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Remodeling of Calabar Golf Club in progress – Lady Ita

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Remodeling of Calabar Golf Club in progress – Lady Ita

Offor Callistus January 22, 2025

By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Still basking in the euphoria of celebrating Governor Bassey Otu’s landmark support to the Calabar Golf Club, the Chairman Project Committee of the Club, Lady Anne Ene Ita has assured that the Committee will work assiduously in conjunction with the Club’s Management Committee to...

Wike’s Renewed Hope School Sports Festival begins Feb. 3

Offor Callistus January 22, 2025

The 2nd Edition of Nyesom Wike Renewed Hope School Sports Festival, 2025, will begin on Feb. 3. Director, Department of School Sports, Education Secretariat of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Malam Hashimu Adamu, disclosed this in Abuja on Tuesday. Adamu told newsmen that the festival would bring together...

Liverpool beat lille to reach champions league round of 16

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Champions League: Liverpool beat Lille to reach last 16

Offor Callistus January 22, 2025

Liverpool booked their spot in the last 16 of the Champions League with a 2-1 victory over 10-man Lille on Tuesday at Anfield. The victory was achieved through goals from talisman Mohamed Salah and substitute Harvey Elliott. Arne Slot’s men maintained their 100 per cent record and top the...

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Late Raphinha strike earns FC Barcelona comeback win at Benfica

Offor Callistus January 22, 2025

FC Barcelona’s Raphinha scored deep into stoppage time to hand his side a dramatic 5-4 comeback win at Benfica and a place in the Champions League last 16 on Tuesday night. This was after a hat-trick from Vangelis Pavlidis gave the hosts a two-goal halftime lead. The Catalans had...

Cricket: Nigeria makes history, claims first World Cup win

Offor Callistus January 21, 2025

Nigeria has made history with a first win in her first game at the International Cricket Council (ICC) U19 Women’s T20 World Cup in Malaysia. Nigeria defeated 2023 semi finalists, New Zealand, by 2 runs on Monday morning at the Borneo Cricket Ground, Sarawak. Having seen their first game...

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NPFL: Three Matchday 20 Fixtures Postponed

Offor Callistus January 21, 2025

The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) has announced the postponement of three fixtures from matchday 20 of the 2024-25 season. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that this decision was disclosed by Davidson Owunmi, the Chief Operating Officer of NPFL, in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Owunmi...

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Ancelottic thrilled with Mbappe performance in thrashing of Las Palmas

Offor Callistus January 20, 2025

Real Madrid Manager, Carlo Ancelotti has lauded Kylian Mbappe’s performance after he scored twice in a 4-1 drubbing of visitors Las Palmas on Sunday. The win lifted the defending champions to the top of the LaLiga standings. Ancelotti said that he was never in doubt that the 26-year-old forward...

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Manchester City back in top four after 6-0 drubbing of Ipswich

Offor Callistus January 20, 2025

Manchester City’s Phil Foden scored twice and created another goal in an outstanding first-half display as they hammered Ipswich Town 6-0 at Portman Road on Sunday. The comprehensive win moved City to 38 points and into fourth position on goal difference ahead of Newcastle United. But they are still...

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Lagos defeat Akwa-Ibom in 2024 Nigerian secondary school football tournament

Offor Callistus January 18, 2025

By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Lagos State contingent male and female teams has emerged Champions in the 2024 Secondary school football tournament with a cash prize of N1 million. While the defending champion, Akwa Ibom got N700,000 and FCT Abuja came third in the female category. Cross River State...

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Diallo’s hat-trick rescues Manchester United against Southampton

Offor Callistus January 17, 2025

Amad Diallo struck a 12-minute hat-trick in a dramatic finish as Manchester United came from behind to snatch a 3-1 win over Premier League basement boys Southampton at Old Trafford. United’s first-half performance seemed to undo much of the good work from their 2-2 draw at Liverpool and Sunday’s...

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Trossard seals derby win for Arsenal over Tottenham

Offor Callistus January 16, 2025

Leandro Trossard transformed the mood at Arsenal on Wednesday with the winning goal as they recovered from an early setback to beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 at home. The result meant the Gunners moved back into second place in the English Premier League. Belgian Trossard fired in just before halftime...

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CHAN 2024: Nigeria to play Senegal, Congo, Sudan

Offor Callistus January 16, 2025

Nigeria have been drawn alongside Senegal, Sudan and Congo Brazzaville in Group D of the 8th African Nations Championship (CHAN). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the tournament has now been moved to August 2025, but with Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda still to jointly host. At the...

CHAN 2024 to now hold in August — CAF

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CHAN 2024 to now hold in August — CAF

Offor Callistus January 15, 2025

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Tuesday, announced that the 2024 CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN), initially scheduled to kickoff on Feb. 1 has been postponed to August. A statement on the CAF official website said the tournament, to be hosted jointly by Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, had...