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2026 World Cup: 16 Players Of Nigerian Descent To Feature
Nigeria may have missed out on a place at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. However, players with Nigerian roots will still be impossible to...
By Ernest Victor
Breaking
Declare Emergency On Insecurity – Makarfi Tells Tinubu
Nigerian TikTokers, Peller, Jarvis Traditionally Ties The Knot
#EkitiDecides2026: CDD flags vote-buying, ballot discrepancies, BVAS glitches
NEAR’s bet to become the settlement layer for AI agents
Messi, Ronaldo, Mbappe Lead Record Chase At 2026 FIFA World Cup
Full List Of Winners Of By-Elections In Kano, Rivers, Others
Declare Emergency On Insecurity – Makarfi Tells Tinubu
Nigerian TikTokers, Peller, Jarvis Traditionally Ties The Knot
#EkitiDecides2026: CDD flags vote-buying, ballot discrepancies, BVAS glitches
NEAR’s bet to become the settlement layer for AI agents
Messi, Ronaldo, Mbappe Lead Record Chase At 2026 FIFA World Cup
Full List Of Winners Of By-Elections In Kano, Rivers, Others
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FIFA confirms Somali referee Omar Artan will miss World Cup after US entry denial
Artan, who was set to become the first Somali referee to officiate at a FIFA World Cup finals, was reportedly stopped at Miami International Airport
By Tunde Eludini
Sports
FIFA World Cup: Iran Relocate To Mexico Amid US Visa Dispute
Iran’s national team have arrived in Mexico to continue their preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup amid a growing diplomatic dispute over visas and access to the Un...
By LEADERSHIP News
Sports
Gara-Gombe Defends Gusau Over Eagles’ World Cup Failure, Blames Saboteurs In NFF
Sports administrator and football stakeholder Ahmed Shuaibu Gara-Gombe has mounted a robust defence of Ibrahim Gusau, insisting that the president of the Nigeria Football...
By Salifu Usman
Sports
Odegbami Celebrates Keshi’s Enduring Legacy, Laments Nigeria’s World Cup Absence
Former Nigerian international Segun Odegbami has paid glowing tribute to late football icon Stephen Keshi while expressing deep disappointment over Nigeria’s failure to...
By Abiodun Sivowaku
Sports
Nigeria’s Fourth Republic And The Mirage Of Statecraft
Nigeria’s Fourth Republic has endured for more than a quarter of a century, making it the longest uninterrupted democratic experiment in the nation’s history....
By Abdulrauf Aliyu
Sports
‘It’s Disgusting’ –Lovren Slams Carragher Criticism Of Salah
Former Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren has publicly slammed Jamie Carragher for his “disgusting” criticism of Mohamed Salah. Recall that Salah experienced a t...
By Austin Akhilomen
Sports
‘I’m Proud’ — Iwobi Excited Ahead 100th Super Eagles Cap
Fulham midfielder Alex Iwobi is in high spirits ahead of his landmark 100th appearance for Nigeria, Completesports.com reports. Iwobi is set to reach the significant mile...
By Adeboye Amosu
Sports
Bitcoin crash fails to scare institutions, Coinbase strategist says
Coinbase strategist John D’Agostino says institutions are buying Bitcoin near $65,000, while ETF ownership and corporate demand remain firm.
By Olivia Stephanie
Sports
2026 W/Cup: FIFA Reacts After US Denies Somali Referee Entry
FIFA has confirmed that African football’s top-ranked referee, Omar Abdulkadir Artan, will not officiate at the 2026 FIFA World Cup after being denied entry into the Un...
By James Agberebi
Sports
Ex-Premier League Star Backs Bafana Bafana To Beat Mexico 2-0
Despite growing concerns among supporters following a five-match winless run, former Bafana Bafana captain Steven Pienaar has backed his country to beat co-hosts Mexico 2...
By James Agberebi
Sports
Investments, Enterprise Will Drive Nigeria’s $1tn Economy – Shettima
Vice President Kashim Shettima has said Nigeria’s ambition of building a one-trillion-dollar economy is driven by enterprise, investment and coordinated reforms across ...
By Jonathan Nda-Isaiah
Sports
NPA, NIMASA, others watch as tankers shut down Mile 2-Apapa expressway
•LASTMA threatens to impound vehicles impeding traffic flow •Shipping coys’ responsible for port congestion — COMTUA •Mile 2 gridlock has nothing to do with us ...
By olufemiajasa
Sports
Tinubu: Lagos is Africa’s Gateway to Global Capital
• Says investments, enterprise will drive Nigeria’s $1trn economy target •Sanwo-Olu, Uzodimma, Otti, Sule, Mutfwang woo investors Deji Elumoye in Abuja ...
By Adeyinka Salami
Sports
SSB Tax Bill: LCCI Warns on Potential Economic Consequences of Additional Burden on Manufacturing Sector
Dike Onwuamaeze Following the passage of the Sugar-Sweetened Beverage (SSB) Tax Bill by the Senate, the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has expressed concer...
By Adeyinka Salami
Sports
FIFA World Cup 2026: Durable themes in troubled times
When the FIFA World Cup kicks off on June 11, Nigeria will be on the menu but not as a competitor. Nigerian musician, Burna Boy,
By Guardian Nigeria
Sports
IATA: Airlines Face Extra $100bn Jet Fuel Bill This Year
• Aviation fuel prices expected to rise 70% across 2026 • Global industry profits to halve to $23bn • Association says Nigeria among most expensive countries ...
By Adeyinka Salami
Sports
Despite Decline to N34.79tn, Foreign Trade Records N7.55tn Surplus Amid Lower Import Bill in Q1
• Crude oil remains country’s dominant export commodity with N11.20 trillion contribution, agricultural exports fall by 11.39% •India emerges Nigeria’s majo...
By Adeyinka Salami
Sports
Akpoti-Uduaghan Secures FG Commitment to Expand CNG Infrastructure in Kogi
• As PCNGI moves to end acute gas scarcity affecting commercial transport operators Sunday Aborisade in Abuja Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has secured a commitment f...
By Adeyinka Salami
Sports
THE NEED FOR ECONOMIC LITERACY
WALE OGUNBANJO argues the need for government to adequately educate the public on major policy changes One striking feature of public debate in Nigeria is not that citize...
By Adeyinka Salami
Sports
Algeria Launches New Section of $13bn Nigeria-Europe Gas Pipeline
Algeria has launched the construction of a new section of the Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline, a major energy project designed to transport natural gas from Nigeria to Europe ...
By Adeyinka Salami
Sports
‘Nigeria is Far Better Prepared for the Bundibugyo Ebola Virus’
Is Africa on the verge of another virulent attack of the dreaded Ebola virus? This time, it is the Bundibugyo Ebola strain, different from the Zaire Ebola ...
By Adeyinka Salami
Sports
NBA-SBL to Assess Impact of Nigeria’s Economic Reforms at 20th Annual Conference
Stories by Steve Aya The Nigerian Bar Association Section on Business Law (NBA-SBL) has said its 20th Annual International Business Law Conference, will focus on evaluati...
By Adeyinka Salami
Sports
Children Take Centre Stage at 2026 Access Bank/UNICEF Charity Shield Polo Tournament
The spirit of Children’s Day came alive at the 2026 Access Bank/UNICEF Charity Shield Polo Tournament as pupils and students of the Access Bank/ Fifth Chukker School em...
By Adeyinka Salami