Herve Renard
4 Oct
Two-time Africa Cup of Nations winning coach, Herve Renard, has disclosed that he almost became Super Eagles coach early this year.
18 Aug
Former Sweden manager, Janne Andersson, is rumoured to be the frontrunner for the Super Eagles coaching role, The Guardian reports. Although the country's soccer governing body has yet to make the announcement official, The Guardian has gathered that the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) may have settled on the 61-year-old, who ended his six-year stint with…
5 Apr 2024
Herve Renard, who has been rumoured as the Nigeria Football Federation’s (NFF) choice to replace Jose Peseiro as Super Eagles’ manager, has distanced himself from the Ireland vacancy, writes the irishexaminer.com. After managing Morocco, Cote d’Ivoire, Zambia, Angola and Saudi Arabia over a 20-year career, he switched to the women’s sphere last year to lead…
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The Federal Government has confirmed Major General Abdulmalik Jibrin (Rtd), as the Secretary to the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire, and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) after his appointment by President Bola Tinubu. Jibrin takes over from Ja'afaru Ahmed, the former Controller General of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS). Minister of Interior and Chairman of the Civil…
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Executive Managing Director, Silicon Valley Nigeria Economic Development Mining Company Limited (SV-NED Mining Company Ltd), Captain Dada Olaniyi Labinjo, has said Nigeria can earn over N37 trillion yearly from mining if well harnessed and developed. He stated that SV-NED Mining Company Ltd was poised to play a prominent role in the development of the mining…
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The Ogun Government says it’s planning to commence the second phase of the 200 housing units in Aviation Village, Iperu-Remo, before the end of the first quarter of 2025. The state Commissioner for Housing, Mr Akande Omoniyi, disclosed this while inspecting the first phase of the housing units at Iperu-Remo in Ikenne Local Government Area…
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The Federal Government has commenced the selection process for the appointment of new Accountant-General of the Federation and permanent secretaries to fill existing vacancies in Oyo State and the North-West geo-political zone. Mrs Didi Walson-Jack, Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HCSF), disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Monday by HCDF…
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The Oyo State Government is set to organise the first-ever Ibadan Valentine Cruise on Eleyele Lake on Friday. The state Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Dr Wasiu Olatunbosun, disclosed this on Monday during a news conference held at the Eleyele Waterfront, Ibadan. The news conference was held ahead of the Valentine’s Day celebration, tagged “Valentine…
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Tigran Gambaryan, an executive at Binance Holdings who was accused of money laundering and currency speculation by the federal government, has opened up about his eight-month detention in Nigeria. Gambaryan, in an interview with Wired, detailed his experience in Kuje Prison’s VIP wing and how former Deputy Police Commissioner Abba Kyari played a key role…
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The Police command in Adamawa has arrested three suspects for allegedly vandalising and stealing transformer cables at Wuro Dole in Girei Local Government Area. Command spokesperson, SP Suleiman Nguroje, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday in Yola. He said the arrest followed credible information from a reliable source, leading to the apprehension of…
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The Anambra Police Command has vowed to fish out the suspected killer(s) of three siblings in Nnewichi, Nnewi North Local Government Area of the state. The new Commissioner of Police (CP) in the state, Mr Ikioye Orutugu, made the vow, when he paid a condolence visit to the bereaved family and also had an on-the-spot…
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Police operatives in Imo have arrested a suspected child trafficker, Onyinyechi Emeka, 40, during a stop-and-search operation in the Okigwe area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Henry Okoye, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. He said officers also rescued a five-year-old boy during the operation. Okoye said Emeka, from…
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The Rivers State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Dagogo Israel Iboroma, SAN, has decried what he described as the serial misrepresentation in social and electronic media of what transpired at the Supreme Court on Monday. The Rivers Attorney General said the apex court did not reinstall Martins Amaewhule and 26 others as members of…