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Lobi Stars have restructured their coaching crew ahead of the 2026-27 Nigeria National League, NNL, season. The Pride of Benue missed out on a promotion ticket to the Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, last season. Assistant coaches Benjamin Kude and Mathias Asongu have been redeployed from the main team to the club’s U-19 feeder side. They will team up with Coach Stephen Waghbo, who is seconded from the Benue State Sports Council. Former Lobi Stars goalkeeper Jighjigh Ahungwa has been appointed goalkeeper coach as part of efforts to strengthen the club’s developmental structure. Outside the technical crew, former defender Odeh…

The Nigeria Union of Teachers has directed all public primary and secondary school teachers in Oyo State to withdraw their services from Monday, June 1. The action is in protest against continued abduction of teachers and students in Oriire Local Government Area of the state. Recall that on May 15, 2026, gunmen stormed Baptist Nursery and Primary School (Yawota), Community Grammar School, and L.A Primary School (Esiele), all in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, abducting teachers, pupils and students. Those kidnapped include 39 students, seven teachers among which is Mrs. Rachael Alamu, the principal of Community High School,…

A mother of one of the pupils abducted during the attack on schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State has made an emotional appeal to the government, recounting how she watched helplessly as armed men gathered her child and other victims before taking them away. The distraught woman said she had prepared her child for school on the day of the attack and was at home cooking when gunmen invaded the community. According to her, she was forced into hiding as the attackers began shooting, but from her hiding place she witnessed the abduction of her child and…

A faction of the African Democratic Congress has unveiled businessman, Prof. Chris Uba, as its presidential candidate for the 2027 general elections following the conclusion of the party’s nationwide primary elections. The PUNCH had reported that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar last week emerged as the presidential candidate of the party after defeating ex-Rivers State governor Rotimi Amaechi and former banker Mohammed Hayatu-Deen in a primary election held across the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory. On Sunday, the faction led by Bala Gombe also presented flags to 29 governorship candidates across the six geopolitical zones…

Strategy chairman Michael Saylor on Sunday signaled the Bitcoin treasury company would be announcing fresh purchases of the cryptocurrency in the coming days.The social media post comes just days ahead of a proxy vote that depends in large part on retailer shareholders to enable semi-monthly dividend payouts on the company’s STRC perpetual preferred stock.“Working Better” was Saylor’s tweet late Sunday morning to accompany a bubble chart tracking Strategy’s Bitcoin (BTC) purchases over the past nearly six years. That chart, from Iceland-registered StrategyTracker.com, has been consistently posted by Saylor in the days ahead of news of a purchase by the biggest…

It’s pretty common for people to take summer vacations, but for most streamers, there’s still work to do — and new content to release. Netflix is the world’s most popular streamer for a reason, and the platform is about to drop some of 2026’s most anticipated titles. The live-action adaptation of the wildly popular animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender returns for a second season, while hit CW melodrama Sullivan’s Crossing season 4 finally lands on Netflix at the end of the month. Netflix’s movie selection is pretty impressive as well, with the original feature, Office Romance with Jennifer Lopez…

Nigeria’s preparations for the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) will gather momentum next month after Super Falcons Head Coach Justine Madugu unveiled a 23-player squad for two international friendly matches against Senegal. Captain Rasheedat Ajibade, six-time African Women’s Player of the Year Asisat Oshoala, and first-choice goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie headline the list as the ten-time African champions continue their build-up towards the continental showpiece in Morocco. The squad also features the return of experienced midfielder Ngozi Okobi-Okeoghene, alongside veteran forward Francisca Ordega and Washington Spirit striker Gift Monday, all of whom are expected to provide leadership and depth…

Aristotle once warned that “Tolerance is the last virtue of a dying society.” Today, one must ask: Have Nigerians reached that threshold? A popular saying captures the national dilemma: “Nigerians are too tolerant. Push them to the wall, and instead of fighting back, they will pass through the wall.” This tragic resilience, admirable yet dangerous, has enabled decades of misrule, corruption, and moral decay. And now, as 2027 approaches, the nation stands before what may be its final opportunity to reclaim its destiny. A Vision of a Nation in Ruins In July 2020, I awoke from a night vision that…

Nollywood actress and film producer, Esther Okereke, has emerged as the presidential candidate of the National Rescue Movement (NRM) for the 2027 general election. Ms Okereke secured the party’s ticket at the NRM National Convention and presidential primary held in Abuja on Friday, becoming the party’s first female presidential flag bearer ahead of the next election cycle in January. Ms Okereke is the first actress in Nigeria’s history to run for president, and her candidacy adds to the list of actresses who have broken barriers in the country’s male-dominated political space. Filmmaker Funke Akindele ran as deputy governor under the…

Nigeria’s world record holder, Tobi Amusan, secured her first Diamond League victory of the 2026 season in emphatic fashion on Sunday, smashing her own meeting record to win the women’s 100m hurdles at the Rabat Diamond League in Morocco. The 29-year-old stormed to victory in 12.28 seconds, equalling her season’s best and finishing comfortably ahead of her rivals in another statement performance as she continues her build-up to the major championships later this year. Bahamian hurdler Devynne Charlton finished second in 12.40s, while Dutch athlete Nadine Visser placed third in 12.47s. Amusan’s winning time not only earned her maximum points…