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Comedian Bovi blasts Super Eagles over AFCON semi-final performance
By Folashade Olorunfemi – Popular comedian and actor, Bovi, has criticised the Super Eagles’ performance at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) semi-final. In a video released earlier on Wednesday via his Instagram handle, the comedian lamented the attitude of the Nigerian Super Eagles players on the pitch, singling out Samuel Chukwueze in particular. Addressing the footballers, he said: “I…
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Nigerians urge NFF to extend Chelle’s contract despite Eagles’ semi-final ouster
Despite Nigeria’s semi-final exit at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, football fans across the country have praised the Super Eagles’ performances and called on the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to extend the contract of head coach Eric Sekou Chelle. The Super Eagles were eliminated on Wednesday after a dramatic 2–4 penalty shootout defeat to hosts Morocco, following a goalless…
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Self-proclaimed daughter of Davido demands DNA test to establish paternity
By Folashade Olorunfemi – Anu Adeleke, the teenager whose mother claims she was fathered by David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has publicly demanded a DNA test to confirm her paternity. In an Instagram post on Thursday, Anu addressed Davido directly, requesting that he submit to the test. She said the letter was written solely by her, without assistance from…
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Pharaohs land in Casablanca for third-place tie against Super Eagles
By Tosin Omojola – Nigeria’s opponent in the third-place match of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), being held in Morocco, Egypt, arrived in Casablanca on Thursday for the encounter. The Super Eagles and the Pharaohs will battle for the bronze medal of the ongoing tournament after losing their semi-final matches to Morocco and Senegal, respectively. Led by head…
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Porous borders driving insecurity in Nigeria, defence minister says
By Kunle Sanni – Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, Christopher Musa, has said the country’s worsening insecurity is being fuelled largely by porous land borders that allow terrorists, bandits and kidnappers to move in and out with ease. Musa made the remarks on Thursday in an interview with the BBC, where he disclosed that the federal government is considering a mix…
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EFCC tenders fresh bank records as Yahaya Bello’s trial continues
The trial of a former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello, continued on Thursday, January 15, 2026, before Justice Maryanne Anineh of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama, Abuja, with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) tendering additional bank records as evidence. Bello is being prosecuted alongside Umar Shuaibu Oricha and Abdulsalami Hudu on a 16-count charge bordering…
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EU removes Nigeria from high-risk financial list
Nigeria has been removed from the European Union’s list of high-risk jurisdictions, a move expected to ease trade, payments and investment flows between the country and Europe, according to a report by Business Insider. Business Insider reports on Wednesday that the European Commission confirmed that Nigeria, alongside South Africa, Burkina Faso, Mali, Mozambique and Tanzania, had strengthened its AML/CFT regimes…
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BREAKING: Former Ondo deputy governor exits PDP, set to join APC
By Boye Oyeyemi – A former Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Ambassador Omolade Oluwateru, has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), citing prolonged leadership crises at both the national and state levels. Oluwateru announced his exit from the opposition party on Thursday during his 79th birthday celebration organised by the Asiwaju Mandate Group in Akure, the state capital. The…
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Again, Morocco leads race for AFCON 2028 hosting rights
Morocco has emerged as a leading candidate to host the 2028 Africa Cup of Nations, following deliberations expected at a meeting of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Executive Committee scheduled for Sunday, ahead of the AFCON final. According to indications from within CAF circles, the North African nation’s strong infrastructural profile and recent experience in staging major continental tournaments…
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Chelle blames below-par performance for Eagles’ loss to Morocco
Super Eagles head coach, Eric Chelle, has given his reasons for Nigeria’s loss to Morocco in their Africa Cup of Nations semi-final clash on Wednesday night. Nigeria were knocked out of the tournament after falling 4–2 on penalties to the host nation, following a tense encounter that ended goalless after regulation time and extra time. Speaking after the match, Chelle…
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