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Super Eagles striker Paul Onuachu has praised teammate Victor Osimhen for making their strike partnership work in Nigeria’s 3-1 win over Uganda on Tuesday, Soccernet.ng reports. ​Going into their final group stage game of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations against Uganda, coach Eric Chelle was expected to introduce several new players who had not gotten minutes in the first two games. ​That is exactly what happened, as players such as Francis Uzoho, Ryan Alebiosu, Igoh Ogbu, Raphael Onyedika, Fisayo Dele-Bashiru, Moses Simon, and Paul Onuachu all earned their first starts of the tournament. Paul Onuachu celebrates Super Eagles goal…

Fellow Compatriots, I welcome you all to 2026, with gratitude to God and confidence in our collective resolve that this new year will be a more prosperous one for our nation, our citizens, and all who call Nigeria home. During 2025, we sustained the momentum on our major reforms. We had a fiscal reset and also recorded steady economic progress. Despite persistent global economic headwinds, we recorded tangible and measurable gains, particularly in the economy. These achievements reaffirm our belief that the difficult but necessary reforms we embarked upon are moving us in the right direction with more concrete results…

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday said 2026 would mark the beginning of a more robust phase of economic growth for Nigeria, citing moderating inflation, improved foreign reserves, rising investment inflows and sustained GDP expansion as evidence that recent reforms are beginning to yield results. In his New Year address to the nation, the President said the administration’s fiscal, monetary and structural reforms implemented in 2025 had stabilised key economic indicators despite global headwinds, while pledging to deepen tax reforms, expand infrastructure investment, strengthen security operations and accelerate inclusive growth initiatives aimed at improving living standards across the country. See the…

● Atiku hails move, seeks strong opposition alliance● Abure faction calls exit ‘liberation’, apologises for backing Obi in 2023● Lagos APC criticises defection, says action politically calculated● How South-East adopted ADC as new political platform● Otti rules out defection with Obi, pledges to remain in Labour Party Divergent reactions have followed Peter Obi’s defection to the African Democratic Congress (ADC), exposing deep fractures within the Labour Party (LP), reshaping opposition alliances and forcing the South-East into fresh political calculations, as rival camps debate the implications of the move for leadership, unity and power ahead of 2027. Former Vice President Atiku…

Uganda and St Johnstone striker Uche Ikpeazu has revealed the nation he’ll be backing to win the AFCON 2025 tournament, Soccernet.ng reports. The Super Eagles already secured a round of sixteen spot ahead of the game against Uganda, although the chances of Paul Put’s side making it to the next round banked on securing three points against Nigeria. However, Paul Onuachu’s goal and a brace from Raphael Onyedika confirmed Uganda will not move past the group stage of the AFCON 2025. Before the clash, Ikpeazu was hyped as he’d be playing against his father’s nation while representing the Ugandan side,…

Dirisu Yakubu The House of Representatives has proposed a constitutional amendment to safeguard the life of an unborn child carried by a pregnant woman sentenced to death. The proposal followed the adoption of a bill by the House Committee on Constitution Review, chaired by the Deputy Speaker, Benjamin Kalu. The bill seeks to amend Section 33(1) of the 1999 Constitution, which provides that, “Every person has a right to life, and no one shall be deprived intentionally of his life, save in execution of a sentence of a court in respect of a criminal offence of which he has been…

Vice Chairman of Ikeja Local Council, Abisola Omisore The Executive Vice Chairman of Ikeja Local Council, Abisola Omisore, has distributed bags of rice to more than 200 residents to ease the festive burden on vulnerable households and strengthen community support during the holiday season.   The distribution, which targeted elderly residents and other community members, was described as a gesture of solidarity at a time when many families are struggling to meet basic needs during the festivities.   Omisore said the initiative was motivated by a desire to share in the joy of the season and ensure residents felt included in the…

The US derivatives watchdog is bringing back a familiar face from Bitcoin’s first leap into regulated markets, as Amir Zaidi returns to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission as chief of staff ahead of what Washington calls a pivotal year for crypto rules. The CFTC said on Dec. 31 that Chairman Michael S. Selig appointed Zaidi to the role, after Zaidi spent nearly a decade at the agency before leaving for the private sector. “Amir brings to this role deep experience both at the Commission and in the financial services world,” Selig said, linking Zaidi’s track record to the agency’s push…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited recorded a profit after tax of N502bn in November 2025, sustaining its profitability streak despite a decline in crude oil and condensate production during the month. This came as the state-owned energy firm simultaneously joined an intensifying price war in the downstream sector by cutting the pump price of petrol below N800 per litre. Figures from the NNPC Monthly Financial and Operations Report for November 2025, released on Wednesday, showed that the national oil company generated N4.36tn in revenue during the month, reflecting a marginal increase compared with October. The improved performance was attributed…

Super Eagles and Chippa United goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali has revealed how he struggled with thoughts about quitting football after he lost his parents, Soccernet.ng reports. The 29-year-old lost his father in November 2024, after Nigeria’s 1-1 draw against Benin in the 2025 AFCON qualifiers. He was greeted by news of his father’s death, and was allowed to leave camp by the then-interim Super Eagles coach, Austin Eguavoen. At the start of 2025, on the first day of January, Nwabali’s mother swallowed her last breath, digging a big hole of loss into the former Enyimba International goalie’s heart. Rip mom, worst…