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7 Jun
The Super Eagles' hopes of qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup suffered another setback after they were held to 1-1 draw against South Africa in Uyo on Friday. The Eagles have now drawn three straight games and are in fifth place while South Africa occupy fourth spot. Also, the South Africans have now gone…
7 Jun
The Super Eagles will hope to get their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign back on track, when they host South Africa’s Bafana Bafana matchday 3 in Group C on Friday, June 7, 2024. The game is billed for the 30,000-capacity Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, Akwa Ibom. It is the first of two fixtures…
5 Jun
Defender Calvin Bassey and four more players arrived in the Super Eagles’ Uyo camp, yesterday, as the team continued their preparation for
31 May
Barring any last-minute hitches, Nigeria's opponents in the June 11 World Cup qualifiers, Bafana Bafana of South Africa, will touch down in
23 May
Akwa Ibom, blessed with crude oil, gas deposits, agricultural, other natural and human resources; a scenic, beautiful and climatically-favourable landscape; alluring, magical and magnetic destinations; fascinating and exciting people, with a rich variety of nutritionally-rich cuisines is one of the luckiest states in Nigeria. Why? At this time in the history of Nigeria where the…
28 Mar
Record-seeking Rivers United of Port Harcourt will move to Uyo today to begin the final preparations for their CAF Confederation Cup quarterfinal clash against champions, USM Alger of Algeria, on Sunday.
11 Mar
The Uyo Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has begun the probe of ten suspected illegal dealers in petroleum products.
8 Nov 2023
Super Eagles players will regroup in Uyo, How to Bet and Win Akwa Ibom State on Sunday to begin camping for their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against the Crocodiles of Lesotho on November 16. The Group C encounter will hold at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo. According to Nigeria Football Federation’s (NFF) Media Director,…
30 Oct 2023
Several stars were unearthed on the second day of the MTN CHAMPS holding in Uyo, as the young athletes battled for medals. Among the shining stars yesterday was Miracle Sonny of La Kings International School, Rivers State, who stole the show with two gold medals; first in the Youth Girls’ 400m, and then the…
27 Oct 2023
Over 2000 athletes have gathered in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, for the second leg of the MTN CHAMPS holding at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium. The two-day competition started yesterday and will end tomorrow with the athletes competing across three age categories. At the media briefing heralding the competition on Wednesday to unveil the programme for…
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The Hague Institute for Innovation of Law has called for a people-centred justice delivery system in Nigeria. This was just as the institute urged stakeholders in the justice sector to adopt a more effective approach to improve justice delivery in the country. In a statement by the Institute on Saturday, HiiL Nigeria’s Operations Officer, Maryam…
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