feeder that supplies electricity to these areas. The affected areas include Jabi, Kado, Life Camp, Idu, Karmo, Citec Mbora, Airport Road, Nile University,…
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US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he will buy a "brand new Tesla" to show support for his top campaign donor and advisor, Tesla CEO Elon Musk. "To Republicans, Conservatives, and all great Americans, Elon Musk is 'putting it on the line' in order to help our Nation, and he is doing a FANTASTIC JOB!,"…
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Political appointees who served in the ex-Governor Idris Ichala Wada administration between 2012 and 2016 in Kogi State have made a passionate appeal to Governor Ahmed Ododo for the payment of their outstanding salaries. The former Kogi State appointees said they are being owed three months' salaries that have remained unpaid for the past nine…
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The Nigerian government has been applauded for its innovative approach to student loans, where institutional fees are paid directly to tertiary institutions. Plateau State Governor, Barr. Caleb Mutfwang, gave the commendation yesterday in Jos, Plateau State, when he received the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), Akintunde Sawyerr, ahead of…
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The Managing Director of NELFUND, Mr. Akintunde Sawyerr, has revealed that more male students apply for the Federal Government's student loans than their female counterparts. Sawyerr made this revelation while speaking at the NELFUND Women Forum Programme that was held to commemorate the 2025 International Women’s Day (IWD) held in Abuja on Monday. The NELFUND's…
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The Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, has charged his supporters to uphold peace and eschew violence. Fubara made this charge at the inauguration of a newly constructed palace for the monarch of Akpo Kingdom, a community situated in the Obiapo Local Government Area of the state. While addressing the audience during the inauguration, the…
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For parents, guardians, and pupils in Sah-Kaka and Mayo-Ndaga, two remote border communities in the Sardauna Local Government Area of Taraba State, joy has returned to the schoolyards. The laughter of children and the aroma of freshly cooked meals now fill the air, thanks to the reintroduction of a free school feeding program by ActionAid…
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Plateau State governor, Barr. Caleb Mutfwang, has urged the Federal Government to establish a system that prevents students who receive training through the student loans scheme from being tempted to leave the country in search of better opportunities, a phenomenon commonly referred to as the 'Japa syndrome.' The governor stated this on Monday night in…
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The Niger State Police Command has launched an investigation into the alleged killing of footballer Sani, who was reportedly shot dead by intoxicated police officers in Minna on Monday. Witnesses reported that Sani was killed while resting at his friend's tea stall in the New Market Sabon Gari area of the Chanchaga Local Government Area…