Super Eagles

Super Eagles 2026 World Cup Qualifiers: NFF’s missteps and a nation’s sinking hope

By Jacob Ajom The latest FIFA rankings for national teams shows that Nigeria’s Super Eagles have dropped one place to 45th. The drop is a direct reflection of the state of football in Nigeria. This has intensified concerns about their faltering bid to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The fall marks Nigeria’s lowest

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Aziken

A Governor In Chains, by Emmanuel Aziken

Yesterday’s return to Port Harcourt of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, and the quiet stealing away of the sole administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd), are two poignant dents on the nation’s democracy. How the country progresses from here will undoubtedly define the character of the democracy Nigeria practises. Remarkably, some have praised President Bola Tinubu for not extending

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Ugoji Egbujo

Standards are dead: Nigeria and the Fakery Epidemic, by Ugoji Egbujo

Good building materials are gone.  Everything is now fake—almost everything. The chronic decline took an acute turn after the COVID epidemic.  A  post-COVID nosedive. The naira started to plummet, prices soared. Surging costs of basic food began to drown the poor. People could no longer make it, so  manufacturers started to fake it. Perhaps to stay

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