By Harry Awurumibe, Live in Morocco Nigeria’s U-17 women’s football team on Saturday night fell 1-2 to a resilient and tactically organised team of Poland in the opening Group B match of the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup played at Pitch 4 of Mohammed VI Football Complex in Rabat, Morocco. But it was a game coach Busari Hakeem Isholal-tutored Flamingos could have picked a point if they had got their acts right especially in the early part of the second half of the explosive match. Infact, Flamingos started well by trading passes on a very lush green turf of…
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LOKOJA – The Federal University Lokoja, Kogi State, is set to host its 4th Annual Colloquium in honour of Emeritus Professor Olu Obafemi on Wednesday, November 11, 2026. The programme is being organised by the University in collaboration with its Department of English and Literary Studies. It will hold at 12 noon at the Multi-Purpose Hall, Felele Campus. It will form part of the events slated for the university’s 2026 convocation ceremony. Professor Obafemi, a National Merit Award recipient, is a highly respected Nigerian literary scholar, playwright and poet whose works have contributed to the development of literature and theatre…
The announcement of Death of Ambassador Michael Olusegun Ononaiye on 14th October 2026. was Shocking, sad and painful. Very painful. He died at 89.Amb Ononaiye was a unique personality and Nigerian unique and brilliant Nigerian Diplomat in several ways. So it is necessary to draw attention to some of his achievements while he was in the Ministry. Our path crossed when I served with him between late 1986-April 1989 when I served at the Permanent Mission to the UN New York. In retirement we have stayed with each together at personal and at level of ARCAN. Last July 10, he…
Following the gruesome murder of an All Progressives Congress (APC) member in Ibadan by Allied People’s Movement (APM) hoodlums, the Senator Sharafadeen Alli Campaign Organisation (SSACO) has called on elders across the state to warn Governor Seyi Makinde and the APM governorship candidate, Hon. Bimbo Adekanmbi, against foisting violence on the people of Oyo State ahead of the 2027 general elections. In a statement by the organisation’s Director of Media and Publicity Bisi Oladele, the SSACO expressed surprise that Makinde and Adekanmbi have adopted bloodshed as their new campaign method, but insisted that their ambition is not worth the life…
The APC governorship candidate in Oyo State, Sen. Sharafadeen Alli, has congratulated Chief Jubril Dotun Sanusi, the Okanlomo Oodua and Gbonka of Ibadanland, on his 58th birthday. Alli, in a statement, described Sanusi as a distinguished engineer, community leader and philanthropist whose commitment to humanity deserves recognition. He said Sanusi’s life exemplifies generousity, purposeful leadership and service to society, noting that his influence extends beyond his professional achievements to community development and the welfare of the less-privileged. Alli said Sanusi’s commitment to uplifting people and supporting worthy causes demonstrates the importance of responsible leadership, particularly at a time communities needed…
…as Judge Upholds Receiver United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has won a court ruling in its three-year effort to recover money it says Stallion Group owes. The Federal High Court upheld the bank’s receiver, its mortgage security and the liability of the guarantors. Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, resolved every issue in UBA’s favour and granted all the reliefs sought, MoneyCentral’s reports according to the judgement heard in Court. The court confirmed Romeo Ese Michael as receiver-manager, with the right to take possession of the mortgaged property and seek protective orders. It also…
Flamingos’ head coach Busari Hakeem Ishola has unleashed his team’s two deadliest finishers Harmony Chidera Chidi and Oluwakemi Adegbuyi on Poland as Nigeria goes for the three full points in the first Group B of today’s FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Morocco 2026 match at Mohammed VI Football Complex (Pitch 4), Rabat by 6 pm Moroccan time (7 pm Nigeria), Prompt News can confirm. Also, reliable goalkeeper Jane Ijirigho will ensure that no goal entered the post while the back four are Azeezat Oduntan, Ohunene Sunday, Esther Stephen and Elizabeth Adesuyi. The midfield will be marshalled by the trio of…
ABUJA — Sundiata Post Media Ltd announced today, Friday, 16 October the formal transition of its research division from the Sundiata Post Intelligence Unit (SPIU) to the Sundiata Post Knowledge Lab (SPKL), a move designed to expand its mandate into original theoretical development and empirical research. The rebranding marks a strategic shift for the Nigerian media organisation, which is positioning itself as an integrated “media-intelligence-knowledge institution.” Originally established in April 2026, the SPIU focused on connecting daily journalism with structural analysis of security and governance. During its tenure, the unit developed proprietary analytical frameworks, including the Decoupling Sovereignty Index (DSI)…
By Funke Egbemode Once upon a time, a man needed a job, a room, a mattress and a reasonable supply of confidence to find a wife. He did not need to own a duplex in Lekki or drive a car that could announce his arrival three streets away. He simply approached a woman and toast her into submission. Men are bad like that when they want a woman. So, if he declared his intentions, and if her father liked the cut of his trousers and her mother seriousness of his ambition, wedding bells began to warm up. Today? A man…
By Solihu Abdulsemih, Osogbo The Osun State Police Command on Tuesday disclosed that it has arrested six suspected cultists during intelligence-led raids on criminal hideouts in Osogbo. The arrested suspects include, Ajibade lateef, 21, Olaniyi Kabiru, 27,Ifaleke Ifedeji,18, Tajudeen Wasiu, 35, Abideen Babatunde, 35 and Opeyemi Lukman,18. The command’s Public Relation Officer DSP, Abiodun Ojelabi, in a statement said raids on criminal hideouts will continue across identified black spots until criminal elements are flushed out and lasting peace and security are sustained in Osogbo and other parts of Osun State. He said, “initial investigations have been linking the suspects to…