Methodist Football Club of Television, Kaduna, emerged champions of the inaugural YUSDA Football Champions League after defeating AG Barde FC of Sabon Tasha 3-2 on penalties in a thrilling final played at the Unguwar Maichibi Primary School football field. The keenly contested encounter ended goalless after regulation time, with both sides failing to break the […]

Former Liberian President and football legend George Weah has thrown his full weight behind FIFA’s intensified campaign against racism and hate speech, describing the global governing body’s efforts as “the best thing to happen to football”. Weah, who serves as the Honorary Captain of FIFA’s newly constituted 16-member Players’ Voice Panel, said the initiative represents […]

Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) and chairman of the UN Budget Committee, Ambassador Jimoh Ibrahim, has urged students from the Dominican Republic to make Nigeria their second country, describing the nation as a land of opportunity and growing global relevance. Ambassador Ibrahim made the call while hosting a delegation of Dominican students […]

The FIFA World Cup Group I match between France and Iraq was suspended at half-time on Monday after severe weather and the threat of lightning prompted emergency safety measures at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. France were leading 1-0 at the break thanks to an early strike from Kylian Mbappé, who opened the scoring in […]

UNWRITTEN peace and unity codes should become written in the heart of all reasonable stakeholders in Nigeria. Presidential candidacy should be structured in a manner that North and South rotational presidency should be adopted by lovers of peace and unity. I heard El Rufai and many others speak firmly on this in 2022 to support […] The post Rotational presidency, governorship best for Nigeria appeared first on Tribune Online.

The Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes (Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes) has criticised former Ekiti State governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, over his recent comments on the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja (Arusa I), warning him to desist from dragging the traditional institution into partisan politics. In a statement issued by its Publicity Secretary, […]

Ekiti State government has distributed relief materials valued at over ₦136 million to victims of recent rainstorm disasters across the state. The intervention also included hospital equipment for health facilities, instructional materials for schools, and items to support small businesses. Presenting the items to the beneficiaries at a ceremony in Ado-Ekiti, the state deputy governor, […] The post Ekiti govt distributes N136m relief materials to rainstorm victims appeared first on Tribune Online.

The Presidency has rejected Mr Peter Obi’s call for the resignation of President Bola Tinubu, describing it as “misplaced” and rooted in what it called a selective reading of Nigeria’s political and economic developments since 2023. The position was contained in a statement on Monday in Abuja by the Presidential Spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga, who […]