FIFA has quietly removed the first official promotional poster for the 2026 World Cup from its socialmedia accounts following heavy criticism over the omission of Cristiano Ronaldo.The original poster, shared by FIFA on November 19, featured a lineup of global football stars, such asLionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé, Erling Haaland, and Mohamed Salah. For Portugal, however,…
Chelsea attacker Cole Palmer has fractured a toe after a mishap at home and is expected to miss theclub’s next three matches, manager Enzo Maresca has confirmed.The injury occurred in a domestic accident: Palmer reportedly stubbed his left toe against a door at hishome. According to Maresca, the injury is a fracture, though he described…
The federal high court sitting in Abuja, on Thursday, sentenced separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu to life in prison after convicting him on all seven terrorism-related charges at the end of a decade-long trial that has inflamed tensions in the country’s southeast. The judge, Justice James Omotosho, held that the prosecution was able to establish the…
Fernandinho, the decorated Brazilian midfielder known for his time at Manchester City and ShakhtarDonetsk, has announced his retirement from professional football at the age of 40. The 40-year-old made the decision during a charity match at Arena da Baixada, the stadium of AthleticoParanaense, the club where he began his professional career. In his remarks, Fernandinho…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed deep sorrow at the death of Olusegun “Segun” AwolowoJr., grandson of the late Nigerian statesman Chief Obafemi Awolowo, describing his passing as a “tragicloss” for both the Awolowo family and the country. In a statement, Tinubu praised Segun for embodying the “Awolowo pedigree” — in his character,integrity, and dedication…
U.S. Congresswoman Sara Jacobs, a Democrat from California’s 51st District and ranking member of theHouse Foreign Affairs Committee’s Africa Subcommittee, has sharply condemned former PresidentDonald Trump’s threat of military intervention in Nigeria, calling it “reckless” and legally baseless. At a congressional hearing, Jacobs warned that framing Nigeria’s violence purely as a religious conflictdistorts the country’s…
October as we know is breast cancer awareness month .There’s a good chance that we all know one person who has been personally affected by breast cancerand this is why it is important we talk about it. What exactly is breast cancer?? Breast cancer is a disease in which the breast cells become abnormal ,…
The Senate on Thursday confirmed the appointment of Professor Joash Amupitan as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), following an exhaustive screening session that lasted about three hours and featured probing questions from lawmakers across party lines. Amupitan, a distinguished legal scholar and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), pledged sweeping institutional…
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has announced that Nigeria’s headline inflation rate eased to 18.02 per cent in September 2025, compared to 20.12 per cent recorded in August, representing a decline of 2.1 percentage points. According to the NBS’s latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) report, released on Wednesday, the new data reflects the outcome…
Twenty-four hours after Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah joined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, also resigned from Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) along with his entire cabinet, but remained silent on his next move. Equally yesterday, business magnet and former Senator for Bayelsa East, Ben Bruce, dumped PDP and…
