Patrick Kluivert said it was “just the beginning” after his Indonesia side beat Bahrain 1-0 in front of nearly 70,000 in Jakarta to breathe new life into their World Cup qualifying hopes. Five days after Barcelona and Dutch great Kluivert saw his team thrashed 5-1 by Australia in his first game as coach, Oxford United’s […]

Argentina celebrated their 2026 World Cup qualification with a dazzling 4-1 thrashing of arch-rivals Brazil in Buenos Aires on Tuesday. Julian Alvarez, Enzo Fernandez, Alexis Mac Allister and Giuliano Simeone sealed an emphatic win for the world champions, who had been assured of their World Cup berth after Bolivia’s 0-0 draw with Uruguay earlier Tuesday. […]

Zimbabwe’s Warriors. Yesterday, at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo, brought Nigerians back to the reality of the country’s football with a well executed counter-attacking game that earned them a 1-1 draw with the Super Eagles. Coming the same day South Africa defeated Benin Republic 2-0 in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, the draw all but put paid […]

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Olayemi Cardoso, says the apex bank remains resolute in its commitment to maintaining order in the country’s foreign exchange market by identifying and eliminating bad actors whose activities undermine the stability of the naira. This came as findings showed that the naira depreciated slightly at the official […]

Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command have arrested four suspects, including a native doctor, in connection with the ritual killing of two seven-year-old siblings, Chizaram Onuche and Chidinma Onuche. The arrest followed a report transferred from the Special Area Division, prompting operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit to take swift action. The suspects were arrested […]

Nigeria and other African countries said they are exploring investment partnerships in the Caribbean to drive growth in different sectors of the economy including agriculture and renewable energy. The call was made in Abuja on Tuesday at the ongoing African Caribbean investment summit organized by Aquarian Consult with a focus on St. Kitts and Nevis. […]

Almost 1,500 people have been detained — including an AFP photographer — as tens of thousands continued protests in Istanbul Tuesday after the arrest of the main political rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The biggest protests in Turkey in over a decade erupted last week following the arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu on […]

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has called for urgent efforts to fix Nigeria, emphasizing the need for a united political movement to rescue the country from its current challenges. Atiku said this during a gathering held in his honor on Tuesday in Yola, Adamawa State, where he underscored the importance of collective action in restoring […]

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered tighter controls on federal elections, including requiring proof of citizenship when registering to vote, as the Republican continues to attack a system he insists remains tilted against him. Experts swiftly denounced his executive order as an abuse of presidential power that could ultimately prevent millions of Americans from […]

The Federal Government has said that efforts are underway to link the National Social Register with the National Identify Number (NIN) of all Nigerians to ease access to humanitarian interventions and authenticate beneficiaries of government programmes. Minister of Humanitarian Affairs Minister and Poverty Reduction, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, made this known at a two-day National Humanitarian […]

Tensions ran high on Tuesday during the hearing of a sexual harassment petition filed by Kogi Central lawmaker, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, as the members of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Petitions engaged in a heated exchange with former Education Minister, Oby Ezekwesili. While the senators engaged Ezekwesili in a war of words, the […]

The Executive Secretary of the Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN), Olufemi Adewole, has raised concerns over the Naira-for-crude oil transaction framework, warning that it could pose significant risks to Nigeria’s foreign exchange (FX) stability and discourage Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). Adewole highlighted that such a policy might create volatility in the […]