Ekong Eyes NFF Role, Rejects Coaching
William Troost-Ekong has signalled that his next contribution to Nigerian football will come from…
Ekong Eyes NFF Role, Rejects Coaching
William Troost-Ekong has signalled that his next contribution to Nigerian football will come from the committee room rather than the dugout, arguing that the Super Eagles will not climb back to their former heights until more former internationals are handed genuine authority over how the game is run. The former captain, who ended a…
Court Dismisses Suit to Recognise Turaki-Led PDP Leadership
The battle for control of the Peoples Democratic Party returned to familiar ground on Friday, as a Federal High Court in Abuja struck out a suit that sought to force the electoral umpire to recognise the Kabiru Turaki led Interim National Working Committee, leaving one of Nigeria’s oldest political parties still split down the…
Dangote Secures $2.5bn Ahead of Record Africa IPO
Aliko Dangote has all but concluded a $2.5bn private share placement for Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE, clearing the path for what is widely projected to become the largest initial public offering in Africa’s history and one of the boldest tests yet of the continent’s ability to finance its own industrial ambitions from…
Nigeria Records Highest Academic Fraud Signals in UK
Qualifications awarded in Nigeria have emerged as the most flagged in the United Kingdom’s newest review of suspected academic fraud, recording an eight per cent fraud signal rate, higher than qualifications from Pakistan at 7.3 per cent, Ghana at 5.1 per cent and India at 4.2 per cent. The reading is the highest among…
Sixth Facility In Tinubu’s Name: Coastal Road Renaming Sparks Backlash
A single announcement from the Federal Ministry of Works has once again placed the question of political self commemoration at the centre of national conversation, after the government renamed its flagship coastal road the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Coastal Highway, making it the sixth public facility to bear the President’s name since he…
Supreme Court Clears FG to Take Over Emefiele’s Seven Properties
Seven prime properties spread across Lagos and Delta State, along with 2.045 million dollars in cash and two share certificates linked to former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele, have been permanently forfeited to the Federal Government after the Supreme Court on Friday, July 17, 2026, brought a two year legal contest to…
Spain Hope Yamal Is Fit for Argentina Decider
Anxiety over the fitness of Spain’s teenage forward Lamine Yamal has shaped the buildup to Sunday’s 2026 FIFA World Cup final against Argentina, after the nineteen year old sat out his country’s opening training session in New Jersey with heavy strapping wrapped around his left thigh. Spain arrived in the New York area on…
Yobe Backs Female Akara Sellers with N461m Support
Female food vendors who fry akara at roadside stalls across Yobe State are set to become the newest beneficiaries of a government empowerment drive, after the State Executive Council approved N460.83 million for the purchase of beans and cooking equipment to shore up their small trades. The approval, reached at a council meeting…
Umahi Renames Lagos To Calabar Highway After Tinubu, Unveils Fresh Approvals
The Federal Government has renamed the Lagos to Calabar Coastal Highway as the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Coastal Highway, tying the country’s costliest single road project directly to the man whose administration revived it, even as questions over the project’s price tag, procurement and environmental footprint remain unresolved. Minister of Works David Umahi announced…
Assists Rule Puts Messi Ahead Of Mbappe In World Cup Golden Boot Race
Lionel Messi has moved to the front of the adidas Golden Boot race and climbed to the summit of FIFA’s Creativity Power Ranking, positioning the Argentina captain at the centre of two individual contests that will run alongside Sunday’s 2026 World Cup final against Spain. FIFA published the revised Golden Boot standings and its…