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Retired, But Messi Gets Fresh Argentina Call-Up For International Game

Retired, But Messi Gets Fresh Argentina Call-Up For International Game

*It Is For A Deserved Farewell, Country's Football Association Says Though he has hung his international boots, eight-time Ballon D'Or winner Lionel Messi has been called up by Argentina to make a farewell ⁠appearance in a home friendly in October following his retirement, the Argentinian Football Association (AFA) has confirmed. “We invited ⁠the best player in ⁠the world ​to play, the icon of our selection, our captain Lionel Andrés Messi, to have a deserved farewell on 6 October, here in Argentina,” the AFA President, Claudio Tapia, said on social media. Argentina will play three home friendlies during the 21 September…
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2027: Only Will Of Nigerians Shall Guide Electoral Outcome – INEC Ag Chair

2027: Only Will Of Nigerians Shall Guide Electoral Outcome – INEC Ag Chair

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reaffirmed its commitment to conducting transparent, credible, inclusive and peaceful 2027 general elections, as the African Union (AU) Pre-Election Needs Assessment Mission commenced engagements with the Commission in Abuja. The AU delegation is led by former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Demeke Mekonnen, who is in Nigeria to assess the country's overall electoral preparedness and identify areas requiring further support and intervention. Receiving the delegation on behalf of the Commission yesterday (Tuesday, 15 September, 2026) at the INEC Headquarters, Abuja, the Commission's Acting Chairman,…
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Renewed Hope Global Lauds Tinubu Govt Over JP Morgan’s Applause Of FG’s Reforms

Renewed Hope Global Lauds Tinubu Govt Over JP Morgan’s Applause Of FG’s Reforms

*APC Flays Fresh Terrorist Attack In Oyo, Queries Makinde Over Newly-Acquired Surveillance Aircraft, As Deputy Gov Confirms Plane's Deployment By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan A pro-Bola Tinubu group, Renewed Hope Global, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his administration over the positive rating given by global financial services firm, JP Morgan, to Nigeria. According to a statement by the Senior Special Assistant (Publicity) to Renewed Hope Global, Victor Okebunmi, on Tuesday, JP Morgan's rating on the country's economy had previously been low. “Renewed Hope Global has commended the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, following JP Morgan’s inclusion of…
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2027: I Don’t Have Any Anointed Candidate In Oyo Polls –Olubadan Ladoja

2027: I Don’t Have Any Anointed Candidate In Oyo Polls –Olubadan Ladoja

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Revered monarch, Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rasidi Adewolu Ladoja, has declared that, contrary to insinuations, he has no anointed governorship candidate in the coming 2027 election in Oyo State. Ladoja, a former governor of the state, said this while receiving the governorship candidate of opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Hazeem Gbolarumi, in his palace, at Oke Aremo, Ibadan, on Monday. Gbolarumi, a former Deputy Governor of the state, was accompanied to the palace by PDP state Chairman, Professor Abdulrahman Akinoso; state Secretary, Dr. Biola Olanipekun, among other chieftains of the party. Gbolarumi, in his address, noted…
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NGE Urges Govts to Ensure Level Playing Field for 2027 Elections

NGE Urges Govts to Ensure Level Playing Field for 2027 Elections

The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has called on the Federal and state governments to provide an enabling environment for all political parties and their candidates to campaign freely and fairly ahead of the 2027 general elections. The Guild also urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and other agencies involved in preparations for the elections to ensure a level playing field for all political parties, including the ruling and opposition parties, without bias or discrimination. The NGE made the call in a communiqué issued at the end of its Standing Committee meeting held in Kano on Friday, September 11,…
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2027: Obi Challenges Tinubu, Others To Come Out Openly, Defend Their Records In Debates, Not Through Surrogates

2027: Obi Challenges Tinubu, Others To Come Out Openly, Defend Their Records In Debates, Not Through Surrogates

*Says He Won't Respond To Lackeys Any Longer As They're Not On Ballot Paper *'Defend Your Record. Explain Your Policies. Address The Concerns Nigerians Have. Debate Your Fellow Candidates. Do Not Send Proxies To Fight Battles You Are Unwilling Or Unable To Face Directly' By our reporter Henceforth, presidential candidate of Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) will not respond to attacks, insinuations or provocations from those his camp described as surrogates of other 2027 poll presidential flagbearers, but who "are either incapacitated or lack a record to defend." The Peter Obi Media Office disclosed this in a statement signed and made…
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DOING IT BIG: APM Senatorial Candidate For Oyo South, Odidiomo, Executes N1bn Constituency Projects

DOING IT BIG: APM Senatorial Candidate For Oyo South, Odidiomo, Executes N1bn Constituency Projects

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Oyo South Senatorial candidate of the ruling Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Honourable Adedeji Dhikrullahi Stanley Olajide Odidiomo, has unfurled series of recently-completed constituency projects valued at over N1 billion. The projects are said to cover education, digital technology, water supply, healthcare and community development. According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Public Affairs, Tolu Mustapha, the candidate said the interventions were in fulfilment of his promise to deliver tangible dividends of representation to the people of Oyo South Senatorial District. According to the statement, the projects cut across different communities within the…
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When Serious Catholics Shun Political Participation, Unprincipled Opportunists Take Over Governance –Fayemi Tells Bishops

When Serious Catholics Shun Political Participation, Unprincipled Opportunists Take Over Governance –Fayemi Tells Bishops

*Oyo, UNICEF Strengthen Auxiliary Social Workers’ Capacity For Digital Child Protection By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Former governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has urged Nigerian Catholics to be more involved in politics, warning that withdrawing from public affairs could allow individuals without strong principles to take control of government. Fayemi made the call at the weekend, while speaking at the plenary session of Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) held at Our Lady and St. Kizito Pastoral Centre, Oke-Gada, Ede, Osun State. The former governor, who spoke on the theme 'Faith in Action: Empowering the Catholic Laity for Active…
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Enugu Invites Footballers For Screening Ahead Of National Sports Festival

Enugu Invites Footballers For Screening Ahead Of National Sports Festival

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Enugu State Sports Council has begun screening for players to represent the South-East state in the football event of the forthcoming National Sports Festival (NSF), tagged 'Coal City Games 2026'. A statement issued by consultant to the council for the games, Boniface Onovo, disclosed this. The Coal City Games is scheduled to run from 27 November-11 December, 2026 at various centers in Enugu metropolis. Onovo said the venue for the screening will be University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus stadium (UNEC stadium) and hold from Wednesday, 16 September to Friday, 19 September, from 3:00pm. According to him,…
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Inside Boko Haram’s Multimillion Naira Commercial World Where Wildlife Parts Fund Terrorism -Report

Inside Boko Haram’s Multimillion Naira Commercial World Where Wildlife Parts Fund Terrorism -Report

*Elephants, Warthogs, Pangolins, Crocodiles, Snakes, Others Are Raw Materials *Exploits Sambisa Forest's Natural Resources To Raise Funds In Hard Currency, Naira *Controls A Forced Local Middleman System At Point Of Death *The Global Link The Boko Haram terrorist insurgency has created a lucrative shadow economy in northeastern Nigeria in which wildlife is increasingly being exploited to generate money and supplies for terrorists, TruthNigeria reports. TruthNigeria.com is an independent news and field-reporting organization focused on violence, security alerts, and human rights violations in Nigeria, with an emphasis on the persecution of Christian communities in the country's Middle Belt and northern regions.…
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