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Nigeria's 2018 World Cup kit makes BBC top-five list |
10+ hour, 17+ min ago (265+ words) Nigeria's 2018 FIFA World Cup home jersey has been ranked among the most iconic kits in World Cup history in a list released by BBC Sport. The Super Eagles shirt was placed fifth in the ranking of the top 10 iconic World…...
Ex-councillor ambushed, murdered in Plateau community |
9+ hour, 37+ min ago (368+ words) Hon. Godwin Vonga, a former councillor who represented Nasarawa Ward in the Langtang South Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau State, has been reportedly murdered. He was ambushed and killed by yet-to-be-identified gunmen on Sunday night, May 31, 2026, along the Timshat-Mabudi…...
Police call for calm over South Africa xenophobic attacks |
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (426+ words) The Nigeria Police Force has urged Nigerians to be calm and not think of retaliation over the xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa. The Force Public Relations Officer and a Deputy Superintendent of Police, DSP Anthony Placid, made this…...
2026 World Cup: 14 players of Nigerian descent to represent others + Full list |
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (221+ words) No fewer than 14 players of Nigerian descent are to be present at the 2026 World Cup representing other countries. The players will be representing eight countries at the mundial scheduled for the United States of America, Canada, and Mexico. While the…...
Super Eagles humble Jamaica to win fourth Unity Cup |
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (185+ words) The Super Eagles on Saturday humbled the Jamaica national football team 3-0 in London to win their fourth Unity Cup title. Midfielder Alhassan Yusuf scored a brace in the third and 91st minutes to help Nigeria successfully defend the title. Yusuf opened…...
Why Africa should not be poor - Peter Obi |
1+ week, 1+ day ago (173+ words) Peter Obi, a leading opposition figure in Nigeria and the sole presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) for the upcoming 2027 elections, has articulated reasons why Africa ought to rise above poverty. During his visit to South Africa over…...
Obi addresses immigration concerns for Nigerians in South Africa |
1+ week, 2+ day ago (300+ words) Peter Obi, a leading opposition figure and the sole presidential candidate for the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in the upcoming 2027 election, has taken steps to ease the tensions between South African officials and Nigerian expatriates residing in the country. "Obi…...
ECOWAS Meeting: FG advocates unified action against border crimes |
1+ week, 3+ day ago (356+ words) The Director-General of the National Boundary Commission (NBC), Adamu Adaji, made the call during the annual stakeholders" meeting on ECOWAS Cross-Border Cooperation held in Abuja. The regional meeting, hosted by the ECOWAS Commission, was attended by representatives from ECOWAS member…...
Beyond the vibe: Bridging Africa's build divide with intelligent infrastructure, by Kehinde Ogundare |
1+ week, 4+ day ago (518+ words) Africa has always found its own way around barriers. When fixed-line banking proved too slow and too exclusionary, Kenya did not wait for the infrastructure to catch up. It built M-Pesa instead, a mobile payments platform that by 2022 had 50 million…...
FBI extradites Nigerian to US over alleged internet romance fraud |
1+ week, 5+ day ago (274+ words) The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has secured the arrest and extradition of a Nigerian, Samuel Ugberaese, to the U. S. on charges relating to international cyber romance scams. This is contained in a statement by the U. S. Embassy in Abuja…...