F ormer Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi says Nigerian youths are watching the wrong match.  In an X post on Saturday, Obi said that as Europe’s football season kicks off this weekend, millions of young Nigerians will be glued to their screens, celebrating goals and praising the order and quality of foreign leagues. He then asked why Nigeria cannot have the same. Obi argued that talent is not the issue. He pointed out that Nigerians are already excelling in Europe because they are playing in systems built on merit, proper facilities, security and accountable leadership. Football, he said, does not thrive in a vacuum. It grows where governance works. He listed the things that make European football work: good stadiums, academies, transport, healthcare, steady electricity and institutions that function. Those things, he said, only come when leaders make the right decisions and citizens hold them to account.   “Nigeria has the talent. What we have lacked is lead...

Minister urges Nigerians to emulate Prophet Muhammad’s virtues of compassion and unity   T he Federal Government has declared Tuesday, August 25, 2026, a public holiday to mark this year’s Eid-ul-Mawlid, the celebration of the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad. The announcement was made on Friday by the Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Dr. Magdalene Ajani. According to the minister, the holiday is to give Muslims in Nigeria and across the world the opportunity to celebrate the occasion and reflect on the life and teachings of the Prophet. “Every Eid-ul-Mawlid gives us reason to pause and draw lessons from a life defined by compassion, humility and service to others,” Tunji-Ojo said. “These are qualities our nation needs now more than ever, and I encourage every Nigerian, not just our Muslim brothers and sisters, to reflect on them.” The minister congratulated the Muslim community and called on all Niger...