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OCFF leads community clean-up to promote public health in Ilorin
By Oluwatoyin Hawal Momolosho – The Our Community First Foundation (OCFF), a civil society organisation, has carried out an environmental sanitation exercise in the Alanamu community in Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State, as part of efforts to promote public health and environmental responsibility. The exercise, held on Sunday, January 4, 2026, was conducted under the foundation’s Keep…
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AFCON: Cameroon beat South Africa to set up quarter-final duel with Morocco
Cameroon will face hosts Morocco in the quarter-finals of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) after goals from Junior Tchamadeu and Christian Kofane gave them a 2-1 win over a South Africa side led by their former coach Hugo Broos. After a bright start from the South Africans, it was a stroke of luck that helped set up Stoke…
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Fernandez late leveller breaks Man City’s heart
Enzo Fernandez scored a stoppage-time equaliser as Chelsea ended a tumultuous week by claiming a deserved Premier League point at title-chasing Manchester City. Calum McFarlane, usually Chelsea’s under-21s coach, has taken charge of the first team on an interim basis following the departure of Enzo Maresca on Thursday. His side frustrated City for large periods, even after going behind, before…
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Diaz’s strike sends hosts Morocco to AFCON quarter-final
Returning captain Achraf Hakimi set up Brahim Diaz’s winner as host nation Morocco reached the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) quarter-finals by seeing off a stubborn Tanzania side in Rabat. Starting his first match for more than two months following an ankle injury, Paris St-Germain right-back Hakimi fed Diaz, who fired past Hussein Masalanga at the goalkeeper’s near post…
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AU, ECOWAS call for restraint, dialogue after Trump-led invasion of Venezuela
By Kunle Sanni – The African Union (AU) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have jointly expressed deep concern over recent developments in Venezuela following a United States–led military intervention under President Donald Trump that resulted in the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and the country’s first lady, Cilia Flores. In separate statements issued in Addis…
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Reed’s stoppage-time goal salvages point for Fulham against Liverpool
Harrison Reed scored a stunning 97th-minute equaliser to cancel out Cody Gakpo’s 94th-minute goal in a thrilling conclusion as Fulham and Liverpool drew at Craven Cottage. Harry Wilson scored against his former club to give Fulham the lead in the 18th minute, punishing Liverpool with Fulham’s first attempt on goal. Raul Jimenez did superbly to play in Wilson, who took…
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LG workers fault NULGE leadership as 11-month strike ends in Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The Association of Concerned Local Government Workers has blamed the Nathaniel Ogungbangbe-led Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) in Osun for what it described as a politically motivated 11-month shutdown of local governments in the state, as council workers return to duty. Addressing journalists in Osogbo on Sunday, the state chairman of the group,…
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Tinubu’s reforms not designed for instant abundance – Budget Office DG
By Kunle Sanni – The Director General of the Budget Office of the Federation, Tanimu Yakubu, has said that President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms, popularly referred to as Tinubunomics, were never designed to deliver “instant abundance” but to reset Nigeria’s macro-fiscal framework under difficult conditions. He made the disclosure on Sunday, saying the reforms represent a “macro-fiscal reset undertaken within…
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PHOTO: Tinubu, Kagame meet in Paris at private lunch
Discuss global affairs, Africa’s future By Kunle Sanni – President Bola Tinubu on Sunday held a private lunch meeting with President Paul Kagame of Rwanda, where the two leaders exchanged views on global developments and explored ways to advance Africa’s growth and cooperation. The image of the meeting, shared by a Special Assistant to President Tinubu, Dada Olusegun, via his…
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Ten ready Donald Trump copycats, by Mahmud Jega
UN Security Council approval be damned. On Saturday, after weeks of heightened naval, aerial and military pressure, without Security Council approval, US forces attacked Venezuela, destroyed air bases, “captured” President Nicholas Maduro, his wife and his son, and said it will bring them to trial in a New York court over drug and weapons charges. President Donald Trump then said…
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