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By: Boluwatife Kehinde  The draw for the revamped UEFA Women’s Champions League (UWCL) group stage has been concluded, setting up a string of high-profile encounters for Europe’s elite clubs. England’s representatives—Arsenal, Chelsea, and debutants Manchester United—now know the challenges that await them on the continental stage. Making their first-ever appearance in the competition, Manchester United face a daunting task. Marc Skinner’s side has been placed in a formidable group featuring record champions Lyon, German heavyweights Wolfsburg, French giants Paris Saint-Germain, Italy’s Juventus, Norway’s Valarenga, and Spain’s Atletico Madrid. READ ALSO: Chelsea fall to Bayern in Champions League opener The draw hands…

Boluwatife Kehinde  ‎‎Nigeria’s men’s basketball team, D’Tigers, have suffered a sharp decline in the latest FIBA World Rankings, dropping 11 places to 53rd globally. The update, released by the sport’s world governing body, reflects the outcome of this summer’s international competitions, including the AfroBasket 2025 tournament in Angola. ‎D’Tigers entered the rankings update with 297.8 points in March but now stand at 248.7, making them one of the biggest fallers alongside Morocco, Tunisia, Virgin Islands and Kosovo. On the continental ladder, the 2015 African champions slipped from sixth to eighth.‎ READ ALSO: How D’Tigress won 7th FIBA AfroBasket title, bagged national…

Boluwatife Kehinde ‎ ‎Nigeria’s Super Eagles have dropped out of Africa’s top five in the latest FIFA World Ranking, slipping one place to 45th in the world. Despite the setback, the three-time African champions remain above South Africa, who sit 55th on the global ladder. ‎ ‎The decline follows Nigeria’s underwhelming showing during the recent international window, which dented their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification hopes. ‎ ‎The Super Eagles edged Rwanda narrowly in Uyo but faltered against South Africa, settling for a draw that cost them vital points in both their World Cup campaign and continental standing. ‎ ‎This…

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The Saudi official acknowledged the delicate balance of Riyadh’s relationships, stressing that ties with India — also a nuclear power — remain “more robust than ever” and that the kingdom seeks peace across the region.

China claims Taiwan as its territory and has not ruled out the use of force to seize it.

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The Taliban has repeatedly voiced concerns about pornography and online interactions between men and women, framing its latest action as part of a broader morality drive.

By Ismaeel Aleem The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna State, Mr Edward Marshall, has declared that only a coalition led by the PDP can unseat the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 general elections. Speaking yesterday at the party’s secretariat in Kaduna while receiving members of the Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim (GOH-Front) political group, Marshall emphasised the party’s unmatched national structure as key to mounting a formidable challenge. The GOH-Front group had visited to protest the PDP National Executive Committee’s decision to zone the 2027 presidential ticket to the South, a move they argued could limit…

The PDP youth leader’s remarks come in the wake of Tinubu’s defence of the emergency rule, which he justified under Section 305 of the 1999 Constitution to avert anarchy following Supreme Court observations of a governance vacuum in Rivers.