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Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga has called National Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate Peter Obi a “copy-paste politician” who he says has failed to demonstrate independent thought in public service and leadership. Onanuga in a post on his X handle, further described Obi as lacking originality in his political and economic ideas, adding …

The House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill to create state police nationwide, marking a significant step in constitutional amendment. The bill, entitled “A Bill to Amend the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 to Provide for the Establishment of the State Police and Related Matters (Sixth Amendment) Bill, 2026,” was approved for consideration in the Committee …

Post views: 18 Professor Eddie Oparaoji and Senator Ahmed Bola Tinubu are two friends brought together by the circumstances of the annulment of the June 12, 1993 presidential election won by Chief MKO Abiola. The central message of Chief Abiola’s campaign was “Goodbye to Poverty”. He appointed Professor Oparaoji in 1994, who was then president of a pro-democracy organisation, …

SCORENigeria analyzes the highlights of the Super Eagles’ 2-1 loss to Portugal in a friendly in Leira on Wednesday night. 10. Maduka Okoye is now the Super Eagles’ number one goalkeeper, as evidenced by his performances against Poland and Portugal. He made several important saves to make the defeat respectable. Stanley Nwabali would have to fight to regain the number …

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Davido wore a special jacket with a badge bearing the name of a student recently kidnapped by bandits in Oyo State. The jacket also has a “Bring Them Home” design on the back. He then sent a message to all Nigerians before taking to the stage at the FIFA World Cup Countdown show. Inside the jacket was a white t-shirt …

Football, they say, is the mirror of society. If this is true, then the current state of Nigerian football tells a deeper story about the challenges our nation faces. As the 2026 FIFA World Cup gets underway in North America, the painful reality remains that Nigeria’s Super Eagles will not be playing at the global football festival this year. Yet, …

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The Super Eagles showed great form, confidence and a commendable fighting spirit despite losing 1-2 to FIFA World Cup-bound Portugal in an explosive friendly match in Leiria on Wednesday night. Just before kick-off, National Sports Commission Chairman Mallam Shehu Dikko and NFF Executive Committee Member Sharif Rabiu Inuwa presented a special framed jersey to midfielder Alexander Iwobi to commemorate his …

Senator Adams Oshiomhole on Wednesday strongly criticized the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) as the Senate investigated alleged discrepancies running into trillions of naira in the audited financial statements of NNPCL. In a heated hearing of the Senate Public Accounts Committee (SPAC) the senator representing Edo North slammed the former Chief Financial Officer of the company, Umar Aliya who …