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Post views: 63 By Wakawaka Sports Newcomers Kun Khalifat FC grabbed the headlines on Matchday 8 of the 2025/2026 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) after a stunning 1-0 victory over former African champions Enyimba International in one of the outstanding results of the weekend.Playing in front of their home fans, the newly promoted team …

Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang has rewarded a pilgrim, Zainab Idris, with ₦1 million for returning $5,000 found during the 2025 Hajj exercise in Saudi Arabia to its rightful owner, a citizen of Tajikistan. Idris, a pilgrim from Plateau State, reportedly discovered the money during Hajj rites and attempted to trace the owner before handing over the foreign currency. Presenting …

Dar es Salaam – Defending champions JKT Queens retained their crown after defeating Simba Queens 2-1 to lift the Tanzania Women’s Community Shield 2025 at the Uhuru Stadium on Saturday. The Soldiers got off to a good start, with Winfrida Gerald opening the scoring in the 12th minute before a defensive mishap saw Simba’s Asha Omary slot the ball into …

Nigeria’s total public debt stock rose to 152.40 trillion naira as of June 30, 2025, reflecting an increase of 3.01 trillion naira in just three months, new data released by the Debt Management Office (DMO) on Saturday revealed. The figure represents a 2.01% increase from the $149.39 trillion recorded at the end of March 2025, underscoring the federal government’s continued …

Nigeria congratulates Equatorial Guinea on its independence anniversary The Honorable Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, extended warm congratulations and best wishes to His Excellency Simeón Oyono Esono Angue, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Diaspora of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, on the occasion of the Independence Anniversary of Equatorial Guinea. As the Republic …

Muslim girls in 25 public and private secondary schools in Abeokuta South and North Local Government Areas have been urged to pursue excellence and leadership with strong moral discipline and faith-based values. The appeal was made during a career guidance seminar held to commemorate the International Day of the Girl Child 2025 at Egba Central Mosque, Kobiti, Abeokuta. The event, …

The Nigeria Customs Service has called for a collective commitment from all stakeholders to ensure the successful implementation of the National Single Window (NSW) initiative to streamline Nigeria’s import and export processes through a unified digital platform. The Service Zonal Coordinator for Zone “A”, Assistant Comptroller General (ACG) Mohammed Babandede, made the appeal during the National One Stop Shop Stakeholder …

UK energy watchdog IIP rejects allegations of substandard fuel imports against Dangote refinery …Makes technically inaccurate statements The Impact Investigators Platform (IIP), a UK-based energy watchdog, has cleared the Dangote oil refinery of charges of importing substandard petrol into Nigeria. The IIP investigation found no evidence to support the claims, saying the refinery imported intermediate feedstock, not finished fuel, and …

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) says Nigeria’s crude oil and condensate production fell to an average of 1.581 million barrels per day (bpd) in September 2025.The commission revealed this in a statement on Saturday, citing official statistics released by its head of media and strategic communications, Eniola Akinkuotu.The NUPRC attributed the decline to a three-day industrial action by …

The stage is set for another night of glamour, recognition and transcontinental celebration as the third edition of the Nigeria-France Sports Awards takes center stage on Sunday, October 20, 2025 at the prestigious La Maison des Arts, in Paris, France. The annual event, which celebrates the outstanding contributions to sports development and international cooperation between Nigeria and France, is expected …