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Nigerian club Enugu Rangers scraped into the second qualifying round of the CAF Champions League on Friday by beating Benin outfit AS Sobemap 5-4 on penalties. The shootout followed a second 1-1 draw between the teams, this time in Togo capital Lome because Benin lacks an international-standard stadium. After the 2-2 aggregate tie, Enugu missed their first shootout penalty, then converted five in a row. African debutants Sobemap missed their third and sixth kicks. Chidozie Iwundu had put Enugu ahead midway through the first half of the first round, second leg and Emmanuel Ali equalised halfway into the second period.…

Fulham head coach Alvaro Arbeloa has reacted to rumours of a rift within the squad following the club’s disappointing start to the new season, with Super Eagles midfielder Alex Iwobi among the players at the centre of speculation, Soccernet.ng reports. The Cottagers have endured a difficult start to the campaign under Arbeloa, who replaced Marco Silva at the end of last season after the Portuguese coach left the club. The situation appeared to worsen following Fulham’s 3-2 defeat to Crystal Palace in their last Premier League outing, with several players taking to social media to express their frustration after the match. Alex…

The Oyo State Government has announced the release of the results of the 2026 Placement Screening Exercise into Junior Secondary Schools across the state. This was contained in a statement released by the Commissioner for Information, Prince Dotun Oyelade, and made available to newsmen in Ibadan on Friday. “The Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Olusegun Olayiwola, has directed Head Teachers and other relevant stakeholders to liaise with the Local Inspectors of Education in their respective local government areas to collect the results of their pupils,” Oyelade said. According to Olayiwola, the release of the results marked another important step…

Anozie Egole The Nigeria Customs Service, Apapa Area Command, said it had seized 13 containers of hard drugs and expired goods with a total duty-paid value of N43.58bn. Addressing journalists at the command while showcasing the seized containers, the Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, explained that the contents fell into three categories: “narcotics and controlled pharmaceuticals, security-sensitive equipment, and expired goods intended for human use.” “The total duty-paid value of the seizures is N43.58bn,” Adeniyi said. Giving details of the seizure, he said a 40-foot container with registration number HAMU 3086682 was carrying 4,777 parcels of cannabis sativa weighing 2,388.5kg,…

Yemi Alade wearing a custom black bodysuit and striped gele for It’s Yemi Alade. Mama Africa is back with an absolute feast for the senses, and she’s taking us on a sonic journey across the continent! Global Afropop powerhouse Yemi Alade has officially released her seventh studio album (and tenth overall body of work), self-titled It’s Yemi Alade. Taking to Instagram to celebrate the release, the singer described the project as a deeply personal milestone: My 7th studio album and 10th body of work is out now. A love letter to my day 1 fan-mily and a toast to new…

Jonathan Rowe has revealed that Ademola Lookman played an unexpected part in his decision to join Atalanta, Soccernet.ng reports. The former Marseille star confessed that a holiday meeting with Nigeria’s Lookman gave him a strong impression of life in Bergamo. The 23-year-old English winger was presented as an Atalanta player on Thursday after joining from Bologna on an initial loan deal that includes an option and a conditional obligation to buy. Atalanta confirmed the move on September 1, with Rowe taking the No. 11 shirt previously worn by Lookman. Photo by IMAGO Rowe reveals Lookman’s private Atalanta pitch Rowe’s move…

Author Ahmed Barakat Author Ahmed Barakat Part of the Team Since Mar 2024 About Author Ahmed Barakat is a journalist and copywriter based in Georgia with a growing focus on blockchain technology, DeFi, AI, privacy, digital assets, and fintech innovation. Share Last updated:  September 11, 2026 Polymarket’s Fed rates dashboard shows a 62% probability that the Federal Reserve raises rates by 25 basis points at the Wednesday, September 16, 2026 FOMC meeting. The dashboard lists a 39% probability for no change. A 50-basis-point-or-larger hike, a 25-basis-point cut and a 50-basis-point-or-larger cut are each listed below 1%, according to Polymarket.The pricing…

Nigeria’s Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, has withdrawn from the race for the position of Deputy Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union. Tijani disclosed this in a LinkedIn post on Friday, saying he had decided against pursuing the role after “careful consideration.” He was nominated by President Bola Tinubu on May 5, 2026, according to the ITU’s official document record, and would have contested the position at the Union’s Plenipotentiary Conference in Doha in November. The withdrawal means Nigeria will not pursue what would have been a historic first: a Nigerian serving as an elected ITU…

Super Eagles coach Éric Chelle faces a fresh headache over midfielder Fisayo Dele-Bashiru ahead of the upcoming 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Madagascar and Guinea-Bissau, Soccernet.ng reports. ​The 25-year-old midfielder has been a regular for Nigeria since Chelle took over as coach, whether as a starter or coming off the bench. ​He was expected to be called up to camp for Nigeria’s games during the upcoming international break. However, he suffered a thigh injury in Lazio’s first game of the season against Bologna, raising fears that he could be sidelined for a few weeks. Dele Bashiru Fisayo SS…

A French court has sentenced a father to serve six months in jail after he threatened to “cut off the head” of a woman teacher at his son’s school last week. The man’s comments came after an 18-year-old radical Islamist of Chechen origin in 2020 beheaded history and geography teacher Samuel Paty, after he showed his class caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed. The defendant confronted his son’s teacher in the school car park in the southwestern town of Le Fauga last week, after the nine-year-old was moved to another class because of his behaviour. The father threatened to decapitate the…