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The Super Eagles of Nigeria played a 2-2 draw with the Green Falcons of Saudi Arabia in a friendly game at Estadio Municipal de Albufeira, Portugal. Salmon Al-Faraj opened the scoring for the Saudis on the hour mark as Francis Uzoho palmed his shot into own net. But Victor Boniface helped Nigeria equalise as his shot forced Abdulelah Alamri to …

At least 12 persons were confirmed dead in an auto crash along Olooru-Okoolowo-Ogbomoso road in Kwara State on Wednesday. The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the state, Mr. Stephen Dawulung, who confirmed the incident on Wednesday in Ilorin, said three vehicles and 22 persons were involved in the accident. He said 12 passengers were burnt …

The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted consignments of skunk concealed in tins of tomato paste and methamphetamine hidden in used clothes, meant for export to Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. While the skunk in tomato pastes consignment weighing 20.00 kilograms was intercepted at the SAHCO export shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in …

The Palestinian militant group, Hamas, has released two female hostages from Russia. The group’s senior official, Mousa Abu Marzouk, told a radio station in the Gaza Strip that the release was outside the deal with Israel and made as a gesture to Russian President Vladimir Putin. The women are to be released on Wednesday in addition to 10 Israeli hostages. …

The Young Progressives Party (YPP) National Working Committee (NWC) has suspended the party’s chairman in Imo State, Mr. Victor Diala, over alleged gross misconduct and abuse of office. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Egbeola Wale-Martins, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said the NWC mandated Hon. Kingsley Nwahiri to take over as acting chairman pending …

There is no doubt that the Northern region, especially the people of Fulani ethnic stock share filial, cultural and religious affiliations with the Republic of Niger. The Hausa and Kanuri people also have strong ties with Niger. The attempt by some religious and political leaders from the North and their counterparts such as Afenifere and Ohaneze Ndigbo from the South …

Gunmen have reportedly kidnapped over 10 people in the Isua community of Joinkrama 2, Engenni Kingdom of Ahoada West Local Government Area of Rivers State. A resident of the community told said that four children were among those kidnapped on Tuesday, August 9. According to the source, the victims, mostly women and children, were on their way to the farm …

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has announced its 2023 recruitment into the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). In a publication by the commission on Friday, the recruitment which is an online applications portal will be available for interested and qualified Nigerians for enlistment into the Nigeria Police Force as Police Constable (Recruits) in few days from now. The publication further revealed that …

This line-up of stories will help you discover the latest happenings around the tech world, today 1. LemFi halts operations in Ghana amid regulatory concerns International money transfer service, LemFi, has suspended its operations in Ghana, responding to the recent actions taken by the country’s Central Bank. The development comes on the heels of recent suspension placed by Bank of …

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has implored the 36 state governors in the country to “disclose details on spending of the N2 billion palliative recently disbursed to each state by the Federal Government, including the names of beneficiaries and details of the reliefs so far provided with the money.” The Federal Government recently disbursed N2 billion to each state …