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Gabon just nuked its entire national soccer team after a humiliating AFCON exit. The country's Sports Minister, Simplice-Desire Mamboula, announced the immediate suspension of the whole squad and the firing of all coaches, calling their tournament performance a disgrace. Star players...

A Super Eagles striker talked about figuring out how to play next to Victor Osimhen. Akor Adams, the 25-year-old Sevilla forward, discussed his attacking partnership with the star player during the AFCON tournament in Morocco. Adams said he has focused on adjusting his own game to fit alongside...

Some NNL squad just boosted their roster for a promotion push. Lobi Stars, the Makurdi-based club sitting fourth in their conference, signed two new players, Johnathan John Abu and Bello Raji Egigogo. Raji came over from the top-tier NPFL side Niger Tornadoes on a one-year deal, while Abu joined...

The Super Eagles coach just locked the media out for some secret training sessions. Nigeria's head coach Éric Chelle has closed off team practices today and Friday, keeping reporters away as they prep for their AFCON Round of 16 match against Mozambique in Fès. Sources say Chelle wants zero...

The Super Eagles are about to stomp some Mambas in the AFCON knockout round. Nigeria's team faces Mozambique next week in Fès at the Complexe Sportif de Fès, and history heavily favors the Eagles. In their five previous meetings, Nigeria grabbed four wins and one draw, including a 3-0 victory...

A rapper just called Western fearmongering on Nigeria total nonsense. DDG, the American hip-hop artist whose real name is Darryl Granberry Jr., is currently visiting Lagos and slammed the media narrative as completely fake. He argued Nigeria is nowhere near as dangerous as the United States...

An Afrobeats singer just shaved his head for his late mom's birthday. Charles Chibueze Chukwu, the Mavin Records artist called Crayon, marked his mother Evelyn Chukwu's first birthday since her sudden passing last July. Following a family tradition as the firstborn son, he cut off all his hair...

A bunch of Nigerian celebs got a two-for-one New Year's birthday bash. Actors like Ibrahim Yekini, who goes by Itele, Mercy Aigbe, and Moyo Lawal all turned a year older alongside reality stars Venita Akpofure, Nengi Hampson, and others. They flooded Instagram with posts about being thankful and...

Nigerian actress Nancy Isime is dipping out of social media to chase her own vibes. The 34-year-old performer dropped the news on Instagram while hanging out in Mauritius, and she told her massive following that she's peacing out indefinitely to prioritize her mental health and overall...

Actress Moyo Lawal says her ex blamed her for leaking their sex tape because she never posted him online. The Nigerian entertainer revealed that her past partner held her responsible for the video getting out, and he apparently asked whether she had ever shared anything on social media before...

Chelsea just fired their manager while sitting in fifth place because the vibes were completely off. Enzo Maresca got the boot from Chelsea despite the club holding a spot in the top five of the Premier League, and the messy exit came down to way more than just results on the field. The...

Kunle Soname just dragged the entire Nigerian referee system through the mud and held nothing back. The Remo Stars owner went off at his facilities in Ikenne, Ogun State, laying out a brutal case that Nigerian officiating has turned into a dumpster fire, threatening the whole league. Soname...

Nigeria's stock market just finished a monster year as a global top performer. The All Share Index posted a 51.19 percent gain for 2025, delivering net capital gains of 32.13 trillion naira and marking the sixth consecutive year of bullish returns. NGX Group Managing Director Temi Popoola linked...

The Nigerian budget office is pushing back hard against claims that the new tax laws were secretly altered. Director General Tanimu Yakubu issued a statement warning against "governance by speculation" following allegations from the House minority caucus that the recently enacted Tax Reform Acts...

Your phone's next signal could come from a satellite whizzing overhead. According to a new analysis, mobile networks by 2030 could integrate satellite links so seamlessly that users won't know if their call is routed through a cell tower or a spacecraft. This 6G vision aims to erase dead zones...

Nigeria's mining revenue has tripled in two years under new reforms. According to a statement from the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development, earnings jumped from 16 billion naira in 2023 to 38 billion in 2024, with projections to cross 70 billion naira this year. Minister Dele Alake, appointed...

NNPC's monthly profit jumped despite lower total revenue. The Nigerian National Petroleum Company reported a November profit after tax of 502 billion naira, up from 447 billion the previous month, even as its total earnings dipped to 4.358 trillion naira from 5.08 trillion. The state-owned...

Nigeria's balance of payments just swung hard into a huge surplus. The Central Bank of Nigeria reported a 4.6 billion dollar surplus for the third quarter of 2025, a sharp reversal from the prior quarter's deficit, driven by stronger trade performance and growing foreign investment. Key factors...

Nigeria's shipping sector had a mixed year with zero piracy but crushing costs. The country's maritime industry, under its new Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy, reported no pirate attacks on commercial ships in its waters and the wider Gulf of Guinea for 2025, alongside a ten to fifteen...

The Final Fantasy XIV director just heavily hinted at a Switch port. During a New Year event on Japanese servers, producer and director Naoki Yoshida responded to a fan question about bringing the MMORPG to Nintendo platforms with a teasing "Please look forward to it." While not a full...