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While commentators continue to praise the giants of Nigerian football, a lanky teenager from Young Stars FC in Satellite Town, Lagos, has joined the squad. Sports247 reports that Prince Anyadike is the newest candidate in the class of lanky Nigerian hitmen, currently led by Tolu Arokodare and Paul Onuachu, but the latest revelation appears to be the tallest of them …

Daud Olatunji A retired naval professor and officer, Commodore Kunle Olawunmi, has warned that the Yoruba people must not tie their political future and security to the outcome of the 2027 presidential election or the political fortunes of President Bola Tinubu. Olawunmi, in a statement made available to PLATFORM TIMES on Monday, maintained that whether Tinubu wins or loses the …

The worsening kidnapping crisis in parts of Nigeria has taken a disturbing turn, with security forces confronting a supposedly IED-protected kidnappers’ camp in Imo state, while a woman kidnapped by bandits in Niger state reportedly gave birth while in captivity. The developments emerged from two separate kidnapping incidents involving prospective members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) traveling to …

Deprecated: The WP_Dependencies->add_data() function was called with an argument i.e deprecated from version 6.9.0! IE conditional comments are ignored by all supported browsers. In /home/corerepo/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php online 6260 Kwande APC stakeholders back Tinubu, Udende, Ugbor and Silas for 2027 – Core Reporters Kwande APC stakeholders support Tinubu, Udende, Ugbor and Silas for 2027 By Sarah Kitka Kwande (Key Reporters) Stakeholders of …

Nigerian FIFA referee John Tope Ojeleye will depart for Morocco today after being selected for the Confederation of African Football futsal tournament pre-course, marking another significant step in his growing career as an international referee. Ojeleye is one of only two Nigerian referees named among 30 officials from across Africa to the programme, with fellow Nigerian Bello Al Hassan Zuru …

Afrobeats singer, Tiwa Savage, told fellow singer Teniola Apata, aka Teni, to “pick a date” after Teni called her for a boxing match. Teni launched the challenge in a video posted on her official Instagram account @tenientertainer. In the post, Teni tagged Tiwa Savage and wrote, “MAMA!!! let me fight @tiwasavage 3 billion later, I’m going to apologize for being …

PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria – Twelve days ago, when Rivers Hoopers celebrated its seventh Nigeria Premier Basketball League (NPBL) title, the highlight also brought a significant milestone for three KingsMen for whom the coronation marked their first ever NPBL championship triumph. International recruits Omar Abada, Nikolaos Okekuoyen and Raphiael Putney capped off a flawless debut season in Nigerian basketball with a …

Gamji secures post-no-debt order exceeding $13.9 million, N157.5 million …Osun asks Court to quash order, alleges fraud and concealment Daud Olatunji A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered commercial banks to impose a “post no debit” restriction on accounts managed by the Osun State Government over a $13.9 million and 157.5 million naira arbitration award to Gamji Nigeria …

Lagos-based Sporting Lagos FC goalkeeper Clinton Lawani has expressed his amazement at the huge crowd that turned up to watch his team’s match against Kano Pillars in the Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL). Sports247 reports that Lawani, a graduate of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) and recent invitee to the national under-20 team, Flying Eagles, acknowledged that the turnout of …

Prince Charles Dickson Ph.D A kì í mú ìbọn tẹ́tẹ́rẹ́. You don’t hold a gun carelessly. Fifteen years ago, when Nigeria turned 51, I borrowed the Yoruba warning to describe a country dangerously casual with the loaded weapon of the nation. The gun itself wasn’t necessarily the problem. The problem was the hand that held it. Then I asked if …