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WAFCON: Nigeria targets win in final friendly against Cameroon
Reigning African champions Nigeria are eager to redeem themselves after conceding a late goal to Cameroon’s Indomitable Lionesses on Saturday in the first of two friendly matches in the Cameroonian capital, Yaoundé. Both teams will clash again on Tuesday at the Military Stadium in Yaoundé to conclude a two-match arrangement organised by the two countries’ football federations to prepare for…
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LG funds controversy sparks account closures at UBA in Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – Traders operating accounts with United Bank for Africa (UBA) on Monday converged on the bank’s branches in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, to formally request the closure of their accounts, citing concerns over the safety of their deposits amid the ongoing controversy surrounding local government allocations in the state. The traders were observed holding duly…
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JUST IN: DSS apprehend suspect over attack on Peter Obi in Edo
The Department of State Services has announced the arrest of a suspect in connection with the attack on the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and some chieftains of the African Democratic Congress in Benin, Edo State. According to a report by Channels TV, the suspect, identified as Udeme Sunday Stephen, was apprehended following what was described as a…
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Osun royal father, Oba Falabi, dies at 91
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – Osun royal father, Oba Falabi, has died at the age of 91, throwing the ancient town of Ikire into mourning. Oba Olatunde Falabi, the Akire of Ikire, was said to have passed away on Saturday, February 28, 2026, barely a month after celebrating his 91st birthday in January. Details surrounding his death were still sketchy…
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Nasarawa 2027: Governor Sule pledges fairness in APC governorship primary
Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State on Monday reiterated his commitment to fairness ahead of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary for the 2027 election, even as he held a valedictory meeting with the outgoing State Working Committee at the Government House in Lafia. Governor Sule assured party executives, led by State Chairman Dr. Aliyu Bello, that his understanding…
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Nigeria to launch HIV injection in March to strengthen prevention efforts
The Federal Government is set to roll out Lenacapavir, an innovative HIV prevention injection administered twice a year, with the first supplies expected to arrive in March 2026. The move is aimed at strengthening efforts to curb Nigeria’s high HIV infection rates. The announcement was made by the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) in a statement on…
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Trump tells CNN the ‘big wave’ is yet to come in war with Iran
President Donald Trump told CNN in a nine-minute phone interview Monday morning that the US military is “knocking the crap” out of Iran – but the “big wave” is yet to come. “We’re knocking the crap out of them,” Trump told CNN’s Jake Tapper. “I think it’s going very well. It’s very powerful. We’ve got the greatest military in the…
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A distant war, a nearby fire — by Gimba Kakanda
Even as a country overwhelmed by a domestic security crisis, I think it is delusional to police those who see the connection between conflicts in the Middle East and what we experience here. They have every reason to be wary. It is not only because faith-based allegiances at home can be mobilised in sympathy with parties to those conflicts, with…
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A message to the opposition: Get red-eyed or get out — by Ugo Egbujo
The attack on Peter Obi and other opposition leaders was entirely foreseeable. The opposition must grasp its current predicament and unite to resist. So far, it has remained too aloof , too feeble. It has to take the bull by the horns or thrown in the towel. In 2023, local opposition parties in Rivers State could barely campaign. Senator Magnus…
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Governor Adeleke adopted by PDP as Reps in Osun join Accord Party
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – Members of the House of Representatives elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State on Monday joined the Accord Party, while the State chapter of the PDP formally adopted Governor Ademola Adeleke as its candidate for the August 15, 2026, governorship election. The announcements were made at an enlarged stakeholders’…
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