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Nigeria Super Eagles’ Africa Cup of Nations 2027 qualifying campaign has suddenly taken a sharp turn, Soccernet.ng reports. A team that began the qualifiers with a 2-1 comeback against Madagascar in Uyo was beaten 3-0 by Guinea-Bissau at the Estádio 24 de Setembro in Bissau on Tuesday. Franculino Djú struck in the 15th minute, Mama Baldé doubled the lead in the 65th and Álvaro Djaló completed the damage in stoppage time. Fernando Embadjé also produced crucial saves, including one from Ademola Lookman before half-time and another from George Ilenikhena in the 85th minute. The result is particularly damaging because Group…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has ruled out further rehabilitation of its state-owned refineries without a clear path to profitability, saying it will only work with technical equity partners prepared to have a stake in the performance of the facilities. The NNPC Group Chief Executive Officer, Bayo Ojulari, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja during a question-and-answer session at a media parley to announce the company’s 2025 audited financial results, achievements and strategic vision. Nigeria’s three state-owned refineries in Port Harcourt, Warri and Kaduna have consumed hundreds of billions of naira in rehabilitation and maintenance spending over the years…

When Super Eagles of Nigeria beat Madagascar 2-1 at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo to open their AFCON 2027 qualifying campaign, fans in the stands paid as little as ₦1,000 for a regular ticket and ₦3,000 for VIP to watch a squad featuring Premier League and Serie A regulars. For Tuesday’s second qualifier in Bissau, the gates are expected to be thrown open entirely, free of charge. This reminds us of just how differently football is priced depending on where—and for whom—it’s being played. Super Eagles tickets: What Uyo cost, and who was on the pitch At ₦1,000 for…

  Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, and the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress have expressed confidence that the party will win the state in the 2027 general elections, with the APC targeting 2.5 million votes for President Bola Tinubu. According to a statement by the Edo State Government on Facebook, Okpebholo spoke on Tuesday during an APC mobilisation rally in Ologbo Wards 9 and 10, Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area, where he presented the party’s candidates for the 2027 elections. The governor said, “The APC had established a strong structure across the state and was well-positioned ahead of the…

By Tito Ipinmoye If you grew up in Nigeria in the 90s or early 2000s, chances are you didn’t learn about milk from a science class. You learnt about it from television. Back then, adverts were part of our childhood. We didn’t reach for a remote every time the commercials came on. We sang the jingles, quoted the catchphrases and years later, many of us can still remember them word for word. For me, one advert stands above the rest. It followed a young Kanu Nwankwo as he dribbled a football through the dusty streets of Owerri on an errand…

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Super Eagles head coach Eric Chelle has released his starting lineup for Nigeria’s second AFCON 2027 qualifying game against Guinea-Bissau today, Soccernet.ng reports. The game will be played at the 15,000-capacity Estádio 24 de Setembro in Bissau, with Nigeria battling the Djurtus for a chance to move to the top of Group L. Both teams won their opening games of the qualifiers. Nigeria came from behind to beat Madagascar 2-1 in Uyo, while Guinea-Bissau secured an impressive 2-0 victory over co-hosts Tanzania. Victor Osimhen remains absent for the Super Eagles as he continues to recover from injury, with late replacement…

The European Union told Ukraine on Tuesday to continue reforms to unlock billions in funding this year, as Kyiv warns it faces a mammoth budget shortfall. Brussels is currently paying out instalments of a €90 billion ($ 102 billion) loan that is meant to help the war-torn country keep afloat to the end of 2027. But Ukraine’s government has said it still needs some extra $20bn to cover a yawning deficit this year and has urged the EU to speed up the payments. EU officials say they are looking into options for Ukraine’s funding needs. But they say Kyiv has…

Nigeria’s Super Eagles will have a new captain lead the team out of the dressing room when they face Guinea-Bissau in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers on Tuesday evening, Soccernet.ng reports. EPL top earner Alex Iwobi will captain Nigeria against the Djurtus (Wild Dogs) as the Super Eagles return to AFCON 2027 qualifying action with three points already in the bank and a difficult away assignment waiting in Bissau. The Fulham midfielder takes the armband from Wilfred Ndidi, who led Nigeria in Friday’s 2-1 comeback victory over Madagascar at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo, per a Daily Post…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited recorded a 33 per cent increase in profit after tax, to N7.2tn in 2025, despite a decline in revenue amid falling crude oil prices and reduced product volumes. The Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Limited, Bayo Ojulari, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja during a media interaction to present the company’s 2025 audited financial results, achievements, and strategic vision. Ojulari said the company’s profit after tax rose from N5.4tn in 2024 to N7.2tn in 2025, representing an increase of N1.8tn. Revenue stood at N34.5tn, while earnings per share reached N35.9. Taxes, royalties and…