The Anambra State Government has commenced the demolition of illegal structures at the Onitsha Main Market, marking the start of a long-planned enforcement exercise in the commercial hub. The operation is being carried out by the Onitsha North Local Government ...

FC Barcelona through their official X handfle have confirmed that Robert Lewandowski sustained a left orbital fracture during their emphatic 4-1 La Liga victory over Villarreal CF on February 28, 2026. Softfootball understands that the 37-year-old striker still managed to ...

Softfootball analysts have put together a combined XI featuring players from Arsenal and Chelsea for the 2025/26 season, carefully analysing performance levels, availability, consistency, and overall impact. Goalkeeper Defence Midfield Attack Final Combined XI Count Goalkeeper David Raya (Arsenal) David ...

Former Liverpool star, Rinsola Babajide said she changed her country of representation from England to Nigeria because she always wanted to play in the Women’s African Cup of Nations and she has Nigerian roots. Babajide was born in London and ...

Manchester United goalkeeper Senne Lammens delivered a standout performance at the Hill Dickinson Stadium as he secured the Player of the Match award with a rating of 8.23, helping seal a hard-fought 1–0 win over Everton. The decisive moment came ...

Manchester United F.C. secured a crucial 1–0 victory over Everton on matchday 27 of the Premier League, boosting their Champions League hopes, Softfootball reports. In the reverse fixture at Old Trafford, United had been held to a draw despite playing ...

The Spanish top flight League is gradually coasting to the end as games are being played as scheduled. The Pichichi Award race hasn’t really generated enough attention based on goals gaps between contenders in the goal scoring department. Kylian Mbappe ...

A cement-laden truck rammed into a Lagos State Traffic Management Authority officer and two commercial motorcyclists, k!lling them on the spot. The crash occurred at about 9 am on Monday, February 23, 2026 at the busy Badagry Roundabout. An eyewitness ...

The Presidency has defended President Bola Tinubu’s Executive Order, which halted revenue deductions by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and other agencies. It said the Petroleum Industry Act violates and is not superior to the Nigerian Constitution. The Special ...

Human rights activist and lawyer Chidi Odinkalu has cast doubt on the ability of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), under its chairman Joash Amupitan, to conduct credible elections in 2027. Odinkalu spoke on Monday during an interview, where he ...

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has reopened the airspace at Murtala Muhammed International Airport Terminal One in Lagos after a fire disrupted activities at the facility. Naija News reports that the incident happened on Monday, February 23, 2026, and ...

ABEOKUTA —THE Keregbetu family of Ijebu-Ode, yesterday, petitioned President Bola Tinubu over what it described as the prolonged suspension of the selection process for a new Awujale of Ijebuland. Recall that the Ogun State government halted the selection process, citing ...

At least three residents were killed and a woman abducted when bandits launched a midnight attack on Bargaja village in Isa Local Government Area of Sokoto State. Sources who spoke to newsmen stated that the assailants stormed the community at ...

Crisis is rocking Edo State chapter of African Democratic Congress (ADC), as former governor of Edo State, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, locked out ex-Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Roland Owie, from a caucus meeting. Odigie-Oyegun was said to have summoned ...

Candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, in the just concluded Abuja Municipal Area Council, AMAC election, has said he has visited the family of Musa Abubakar who died during the election in Gwagwa. According to Dr Mo, Musa Abubakar, ...