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Eagles will remain unshaken despite World Cup uncertainty – Ndidi
Super Eagles captain Wilfred Ndidi has emphasised that he and his teammates will continue to prepare diligently and remain focused despite the lingering uncertainty over Nigeria’s participation in the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup intercontinental play-off. The Super Eagles missed out on direct qualification for the 2026 World Cup, which is set to be co-hosted by the United States, Canada…
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Kwara Sports Commission boss Mogaji backs Tinubu Support Organisation
The Executive Chairman of the Kwara State Sports Commission, Bola Mogaji, has pledged unalloyed support to the Tinubu Support Organisation for the Renewed Hope Agenda. The former squash champion stated this when he received in his office the Director of Football, Tinubu Support Organisation, Mallam Bashir Badawiy. Badawiy said the grassroots football project embarked upon by the organisation would further…
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APGA plans to adopt Tinubu as presidential candidate in 2027
The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has announced that it will not field a presidential candidate in the 2027 general election, revealing plans to support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu instead. The party’s National Chairman, Barr. Sly Ezeokenwa, made this known on Thursday during a press briefing in Lagos while responding to questions about adopting a candidate from another political party.…
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Governor Adeleke celebrates brother, Deji Adeleke, at 69
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has celebrated his elder brother, the global business mogul and philanthropist, Dr Adedeji Tajudeen Adeleke, on the occasion of his 69th birthday, offering prayers for good health, long life and greater prosperity. In a personal message to mark the occasion, the governor described his brother as “a rare gift…
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US and Venezuela agree to resume diplomatic ties after Maduro capture
The US and Venezuela have agreed to re-establish diplomatic and consular relations. The agency said in a statement that the two sides would make joint efforts to promote stability, support economic recovery and advance political reconciliation. While their diplomatic relations have been improving since the US military captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in January in a surprise raid, the announcement…
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Iran’s war of the damned and shortsighted Africans — by Seun Kolade
The US-Israel-Iran war has entered its fourth day, and the world is already learning, again, how quickly “civilisation” can be peeled back to reveal the old grammar of power: intimidation, punishment, and spectacle. Saturday 28 February 2026 now stands as a turning point. On that day, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran was assassinated in a US–Israeli…
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U.S. offers India a 30-day waiver for buying Russian oil as Iran war deepens energy supply worries
After slapping 25% “penalty” tariffs on India for buying Russian crude — revoked last month — the U.S. on Thursday issued a 30-day waiver to New Delhi for purchasing crude from Moscow as the Iran war upends global supplies. The West Texas Intermediate oil surged 8.51%, or $6.35, to close at $81.01 per barrel on Thursday in the biggest single…
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Oduwole calls for coordinated media effort to showcase Nigeria’s investment potential
The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Jumoke Oduwole, has called for stronger collaboration with the Ministry of Information and National Orientation to promote Nigeria’s economic reforms and attract global investment. Oduwole made the call during a courtesy visit to the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, on Thursday in Abuja. She said strategic communication and inter-ministerial…
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Not by tribe, but by tactics: Disu, the pragmatic policeman — by Folorunso Adisa
“It takes a special kind of person to serve in law enforcement. Most people run from danger. Law enforcement officers run toward it.” — George H.W. Bush The romance of the uniform is easy, but the reality is not. Policing is not rhetoric but risk, hierarchy, intelligence coordination, and command discipline. At some levels, it also becomes unavoidably political. That…
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How depleted weapons stockpiles could affect the Iran conflict
US President Donald Trump claims his country has a “virtually unlimited supply” of key weapons. Iran’s defence ministry says it has “the capacity to resist the enemy” for longer than the US had planned. Weapons stocks and supplies alone will not decide the outcome of this conflict – Ukraine has long been outnumbered and outgunned by Russia – but it’s…
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