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…The government says the response could include restrictions on South Africans …Repatriation flights interrupted by documentation delays The federal government has said it is considering possible retaliatory measures against South Africa following renewed xenophobic attacks against Nigerians in South Africa, even as evacuation arrangements for affected citizens are being finalised. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, disclosed this on …

Nigeria’s Super Falcons continued their impressive preparations for the upcoming 2026 African Women’s Cup of Nations with a resounding 3-0 victory over the Senegal women’s national football team at the Remo Stars Stadium. Sports247 reports that the 10th African champions produced a dominant display to complete a successful double-header against Senegal at home, having also claimed a 2-1 victory in …

He sits across from me in my living room in Lagos, a man in the midst of a new becoming. Not the new realization that happens at the beginning of a career, when the world opens up for the first time, but the quieter, more expensive one that happens after the first wave of everything has already collapsed. After the …

Post views: 17 By Silvernews Ebonyi State on Friday took a significant step in its sports development drive by hosting the first-ever South East Regional Basketball Championship, with government officials describing the tournament as a landmark event for youth empowerment and talent discovery in the region. Speaking at the opening ceremony on behalf of Governor Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru, the …

…Suspects stage fake kidnapping to extort money from families abroad The Ogun State Police Command has uncovered a transnational crime syndicate specializing in fake kidnapping and ransom scams, arresting eight foreign nationals linked to the operation. The suspects, from West and North African countries, were arrested during an intelligence-led raid in Adiyan area of ​​Agbado following a tip-off about a …

By Ayo Kehinde A new internal crisis appears to be brewing within the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in Kano State following a dispute over the implementation of a power-sharing agreement between the existing structure of the party and the Kwankwasiyya movement led by former Kano State governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso. The development has reportedly put pressure on the emerging alliance …

Post views: 88 The Rangers International Football Club Foundation (RIFC Foundation) will engage teachers of Carmel Nursery & Primary School, GRA Enugu, in a targeted social-emotional learning (SEL) session on Monday, June 8, 2026, at the school’s conference room by 2.30pm local time The pledge, themed “Teaching the Heart, Shaping the Mind, Building the Future,” is designed to strengthen …

Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) troops have rescued around 360 abducted people from a Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad (JAS) hideout in the Mandara Mountains area of ​​southern Borno state, in what the military described as one of the most significant hostage rescue operations in recent times. The operation, conducted by Special Forces and Sector 1 troops, followed weeks of intelligence …

By Victor Osula, Abuja The Federal Government has reduced the maximum amount of repayable advances available to ministers to 700,000 naira and introduced tighter controls on the use of public funds as part of efforts to strengthen financial discipline among ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs). The new measures are contained in the 2026 General Fund Annual Fund Mandate signed by …

Across dusty fields, school fields and illuminated five-a-side football cages, a quiet revolution has been reshaping Nigerian sport. Grassroots academies, once informal gatherings based on passion and little else, have become structured talent factories that feed clubs at home and across Europe. The Nigerian Football Federation now treats them as serious partners in player development, and the proof is showing …