08 Feb, 2026
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2023 CAF Awards: Oshoala wins record sixth African Women’s player of the year

Super Falcons striker Asisat Oshoala has won a record sixth African Women’s Player of the Year Award. Oshoala, who plays club football for Barcelona, beat South Africa’s Thembi Klagtlana and Zambia’s Barbara Banda to the award. The 27-year-old played a key role in Barcelona Femeni’s UEFA Women’s Champions League success last season. The Barcelona Femeni […]

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(Just In) CAF Awards 2023: Osimhen wins Men’s Player of The Year

Nigerian striker, Victor Osimhen has won the CAF 2023 Men’s Player of The Year award. He saw off competition from Morocco’s Achraf Hakimi, Senegal’s Sadio Mane, and Egypt’s Mohamed Salah, among others. The 24-year-old, standing at 1.85m has indeed stood tall among his peers, with the award coming after a lengthy 24-year wait since Super […]

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Rivers approves N800billion 2024 budget estimate

The Rivers State Executive Council has approved an estimated N800bn budget christened Renewed Hope, Consolidation, and Continuity for the 2024 fiscal year. The meeting presided over by Governor Siminalayi Fubara on Monday was held at the Executive Chamber of Government House in Port Harcourt. The state commissioner for information and communications, Warisenibo Joseph Johnson, said […]

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Ondo Amotekun arrests 62 suspected criminals

The Western Nigeria Security Network, Amotekun, and other security agencies have arrested 62 suspected criminals in different parts of Ondo State. Adetunji Adeleye, commander of Amotekun in Ondo State, made this known on Monday in Akure. Mr Adeleye explained that the arrest of the suspected criminals followed distress calls received and surveillance activities of operatives […]

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Gunmen Reportedly Leave With Head, Leg Of One Of 10 Killed During Attack On Anambra Nightclub

Gunmen terrorising Anambra State on Sunday night attacked a nightclub in Oba, Idemili North Local Government Area of the state and reportedly beheaded a security guard and cut off his leg. They reportedly went away with the decapitated head and leg of one of their victims. The gunmen reportedly killed about 10 persons including vigilantes […]

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Tinubu inaugurates Nigeria’s first electric taxis in Maiduguri

President Bola Tinubu on Monday in Maiduguri inaugurated 107 mass transit vehicles, including 50 electric taxis purchased by the Borno State Government. Speaking at the ceremony, the President lauded Governor Babagana Zulum for his foresight and people-oriented policies and projects. He disclosed that the Federal Government planned to set up a plant in that direction […]

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Just In: Governor Adeleke Arrives Nigeria This Week- Osun PDP Chair, Hon Sunday Bisi

Governor Ademola Adeleke will be arriving the country this week after a month vacation outside the country, the state chairman of PDP, Honourable Sunday Bisi has declared. Confirming the Governor’s arrival, Hon Bisi who was speaking on Fresh FM this morning said the Governor is hale and hearty, and he is prepared to further lead […]

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Wizkid Announces N100m Donation To Children For Christmas

Multi-award-winning Nigerian musician, Ayodeji Balogun, aka Wizkid, has thrilled fans with a recent announcement. The singer declared that he would be giving out N100m to kids as Christmas presents. The singer made this known on Monday by posting the message on his Instagram story, indicating that this will begin in the Surulere area of Lagos […]

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Eight abducted Nasarawa University students regain freedom

Eight kidnapped students of the Federal University of Lafia (FULafia), Nasarawa State, have regained their freedom from abductors. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that gunmen had on the night of 6 December, kidnapped some students of the institution, resident off-campus in Gandu community. However, the police command in the state dismissed the report of […]