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NPFL: Salisu Yusuf backs Shooting Stars to improve after winning start

Nigeria, Aug. 29 -- Shooting Stars head coach Salisu Yusuf believes his side will only get better after beginning their 2026/27 Nigeria Premier Football League campaign with a hard-fought 2-1 victory ... Read More


Dotun Oladipo: Why does sudden death take the good and spare the wicked?, By Yushau A. Shuaib

Nigeria, Aug. 29 -- On the afternoon of Tuesday, 25 August, I exchanged messages with Dotun Oladipo - respected journalist, former president of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP), and pu... Read More


NFF names Abdulrahaman new NPFL COO after league board sack

Nigeria, Aug. 29 -- The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has appointed Ayo Abdulrahaman as the new Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), a day after the federat... Read More


FBI confirms extradtion of two Nigerians accused of sexual exploitation, extortion

Nigeria, Aug. 29 -- The US Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) has confirmed that two Nigerians, Adebola Adekunle and Mudasiru Olawale, have been extradited to the US, where they are accused of "se... Read More


NCDC warns Nigerians as Cholera cases surpass 65,000 in 2026

Nigeria, Aug. 29 -- Nigeria has recorded more than 65,000 suspected cases of cholera across 35 states and approximately 195 local government areas this year, according to the Nigeria Centre for Diseas... Read More


Police probe death of bolt driver found with chest injury

Nigeria, Aug. 29 -- The police in Cross River State have commenced an investigation into the death of a 29-year-old man, Emmanuel Ita, whose body was discovered in connection with a Honda City vehicle... Read More


Presidency faults Atiku's proposal to reopen borders

Nigeria, Aug. 29 -- The Presidency has faulted a proposal by Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), to reopen Nigeria's land borders that are still shut i... Read More


Bayelsa table tennis stars rewarded after triple-title triumph in Calabar

Nigeria, Aug. 28 -- The Bayelsa State Table Tennis Association (BYSTTA) has honoured its athletes following their impressive performances at the Offiong Edem Foundation Table Tennis Tournament 0.6 in ... Read More


Two die as refuse dump collapses on building in Cross River

Nigeria, Aug. 28 -- Two people have died after a collapsed refuse dump struck a building at Ikot Effanga along Old Odukpani Road in Calabar, Cross River State, the police said. The incident occurred ... Read More


Man arrested over alleged murder of stepdaughter accused of witchcraft

Nigeria, Aug. 28 -- The police in Cross River State have arrested a 29-year-old man for allegedly beating his six-year-old stepdaughter to death after accusing the child of witchcraft In a statement ... Read More