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Olopade: Tinubu Backed Us Fully — Time to Rebuild for AFCON 2025

By Arinzechi Chukwunonso Director General of the National Sports Commission, Bukola Olopade, has reaffirmed that President Bola Tinubu provided full support throughout Nigeria's 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign, stressing that the nation must now channel its energy toward a stronger outing at AFCON 2025. Speaking at the Islamic Solidarity Games in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Olopade revealed that he and NFF Vice President Shehu Dikko met the Super Eagles in a difficult position. “When we came in, Nigeria was […]

November 21, 2025 2

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NRFF Renews Cross-Fit Lagos Partnership to Boost Elite Rugby Performance

By Arinzechi Chukwunonso The Nigeria Rugby Football Federation (NRFF) has reinforced its commitment to elite player development with the renewal of its partnership with Cross-Fit Lagos Gymnasium—an important step toward enhancing the physical conditioning of Nigerian rugby athletes ahead of league competitions and international duties. The newly renewed one-year agreement ensures that both home-based and foreign-based national team players continue to enjoy access to world-class strength and conditioning programs during national camps and training windows. The collaboration also gives […]

November 20, 2025 3

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Sport

NRFF, Ekiti State Join Forces to Drive Grassroots Rugby Growth

By Arinzechi Chukwunonso The Nigeria Rugby Football Federation (NRFF) has taken another step in its nationwide development agenda by partnering with the Ekiti State Sports Commission to deliver a groundbreaking Rugby Clinic. The project is designed to strengthen grassroots participation and talent discovery across the state. Held in Abuja, the clinic was spearheaded by World Rugby–certified Educator and NRFF Development Officer, Wuraola Hussain, who led an intensive blend of theoretical and practical sessions for game teachers, as well as primary […]

November 20, 2025 3

General

NYSC Debunks Viral Kidnap-Ransom Pamphlet, Calls It Fake

By: Aremu Toyeebaht The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has firmly rejected a pamphlet trending across social media platforms that claims corps members are advised to pay ransom if kidnapped, insisting the document is fake and never issued by the scheme. In a statement released on its official X handle on Thursday, the NYSC management said the circulating material does not reflect its policies and emphasized that the scheme has never directed corps members to negotiate with or pay money […]

November 20, 2025

General

Court Sentences IPOB Leader Nnamdi Kanu to Life Imprisonment for Terrorism

By Chinedu Echianu The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has convicted and sentenced the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, to life imprisonment after finding him guilty of multiple terrorism-related offences. Justice James Omotosho delivered the judgment on Thursday, four years after Kanu’s controversial arrest in Kenya and his subsequent return to Nigeria. The court held that the prosecution proved its case beyond reasonable doubt on seven counts bordering on terrorism. According to the court, […]

November 20, 2025

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National Assembly Advances 2025 Electoral Act Reforms to Boost Transparency,Digital Voting

By: Julian Osamoto National Assembly has stepped up efforts to amend the 2022 Electoral Act, with lawmakers debating reforms aimed at improving election credibility, digital transparency and public trust ahead of future polls. At a one-day retreat in Abuja, the Joint Committee on Electoral Matters began harmonising proposed changes before a final version is forwarded to both chambers for consideration. Committee Chairman, Senator Simon Bako Lalong, said the new Electoral Bill 2025 must restore public confidence by resolving loopholes exposed […]

November 20, 2025 2

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NRFF Unveils 42-Man Provisional Squad for Match Against Ghana

By Arinzechi Chukwunonso The Nigeria Rugby Football Federation (NRFF) has announced a 42-man provisional squad ahead of the much-anticipated Heritage Cup clash against the Ghana Eagles. The encounter is scheduled for November 29, 2025, at the University of Ghana Rugby Stadium in Accra. The Stallions XV, made up entirely of locally-based talents, are expected to open camp on November 22 in Lagos where players will compete for places in the final team. According to the NRFF, the squad reflects a […]

November 20, 2025 4

Business

PTAD, Pension Unions Move to Address Tensions Over Planned Protest

By Oluwakemi Kindness The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) has stepped in to address growing concerns within the pension community following plans by a faction of pensioners to stage a protest. At an emergency meeting in Abuja, Executive Secretary of PTAD, Tolulope Odunaiya, met with the leadership of the Nigerian Union of Pensioners (NUP) and the Federal Parastatals and Private Sector Pensioners Association of Nigeria (FEPPPAN) to tackle what she described as “issues of misinformation, fragmented communication, and threats to […]

November 20, 2025

Health

Strike: NARD Rejects Labour Ministry Claims, Insists No Demand Met

By Chinedu Echianu The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has dismissed as misleading a press release issued by the Federal Ministry of Labour on November 19, 2025, accusing the ministry of misrepresenting the true state of negotiations over the ongoing nationwide strike. In a statement signed by Dr. Mohammad Usman Suleiman and Dr. Abdulmajid Yahya Ibrahim, President and Publicity Secretary respectively of NARD, said its Extra-Ordinary National Executive Council meeting of November 17 found that none of its 19 […]

November 20, 2025