Day: February 2, 2024

How Nigeria Defeated Angola, Qualified for AFCON Semi-Final

Damilola Olonade

“A “second goal” for the Nigerian team that was scored by Victor Osimhen was ruled out by VAR as offside” The Super Eagles of Nigeria on Friday defeated Angola to qualify for the 2023 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) semi-final. Ademola Lookman scored the only goal of the match in the first of the highly contested game at the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium in Abidjan. What appeared to be a second goal for the Nigerian team that was scored by Victor Osimhen was ruled out by VAR as offside. Details to…

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BREAKING: Super Eagles Defeat Angola 1-0 To Reach AFCON Semis

Ganiyu Amodu

The Super Eagles of Nigeria has defeated Angola to become the first team to book a place in the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast. Ademola Lookman was once again the hero, connecting with a cross from Moses Simon to put the Eagles in front in the 41st minute. The goal was enough to secure a place for the Nigerians in the last four of the completion. Details later…

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Tinubu Orders Attorney-General, Others To Clear Cases On $1.3bn Oil Block

Abibat Babalola

President Bola Tinubu has ordered the Attorney-General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), to clear court cases on $1.3 billion deepwater OML 245 oil block in the Niger Delta. Others that received the directive are the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Heineken Lokpobiri, and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The rest are the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) and Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd). READ ALSO: How Al-Nassr Thrashed Inter Miami 6-0 Bay FC Signs Asisat Oshoala From Barcelona ‘What You May Not Know…

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How Al-Nassr Thrashed Inter Miami 6-0

Ganiyu Amodu

Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami suffered a heavy 6-0 defeat by Al-Nassr in a friendly in Saudi Arabia. The game had been billed as a clash between Messi and old rival Cristiano Ronaldo but the latter was ruled out for Al-Nassr because of injury. There was nothing Messi could do about the result as he only came on for seven minutes with Al-Nassr already 6-0 up. Former Manchester City defender Aymeric Laporte scored the pick of the goals with a free-kick from his own half. READ ALSO Bay FC Signs Asisat…

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Bay FC Signs Asisat Oshoala From Barcelona

Ganiyu Amodu

Asisat Oshoala, Super Falcons striker, has joined Bay FC, a new National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) club, from FC Barcelona Femeni. The US club announced the signing in a statement on its website on Thursday. The 29-year-old signed a two-year deal with Bay FC with an option to extend the contract by one year till 2027. “Bay FC, the Bay Area’s new women’s professional soccer franchise in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL), have acquired the rights to Nigerian international Asisat Oshoala through a transfer with FC Barcelona Femení of…

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Insecurity: Bode George urges Tinubu to meet Gowon, Obasanjo, Babangida, Danjuma, Others; Deploy Technology

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Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to urgently put machinery in motion to tackle the insecurity plaguing the country. Speaking in Lagos on Wednesday, George, the Atona Oodua of Yorubaland, advised Tinubu to deploy modern technology to deal with banditry, kidnappings and other vices. He also suggested a meeting with retired military officers to gain from their experiences on how to tackle the menace. Some of them include Generals Yakubu Gowon, Olusegun Obasanjo, Ibrahim Babangida, Abdulsalami Abubakar,…

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Nigerian Actress Jailed Six Months For Spraying New Naira Notes

Abibat Babalola

Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Thursday, February 1, 2024, convicted and sentenced one Oluwadarasimi Omoseyin, an actress, to six months imprisonment for spraying and stepping on the new naira notes at a social event in Lagos State. She was first arraigned on February 13, 2023, by the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on two-count charges, to which she pleaded “not guilty.” She was subsequently granted bail on February 15, 2023. One of the charges reads: “That…

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‘What You May Not Know About Nigeria’s Present Economic Policies’

ADEOLA YUSUF

From power subsidy, 2024 budget, foŕex scarcity,  to relocation of Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and departments of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to Lagos, renowned wealth creation expert, Dr. Olumide Emmanuel, in this interview, gives a clinical assessment of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s government policies with practical tips for Nigerians on how to live a better life at a time like this.   What is your reaction to the Nigeria’s 2024 budget? Many times when I hear people talk about the budget, they have expectations, people talk about…

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Deadly Explosion Kills Two, Injured Over 200 In Kenya

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A truck “loaded with gas exploded, igniting a huge ball of fire that spread widely” in Embakasi, a neighborhood in the southeast of Nairobi, government spokesman Isaac Maigua Mwaura said on X, adding that two people had been killed and at least 222 injured. The fire that followed then engulfed a nearby textile and garment warehouse, while damaging several vehicles and commercial and residential properties, he said in a statement to Reuters. READ ALSO: AFCON: Ivorian Fan Apologises To Family After Caught Wooing Lady During Senegal Game EPL: How Liverpool Defeated Chelsea 4-1…

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