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Boluwatife Kehinde ‎The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) has imposed heavy sanctions on Kano Pillars Football Club following a violent incident during their Matchday 8 clash with Shooting Stars SC at the Sani Abacha Stadium on Sunday, October 12, 2025. ‎In a summary jurisdiction notice issued on Monday and signed by NPFL Chief Operating Officer Davidson Owumi, the league found Kano Pillars guilty of multiple breaches of its Framework and Rules, including failure to ensure adequate security, loss of crowd control, and acts of misconduct. ‎According to the NPFL, unauthorised individuals gained access to restricted areas and the pitch due…

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By: Boluwatife Kehinde  The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) is once again under the spotlight after violent scenes erupted at the Sani Abacha Stadium in Kano, following a dramatic 94th-minute equaliser by Shooting Stars against hosts Kano Pillars on Sunday evening. ‎‎What should have been a showcase of competitive football ended in mayhem as enraged Kano Pillars supporters stormed the pitch, targeting players, officials, and staff of the visiting team. The chaos broke out after Adams Mustapha’s late goal cancelled out Mustapha Jibrin’s opener for the home side, securing a 1–1 draw for the Ibadan-based outfit.‎ READ ALSO: NPFL condemns Kano…

By Ismaeel Aleem  The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed allegations by academic Farooq Kperogi that President Bola Tinubu’s appointment of Professor Joash Amupitan as Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman reflects an agenda to “visibilize” Northern Yorubas. The APC branded Kperogi’s claims as “mischievous” and a distortion of Tinubu’s merit-driven leadership. In a statement issued on Sunday by spokesperson Seye Oladejo, the APC condemned Kperogi’s article, “New INEC Boss and Tinubu’s Visibilization of Northern Yorubas,” as a “tired rehash” of ethnic reductionism. READ ALSO: APC chieftain urges service chiefs to intensify crackdown on violent crime…

By Ismaeel Aleem  A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has called on Nigeria’s service chiefs to adopt a more ruthless stance against perpetrators of violent crimes, particularly bandits plaguing regions like Kwara, Borno, Zamfara, and Niger. Speaking to journalists in Osogbo on Sunday, the former lawmaker acknowledged the efforts of security agencies but stressed that bolder action is needed to curb rampant killings. READ ALSO: North-Central APC forum applauds Tinubu for appointing Amupitan as INEC Chair Oyintiloye expressed alarm at the pervasive fear gripping Nigerians, despite ongoing efforts to quell insecurity. “Heads of security…

By Boluwatife Kehinde  ‎In a commanding display to close out tennis’ Asian swing, world No. 3 Coco Gauff secured the 2025 Wuhan Open championship by defeating fellow American Jessica Pegula 6-4, 7-5 on Sunday in Wuhan, China. ‎Gauff, the top-ranked U.S. player, claimed her second title of the year and the 11th singles trophy of her career, marking her first win since Roland-Garros in June. With this victory, she enters the upcoming WTA Finals in November as the leading American and a formidable contender on hard courts. ‎READ ALSO: Nigerian extradited to US for alleged sextortion of teen who committed suicide…