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1 month, 1 week ago Sports

Fifa World Cup 2026: What you need to know about South Africa

- Published Get the lowdown on every team at the 2026 World Cup. Here we take a closer look at South Africa, whose unfamiliar squad is drawn largely from their domestic league. What can I expect from South Africa? Bafana Bafana are back for the first time since hosting the World Cup in 2010 and – a…

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1 month, 2 weeks ago Politics

Armenia rejects Putin's EU referendum demand

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Monday rebuffed Moscow’s call for his country to hold a referendum on joining the EU, saying ties with Russia were in a “transformation phase.” The Kremlin has upped pressure on Armenia over its rapprochement with Brussels ahead of weekend elections, banni…

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Carlo Ancelotti's son named new Lille coach

Lille announced on Monday that Brazil assistant coach Davide Ancelotti, the son of Carlo, would be their new coach, a week after Bruno Genesio’s departure. Ancelotti has signed a two-year deal with the French club but they did not say if he would leave his role in his father’s Brazil coaching staff…

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1 month, 2 weeks ago Politics

Kwankwaso denies planning protest over insecurity, backs peaceful action

Former Kano State Governor and National Democratic Coalition Vice Presidential candidate, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has denied claims circulating on social media alleging plans for a protest over rising insecurity in the country. In a statement released on Monday, Kwankwaso said the message being circu…

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1 month, 2 weeks ago Sports

Super Eagles' 2018 away jersey ranked in top 10 iconic World Cup kits

The Nigeria national football team’s 2018 World Cup away kit has been ranked among the most iconic jerseys of the FIFA World Cup tournament, according to a BBC Sport report on Monday. The kit, worn by the Nigeria national football team during the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, quickly became one of…

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1 month, 2 weeks ago Politics

Protesters defy rainfall, storm Oyo govt house over abduction

Despite heavy rainfall on Monday, protesters under the banner of the Take-It-Back Movement stormed the Oyo State Government House in Ibadan, demanding urgent action over worsening insecurity and the abduction of pupils and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area. The demonstrators, who had earlier…

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1 month, 2 weeks ago Politics

Kano introduces daily shuttle for Hajj pilgrims in Makkah

The Kano State Government has started daily transportation services for pilgrims participating in the 2026 Hajj in Saudi Arabia, fulfilling a key welfare promise to help them reach the Grand Mosque in Makkah. The initiative, which took effect immediately after the Day of Arafat, is aimed at easing …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago Politics

Wike insists Abuja residents can feel Tinubu’s govt impact

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has said residents of Abuja can feel the impact of ongoing policies and projects under President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Wike made the remarks on Monday during a media chat in Abuja, where he responded to concerns about the level of …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago Politics

I won't challenge outcome of ADC presidential primaries - Hayatu-Deen

Former presidential aspirant of the African Democratic Congress, Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, has ruled out a legal challenge to the outcome of the party’s May 25, 2026, presidential primary, despite alleging widespread irregularities and procedural breaches during the exercise. In a post-primary statemen…

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1 month, 2 weeks ago Politics

UK wins court case over collapsed Rwanda asylum deal

UK wins court case over collapsed Rwanda asylum deal The UK will not have to pay Rwanda millions of pounds over the collapsed asylum agreement that was cancelled by Keir Starmer shortly after he took office, an international court has ruled. The Rwandan government had sought to sue the UK for more …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago Politics

Farida Khalil: Meet modern pentathlon's 14-year-old world champion

- Published Farida Khalil is not your average teenager. Last year, aged just 14, the Egyptian won every major world title in modern pentathlon - from three youth grades to the women's senior championship - in the same season. The sport's world governing body, UIPM, described it as "unprecedented" a…

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1 month, 2 weeks ago Business

How could El Nino reshape tropical storms around the world this year?

The Atlantic hurricane season has just begun and runs from Monday to November 30 with storm activity peaking in mid-September. During this period, warm ocean waters and atmospheric shifts feed and accelerate tropical storms and hurricanes that mainly threaten the Caribbean and the East and Gulf coa…

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1 month, 2 weeks ago Politics

Re: Hamzat and the future of Lagos, By Tayo Ogunbiyi

Though we are in a political season with its characteristic peculiarities, governance in a complex megacity such as Lagos cannot be reduced to rhetorical comparisons or partisan nostalgia. It is an evolving continuum built on the efforts of successive administrations. Umbrage, diatribes and polemic…

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1 month, 2 weeks ago Politics

Greece reopens Syrian and Afghan asylum cases, hoping for returns

Athens, Greece – Bashir is a Syrian Muslim who has lived in Greece since 2014. He married a fellow Syrian in the country, and three months ago, they had a son. After years of picking olives and oranges, learning Greek and a trade in metalwork, and finally buying his own equipment to start work as a…

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1 month, 2 weeks ago Politics

World Cup 2026: Tuchel hopes ‘chemistry’ will make England title contenders

Previous World Cup appearances: 16 Best performance: Winners (1966) First appearance: 1950 (Brazil) Top goal scorer: Gary Lineker (10) Most appearances: Peter Shilton (18) Player to watch: Harry Kane FIFA world ranking: 4 Fixtures: Croatia (June 17, Dallas), Ghana (June 23, Boston), Panama (June 27…

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1 month, 2 weeks ago News

French Navy seizes Russian oil tanker

French Navy seizes Russian oil tanker The French navy has released video of its forces seizing a sanctioned Russian-linked oil tanker called the Tagor, in the Atlantic Ocean, 700km west of France. The Kremlin says the ‘illegal’ act borders on ‘international piracy’, while Russia’s embassy in Paris …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago Politics

What is Lebanon’s Beaufort Castle, and why has Israel captured it?

The Israeli military has captured Lebanon’s Beaufort Castle, a medieval hilltop fortress in the country’s south, amid an expanded military offensive against the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah. The capture, announced on Sunday, comes amid fighting despite a “ceasefire” between Israel and Lebanon, wh…

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1 month, 2 weeks ago Politics

15 Chinese, nine Nigerians arraigned for alleged illegal lithium mining in Nasarawa

Twenty-four defendants, including 15 Chinese nationals and nine Nigerians, have been arraigned before the Federal High Court in Abuja over alleged illegal lithium mining activities in Nasarawa State, in a case that underscores growing efforts by authorities to curb unauthorised mineral exploitation…

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1 month, 2 weeks ago Politics

Houses destroyed as rainstorm displaces families in Plateau community

More than 50 houses have been destroyed and hundreds of residents displaced by a rainstorm in Tom Gangare, a town in Sopp Ward of the Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State. The disaster occurred on Saturday following a heavy downpour accompanied by strong winds that ripped off roofs, uproote…

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1 month, 2 weeks ago Business

Kuwait condemns Iranian attack as Iran-US trade new strikes

Kuwait condemns Iranian attack as Iran-US trade new strikes Kuwait activated its air defences after what its foreign ministry later described as a ‘heinous Iranian attack’. Iran says it targeted a US base in retaliation for being used, according to Tehran, to launch recent attacks on Iran.

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