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Traditional healer arrested for alleged fraud after promising Mali AFCON trophy win

Daily Dispatch January 13, 2026

A self-proclaimed marabout, or traditional folk healer, who allegedly collected €33,500 by promising victory for Mali in the Africa Cup of Nations, was arrested for fraud after the team lost. Mali’s national team was eliminated last Friday in the quarter finals by Senegal 1-0. The man,

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Victor Osimhen & Ademola Lookman- When False Prophecy Collides With Performance

Daily Dispatch January 11, 2026

By Dr. Bunmi Awoyemi There is a peculiar genre of public fraud that thrives only where amnesia is abundant and accountability is optional. It dresses superstition as insight, guesses as revelation, and noise as divine instruction. Nigeria knows it well. We have canonised it. We even fund it with attention. Enter the false prophet.Primate Ayodele, […]

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Lookman–Osimhen: Ambition Caught Between Two Stools

Daily Dispatch January 7, 2026

By Kunle Awosiyan Both are former African Footballers of the Year. Both have scored three goals at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations. Both have assisted each other in those goals. Indeed, their partnership, past and present, has delivered significant success for the Super Eagles. Yet, personal ambition now appears to be threatening their collective […]

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N-Youth Sports Academy, A Trailblazer In Sports Development

Daily Dispatch January 2, 2026

By Sunday Oladapo The N-Youth Sports Academy (N-YSA) has consistently and continued to break new ground in Nigerian sports development, producing top-notch athletes and teams that have excelled at both national and international competitions. N-YSA successful stories were not achieved on the platter of golf but as a result of dedication, hardwork, motivation and full […]

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Chelle’s Subs and Nwabali’s Primordial Performance

Daily Dispatch December 28, 2025

By Kunle Awosiyan The Super Eagles delivered a grade “A” performance for about 70 minutes against Tunisia on Saturday, scoring three goals in a display the North African side clearly did not anticipate. As I watched the match, one question kept recurring: How did Tunisia qualify for the World Cup, while Nigeria with all its […]

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Momoh, Auwal, Abubakar others shine at cycling Kano 2025

Daily Dispatch December 21, 2025

The ancient city of Kano buzzed with excitement on Saturday as cyclists and sports lovers from across the country converged for Cycling Kano 2025, a historic first for competitive cycling in Northern Nigeria. Isa Momoh, a professional cyclist from Kaduna State, emerged winner of the gold medal in the male professional category. His compatriot, Jacob […]