Folarin Balogun’s impressive start to the 2026 FIFA World Cup continued on Friday as the striker picked up his second straight Man of the Match award after helping the United States book a place in the knockout stage.

The United States government has announced plans to stop funding HIV and AIDS programmes in South Africa, citing concerns over the treatment of the country’s white minority Afrikaner community.

Paraguay’s Miguel Almiron claimed an unwanted piece of football history on Friday after becoming the first player to be sent off for covering his mouth during an on-field confrontation under new FIFA rules.

South Africa defender Ime Okon has explained why he chose to represent Bafana Bafana ahead of Nigeria.

Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State has reaffirmed his administration’s opposition to negotiating with bandits, insisting that seeking peace deals with criminal groups remains unacceptable in the state.

Haiti and Turkey have become the first two nations to be eliminated from the ongoing FIFA World Cup after suffering consecutive defeats in their respective group-stage matches.

Ten-man Paraguay beat Turkey 1-0 at the World Cup on Friday, a result that kept their hopes alive and also guaranteed that co-hosts the USA win Group D.

Brazil took control of their destiny in Group C with a 3-0 victory over Haiti that ended the Caribbean nation’s chances of reaching the last 32.

Former Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier-General Maharazu Tsiga (retd.), has alleged that bandits terrorising communities across Northern Nigeria may be receiving support from certain persons in positions of authority.

Security forces have intensified efforts to rescue dozens of pupils and teachers abducted from schools in Oyo State after intelligence reports identified key Boko Haram commanders allegedly linked to the kidnapping and revealed that the terrorists are now largely confined within the Oyo National Park.

What should have been a moment of joy for a family in Chibok Local Government Area of Borno State turned into tragedy when a 12-hour-old baby girl reportedly suffocated during a Boko Haram attack on her community.

•Mining site killings, traditional ruler’s death, nipss attack, border violence signal deepening security crisis By Golok Nanmwa Jos — Plateau State has once again been pushed into a troubling cycle of coordinated violence, as gunmen carried out a series of deadly attacks across multiple locations within days, leaving miners, a traditional ruler, and security operatives dead, and […]