The Nigeria National League (NNL) has taken a major step toward reshaping its structure by abolishing playoffs as the pathway to the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL). From the upcoming 2025/26 season, only the winners of the four conference groups will secure promotion from the NNL to the NPFL. The decision was confirmed during the NNL Annual General Assembly held on Tuesday. In a statement released on Wednesday, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) also revealed the new season will begin on Saturday, November 8, with an opening star match. Other fixtures from the first round will follow a week later,…
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Son Heung-min lit up the night in Utah on Wednesday as he bagged his first Major League Soccer hat-trick to inspire Los Angeles FC to a commanding 4-1 win over Real Salt Lake. Son Heung-min, 33, needed only 16 minutes to make his mark, scoring twice in quick succession to hand LAFC early control. He later completed his treble in the 82nd minute, reestablishing a two-goal cushion after Salt Lake had briefly threatened a comeback. Since leaving Tottenham Hotspur in the summer after a decade in North London, Son has wasted no time adjusting to life in the United States.…
Core loyalists of Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, on Thursday thronged the Government House gate in Port Harcourt to await his arrival following the suspension of the six-month emergency rule in the state. Among those at the gate was Victor Oko-Jumbo, former Speaker of the dissolved three-man House of Assembly loyal to Fubara. According to The Nation, he led supporters drawn from across the 23 local government areas of the state. The crowd, made up of youths, elders, and women’s groups, displayed placards and chanted solidarity songs as they waited for the governor. One supporter was overheard saying, “We have…
Nigerian chef, Damilola Adeparusi, better known as Chef Dammy, has denied reports that she is planning on cooking the largest pot of beans to break a Guinness World Records (GWR). Chef Dammy, in an Instagram post on Wednesday, denied the reports, stating that embarking on such a project is “impossible”. Naija News reports that shortly after celebrity chef, Hilda Baci, was officially certified by the GWR for cooking the largest serving pot of jollof rice, rumours emerged that Chef Dammy intends to attempt cooking the largest pot of beans. However, in a denial posted via her Instagram account, Dammy denied…
National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nentawe Yilwatda, has boasted that the party is not intimidated by any politician in Nigeria. He asserted that, irrespective of how strong the candidacy of former President Goodluck Jonathan is, his chances are dead on arrival if he fails to contest under a viable political platform. He stated that the engine of the ruling party is well-oiled enough and ready to win the election. Speaking to newsmen during a radio programme in Jos, he dismissed any threat posed by the African Democratic Congress (ADC) coalition. He stated that no name can scare the…
The whereabouts of Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, remain unclear amid speculations over his possible return to Port Harcourt following the end of emergency rule in the state. Naija News had earlier reported that the Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Rear Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), formally handed over to the reinstated governor on Thursday after President Bola Tinubu lifted the six-month emergency rule. In his farewell broadcast, Ibas urged residents to rally behind Fubara as he resumes the leadership of the oil-rich state. Providing updates on the situation, Arise Television’s Rivers State correspondent, Friday Olokor, reported on Thursday that the…
The apex body of the people of the Niger-Delta, Pan Niger-Delta Forum, (PANDEF), has suggested that the Peace in Rivers State was brought by the perseverance of the state governor, Sim Fubara and other parties in the conflict. Naija News reports that the National Chairman of the Forum, Godknows Igali, said this on Wednesday, while responding to questions in an interview on Arise Television. Igali commened President Bola Tinubu for lifting the emergency rule but insisted that it was not by Vice-Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd) being the Sole Administrator, that peace was restored in the state. He said, “In terms…
The Rivers State House of Assembly will resume its legislative sitting from 10 am, Thursday. According to Vanguard, the assembly, led my its Speakers, Hon. Martin Amaewhule, will resume sitting at the Assembly Residential Complex on Aba-Port Harcourt expressway. It was gathered that the 27 lawmakers had arrived the state some days before the expiration of the State of Emergency Rule declared in the state by President Bola Tinubu, suspended Democratic governance in the state. It was also gathered that the house members who are already residing in the residential complex were set to resume their first sitting. More to come……
Nigeria’s legendary defender Onome Ebi has called time on her glittering career, ending a remarkable 24-year journey that cemented her place as one of Africa’s all-time greats. Onome Ebi, 42, confirmed her retirement on Wednesday, September 17, in an emotional statement shared across her social media pages. “Today, I officially retire from professional football,” she wrote. “The journey has been filled with challenges, victories, and lessons that shaped me into who I am today.” Ebi’s career is defined by milestones that few players can match. She became the first African footballer, male or female, to feature in six FIFA World…
The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), the apex socio-political body representing the South-South, has welcomed President Bola Tinubu’s decision to lift the six-month state of emergency in Rivers State, describing it as “the dawn of a glorious day.” In a statement jointly signed on Thursday by its leaders, Co-Chairman, Board of Trustees, King Alfred Diette-Spiff, Amanyanabo of Twon-Brass; Co-Chairman and former Akwa Ibom Governor, Obong Victor Attah; National Chairman, Ambassador Godknows Igali; and National Secretary, Engr. Beks Dagogo-Jack, the forum called on political leaders and citizens of Rivers to put the past behind them and focus on rebuilding the state.…
