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The Super Falcons of Nigeria will face South Africa in a crucial CAF WAFCON’s play-in round clash in Casablanca on Thursday, with a place in the FIFA Women’s World Cup inter-confederation play-offs at stake, Soccernet.ng reports. Nigeria’s hopes of securing automatic qualification for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup were ended by a narrow 1-0 defeat to Cameroon in Sunday’s quarter-final. South Africa suffered a similar fate, losing 2-1 to hosts Morocco despite Thembi Kgatlana scoring in the second half to give Banyana Banyana hope of a comeback. The two African giants now meet in a high-pressure play-off, with the…

The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio; Chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum, Hope Uzodimma; Edo Governor, Monday Okpebholo; and Kogi Governor, Ahmed Usman, have arrived in Osogbo for the All Progressives Congress mega rally. Ondo Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, and member of the House of Representatives representing Ikeja Federal Constituency, James Faleke, have also arrived for the mega rally scheduled for Thursday. The high-profile political gathering is part of the APC’s final mobilisation efforts for its governorship candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, ahead of Saturday’s governorship election. The arrival of the party’s senior leaders and governors is expected to further energise the…

Rotary International President, Yinka Babalola, in this interview with WALE AKINSELURE, highlights Rotary’s strides in the global fight against polio, the organisation’s efforts to strengthen health systems and prevent future health crises, as well as the critical role of governments in sustaining humanitarian interventions In your Rotary journey, you have provided leadership in polio eradication, vaccine distribution, and adult literacy. Upon your emergence as President of Rotary International, you came up with this theme, ‘Create lasting impact.’ What will be your priorities for the next year of your leadership? I’m pleased to be uniting our members to create lasting impact…

Fast-rising artist Fola styling a dark coat and headscarf alongside Davido on the set of the “B4 B4” music video directed by Perliks Definition. Davido is keeping the momentum going for his sixth studio album, Oriadé, with the release of the visual treatment for “B4 B4“. Released on 31 July 2026, the 13-track project—whose title translates from Yoruba as “the crowned head” or destiny—marks a celebration of his 15-year journey in music, weaving themes of identity, legacy, and royal roots. Alongside heavyweight guest features like Black Sherif, Aya Nakamura, Leon Thomas, and Llona across the album, “B4 B4” sits right…

Super Eagles star Victor Osimhen has dropped further down the list of the most expensive African players in football history, Soccernet.ng reports. The 27-year-old was previously second on the list behind Ivorian forward Nicolas Pepe, with both players having been involved in transfers worth around €80 million. Pepe joined Arsenal from Lille in 2019 for €80 million, while Osimhen moved to Italian side Napoli from Lille for a deal worth almost the same amount, including add-ons, in the summer of 2020. Osimhen spent four seasons at Napoli before leaving for Galatasaray on an initial loan deal in 2024. The Turkish giants then signed…

Bitcoin has spent weeks pinned inside a $62,000-to-$66,000 corridor, and options flow on Deribit shows traders paying roughly $2.5 million in aggregate premium to bet the coin clears $70,000 by late September.That positioning puts real money behind a breakout thesis at the exact moment the U.S. Consumer Price Index print threatens to decide which way the range finally breaks. Dominant flow on Deribit BTC options since yesterday has been concentrated in the 25SEP26 70k call. 2,026 BTC 70k calls bought for 25SEP26 ($2.58M) . Two blocks totaling 1k contracts filled with spot near $64.8k and IV at 33.53%, followed by…

A solar eclipse has begun across the United Kingdom and parts of Europe, with the Moon gradually moving across the face of the Sun. The eclipse became visible in Edinburgh at about 18:28 BST on Wednesday, with the event expected to peak at around 19:06 in the Scottish capital. According to BBC, the Moon could be seen in Calton Hill of Edinburgh “starting to take a bite out of the sun,” with sunspots also visible through a telescope. The platform also reported that the eclipse was already fully underway in parts of Iceland and Greenland, while other European countries were…

Former Nigeria and Everton striker Yakubu Aiyegbeni has picked his greatest Super Eagles XI, with Victor Osimhen and John Obi Mikel among the notable players left out, Soccernet.ng reports. Yakubu made his choices in a video published by the official Nigeria national team account on X. His team combines players from Nigeria’s famous 1990s generation with footballers he played alongside during his own international career.The 43-year-old chose Vincent Enyeama in goal, while Bright Osayi-Samuel, Joseph Yobo, Danny Shittu and Celestine Babayaro formed his defence.Sunday Oliseh and Austin “Jay Jay” Okocha were placed in central midfield. Julius Aghahowa and Finidi George…

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has directed the immediate closure of the secretariat of the dissolved Ad-hoc Committee on Sales of Federal Government Houses in the FCT. The FCT Administration disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Senior Special Assistant to the Minister on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka. The statement read, “Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has directed that the Secretariat of the dissolved Ad-hoc Committee on Sales of Federal Government Houses (SFGH) in the Federal Capital Territory be closed down with immediate effect.” It said Wike…

The National Emergency Management Agency and the United Nations Children’s Fund have commenced a three-day training aimed at strengthening emergency preparedness, community engagement and coordinated response across seven states in the North-East and North-Central regions. The State-Level Training on Community Engagement for Social and Behaviour Change in Humanitarian Action and Sudden-Onset Emergency Response is being attended by emergency preparedness and response actors from Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Plateau, Taraba and Yobe states. The training, which is being supported by UNICEF, focuses on the Community Engagement for Social and Behaviour Change in Humanitarian Action Toolkit, designed to strengthen participants’ capacity in…