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The Super Eagles of Nigeria will now face Mauritius instead of São.

The Super Eagles of Nigeria will now face Mauritius instead of São Tomé and Principe in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.. The confirmation of Mauritius as one of the teams placed in Group A alongside Nigeria, Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone was published today on the Super Eagles verifies Twitter handle. Confederation of African Football CAF disqualified São Tomé and Principe,from the qualifiers for fielding an ineligible player against Mauritius during […]

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Politics

An NGO, LASEDI, has thrown its weight behind the zoning of the governorship position in Enugu.

A non-governmental organization, Legal Aid and Self Development Initiative LASEDI, has thrown its weight behind the zoning of the governorship position in Enugu State to the Enugu East Senatorial District. LASEDI made its position known todaythrough its Executive Secretary, Onyinye Isiani, and said all aspirants with pending corruption cases should quit the race. He lauded the efforts of the administration of the Governor of Enugu State Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, in sustaining […]

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National

The Supreme Court today invited President Muhammadu Buhari to appear before it on Thursday.

The Supreme Court today invited President Muhammadu Buhari to appear before it on Thursday, May 19 for a hearing in a suit he instituted against the National Assembly challenging Section 84 subsection 12 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2022. Also invited to be in court on the same day are the National Assembly and its leadership to defend various constitutional breaches raised against them by the Presidency. A hearing notice […]

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Entertainment

Big Brother Naija season seven has officially commenced with the announcement of its auditions.

Big Brother Naija season seven has officially commenced with the announcement of its auditions. The show’s organizers, in a minute-long video shared via their social media handles, announced that the free auditions will require participants to upload a three-minute video telling Big Brother about themselves. The auditions usually followed by prize details and show date, are the first stage of the annual TV show.  Last year’s winner Hazel ‘Whitemoney’ Onou […]

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Sports

Super Falcons and Barcelona Femeni striker, Asisat Oshoala has celebrated her Pichichi win.

Super Falcons and Barcelona Femeni striker, Asisat Oshoala has celebrated her Pichichi win as the Primera Iberdrola was concluded yesterday with her side winning the 2021/2022 title with a perfect record of 30 wins from 30 matches, with 159 goals scored and 11 conceded. Barcelona Femeni defeated Atletico Madrid 2-1 on the final of the season with the goals scored by Irene Paredes and Aitina Bonmati, while Amanda Sampedro scored […]

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Sports

The NFF has confirmed the appointment of Jose Peseiro as the new head coach of the Super Eagles.

The Nigeria Football Federation NFF has confirmed the appointment of Jose Peseiro as the new head coach of the Super Eagles with immediate effect, subject to the signing of agreed terms between both parties The 62 year old is a Portuguese who played as a striker in his days and has wide and varied experience coaching top Clubs and National Teams across four different continents, including Europe, Asia, Africa and South America.  The NFF […]

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Foreign

Former President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has been re-elected.

Former President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has been re-elected after a final vote that was only open to the country's Members of Parliament MPs.   Mohamud defeated the current president, Mohamed Abudallahi Farmajo, who has been in office since 2017.   The ballot was limited to Somalia’s 328 MPs due to security concerns over holding a wider election, and one of them did not cast a vote. He received […]

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National

The Igbo youth council has expressed outrage over the reported attack on the Igbo residents.

The Igbo youth council led by Okwu Nnabuike has expressed outrage over the reported attack on the Igbo residents in Sokoto State on Saturday. Several reports in the media indicated that businesses of the Igbo in Sokoto were subjects of attack as Muslims protested the arrest of two suspects involved in the killing of Miss Deborah Samuel , a female student accused of blasphemy. The protesters were said to have […]

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National

The immediate past Minister of State for Education says FG is working on a funding structure for public universities.

The immediate past Minister of State for Education Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba the Federal Government is working on a funding structure for public universities in the country as part of moves to tackle the incessant strikes by lecturers in these institutions. Nwajiuba who noted that the government’s funding of public universities is unsustainable, yesterday said he has proposed a new scheme in which universities have a different way of earning money to […]

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