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Why we lost at home to Bayelsa United - Shooting Stars Coach Aweroro

Nigeria, Aug. 25 -- For the Oluyole Warriors' faithfuls, the 2025/26 Nigeria Premier Football League season opened in dramatic fashion at the Lekan Salami Stadium, Adamasingba, Ibadan. Nurudeen Awero... Read More


'Our salvation in our hands,' Julius Malema opposes Africa's dependence on foreign loans

Nigeria, Aug. 25 -- South African opposition leader Julius Malema has said Africa must collaborate to industrialise and grow the continent's economy rather than depending on foreign loans. Mr Malema,... Read More


27-year-old woman dies after car falls into Lagos Lagoon

Nigeria, Aug. 25 -- A 27-year-old woman, Aisha Maikudi Ibrahim, died on Saturday after her car reportedly somersaulted and fell into the Lagos Lagoon from the Third Mainland Bridge. Family sources to... Read More


Senegal edge Uganda as Sudan stun Algeria to reach CHAN 2024 semi-finals

Nigeria, Aug. 25 -- Defending champions Senegal kept their title hopes alive at the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) PAMOJA 2024 with a narrow 1-0 win over co-hosts Uganda in a tense ... Read More


PDP governors condemn by-election conduct, say exercise over-militarised

Nigeria, Aug. 24 -- The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors' Forum has condemned the outcome of last week's by-elections, alleging that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) conduc... Read More


MOVIE REVIEW: Jim Iyke's Sin: First Blood shows promise but falters in execution

Nigeria, Aug. 24 -- Cast: Jim Iyke, Toni Tones, Kenneth Nwadike, Bimbo Manuel, Chidi Mokeme, Uzee Usman, Yemi Blaq, Shaffy Bello, Ronya Man, Kelechi Udegbe, Chimezie Imo, Toke Makinwa, Charles Okocha,... Read More


"Nation owes us no favour" - Olympic champion Udo-Obong stirs controversy with social media post

Nigeria, Aug. 24 -- Olympic gold medallist Enefiok Udo-Obong has stirred a heated debate on social media after saying it is "insulting" to compare playing for Nigeria's Super Eagles with the sacrifice... Read More


Article of Faith: Waiting for God, By Femi Aribisala

Nigeria, Aug. 24 -- My granddaughter, Tatianna, asks me a question repeatedly. She says, "Grandpa, how old are you?" When I tell her I am 32 years old, she insists it is not possible. "You are my gra... Read More


Okello Oculi's "Banana Man": Musings on tradition, colonialism and modernity, By Yusuf Bangura

Nigeria, Aug. 24 -- Published in 2019, Banana Man is the last novel of Okello Oculi, the Ugandan literary scholar who spent most of his life in Nigeria and passed away on 26th July. He gave me a copy ... Read More


Why I stopped writing Nollywood ritual movies - Screenwriter, Ezeh Val

Nigeria, Aug. 24 -- Nollywood actor and scriptwriter Ezeh Val has stated that he stopped writing scripts about money ritualism. He explained that some of his movies portrayed Igbo men as ritualists, ... Read More