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Super Eagles forward Victor Boniface was in action for Bayer Leverkusen as they began their Bundesliga title defence with a win on Friday night. Florian Wirtz scored a dramatic winner from a penalty rebound in the 11th minute of added time to seal a 2-1 win over Borussia Monchengladbach. Wirtz followed up to score after his penalty, awarded for a …

Senator Monday Okpebholo’s Five-Point Agenda: Prioritize Healthcare for Edo Citizens By Oyakhilome Bello. We do not need an angel from heaven to tell us that Senator Monday Okpebholo and Rt. Hon Dennis Idahosa are the right people to occupy Osadebey Avenue after the September 21 Edo gubernatorial election. The reasons are not far-fetched. When looking at Sen. Okpebholo’s Five Point …

Edo Queens have made history as the second Nigerian club to win the WAFU CAF Women’s Champions League B qualifying tournament. The Benin club won the competition after Bayelsa United claimed the title in 2022. Edo Queens defeated Ainonvi FC of Benin Republic 3-0 in the final of the regional competition. The match played at the Stade de la Paix, …

Super Eagles defender William Troost-Ekong has completed a transfer to Al Khalood, a club in the Saudi Arabian Professional Football League. Al Khalood were recently promoted to the Saudi top division last season. Troost-Ekong, who becomes their sixth signing of the season, joins the club from Greek Super League champions PAOK Thessaloniki. Also Read: Troost-Ekong penalty secures Nigeria win over …

Education Minister Prof. Tahir Mamman said on Friday at least 21,600 people were displaying fake certificates obtained from institutions in Benin Republic, Togo and others. Mamman disclosed this during a ministerial press conference to mark one year of his tenure in Abuja. He said 1,105 students held fake certificates from Togo alone. The Federal Government in March formed the Inter-Ministerial …

Exposing Governor Godwin Obaseki’s Lawlessness: A Legacy of Abuse of Power, Contempt for the Rule of Law and Tyranny Pastor Michael Abu, In the annals of Nigerian political history, Governor Godwin Obaseki is sadly one of the leaders who have shown blatant disregard for the rule of law and separation of powers. Obaseki’s rise to power was not a testament …

The naira strengthened against the US dollar on Friday. Data from the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM) showed the local currency strengthened by N16 to trade at N1,570/$1, down from N1,586/$1 it was trading at on Thursday. The highest and lowest intraday prices recorded during the day were N1,606/$1 and N1,496/$1 respectively, indicating a narrow spread of N110\$1. ALSO …

The equity market rallied on Friday as investors gained N146 billion at the close of trading for the day. This follows the rise in share prices of stocks such as Oando, Total, and Cornerstone among others on the trading floor. After five hours of trading in the capital market, equity capitalization rose to N55.1 trillion from N54.9 trillion recorded by …

Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, on Friday, tasked the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, to arrest the killers of the Gatawa District Chief in Sokoto State, Alhaji Isa Bawa. The district chief was kidnapped with his son in the Kwanar Maharba area of ​​Sokoto on July 26 and killed by their kidnappers more than three weeks …

At least five people, including a child, were killed in Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon on Friday. A report by Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) said an Israeli drone struck a house in the town of Aita al-Jabal with two missiles and killed two people, including a seven-year-old child. An earlier Israeli strike on the town of Tayer Harfa killed …