The Nigerian Navy, Forward Operating Base (FOB), Ibaka, Akwa Ibom, has arrested a suspected oil thief enroute Cameroon with 15,500 litres of suspected Premium Motor Spirit (PMS). The Commanding Officer, Capt. Uche Aneke disclosed this at Ibaka while handing over the suspect and the seized product to the...
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Nigerian Navy has arrested three men at Ibaka in Mbo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom on Monday as they were ferrying 10,000 litres of petrol to Cameroon. Commanding Officer of the Navy Forward Operating Base (FOB), Ibaka, Navy Capt. Uche Aneke, handed the suspects, the boat, and...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Operatives of the Maiduguri Zonal Command of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), have arrested 21 trucks loaded with food and non-food items heading toward N’djamena, Chad Republic, Central African Republic and Cameroon. The Commission’s spokesman, Dele Oyewale, disclosed this in a statement issued...
Nine-time African champions, the Super Falcons of Nigeria, on Monday piped the Lionesses of Cameroon 1-0 in a crucial second leg Women’s Olympic football qualifier after a pulsating encounter in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Esther Okoronkwo’s 15th minute goal at the Moshood Abiola...
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...
Cameroon is (or was) Africa’s football powerhouse. They reached the 1990 World Cup quarterfinals in Italy, becoming the first on the continent to do so. But three decades later, something is cracking within this strong tradition of football success. Last week, Cameroon was bundled out of the Africa Cup of...
Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen, has been selected by the Confederation of African Football, CAF, for random drug tests at the tournament. A source told DAILY POST that Osimhen was tested against hosts, Cote d’Ivoire and Cameroon. “(He was) tested against Cote d’Ivoire and Cameroon. That is twice...
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has commended the Super Eagles of Nigeria for defeating the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon to qualify for the quarter- finals at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations. Akpabio gave the commendation in a congratulatory message to the Nigerian team signed by his Special...
The Minister of Sports Development, Sen. John Owan Enoh, has commended the Super Eagles of Nigeria for their 2-0 triumph over Cameroon during their Round of 16 clash at the ongoing 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Côte d’Ivoire. The Minister in a statement by his media...
President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Ibrahim Gusau, has described the Super Eagles’ performance against the Indomitable Lions on Saturday as a solid performance. Gusau, while speaking shortly after the team’s 2-0 win in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) round of 16, said it was a...
Football fans in Kano on Saturday described the Super Eagles’ defeat of Cameroon in the round of 16 at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) as superb and commendable. The win helped Nigeria to book a quarter-final ticket at the ongoing competition in Cote D’Ivoire. Nigeria’s Ademola...
Former Nigerian International, Henry Nwosu, said the Super Eagles are getting stronger and more coordinated in their play. He applauded them over thier 2-0 win over the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon in the knockout stage of the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2023 in Cote D’Ivoire. Nwosu told...
The Super Eagles’ Media Officer, Babafemi Raji, has said the players were all fit and battle ready ahead of their Round of 16 clash against the Cameroon. The Super Eagles take on the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon in a crucial Round of 16 clash of the ongoing Africa...
The Chairman, House Committee on Youth Development, Hon. Martins Esin has charged the Super Eagles of Nigeria to go all out for victory against Cameroon on Saturday in Abidjan. Esin said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) ahead of the epic Round of...
Amidst a plethora of block burster fixtures in the AFCON 2023 Round of 16 fixtures, the mouth watering clash between perennial rivals, the Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon on Saturday in Abidjan stands out as an African classic. Between both countries, they have...
All the Super Eagles players at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Côte D’Ivoire, took part in the team’s training session on Friday in Abidjan. The training was in preparation of the first game of the round of 16 matches against the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon...
Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Youths in Parliament, Rep. Olamijuwonlo Alao-Akala, has charged the Super Eagles to go all out to defeat Cameroon on Saturday in Abidjan. The lawmaker said the win will be a moral booster for the team to ultimately lift the fourth African Cup...
Super Eagles head coach, Jose Peseiro, says the team’s approach against the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon on Saturday is to defend as a unit, while being clinical in front of opposition goal. The gaffer said this on Friday in Abidjan at a pre-match press conference ahead of the...
Some football fans in the FCT have urged the Super Eagles to be focused and disciplined when they take on the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon in the round of 16 of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Abidjan, Cote d`Ivoire. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...