Nigeria’s Super Falcons have failed to qualify for the FIFA Women’s World Cup for the first time after a 2-1 defeat by South Africa in a WAFCON 2026 play-off in Casablanca. The result ends Nigeria’s record of appearing at every edition of the Women’s World Cup since the tournament began in 1991. It also leaves…
Nigeria’s defence of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations is over. The Super Falcons fell 1-0 to Cameroon in the quarter-finals in Casablanca on Sunday, a result that also cost them automatic qualification for the 2027 Women’s World Cup in Brazil. A 19-year-old ended Nigeria’s tournament. Myriam Nyadjou struck from a free kick in the…
Nigeria put on one of their most commanding performances of recent memory on Tuesday night, thrashing Egypt 6-2 in Casablanca to seal a place in the quarter-finals of the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations. The result was emphatic, the performance was dominant, and the message to the rest of the continent was clear. The…
In a country that rarely stops to celebrate its athletes, let the record show what happened in Glasgow. When the curtain fell on the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Nigeria stood at the top of the African continent. Twenty-four medals, including ten gold, seven silver, and seven bronze. Seventh on the overall table. The best…
Team Nigeria concluded its campaign at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow as the highest-ranked African nation after finishing seventh on the final medals table. Nigeria amassed 24 medals, made up of 10 gold, seven silver and seven bronze, securing a place among the competition’s top-performing countries. The strong performance also ensured Team Nigeria finished…
Nigeria kept their 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) title defence alive with a determined 1-0 victory over Zambia on Saturday in Rabat. The Super Falcons played more than half the match with 10 players after defender Blessing Demehin was sent off. However, they held firm to secure all three points and throw Group…
The Ekiti State Government has pledged its support for the 2026 Malaria Larval Source Management (LSM) intervention. The programme is designed to reduce mosquito breeding and curb malaria transmission across the state. The commitment was announced by the Commissioner for Information, Taiwo Olatunbosun, during a meeting with federal and state partners implementing the intervention under…
Nigeria’s Ezekiel Nathaniel delivered a historic performance on Friday, winning gold in the men’s 400-metre hurdles at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. The 23-year-old clocked 48.47 seconds at Scotstoun Stadium to become the first Nigerian to win the event at the Commonwealth Games. Nathaniel dominated the race from start to finish, comfortably beating…
Nigeria’s athletics team delivered a remarkable performance at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. One that saw the nation win medals across multiple events and set new records. Goodness Nwachukwu stole the spotlight by breaking her own world record to secure gold, while Chukwuebuka Enekwechi claimed a historic victory in the men’s shot put. Tobi…
Every rainy season, Lagos drowns. And every year, the reasons are exactly the same. On the morning of June 29, 2026, Lagos residents woke up to streets that had become rivers overnight. From Gbagada to Lekki, Surulere to Ikorodu, Oshodi to Chevron, water swallowed roads, entered homes, and swallowed vehicles whole. Motorists abandoned cars on…
