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Nigeria, with head coach Justine Maduguhas retained the core of the team that lifted the continental title last year as the Super Falcons prepare to defend their crown in Morocco, but there is a problem. The nine times? No, now record 10-time African champions will chase an unprecedented 11th WAFCON title when the tournament begins July 26 to August 16. …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned former CEO of Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company Ltd, Jimoh Olasunkanmi Yisawu before Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja for alleged money laundering to the tune of N1.339 billion. He was arraigned on Monday, July 20, 2026, on eight counts of alleged money laundering. One of …

The vice presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has revealed that he and the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, signed a written agreement requiring the former governor of Anambra State to serve only one four-year term if they win the 2027 presidential election. Kwankwaso, who made the disclosure during an interview on Channels Television on …

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday dismissed a suit filed by Senator Ned Nwoko, seeking to quash the emergence of Ifeanyi Okowa, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Delta North Senatorial District. Okowa is the immediate past governor of the state. The defendants in the suit are the APC, Okowa and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). …