Day: March 29, 2022

World Cup Qualifiers: Nigeria Crashes Out, Ghana Picks Qatar Ticket

Dawood Rabiu

Nigeria’s Super Eagles have failed to pick one of the tickets for the Qatar 2022 World Cup after playing a 1-1 draw with visiting Black Stars of Ghana in Abuja. The Ghanaians, who were forced to a barren draw last Friday in their backyard, stunned the capacity crowd at the 60,000-seater Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja, with an early goal by skipper Thomas Partey. Hope rose anew when his opposite number William Troost-Ekong equalized from the penalty spot but the visitors absorbed every pressure put on the by super eagles till…

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JUST IN: Terrorists Strike Again, Attack Train Station In Kaduna

Aliyu Aliyu

Osinbajo, El-Rufai react as Kaduna suffers  second terror attack within 24 hours along the same axis   Terrorists have attacked Gidan train Station along the Abuja-Kaduna rail track. Sources quoted by Channels TV said the terrorists may have planted IEDs on the tracks forcing the train heading to Abuja from Kaduna to a stop. This is the second attack within 24 hours along the same axis. At least seven persons were killed when terrorists attacked a train at Dutse village on Monday. TRAIN ATTACK : AN ATTEMPT BY COWARDS TO…

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Female Medical Doctor Shot In Abuja-Kaduna Train Terror Attack Dies

Aliyu Aliyu

“I have been shot, pray for me,” Doctor Chinelo Megafu tweeted in pains before breathing her last as a colleague speaks about her last moments   Some Nigerians are mourning the death of a medical doctor, Chinelo Megafu, who died from injuries sustained during the terror attack on the Abuja-Kaduna train late Monday. Chinelo had tweeted during the attack, saying she had been shot and asked for prayers. She tweeted, “I’m on the train. I have been shot. Please pray for me.” READ ALSO: BREAKING: Terrorists Bomb 970-Passenger Abuja-Kaduna Train…

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PUNCH Names Dayo Oketola Editor, Appoints New Divisional Head, Others

Damilola Olonade

Ademola Oni, Dayo Oketola, Niyi Odebode, Abiodun Sonowo, Olusola Fabiyi, Akinpelu Dada, here are what you may need to know about the PUNCH’s new appointees   The management of PUNCH Nigeria Limited has announced changes in its newly established Content Division with the appointment of a new head for the division as well as new editors. The company, a report by PUNCH newspaper showed, also named a new chairman for its Editorial Board and deputies for the print newspaper titles. All the appointments take effect from Monday, April 4, 2022.…

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