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The quarter-final picture at the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations is now complete, with defending champions Nigeria handed a blockbuster meeting with Cameroon in what promises to be one of the tournament’s most compelling last-eight ties. The final quarter-finalists were confirmed on Thursday after Cameroon secured top spot in Group D with a 1-1 draw against tournament debutants Cape Verde in Casablanca. The result ensured the Indomitable Lionesses finished the group stage unbeaten, collecting seven points from three matches after recording two victories and a draw. That was enough to set up a mouthwatering clash with Nigeria, who progressed…

Jahmyr Gibbs’ hold-in has come to an emphatic end. Gibbs has become the highest-paid running back in NFL history after he and the Detroit Lions agreed to a three-year, $67.5 million deal that could be worth up to $75.75 million, sources confirmed to CBS Sports’ Matt Zenitz. The deal also includes $51.5 million guaranteed. Gibbs’ deal comes two days after the Atlanta Falcons and Bijan Robinson agreed to terms on a three-year extension worth up to $75 million, with $51 million guaranteed. Robinson’s deal was the highest for a running back in NFL history. Earlier in the day, fellow running back Jonathan Taylor agreed to…

Werner Herzog will receive this year’s Donostia Award at the San Sebastian Film Festival. The fest’s highest honorary award, received last year by Jennifer Lawrence and veteran Spanish Esther Garcia, will be accompanied by a screening of the German filmmaker’s latest feature film, Bucking Fastard, which is competing in the upcoming Venice Film Festival. “Over a career spanning six decades, Herzog has become one of the most influential figures in contemporary cinema, building an extraordinary body of work ―around 80 films― shaped by obsession, extreme situations and the contradictions of human nature,” said the San Sebastian Film Festival. “His films, both fiction and non-fiction, are…

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nentawe Yilwatda, has defended President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms, stating that Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has risen from below $300 billion to about $375 billion in two years. Mr Yilwatda made the claim on Thursday in Jos, Plateau State, while speaking at a colloquium organised to mark his 58th birthday. He said the increase in GDP, which he attributed to the Tinubu administration’s economic policies, showed that the reforms were beginning to produce results despite the economic difficulties associated with their implementation. According to him, Nigeria’s economic growth is now…

•Seek independent forensic audit of all reported off-budget expenditure •Frown on under-implementation of the 2024, 2025, 2026 Appropriation Acts •Lament constitutional controversy surrounding the State Police Alteration Bill Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja A group of bi-partisan lawmakers in the House of Representatives under the aegis of Save Nigeria Group has called upon the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, to reconvene both Chambers immediately for an emergency session. The emergency session, the lawmakers said, must address the issue of under-implementation of the 2024, 2025 and 2026 Appropriation Acts; the…

By Godwin Oritse & Efe Onodjae There are indications of festering disagreements over the implementation of the National Single Window (NSW), a centralized digital portal launched by the Federal Government in March this year to address delays in import-export processing at the ports. It allows importers and exporters to submit trade documents once, replacing duplicate paperwork across multiple agencies. President of the National Council of Managing Directors of Licensed Customs Agents (NCMDLCA), Lucky Amiwero, told Vanguard that the system is not operating as envisaged, urging the government to hand over the implementation to the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). But Customs itself…

The incident has already spurred Roderich Kiesewetter, a lawmaker and member of the German parliament’s intelligence committee, to more directly describe Russia as being responsible for the “attempted act of terrorism.” As a major hub for air cargo, Leipzig/Halle airport frequently oversees the transit of shipments for NATO and the German military. It is also the current home base for Ukraine’s Antonov Airlines, which operates a charter cargo service fleet that includes the world’s largest operational cargo aircraft, the Antonov An-124 Ruslan. The incident also evoked a potentially telling reaction from Alexander Sosnowski, a pro-Kremlin propagandist who regularly appears as…

Jonathan Eze writes that parliamentarians with a demonstrable record of legislative engagements like Hon Ndudi Elumelu are likely to play an important role in enriching debates and strengthening oversight in the  House of Representatives in the coming 11th National Assembly, as he’s set to once again get the nod of the electorate in Aniocha/Oshimili Federal Constituency. In every democratic legislature, there are lawmakers who merely occupy seats, and there are those whose presence fundamentally shape national conversations. Over the years, Hon. Ndudi Elumelu, representing Aniocha/Oshimili Federal Constituency of Delta State in the House of Representatives, has consistently belonged to the…

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The Norwegian FA will ask Gianni Infantino to resign with immediate effect after his doomed attempt to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors. Norway is the first federation to call directly for the Fifa president to step down after a series of controversies that came to a head with the current crisis surrounding his Fifa Forward Enterprise scheme.The decision was made in a meeting of the Norwegian Football Federation (NFF) on Thursday night. Norway has consistently taken a lead in efforts to scrutinise Fifa’s governance and recent events have taken any faith in its leadership beyond the…