Day: December 11, 2023

UN Peacekeeping Mission In Mali Officially Ends After 10 Years

Ganiyu Amodu

The United Nations mission in Mali has officially ended a 10-year deployment in the country, its spokesperson said, in a pullout ordered by Mali’s military government. The mission, known as the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), lowered the UN flag in its headquarters in the capital Bamako, its spokesperson Fatoumata Kaba told the AFP news agency on Monday. The symbolic ceremony marks the official end of the mission, she said, even though some of the elements of it are still there. A “liquidation phase” will take place…

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Osimhen Nominated For 2023 IFFHS Men’s World Best Player

Ganiyu Amodu

Super Eagles and Napoli striker Victor Osimhen has been nominated for the 2023 International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) Men’s World Best Player for 2023. IFFHS unveiled Osimhen alongside 24 other nominees for the award on their website. Notable names shortlisted for the award include Lionel Messi – who is the current recipient of the award – Cristiano Ronaldo, Kylian Mbappe, Erling Haaland, Antoine Griezman and Bukayo Saka. Also included are Vinicius Junior, Mohamed Salah, Martin Odegaard, Harry Kane, Kevin De Bruyne and Jude Bellingham. Osimhen was impressive…

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BREAKING: Osimhen Crowned 2023 CAF Footballer Of The Year

Ganiyu Amodu

Nigerian striker, Victor Osimhen has won the CAF 2023 Men’s Player of The Year award. READ ALSO BREAKING: Oshoala Wins Record Sixth African Women’s Player Of The Year BREAKING: Nnadozie Crowned 2023 CAF Women’s Goalkeeper Of The Year CAF Awards: Super Falcons Win National Team Of The Year He saw off competition from Senegal’s Sadio Mane, and Egypt’s Mohamed Salah, among others. Details later…

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BREAKING: Oshoala Wins Record Sixth African Women’s Player Of The Year

Ganiyu Amodu

Super Falcons striker Asisat Oshoala has won a record sixth African Women’s Player of the Year Award. Oshoala, who plays club football for Barcelona, beat South Africa’s Thembi Klagtlana and Zambia’s Barbara Banda to the award. The 27-year-old played a key role in Barcelona Femeni’s UEFA Women’s Champions League success last season. READ ALSO BREAKING: Nnadozie Crowned 2023 CAF Women’s Goalkeeper Of The Year CAF Awards: Super Falcons Win National Team Of The Year Veteran NTA Broadcaster, Aisha Bello, Is Dead The Barcelona Femeni star becomes the first woman to…

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BREAKING: Nnadozie Crowned 2023 CAF Women’s Goalkeeper Of The Year

Ganiyu Amodu

Chiamaka Nnadozie has been crowned the 2023 CAF Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year. Nnadozie beat Moroccan shot-stopper Khadija El-Rmichi and South Africa’s Andile Olaminii to win the crown. READ ALSO CAF Awards: Super Falcons Win National Team Of The Year Veteran NTA Broadcaster, Aisha Bello, Is Dead National Grid Collapses, Plunges Major Cities Into Darkness The Super Falcons goalie was heroic for Nigeria at the Women’s World Cup with her brave performance against Olympic champions Canada, making three saves, including stopping a 50th-minute penalty from Christine Sinclair. The Super Falcons…

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CAF Awards: Super Falcons Win National Team Of The Year

Ganiyu Amodu

The Nigerian female football team, Super Falcons, has won the 2023 Confederation of African Football award for the National Team of the Year. The year’s award came off the back of an impressive showing at the World Cup earlier in the year. READ ALSO Veteran NTA Broadcaster, Aisha Bello, Is Dead National Grid Collapses, Plunges Major Cities Into Darkness Vandals Attack Transmission Line – TCN The Falcons were knocked out of the competition in the round of 16 at the hands of England after losing on penalty shootouts. Before the…

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Veteran NTA Broadcaster, Aisha Bello, Is Dead

Ganiyu Amodu

A popular broadcaster with the Nigerian Television Authority, Aisha Bello Mustapha, is dead. Bello, who was well known on the Network News at 9pm, was said to have passed on in the early hours of Monday. While details about her death are still sketchy, she was said to have served as a General Manager of the NTA Parliament, and she retired in May 2022. It was gathered that funeral prayer would be held for her at the National Mosque in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, today. The late Bello was…

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National Grid Collapses, Plunges Major Cities Into Darkness

Aliyu Aliyu

The Nigerian electricity transmission system, popularly known as national grid, has collapsed, plunging major cities in the country into darkness. Platforms Africa reports quoting sources at the National Control Centre Oshogbo in Osun State that the grid failure occured at 1.49 pm. . The sources provided no information on the cause of the system failure or when power is expected to be restored. Meanwhile, distribution companies hace taken turns to inform their customers about the developments. Aba Power Ltd has notified consumers in its ring-fenced area covering nine local government…

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Vandals Attack Transmission Line – TCN

Abibat Babalola

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Sunday said that its Gwagwalada-Kukwaba-Apo 132kV Transmission line 1 has been vandalised between Towers 23 and Tower 25. The TCN General Manager Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, made this known in a statement. She said the vandalisation of the line is suspected to have taken place at about 1 a.m. on Sunday, 10 December. “When the bulk power supply on the line was cut off, necessitating an early morning investigation by TCN linesmen. Investigations revealed a vandalized portion on the line route between Tower 23 and…

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New Minimum Wage To Start In April 2024 – Information Minister 

Abibat Babalola

The Nigerian Government has announced that a revised minimum wage will be implemented starting April 1, 2024.   Idris Mohammed, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, revealed in Abuja that the existing minimum wage of N30,000 is slated to end by March 2024. Responding to queries about the 2024–2026 Fiscal Framework budget, Mohammed clarified that the Federal Government’s proposed expenditure included N24.66tn for salaries in 2024, 2025, and 2026. Recall that following the removal of fuel subsidy by President Bola Tinubu on May 29, 2023, the Federal Government agreed…

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