The Organised Private Sector for Osinbajo (OPS 4 Osinbajo) has said Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is better equipped intellectually to be the country’s next president in 2023. The group’s spokesman, Alhaji Abdulrahman Farouk, said this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, that Osinbajo was far better intellectually equipped...
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Some football fans in Gombe have expressed joy over the Super Eagles 1-0 victory against the Pharoahs of Egypt in the Group D opener of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Kelechi Iheanacho scored the goal in the 30th minute...
Kelechi Iheanacho thirtieth minute stunner was enough to seal victory for the Super Eagles. The match which was slated as the biggest game of the Group D heavyweights clash of the Africa Cup of Nations so far took place in Garoua. All eyes were on Egypt’s talisman, Mohamed Salah,...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The United Nations (UN) has condemned the recent attacks that claimed the lives of scores of residents in Zamfara State. The UN Secretary-General, Mr Antonio Guterres strongly condemned the appalling attacks in a statement on Monday by his spokesman, Stephane Dujarric. Mr. Guterres also...
Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission’s (NiDCOM) said on Monday that the South Africa police have commenced an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of Mr Olusola Solarin, a Nigerian on Dec. 12. Dabiri-Erewa disclosed this in a telephone interview with the News Agency...
Raising funds for Nigeria’s large infrastructure deficit has become critical to the country’s productivity across all sectors of the economy. According to reports, Nigeria’s infrastructure deficit is estimated to be 100 billion dollars (N41.12 trillion) annually. Indeed, President Muhammadu Buhari, during the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP26,...
Super Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa, says the team is prepared to take on record-holders, Egypt, in their first game of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) on Tuesday. The former Leicester City man spoke after a training session of the three-time African champions on Saturday in Cameroon. “Today’s...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will depart Abuja on Sunday for Accra, Ghana, to represent President Muhammadu Buhari at an Extraordinary Summit of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said the extraordinary meeting was to discuss...
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Saturday announced the dates for the draws for both the FIFA World Cup 2022 Qualifiers and the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). The CAF Executive Committee picked the dates at its meeting on Friday in Douala, Cameroon. It said the draws...
By OFFOR CALLISTUS, Abuja – The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has called on the Federal Government to ignore Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue’s request for the proscription of the association. NATIONAL ACCORD had reported that Governor Ortom through a statement issued on Thursday, had asked...
As the Africa Cup of Nations begins in Cameroon on Sunday, here are stars to watch out for at the tournament: Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City and Nigeria) The Nigerian midfielder has been a mainstay for Leicester City following his move from the Belgian side, Genk, in 2017. To date,...
Presidential aide, Garba Shehu, has reiterated President Muhammadu Buhari’s desire to finish major projects across the country before handing over power in 2023. He made the remark on Friday during an interview on Channels Television’s breakfast show, Sunrise Daily, noting that that is the major preoccupation of the government....
Three suspected pirates detained for six weeks on board a Danish naval frigate off West Africa have been released at sea, after Denmark’s justice minister waived charges of attempted manslaughter against them. The men were detained in November, after an exchange of fire with the Danish military in the...
The winners of the 33rd Africa Cup of Nations will receive €4.5m, the Confederation of African Football has announced. The 2021 AFCON holds in Cameroon from January 9 to February 6. For the second consecutive time, 24 countries will participate in the biennial tournament, after a successful run in...
Understandably, the major factor, says a report, that daily abbreviates the seriousness with which communication from public officials/offices are taken by the people is that generality of such information often makes the grade of ‘self-undermining’. They are recurrently reputed for encouraging complacency as constituents perceive issues raised by the...
President Muhammadu Buhari has again reiterated the commitment of his administration to address the nation’s security challenges before he leaves office in 2023. The president gave the assurance during an interview session televised by the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) on Wednesday. President Buhari expressed optimism that the security challenges...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has commended the President Muhammadu Buhari led administration for heeding his call and finally labeling bandits wrecking havoc on citizens across the country as terrorists, but said “this is not enough.” He then called on the President to be...
A Professor of Virology, Prof. Oyewale Tomori, has said it is too early to predict that the COVID-19 pandemic will end soon as there are opportunities for virus transmission and the possible emergence of new variants. Prog. Tomori, who is also a former Vice-Chancellor of the Redeemer’s University, Ede,...
Nigeria’s Super Eagles Wednesday night landed at Garoua, Cameroon, four days ahead of 2021 Africa Cup of Nations aboard an Air Peace chartered flight. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 25 players, coaches and other officials left through the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. Odion Ighalo of...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has called on Nigerian youths to use their education and exposure to improve themselves and not see them as tickets to depend on the government. President Buhari made the call in an interview with Channels TV on Wednesday. According to the...