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The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has announced the appointment of German national, Bruno Labbadia as Head Coach of the country’s senior men’s national football team, the Super Eagles. READ ALSO:NFF leads Falconets to FIFA U-20 Women’s title NFF Secretary General Mohammed Sanusi made the announcement on Tuesday morning, stating that an agreement had been reached with Germany. Details will be …

Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. President Tinubu appoints new directors-general for NIA, DSS President Bola Tinubu has appointed new Director-Generals for Nigeria’s National Intelligence Agency (NIA) and the Department of State Services (DSS), signaling a change in leadership for the key security agencies. Read more 2. Nigerian government bans minors from registering for …

Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has died this morning at the age of 76. Eriksson, who famously became England’s first foreign manager when he took over in 2001, died on Monday morning after suffering from pancreatic cancer. Eriksson had been ill for some time and announced the shocking news in January 2023 that he “had at most a year to …

A leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, on Sunday, warned the party’s Rivers State chapter against making baseless claims and defaming former Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi. Eze’s warning came after the party’s interim committee chairman, Chief Tony Okocha, alleged that Amaechi planned to use the party against President Tinubu in 2027. Eze, a close …

Investors in the Nigerian equity market had mixed results last week as the exchange recorded three gains and two losses during the period. The benchmark All-Share Index (ASI) fell -1.16% and closed the week at 95,973.45 points from 97,100.31 in the previous week. Similarly, investors lost N2.4 billion as market capitalization fell to N55.12 trillion from N55.13 trillion the previous …

Transforming Edo State: From Where We Are to Where We Should Be As we envision a brighter future for Edo State, one leader stands out with his proven track record and vision for progress. Senator Monday Okpebholo is the catalyst for change we need. With a verifiable track record of success, Senator Okpebholo has demonstrated his ability to drive growth, …

American tech conglomerate Meta has cracked down on an Iranian hacking group on messaging platform WhatsApp targeting the upcoming US elections. The company said in a statement Monday that it had disabled WhatsApp accounts connected to a “small cluster of possible social engineering activity” on the platform. IMeta revealed that it has traced the activity back to APT42, also known …

Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) President Musa Kida has expressed satisfaction with the performance of the women’s basketball team, D’Tigress at the Olympics. The Nigerian women’s basketball team, led by coach Rena Wakama, defeated the world’s top basketball teams at the just-concluded Olympic Games in Paris. The D’Tigress beat Australia in their opening match, lost to hosts France and beat Canada …

A 13-year-old Fulani girl was allegedly kidnapped to death by local miners in Tipper Garage area of ​​Gwagwalada Area Council of the FCT. The secretary of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) council, Ibrahim Ciroma, confirmed the incident to Daily Trust on Sunday, August 25, 2024. According to him, the girl who went to sell milk on …

Residents of Jikwoyi Phase IV in the Federal Capital Territory voiced their anger and frustration on Monday over the failure of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company to replace a faulty transformer that left them without electricity for two weeks. In his letter to the Managing Director of AEDC Zone 4, the chairman of the Landlords Association, Mr. Bolakale Akeem, accused …