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Infantino’s FIFA World Cup crisis: Who could replace president?

Who is tipped to replace Gianni Infantino after the World Cup investment plan crisis?

Al Jazeera

FG clarifies reports of Kuwaiti government banning Nigerian domestic workers

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Aug 1, 20263 min read

Linda Ikeji

US Embassy warns Nigerians against using AI-edited passport photos

The United States Mission in Nigeria has warned passport applicants not to use artificial intelligence (AI) or dig

Aug 1, 20262 min read

Linda Ikeji

sports

Why I Am Addicted To Smoking –Szczęsny

Barcelona goalkeeper Wojciech Szczęsny has disclosed that his smoking habit is a personal matter that does not affect his on-field performance, admitting it is an addiction he is u

Complete Sports

Vanishing forests: Why is the Philippines failing at reforestation?

101 East investigates how the Philippines’ ambitious regreening programme is failing the nation’s forests.

Al Jazeera

Spain says migrants in Ceuta have returned to Morocco

Spain says 50,000 migrants who entered its North African enclave of Ceuta have returned to Morocco.

Al Jazeera

Trump mimics sound of Patriot missile interceptions

US President Donald Trump mimicked missile interceptions as he described the US military shooting down Iranian missiles.

Al Jazeera

sports

Garba: Eagles Can’t Afford To Miss World Cup 2030

Former Flying Eagles coach Manu Garba has disclosed that the Super Eagles must do everything to qualify for the FIFA World Cup 2030. Recall that the Super Eagles missed consecutive

Complete Sports

Nigerian Professor Ogechi Adeola Named Among Top 10 Scientists in Rwanda

Nigerian scholar Professor Ogechi Adeola has been ranked among the Top 10 Scientists in Rwanda and named the country’s leading researcher in Business and Management in the 2026 AD

Aug 1, 20262 min read

BellaNaija

India’s Modi says he forgives students who abused him in Cockroach protests

PM says 'misled children' need to be shown 'the right path' as his supporters dox and abuse protesters on social media.

Al Jazeera

Tinubuâs government is bent on winning elections by all means - Bishop Onaiyekan

John Onaiyekan, the cardinal and former Archbishop of Abuja, has accused President Bola Tinubu's administration of be

Aug 1, 20262 min read

Linda Ikeji

business

Cardinal Torch pivots to agro-processing after N10 billion fundraising

Indigenous commodity trader Cardinal Torch Company Limited has announced plans to transition into a full-fledged agro-processing in a strategic shift to capture higher margins alon

Nairametrics

Asaba hotel manager whose s3x t@pe with his side chick got leaked on the internet apologises to his family but calls out his enemies for spreading the video

The Asaba hotel manager whose s3x t@pe with his side chick got leaked on the internet has apologise

Linda Ikeji

technology

Digital Nomads: How a Nigerian tutor relocated to Thailand on a $500 visa

Between 2016 and 2020, she worked in advertising and branding, developing campaigns for clients including Nigerian tier-one lenders Access Bank and Zenith Bank.

Aug 1, 202611 min read

TechCabal

Famed climber Purja confirmed dead as bodies recovered from Broad Peak

Pakistani rescuers still looking for six other missing climbers swept away in avalanche on world's 12th largest peak.

Al Jazeera

business

CBN mops up N7.2 trillion in July, but quietly changes its playbook

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) sterilized N7.18 trillion from the financial system in July through Open Market Operations (OMO) auctions, a 48.57% decline from the N13.96 trilli