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CAF Awards: Morocco's Chebbak beats Rasheedat Ajibade to win Women's Player of the Year

Nigeria, Nov. 20 -- Morocco's Ghizlaine Chebbak has been crowned the 2025 CAF Women's Player of the Year, edging out Nigeria's Rasheedat Ajibade in a tightly contested category that underlined the gro... Read More


CAF Awards: Hakimi crowned Men's Player of the Year ahead of Osimhen, Salah

Nigeria, Nov. 20 -- Paris Saint-Germain defender Achraf Hakimi has been named the 2025 CAF Men's Player of the Year, becoming the first Moroccan footballer in 27 years to win Africa's top individual h... Read More


NPFL: Enyimba dismiss 'irresponsible' salary-cut reports

Nigeria, Nov. 20 -- Enyimba have moved swiftly to shut down reports claiming the club imposed a 50% salary cut on players after their 1-0 home defeat to Wikki Tourist, branding the story "false" and "... Read More


Nigeria-West Africa grid synchronisation to boost regional electricity market - Minister

Nigeria, Nov. 20 -- The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, on Wednesday said Nigeria has successfully conducted a grid synchronisation test connecting the national electricity grid with the interconn... Read More


Again, FG rejects religious framing of Nigeria's security crisis as terror attacks escalate

Nigeria, Nov. 20 -- The Federal Government on Wednesday dismissed attempts to portray the country's security crisis as religiously driven, saying terrorists and criminal groups were attacking citizens... Read More


Qatar Airways fined by NCAA over passenger rights breach

Nigeria, Nov. 20 -- The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has fined Qatar Airways N5 million for violating consumer protection regulations and failing to respond adequately to official directive... Read More


Reps move to expand rights, welfare protections for older persons

Nigeria, Nov. 20 -- The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has declared firm support for a proposed law seeking to guarantee free medical services in government hospitals, tax re... Read More


CAF Awards: Chiamaka Nnadozie wins 2025 Goalkeeper of the Year

Nigeria, Nov. 20 -- Nigeria's Chiamaka Nnadozie has been crowned the 2025 CAF Women's Goalkeeper of the Year, completing a remarkable hat-trick of titles and strengthening her stature as the most domi... Read More


CAF Awards: Super Falcons win 'Women's National Team of the Year'

Nigeria, Nov. 20 -- Nigeria's Super Falcons have been named the CAF Women's National Team of the Year for the third year in a row, winning the award in 2023, 2024, and now 2025. The latest award cont... Read More


Segun Adeniyi at 60: The nobility of spirit and moral purpose, By Louis Odion

Nigeria, Nov. 20 -- For us, the sudden demise of General Sani Abacha in the early hours of 8 June, 1998 (a Monday) would seem a God-send that effectively cleared the cloud of dark foreboding that had ... Read More