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Greed or Growth? Infantino’s $20 Billion FIFA Gamble Collapses as Africa Backs Him and Football’s Trust Crisis Deepens
By Paul Lucky Okoku Barely weeks after the conclusion of a commercially successful 2026 FIFA World Cup, world football has found itself confronting a very different contest. This one is
Who is Undermining Africa’s Development: Europeans or Africans? Anglophone or Francophone Africa?
Bola A. Akinterinwa Africa is what anyone says it is. For some people, it is a dark continent. Some argue that it is the richest continent on earth. Some see
Lagos Tests the Waters with Mandatory Building Insurance
With Lagos introducing compulsory building insurance, attention is on whether the law can curb recurring building collapses, writesEbere Nwoji The Lagos State Government has taken a decisive step towards strengthening
Iran Sets Conditions for Reopening Strait of Hormuz, Demands US Compensation, Troop Withdrawal
• Tehran insists Washington must end war, lift blockade • Iran, Oman move closer to navigation agreement • UAE accuses Tehran of missile attack on ADNOC tanker • Washington weighs
Osun-EFCC Saga: Is it Time Up for Olukoyede?
Babafemi Fakorede There comes a point in the life of every public institution when repeated errors of judgment can no longer be explained away as isolated missteps. A pattern becomes
LSSTF Hands Over Rowe Park for Six‑week Completion Push
The Lagos State Sports Trust Fund (LSSTF) has officially handed over the Mobolaji Johnson Sports Indoor Sports Hall and the Squad Courts Hall, Rowe Park Sports Centre,Yaba, Lagos to Messrs
Sirleaf: I Took Tough Decisions to Confront Corruption, Injustice in Liberia
•Urges African leaders to prioritise service, truth, accountability above ambition Sunday Ehigiator Former Liberian President, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, has recounted how she took difficult and unpopular decisions to confront corruption
PFIPC: ADC Dismisses ICPC Report as Predictable, Says FG More Interested in Damage Control than Investigation
Chuks Okocha in Abuja The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has dismissed the interim report of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on the alleged fake Presidential
NNPC Rejects Underperformance Claims, Says Oil Output Up 6% Under Ojulari
Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) yesterday rejected allegations of impropriety and poor performance levelled against its management by the Oil and Gas Professionals Forum
Nigeria’s Domestic Debt Service Rises 20.3% to N3.14tn in Q1 2026
• Interest payments gulp N2.97tn, 95% of total domestic obligations Festus Akanbi The federal government spent N3.14 trillion on servicing its domestic debt in the first quarter of 2026, representing
