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Nigeria will take on Egypt in a high-profile friendly at the Cairo International Stadium on 14 December, seven days before the start of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, Soccernet.ng reports.  According to Ahram, the Egyptian Football Association confirmed the friendly on Sunday. The Nigeria Football Federation is yet to make any pronouncement regarding the match as at press time.  The match, arranged at the request of Egypt coach Hossam Hassan, is part of both teams’ build-up to the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. Super Eagles and Galatasaray striker Victor Osimhen and Kanu Nwakwo. Copyright: xAdekunlexAjayixIMAGO It’s a…

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• S’East lawmakers threaten to boycott PDP convention over zoning• Fresh crisis looms as N’West rejects Turaki’s endorsement as consensus chairman• SDP faction expels ex-presidential candidate Adebayo, others• Opposition parties urge INEC to probe Anambra govt over pre-election spending• HEDA wants new INEC boss to restore integrity, public trust in electoral process Nigeria’s opposition parties are again mired in self-inflicted turmoil, with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) fuming over zoning and endorsement, and the Social Democratic Party (SDP) tearing itself apart through expulsions. Amid the unfolding tension, the dramas lay bare how fragile structures and unchecked egos keep derailing the…

Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria (SCSN) has faulted recent comments by the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Most Reverend Matthew Hassan Kukah, alleging that the implementation of Muslim law in Northern Nigeria fuels violence. In a statement signed by the Kaduna State Chapter Secretary of SCSN, AbdurRahman Hassan, the council described Kukah’s position as a “misconception that ignores both history and fact,” insisting that Shari’ah is neither a political weapon nor an instrument of violence, but a system of moral discipline and justice deeply rooted in Muslim faith and tradition. According to the SCSN, when properly applied with due…

The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has chided the Labour Party’s (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, over his comment describing Internet fraudsters, popularly known as yahoo boys, as “geniuses” who need redirection. In a statement yesterday by its spokesperson, Seye Oladejo, the Lagos APC described Obi’s remark as “morally reprehensible.” Oladejo said it was disappointing and dangerous for someone who once aspired to lead Nigeria to make statements that appear to trivialise criminal behaviour in a country struggling to restore its moral values. “There’s nothing genius about crime. Yahoo-Yahoo is a…

Efforts by the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, to secure an additional state for the South-East geopolitical zone paid off at the weekend, as the Joint Committee of the Senate and House of Representatives on Constitution Review approved the creation of a new state in the region. The decision was made during a two-day retreat in Lagos, where Kalu advocated the region’s request based on equity and justice. The South-East, presently, has five states, while the remaining five regions that make up the six geopolitical zones of the country have either six or seven each. Faced…

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Child Protection Specialist Victor Atuchukwu has raised concerns that some Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp officials were using their positions to take advantage of vulnerable girls and women dislocated by conflicts. He disclosed this during a meeting convened by the JASPI Health and Gender Development Initiative, in collaboration with UNICEF, to map out modalities for the prevention of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) as well as Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) in Makurdi over the weekend. Atuchukwu explained that GBV targets individuals because of their gender, while sexual exploitation involves abusing positions of power or…

The youngest brother of Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, Mascot Uzor Kalu, has declared his intention to seek the All Progressives Congress (APC) Abia State governorship ticket for the 2027 election. Kalu, who made the declaration in Umuahia during a meeting with various support groups of the APC, said his decision to govern the state was motivated by patriotism and his love to serve the masses. He said that if elected, he would run an open, transparent and inclusive government. “On behalf of myself, wife and family, I stand before all of you to express my interest in the Abia State…

Uncovers UK-bound cocaine in cream containers, meth in water heaterOperatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), yesterday, raided a drug party at Proxy Night Club in Victoria Island, Lagos, and arrested o plver 100 suspects, including the club owner, Mike Eze Nwalie Nwogu alias Pretty Mike, and took them into custody for screening.  Cartons of illicit substances, including Loud and laughing gas, were recovered from the suspects at the party and the club’s store.  The raid followed intelligence about the drug party. NDLEA operatives who were embedded in the party from 11pm on Saturday, disrupted the gathering about 3.00am, yesterday, based…

Cryptocurrency stocks surged across the board as optimism over the U.S. and China nearing a new trade deal lifted global markets. Bitcoin (BTC) broke above $115,000, rising 3.19% in the past 24 hours, while Ethereum (ETH) jumped over 6% to briefly cross $4,200. The rally extended across major sectors — DeFi gained nearly 6%, led by double-digit surges in Uniswap, Ethena, and Curve DAO. Layer-2 tokens and memecoins also climbed sharply, with BSquared Network and Pump.fun among top performers. Broader altcoin sentiment improved as Zcash and Dash each spiked over 25%, signaling renewed risk appetite amid easing macro tensions.But what…