Stephen Keshi
28 Sep
Between October 11 and 15, 2024, Nigeria’s Super Eagles will take on the Mediterranean Knights of Libya in two legs of the qualifying matches for the 2025 AFCON.
25 Apr 2024
Samson Siasia, former Super Eagles coach and a former star of the Super Eagles, has made his selection for Nigeria's all-time best 11, including many of his former international teammates. In an interview with Edafe Matthew, Siasia, who played 49 times for the Super Eagles between 1984 and 1998, shared his preferences for the top…
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Dr Peace Ighosewe, the Chief Medical Director of the Asaba Specialist Hospital (ASH), says she is working alongside her team to transform the hospital into a world class health care facility. Ighosewe spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) via telephone on Sunday following allegations of missing medical equipment, including a laparoscopic machine at…
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Sakinah Medical Outreach in collaboration with the Medics Across Continents, on Sunday, inaugurated a surgical initiative to perform free kidney stone removal and other surgeries for over 100 underprivileged Nigerians. Prof. Aisha Abubakar, the Vice Chairman of the outreach, said this at a news conference on the Nigeria Medical Mission 2025, in Abuja. She said…
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Amid growing tension in Osun over the resolve of the sacked local government chairmen on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to resume duties following the recent Court of Appeal judgment, the state chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress on Sunday directed workers in all the 30 local government councils to withdraw their…
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Former Director-General of Nigeria Civil Aviation (NCAA), Dr. Harold Demuren, has called on the federal government to sustain the training of aviation workers to ensure safer civil aviation in Nigeria. The former DGCA, from 2005 to 2013, maintained that the country was able to achieve the United States Federal Aviation Administration Category One status for…
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For nearly a decade, a father’s relentless fight for his daughter’s release finally came to an end as law enforcement officials enforced a court-backed judgment to reunite him with his child. The issues, which began with the tragic loss of his wife on July 17, 2015, spiraled into a complex legal battle involving multiple court…
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Amid reports of a robbery attack in a hall of residence at the University of Ibadan, the institution's management claims there was no robbery attack. On Saturday, some miscreants intruded into the Obafemi Awolowo Hall of Residence, removed bathroom light bulbs, and carted away phones belonging to students. Some students reported that one of them…
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The Democratic Front (TDF) says the N100bn Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI) Real Estate Investment Fund is a creative initiative by the Tinubu administration to ensure affordable housing options for low-income individuals and families. The advocacy group said, in a statement on Sunday by Malam Danjuma Muhammad, its Chairman, it was convinced the initiative would…
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The federal government has backed the move to reform the African Union (AU), making the continental body more vibrant, viable, and relevant to the needs of member states in the face of rapidly changing global political and economic realities. "We do not support the proposal to reconfigure the Department of Political Affairs, Peace, and Security…
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The African Union (AU) on Sunday unveiled the 2024 Africa Malaria Progress Report, highlighting funding priorities and addressing challenges and threats hindering the elimination of malaria. This announcement was made in a statement by Mr Molalet Tsedeke, Media Centre Coordinator at the Directorate of Information and Communication of the AU Commission. It was delivered during…
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The leaders of a Northern Christian Youth Professionals (NCYP) have commended President Bola Tinubu for assisting to the Bill for the Establishment of the North-Central Development Commission (NCDC). The bill for the establishment of NCDC was passed by both chambers of the National Assembly in July 2024 and was assented to by Tinubu in February.…