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Nov

11

2026

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By Felix Duru Mbah

NAIRA RAIN BEGINS: Honest Work Pays As Nigeria’s U-17 Women’s World Cup Winners Cart Home N100m Each From Tinubu

Sports

*Victory, A Life-changing Experience For Many *More Money Expected From Firms, Prominent Nigerians, Others *Foreign Football Contracts Underway Too By Felix Durumbah, Abuja In what amounts to a clear message to many of the country's youth involved in internet fraud (popularly known as yahoo yahoo) and other financial crimes, President Bola Tinubu today announced a cash reward of N100m to each of the teenage girls, the Flamingos, who won the just-concluded FIFA U-17 World Cup in Morooco. They beat hard-fighting Japan 2-1 in the final, after previously despatching the likes of highly-rated Brazil and others en route the final. The…

Nov

11

2026

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By Felix Duru Mbah

Sheriff, NDP Warri Reps Candidate, Commissions Office in Koko, Takes Campaign to Ogbinbiri, Ogbudugbudu

Politics

By Emmanuel Ogoigbe, Warri National Democratic Party (NDP) candidate for Warri Federal Constituency in the 2027 general elections, Chief (Dr.) Mulade Blessing Sheriff, has commissioned the party’s ward office in Koko, Warri North Local Government Area of Delta State, as part of his grassroots mobilisation campaign ahead of the 2027 polls. Sheriff also visited Ogbinbiri and Ogbudugbudu communities as he commenced his community-to-community and house-to-house campaign tour under his Light of Hope Transformation Agenda. Speaking at the office commissioning in Koko, Sheriff said the facility would serve as a communication link between him, the party and the people at the…

Nov

11

2026

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By Felix Duru Mbah

Sokoto APC Youths Rally Support For Tinubu, Aliyu’s Re-election Moves

Politics

By Rosemary Ameh, Sokoto Thousands of All Progressives Congress (APC) youths in Sokoto State have staged a massive solidarity procession under the City Boy Movement, declaring their support for President Bola Tinubu and Governor Ahmed Aliyu ahead of the 2027 general elections. The procession attracted a large turnout of youths, party supporters and coordinators drawn from the 23 local government areas of the state, in what participants described as a demonstration of confidence in the leadership of the two APC administrations. The rally was spearheaded by Hon. Nasiru Bazza, alongside a team of youth mobilisers and coordinators from across the…

Nov

10

2026

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By Felix Duru Mbah

2027: Oyo State Has Already Decided Alli Is The Next Governor

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By Kehinde Olaosebikan Since 1999, the race to Agodi Government House, Ibadan, has never produced a clear frontrunner. Every election in Oyo State has been a gamble to the very end, a contest where no candidate could claim a comfortable lead at the start, and where victory was decided by last-minute coalitions, defections, and accidents of history. In 1999, the late Alhaji Lam Adesina fought a fierce battle against the People's Democratic Party (PDP)'s now-late Alhaji Yekini Adeojo. No analyst, no pollster, no elder could securely predict the winner until the votes were counted. In 2003, incumbency could not save…

Nov

10

2026

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By Felix Duru Mbah

CRACKDOWN: 54 INEC Staff Members Isolated, Face Investigation, Possible Prosecution For Tampering With 2027 Voters’ Register

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*Nigerian Tourism Development Authority Postpones Naija Flavour International Tourism Expo By Tony Ezimakor, Abuja Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Joash Amupitan has disclosed that 54 staff members of the Commission have been isolated for their complicit roles in the multi-layered irregularities found in the voters' register which recently dampened the enthusiasm of voters, going into the 2027 general elections. Addressing journalists on the irregularities which have raised concerns among stakeholders about the integrity of the entire electoral process, Amupitan said the Commission has equally taken steps to address the issues, and assured Nigerians that matters of alleged…

Nov

10

2026

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By Felix Duru Mbah

Axe Dangles Over Manchester Utd Manager Carrick, Vital Meeting Set For Tomorrow

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*If Sacked, Announcement Could Be On Thursday There is fresh speculation that the board of wobbling Manchester Utd may sack the club's manager/head coach Michael Carrick any moment from tomorrow (Wednesday). The speculation came even as he still turned up at Carrington, the iconic club's training ground, to oversee today's session, getting there at exactly 07:15am. Although there are players on international duty, those players returning from injury or not involved in internationals were still set to train. Carrick's future will be decided at a meeting attended by club minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe, Chief Executive Officer Omar Berrada and…

Nov

10

2026

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By Felix Duru Mbah

SUSPECTED AI-GENERATED PHOTOS, DUPLICATE ENTRIES: Southern, Middle Belt Leaders Smell A Rat Over INEC’s 2027 Preparations, Demand Forensic Audit Of Voters’ Register

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*SOKAPU Asks Candidates To Enter Into Written MoU With Body, If They Desire Southern Kaduna Votes *Lists Demands *'We Won't Accept Political Promises Only Any Longer' By Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF) has raised grave concern over the increasingly tense political atmosphere ahead of the 2027 general elections, warning that Nigeria cannot afford an electoral process overshadowed by doubts about institutional integrity, intimidation of opponents and uncertainty over citizens' democratic choices. The Southern and Middle Belt regions, structurally, amount to three-quarters of Nigeria. In a press statement dated 9 November, 2026, signed by its leaders,…

Nov

09

2026

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By Felix Duru Mbah

Again, Olubadan Preaches Unity Among Yoruba Monarchs

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*As Makinde Govt Blasts Opposition APC Over 'Politics Of Misinformation' By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Olubadan of Ibadanland, His Imperial Majesty, Oba (Dr.) Rasidi Adewolu Ladoja (Arusa1), has called for unity, love and mutual understanding among traditional rulers in Yorubaland, in particular, and Nigeria as a whole. The call was made during the 2026 Agidanyin Founder's Day Festival Celebration at Erinmo-Ijesa in Osun State at the weekend, where Oba Ladoja attended as the Grand Royal Father of the day and the Special Guest of Honour. Oba Ladoja further reminded traditional rulers to see themselves as the custodians of Yoruba culture and…

Nov

09

2026

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By Felix Duru Mbah

Nigerian-Fathered Felix Nmecha’s Christian Faith Kicks Up Dust In Borussia Dortmund, Forcing Club Into Uncomfortable Debate

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By Andy Brassell, with other reports Borussia Dortmund (BVB) forward Felix Nmecha is at the centre of a storm with the club's fans and the German press over Christian religious posts on social media, which apparently offend the sensitivities of not a few. It is noteworthy that Nmecha is the biological product of an Ohafia (Abia State), Nigerian father and a German mother. He is an avowed practicing Christian who has often used football to transmit Jesus Christ to the world in many ways. He has said, "Every time I go on the field, it's not about me, it's about…

Nov

09

2026

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By Felix Duru Mbah

Fermin Restores Barca To La Liga Summit In Gutsy Comeback Atletico Win, Chelsea Fall To Lowly Sunderland, Man Utd Remain In Relegation Zone Despite 4-4 With Aston Villa

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*Brighton Continue Good Run, Now Second On EPL Table *Liverpool Pound Palace *Como Beaten By Inter Barcelona will head into the final international break of 2026 with a three-point lead at the top of the La Liga table thanks to a hard-fought 2-1 comeback victory away to Atlético Madrid at the Wanda Metropolitano on Sunday night. Neither Atletico nor Real Madrid will be happy that Barcelona head back to Catalunya with the three points, as both were breathing down the coat tails of the Catalans ahead of the big match and had hoped to overtake them with a Barcelona loss.…