Twenty four players have now arrived at the Super Eagles camp at Eko Hotel for Eagles’ upcoming matches against Liberia and Cape Verde in the 2022 World Cup Qualifiers. The players currently in the camp which opened on August 29, 2021 are Tyronne Ebuehi, Leone Balogun, Ola Aina, William Troost-Ekong, Maduka Okoye, Terem Moffi, Jamilu Collins, Valentine Ozornwafor, Innocent Bonke, Moses Simon, Shehu Abdullahi, Ahmed Musa, Samuel Kalu, Daniel Akpeyi, Adekunle Adeleke, Alex Iwobi, Kelechi Iheanacho, Oghenekaro Etebor, Francis Uzoho, Henry Onyekuru, Chidera Ejuke, Kingsley Michael, Wilfred Ndidi, Kenneth Omeruo. Super Eagles will host the Lone Stars of Liberia on…
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Arsenal football club have confirmed the club have mutually terminated the contract of Willian after 12 months at the club. Willian who had two more years left on his contract at Emirates, agreed to leave the club mutually after discussions between the club’s management and the player. “Following positive and constructive recent discussions with him and his team, he will be leaving for a new opportunity with Corinthians in Brazil, where he began his career,” the club said in a statement. “Everyone at Arsenal wishes Willian and his family well for the future.” The Brazilian midfielder joined Arsenal from Chelsea…
Nigeria’s Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, says, unlike ex-President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration, President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime is looting Nigeria’s treasury on low-key. Speaking of brazen looting of the country’s funds under Mr Jonathan, Mr Amaechi stated that the looters “had nothing to do to show for it.” “They did not have a carpentry shop, but they were billionaires. They did not hide it. But here (Mr Buhari’s regime), if you are stealing, it is done quietly,” the minister revealed in an interview with Daily Trust. Speaking on how the regime has managed the country’s resources in the past years, Mr…
President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration will ensure that all persons found culpable regarding the recent attacks in Plateau will be brought to justice. Communities across Jos, the Plateau capital, and other parts of the country have been attacked in recent times, leading to scores of killings, while several other residents have sustained injuries. As a result of the attacks in Jos in particular, some state governments have evacuated their indigenes from Plateau. In a statement issued on Sunday by Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, Buhari appealed to Nigerians to embrace peace, and unite against violence. He cautioned religious and community…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Tincan Area Command, has intercepted a pistol with its magazine hidden inside an imported Toyota Camry car. The Area Controller, Comptroller Musa Abdullahi, disclosed this in a statement in Lagos on Sunday. The statement was signed by Uche Ejesieme, the Public Relations Officer of the command. According to him, their operatives at the five-star logistics terminal on routine examination on August 28, stumbled on a pistol with its magazine inside a Toyota Camry car at the exit point. “Consequently and in line with our standard operating procedure (SOP), the DSS, police and other security Agencies…
Community leaders in Borno State, on Sunday, agreed to the return of repentant Boko Haram terrorists into their communities. The decision was taken at a stakeholders meeting to discuss the prevailing security situation in the state. The meeting was organised by the government of Borno State. The Borno government confirmed that at least 3,000 persons who were members of the armed opposition group have laid down their arms and surrendered to the Nigerian military. Governor Babagana Zulum, who presided over the meeting, disclosed that apart from the 3,000 ex-terrorists currently in the custody of the government, another 900 confirmed members…
Maria, Sammie and JMK, housemates at the ongoing television reality show, Big Brother Naija, season 6, have been evicted. This was announced by Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, the host of the show, during the live eviction show on Sunday. The housemates initially put up for possible eviction were: Cross, Maria, Pere, Sammie, Queen and JMK but three housemates were saved as they had the highest number of votes. Other housemates had been emotional due to the eviction as Michael, Pere and Liquorose were seen crying. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the reality television show commenced on July 24 and this…
Team Nigeria has won her second gold medal at the ongoing Tokyo2020 Paralympics. Powerlifter Bose Omolayo won gold in the women’s 79kg category by smashing the Paralympic world record with a lift of 141kg. Nataliia Oliinyk of Ukraine won sliver and Vera Muratova representing the Russian Paralympic Committee won bronze at the event. Team Nigeria now 4 medals with 2 golds and 2 bronzes at Tokyo2020 Paralympics. Reporter: Victor Olorunfunmi
The Kano State Hisbah Board has explained that its mode of arrest differs between the poor and the rich because the tenet of Islam forbids criticising leaders in public. Kano Hisbah has been under criticism for how it prosecutes the poor, its controversial orders such as the ban on the use of mannequins for the display of clothes, stylish haircut, destruction of alcoholic beverages, among others. Speaking with Freedom Radio, the Director-General of the Board, Aliyu Musa Kibiya, argued that although the Islamic police must ensure uprightness, there were different approaches when treating misconducts based on…
A psychiatrist, Dr Maymunah Kadiri on Saturday advised married women to have regular sex with their spouses in order to prevent depression and gain happiness. Depression is a common mental disorder that causes people to experience depressed mood, loss of interest or pleasure, feelings of guilt or low self-worth, disturbed sleep or appetite, low energy, and poor concentration. Kadiri, the Medical Director of Pinnacle Medical Services gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. Pinnacle is a health and wellness centre for psychological, behavioral, and mental health related issues. According to her, sex…