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WAFCON 2026: NSC, NFF Set Up Welfare Committee for Super Falcons
The National Sports Commission (NSC), in collaboration with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), has set up a Welfare Committee to oversee the well-being of the Super Falcons during their title defence at the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Morocco. The seven-member committee will be chaired by NFF Executive Board member Aisha Falode, […]
Queen Oladunni Decency: The Woman Who Broke the Strings of Tradition
Before Nigerian music embraced the voices of women as bandleaders and instrumentalists, before female performers confidently occupied the centre stage of popular culture, male musicians dominated almost the entire music scene, leaving little or no room for women to lead vocals, let alone have their own music bands. However, by the late 1960s and early […]
Side Hustle Nation: Why One Job Is no Longer Enough in Nigeria
Sometimes ago, getting a stable job was considered an assurance of financial security in Nigeria. A monthly salary, no matter how modest, was usually enough to cover basic needs, support a family, and leave space for savings, a reality that has changed greatly today. Across the country, a growing number of Nigerians are turning to […]
Economic Reforms vs Citizen Experience: How Do We Define Success?
Today, narratives about Nigeria’s economic condition are far from the country’s true realities. Far from economic reform reports, Nigerians keep hearing that the economy is improving. If truly the economy is improving, why does it not feel that way? This is the question many Nigerians have had to ask. For millions of households, the daily […]
Absence of PDP-Elected LG Chairmen Raises Questions Over Planned Takeover in Osun
The continued absence of local government chairmen elected under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 22, 2025 local government election has raised concerns over the fate of their planned assumption of office across Osun State. Recall that the chairmen had, on Friday, June 19, 2026, declared their readiness to take […]
Asaba to Host President Federation Cup Finals on July 11
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has confirmed Asaba, the Delta State capital, as the host city for the 2025 President Federation Cup finals. Both the men’s and women’s finals will be played at the Stephen Keshi Stadium on July 11, setting the stage for a thrilling celebration of Nigerian domestic football as the country’s oldest […]
Fact Check: Isan-Ekiti Violence Not Election-Related
Claims linking the violent incident that occurred in Isan-Ekiti on Friday, June 19, 2026, to the Ekiti State governorship election have been found to be false, following independent findings that the incident was unrelated to the election. Findings by correspondents of Afinju 90.7FM, who are in Ekiti State to monitor the governorship election, revealed that […]
Tension in Osun LG Secretariats as PDP Chairmen Move to Resume Office
Tension surrounded several local government areas across Osun State on Friday, June 19, 2026, as Chairmen elected under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 2025 Local Government Election attempted to resume at council secretariats following a recent Federal High Court judgment dismissing a suit filed by the previously dismissed All Progressives Congress (APC) […]
Osun Court Dissolves 25-Year Marriage Over Irreconcilable Differences
The District Customary Court of Appeal sitting in Erin-Osun, Osun State, has dissolved the marriage between Alhaji Azeez Ige and Alhaja Fatimah Alimi following a divorce petition filed by the husband. Delivering judgment on Monday, June 15, 2026, the court granted the dissolution of the union after hearing submissions from both parties. In his petition, […]
Charles Olumo: From Church Drama to the Big Stage
Long before the emergence of modern Nollywood, pioneers of travelling theatre and indigenous filmmaking laid the foundation upon which the industry thrives today. Among those legendary figures was Alhaji Abdulsalam Sanyaolu, better known as Charles Olumo, fondly called Agbako, a man whose career spanned over seven decades and whose contributions helped shape Yoruba theatre and […]