7+ hour, 53+ min ago   (444+ words) resigning their appointments late last month. Ibrahim Gusau was the chairman. The mass resignation came 34 days before the expiration of their tenure. It is a shake-up many football stakeholders had stridently called for, with the slippery slope the game got…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (311+ words) Head Topics Criminal Exploitation in Benue and Nigerian Social Issues Highlighted Amid Premier League Matches An investigation reveals how criminals used Benue's conflicts to traffic children and women, while faith healers see increased patronage as HIV aid dwindles Meanwhile, Nigerian…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (901+ words) Worldwide, football teams travel to play away league games or championships. But the means of making such journeys vary from country But a game involving Arsenal or Chelsea against either Manchester City or Liverpool, which are farther from London, requires…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (200+ words) Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen is sidelined for Galatasaray's UEFA Champions League match against Sporting CP after an adductor injury, with manager Okan Buruk choosing Barış Alper Yılmaz to lead the attack. The injury also raises concerns about Osimhen's availability for…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (296+ words) But it must avoid directly appointing NFF officers, determining electoral outcomes or interfering in team selection. The solution is neither government control nor an NFF that invokes autonomy to escape accountability. Nigeria needs a football federation that is operationally independent,…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (301+ words) Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries General Overseer Dr. Daniel Kolawole Olukoya inaugurated the MFM Youth Games, a week‑long sports and talent development event aimed at guiding young Nigerians away from social vices, tackling unemployment, and fostering spiritual, moral,…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (204+ words) At the 12th Nigeria Pitch Awards ceremony in Lagos, Shina Philips urged stakeholders and media to back President Bola Tinubu's reforms aimed at improving transparency, professionalism and accountability in Nigerian football. The event celebrated top players including Victor Osimhen, Alex Iwobi,…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (527+ words) The governor received the continental hopefuls at the Festival Hall of the Government House in Benin City, where he showered encomiums on the players, technical crew and officials for making Edo State and Nigeria proud with their impressive campaign “I…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (256+ words) The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, on Monday, hosted American basketball star Jaylen Brown and bestowed on him the traditional Yoruba name, “ Babatunde. ” Brown, a player for the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association, arrived at the palace…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (384+ words) Etudaiye Suleiman Hassan urges the 2026 Nigeria Basketball Federation election to prioritize competence, ideas and institutional reform over recycled leadership, while stressing the need for modern sports management skills to break factionalism and build a stronger administration. A former Plateau Peaks…...