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Post views: 26 John Idoga scored a game-high 23 points to lead six-time champions Rivers Hoopers to a resounding 84-58 victory over Hoops & Read in the opening round of the 2026 Nigeria Premier Basketball League (NPBL) on Sunday. The encounter at the Obafemi Awolowo Stadium, Ibadan, was the first competitive outing for the KingsMen since their narrow defeat …

The Federal Commissioner representing Ogun State at the Fiscal and Revenue Mobilization Allocation Commission, Akeem Amosun, on Sunday intensified mobilization for the senatorial primaries of the All Progressives Congress in Ogun Central, urging party members to support Senator Shuaib Afolabi Salisu. Amosun, who addressed party faithful at his residence, AK City, Abeokuta, called on APC members across the senatorial district …

One of Nigeria’s main political groups, the Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI), has justified the loans from President Bola Tinubu’s administration by arguing that it is the most realistic way to close the country’s huge infrastructure gap. In a policy statement signed by its president, Dr Omoniyi Akinsiju, the think tank argued that Nigeria’s infrastructure challenges were too large …

Former Executive Vice President of the National Science and Engineering Infrastructure Agency (NASENI), Professor Mohammed Sani Haruna, on Sunday called on party faithful, political supporters and residents of Nasarawa State to elect him as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) during Thursday’s gubernatorial primary elections in the state. Haruna made the appeal during the Northern Zone Mega …

Post views: 7 By Silvernews Coal City Blazers have started their 2026 Nigeria Basketball Premier League season on a winning note after defeating Edo Beads 74-58 in their opening match at the Benin Center on the first day of the competition. The match, which was the second match of the day, saw the Coal …

A Nigerian Army officer, identified as Lieutenant Isma’il Abdullahi Chafe of the Nigerian Army, has reportedly been killed in a suspected terrorist ambush in Sokoto State, just weeks before his planned wedding. The late officer, attached to the 248th Reconnaissance Battalion at Illela Barracks, was said to have been ambushed on Saturday, May 16, 2026 by armed assailants believed to …

The Chairman of the National Primary Elections Committee of the All Progressives Congress, Alhaji Mahuta Saidu, has released the results of the elections in Benue State, with most of the incumbents losing their bid for the return ticket. During the ceremony at the APC Secretariat in Makurdi on Sunday, Alhaji Saidu, in Vandeikya/Konshisha Federal Constituency, Dr. Livinus Tsar polled 28,549 …

The President of the Nigerian Taekwondo Federation, Grand Master Tayo Popoola, has declared the 2026 National Open Trials closed, describing the event as a great success that produced new talent and served as vital preparation for the upcoming international championships. READ ALSO: Femmco FC Thrash Ajax FC 8-1 in tribute match to Flying Eagles star Akanji Seun ‎At the end …

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the National Hydrographic Agency are exploring stronger collaboration to promote the use of locally developed nautical charts for safer navigation and improved maritime operations.This was revealed in a statement on Sunday by NIMASA Head of Public Relations, Edward Osagie, following a visit by the nation’s Hydrographer, Rear Admiral Olumide Fadahunsi, to …

Post views: 19 By Silvernews The Nigerian football community and sports stakeholders in Imo State are preparing to bid a final farewell to former Green Eagles star and 1980 Africa Cup of Nations winner, Henry Onyemanze Nwosu, MON, as his family officially released the burial schedule for the late football icon. Nwosu, widely celebrated as the youngest member of …