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Rivers United’s seeming elimination from the CAF Champions League at the hands of Zambia’s Power Dynamos has reopened an uncomfortable but familiar conversation in Nigerian football. When an NPFL-leading side, dominant and disciplined at home, suddenly looks toothless on the continental stage, where does the failure truly lie? With the League, the coaching, or somewhere deeper? Two senior Nigerian sports journalists, China Acheru and Babatunde Koiki, offer perspectives that do not merely apportion blame but instead expose the fault lines in Nigeria’s football ecosystem. Domestic kings, continental pretenders By every local metric, Rivers United are elite. They currently top the…

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday, said politics won’t affect the discharge of his duties as minister. Wike said he is the Minister of FCT to serve the people of the capital city, stressing that politics won’t affect his job. He spoke while fielding questions from journalists after inspecting projects in the FCT. Responding to the question, Wike said, “How will it affect my job? Politics isn’t here and you have to serve the people, the work will have to go on and politics won’t affect it. “We have the area council elections that is…

Mr Ken Okolugbo is a public affairs analyst. In this interview with DAILY POST, he examines the mass defections into the APC, President Tinubu’s reform policies, as well as the possible impact of the ADC in the 2027 election. Excerpts! There have been concerns about the way the current Senate stamps everything from the president, including loan requests? The loan requests were all approved…does that augur well for Nigeria? As a public affairs analyst, I will tell you that those loan requests, what people were missing was that those loan requests were already part of what was in the budget.…

Operatives of the Edo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested 46 suspected traffickers with 6,439 kilograms of narcotic drugs. DAILY POST reports that the Command also said it secured the conviction of seven suspects in the month of January. The State Commander of the NDLEA, Dr Mitchell Ofoyeju disclosed this in Benin City while presenting the January 2026 operational scorecard of the Command. Ofoyeju said those arrested included 36 males and 10 females. He added that the achievements were indications that the Command started on a positive note in its ongoing battle against drug…

Former Super Eagles coach, Sunday Oliseh, has stated that the only thing that will stop Arsenal from winning the Premier League title this year is ‘Arsenal’. Oliseh spoke during a recent interview on his Sunday Oliseh’s Global Football Insights. The former Juventus midfielder believes Arsenal still don’t have that 100 per cent belief that they can win the English top-flight league this term. DAILY POST reports that Arsenal are currently on top of the Premier League table with 53 points from 24 matches. Mikel Arteta’s side is six points ahead of second-position Manchester City on the log. “The only thing…

The National Councillors Forum of Nigeria has declared its support for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in the 2027 general election, citing what it described as bold reforms and tangible grassroots development under his administration. The endorsement was announced on Wednesday by the President of the Forum, Dr Evoh Okechukwu Nwikegwu, during a press conference in Abuja. Nwikegwu said the decision followed extensive consultations with serving and former councillors nationwide, stressing that the Forum’s members were best placed to assess the impact of federal policies at the community level. “As the custodians of grassroots governance, we are the closest arm of…

The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun has said sustained economic reforms and stronger private sector participation are central to Nigeria’s ambition to achieve at least seven per cent GDP growth by 2027–2028. Edun made this observation on Tuesday at the African Business Convention held in Lagos, where he maintained that Nigeria is firmly on course for accelerated growth despite tightening global financial conditions and rising geopolitical uncertainty. The PUNCH reports that the 2026–2028 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework projected a real Gross Domestic Product growth rate of 4.68 per cent for 2026, rising to 5.96…

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday received popular American streamer and internet personality, Kai Cenat, at the Lagos House, Marina. The governor’s Senior Special Assistant on New Media, Jubril A. Gawat, disclosed this in a post on X on Wednesday. Gawat said Cenat, who is on his second visit to Lagos, paid the governor a courtesy visit and shared his experiences during his stay in the state. “Kai Cenat is in Lagos to follow up on some projects and initiatives he plans to execute for kids and young people in Lagos State, Nigeria,” Gawat said. Cenat, one of…

It only took a brief drive in a Zeekr 7X to convince me: Chinese cars are now competitive and could be sold in the US tomorrow. The compact battery-electric crossover, a bestseller in Europe, is aimed directly at the Tesla Model Y with its five seats, two rows, impressive road grip, energetic performance, and smooth ride. Its price in China is around $32,000 — about $7,000 cheaper than Elon Musk’s crossover.If you’ve followed automotive news recently, you might come away thinking Chinese cars are destined for the US, with Geely among the best positioned to break through first. That’s certainly…

Cointelegraph Research provides a data-driven report on crypto VCs, highlighting capital flows, sector rotation and changes in investor behavior.Cointelegraph Research’s latest report provides an outlook on the state of fundraising in the crypto market and the key VC trends of 2025. VC investments in Web3 startups doubled in 2025 from the year before, driven by institutional interest, particularly in the RWA sector, which raised more than $2.5 billion. There has also been a distinct increase in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and other large-scale corporate financing arrangements.Download the free report to discover important industry highlightsThe state of crypto venture capital (VC)…