By MARK JANG, Jos – Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang has cheered up the Super Eagles of Nigeria ahead of their match against Cote D’Ivoire in the finals for the 2023 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) slated for this evening. The Director of Press and Public Affairs (DOPPA) to...
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Some football enthusiasts on Sunday in Kano, urged the Super Eagles to ensure the defeat of Cote d’Ivoire in the AFCON finals today ( Sunday). Super Eagles defeated South Africa 4-2 on penalties to secure the finals’ ticket. The fans made the call in separate interviews with the...
The Chairman of Professional Footballers Association of Nigeria (PFAN), Harrison Jalla, on Saturday said that the current Super Eagles players have the team leadership to win their fourth AFCON title. Jalla, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, also said that the grit,...
Ex-Nigerian International, Edema Fuludu, has charged the Super Eagles to play with confidence in the AFCON 2023 final match against the host country, to win the trophy. Fuludu said this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Saturday, in Lagos. He said that confident play...
Head of Traditional White Cap Chiefs of Lagos State, Chief Abdul-lateef Aderibigbe-Ajose, on Saturday prayed for Super Eagles’ victory at the African Cup of Nations( AFCON) final clash with Cote d’Ivoire on Sunday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Nigeria and hosts of 2023 AFCON...
The Ambassador of Côte d’Ivoire to Nigeria, Kalilou Traore, says Nigeria versus Côte d’Ivoire meeting in the AFCON 2023 final on Sunday will be a blessing for the two countries. Traore, who said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, said that...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has directed the Vice-President, Kashim Shettima to lead a presidential delegation to the finals of the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Côte d’Ivoire. Super Eagles will take on hosts Côte d’Ivoire, in a rematch at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium in...
Nigeria women’s national under-17 football team, the Flamingos on Friday in Abuja whitewashed their Central African Republic counterparts 6-0, in the second-leg of the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Qualifier. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the match played at the Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja, saw...
An Akure-based medical practitioner and Chief Medical Director of Sckye Hospital, Dr Thomas-Wilson Ikubese, has warned Super Eagles fans and football lovers who are highly emotional and have heart conditions to avoid Sunday’s final. Ikubese, who stated this in a statement made available to newsmen on Friday in...
President Bola Tinubu has directed the mandatory recitation of the National Pledge after the National Anthem at official and public engagements. He said this would ensure respect for the national symbols, strengthen allegiance and fidelity to the country and preserve Nigeria’s ethos and defining character. The president stated...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto- The Methodists Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Dr Ishaya Kunama has advised the Federal Government on what measures to undertake towards finding a lasting solution to the worsening security challenges confronting Nigeria. Bishop Kunama, who gave the advise during his Covenant Service Homily in Sokoto,...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu, has called for closer diplomatic ties between Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon. The Governor made the call when he played host to the Consuls General of both countries in Calabar on Wednesday and Thursday, respectively. Speaking when...
Football enthusiasts in Aba, the commercial nerve centre of Abia, have pleaded with the Aba Power Limited (APL) to improve the power supply in the city to enable them to watch Sunday’s AFCON final. The Super Eagles of Nigeria will be locking horns in the final match with...
Super Eagles winger, Samuel Chukwueze says he and his colleagues are fully focused on Sunday’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) final against hosts Coted’Ivoire. Chukwueze told newsmen after the team’s training session in Abdjan on Thursday that the team had put the semi-final victory behind them and are...
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed has attributed the stable security in the state to good governance and strategic leadership. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mohammed said this while delivering a lecture titled, “Strategic Leadership: My Political Experience” to participants of the National Defence College (NDC)...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – A former Executive Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Cairo Ojougboh, has died. It was gathered that Ojougboh slumped and died in his Abuja office while watching the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) semi-final match between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and...
Super Eagles and Chippa United FC goalkeeper, Stanley Nwabali, has said that criticism motivates and makes him stronger to give his best. Nwabali, who was voted man of the match against South Africa, said this during a post match news conference on Wednesday in Bouake, Côte d’Ivoire. Nigeria...
Some residents of Abakaliki, Ebonyi capital, have expressed worry over the continuous rise in price of cooking gas, otherwise known as Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent who monitored the situation reports that many homes have shifted to some other alternative such as sawdust,...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Minister of Sports Development, Sen. John Owan Enoh, has commended the Super Eagles on their victory against Bafana Bafana of South Africa in the semifinals of the ongoing African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Côte d’Ivoire. The Minister in a statement by his Special...
The Super Eagles of Nigeria will play hosts Cote d’Ivoire on Sunday in the final of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Nigeria’s substitute Kelechi Iheanacho scored to give Nigeria a 4-2 penalty shootout victory over South Africa on Wednesday after an Africa Cup of Nations semi-final thriller...