Gelson Dala struck twice as Angola defeated Mauritania 3-2 in an entertaining Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) clash on Saturday to close in on a spot in the last 16. Dala gave Angola the lead on the half hour in Bouake when a loose ball fell his way...
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Senegal coach Aliou Cisse rejoined his squad on Saturday after spending a night under observation in hospital in Ivory Coast, where the Lions of Teranga are defending their Africa Cup of Nations title, the country’s football federation announced. Senegalese Football Federation (FSF) president Augustin Senghor said Cisse...
The Troops of Sector 6, Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), have successfully repelled an attack by bandits on Okokolo community in Agatu Local Government Area (LGA) of Benue. The OPWS Force Commander, Maj.-Gen. Sunday Igbinomwanhia, told newsmen in Makurdi on Saturday that the troops forced the bandits to run...
Nigeria’s security challenges require the doggedness and dedication of all Nigerian Air Force (NAF) personnel and enhanced synergy with sister security agencies. The declaration was made in Abuja on Saturday by the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, at NAF’s Base Socio-Cultural Activities (BASA) to mark...
Sen. Ahmed Wadada (SDP- Nasarawa ) has paid the 2024 West African Examination Council (WAEC) registration fees through his education foundation for 744 less privileged students in public schools in his senatorial zone. Chairman of the 2024 Education Foundation Committee, Mallam Ismaila Nuhu, disclosed this during the disbursement...
Commandant-General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Dr Ahmed Audi, on Saturday in Abuja charged its armourers and commanders to effectively manage weapons in their possession. He gave the charge at a meeting with NSCDC’s armourers and unit commanders from various formations of the corps....
The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to update its records on the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) membership. The party in a statement on Saturday by its Board of Trustees (BoT) Chairman, Dr Temitope Aluko, also urged the media to...
Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Tunji Alausa, visited the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, on Saturday to empathise with victims of Tuesday’s massive explosion in Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the minister and members of UCH management, led by the...
Pastor Deji Titus of Christ Image Church, Ilorin, has blamed some parents for their children`s involvement in money rituals in the country. Titus stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Ilorin. According to him, most parents are fond of comparing...
Police operatives have raided a criminals’ hideout at Centenary City, Enugu, on Friday and arrested three armed suspects. Other gang members fled the scene before they could be arrested, however. Police spokesman in Enugu State, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, stated on Saturday that police recovered eight pump action guns,...
Dr Latimore Oghenesivbe, Executive Assistant on Communications and Orientation to Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta, says the governor’s survival of 38 lawsuits is a divine intervention. Dr Oghenesivbe stated this while addressing newsmen at a happy hour he organised to fete members of the Nigeria Union of Journalists...
The Taraba State Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has arrested two suspects attempting to traffic 16 children. The suspects were arrested on Thursday at the Jalingo Main Motor Park with the 16 children heading to Benin in Edo. The state NSCDC Commandant, Adamu...
The Enugu Capital Territory Development Authority (ECTDA), has said it demolished buildings at the Enugu Centenary City for lack of proper approval from the state government. The Executive Chairman, ECTDA, Mr Uche Anya, stated this on Saturday in Enugu while reacting to the online trending video alleging that...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Leadership of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has expressed delight with the turn of performance and subsequent victory by the Super Eagles over the Elephants of Cote d’ivoire in the second group A match at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Managing Director (MD) of Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA), Dr Olufemi Ogunyemi and his team paid a courtesy call on the Deputy Governor of Cross River State, Rt. Hon. Peter Odey, at Government House, Calabar. During his opening statements, Dr. Ogunyemi...
The Kogi Government on Saturday said it had concluded plans to make payment of external and internal examinations’ fees free, as a policy for subsequent administrations in the state. The state’s Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Mr Wemi Jones, said this at a meeting of the...
While the explosion of debt is throwing a shadow over global economic growth, experts warn that Sub-Saharan Africa, where several countries are already in default, is experiencing its worst-ever crisis. The rise in interest rates and over-indebtedness is already crimping the ability of countries to finance their development, as...
Having seen the impacts of climate change on rural farmers and rural settlements, we appeal to climate researchers and environmental activists to raise their voices in pushing advocacy and campaigns for climate justice and resilience actions. The campaign is most fundamental because we have seen climate change becoming a...
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa on Saturday inaugurated a multi-million Naira library and science laboratory building at Community Grammar School, Igboegunrin in Ilaje Local Government Area of the state. The library and science laboratory building built by Aduro Foundation, a philanthropic organisation, was stocked with books and equipment...
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Dr Kayode Ajulo, has called on President Bola Tinubu to urgently set up a presidential taskforce to identify corrupt officers in the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC). Ajulo made the call in Abuja on Saturday against the backdrop of the claim...