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‘I’m bigger than your father’ — Wizkid fires back at Seun Kuti
By Folashade Olorunfemi – Popular Afropop musician and Grammy Award winner, Ayodeji Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, has fired back at Seun Kuti amid controversy surrounding the preservation of the legacy of Afrobeat pioneer, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti. The controversy began last week after Seun criticised Wizkid’s fan base, Wizkid FC, for allegedly disrespecting his father’s legacy by comparing Wizkid to Fela.…
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NFF boss Gusau denies any altercation with CAF Vice President Fouzi Lekjaa
The President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau (MON), has described as “total falsehood” a report circulating on sections of social media claiming that he had a public spat with the President of the Fédération Royale Marocaine de Football (FRMF), Mr Fouzi Lekjaa, during a CAF Executive Committee meeting in Morocco. The unsubstantiated report alleged that…
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UCL: Arsenal beat Inter 3-1 to maintain 100 per cent record
By Tosin Omojola – Arsenal maintained their 100 per cent record in this year’s UEFA Champions League with a 3-1 away victory over Inter Milan on Tuesday night. Prior to the encounter in Italy, the Gunners, who are topping the English Premier League table, had won all six matches, making it seven wins from seven games with Tuesday’s triumph. Gabriel…
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Handball: Nigeria begins African Nations Cup campaign against Algeria
Nigeria’s national handball team, the Golden Arrows, will tomorrow begin their campaign at the Men’s African Nations Cup holding in Rwanda. The Nigerian contingent arrived early on Tuesday in Kigali, with the President of the Handball Federation of Nigeria (HFN), Mr Jibril Saidu Ojih, leading the delegation. Team Nigeria is made up of tested professionals drawn from various clubs at…
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Court session suspended after ex-NURTW boss slumps during trial in Oyo
By Adejayan Gbenga – Proceedings at the Oyo State High Court, sitting at Ring Road, Ibadan, were abruptly halted on Tuesday following the sudden collapse of a former Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Oyo State, Alhaji Mukaila Lamidi, popularly known as Auxiliary. The incident occurred during the hearing of a criminal case marked Suit…
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Geregu: Revenue-led growth meets margin and liquidity pressures, by Gilbert Ayoola
Geregu Power Plc’s full-year audited reports and financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2025 present a mixed but largely resilient performance profile, characterised by strong top-line expansion, moderated profitability growth, and balance sheet stretching amid an evolving operating and leadership landscape. The company delivered a robust 34.88% year-on-year (YoY) revenue growth, with turnover rising to N184.95 billion from…
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Atiku calls for unity among opposition supporters, warns infighting aids APC
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has urged supporters of opposition leaders to desist from trading insults, saying internal attacks only strengthen the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). In a post on X on Tuesday, Abubakar said individuals who insult either himself or former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi do not have the interests of the opposition coalition, the African Democratic…
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Togo expels former Burkina Faso president amid coup allegations
Togo has arrested and expelled Burkina Faso’s former president, Paul-Henri Damiba, back to his home country after officials there accused him of attempting a coup, two sources told Reuters on Tuesday. Damiba rose to power in 2022 following a coup against Burkina Faso’s civilian government, which had struggled with escalating attacks by Islamist militants. His inability to curb the militants…
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Aiyedatiwa pledges priority funding for education, infrastructure, security in Akungba Akoko
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to the development of all state-owned institutions, assuring residents of Akungba Akoko that infrastructure, education, and security projects in their community would receive priority attention. The governor made the pledge on Tuesday during a courtesy visit by the Alale of Akungba, Oba Isiaka Oseni Adu, and other community leaders to…
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Nollywood star Sarah Martins collapses at work
By Folashade Olorunfemi – Popular Nollywood actress and entrepreneur Sarah Martins collapsed while attending to her business earlier today. The actress shared the news on her Instagram page, explaining that she woke up feeling numb and later collapsed while handling inventory and staff interviews at her store. Revealing the cause of her collapse, she said she had been working every…
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