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Victor Osimhen will most likely miss next month’s 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Lesotho and Zimbabwe after he suffered a second degree hamstring injury on international duty. Reports from Italy said the injury the Napoli striker suffered while playing against Saudi Arabia in a friendly in Portugal Friday will rule him out of action for between four and six weeks. …

MTN Foundation has announced the opening of applications to the MTN ICT and Business Skills Training, a youth development initiative “aimed at equipping young entrepreneurs between 18 and 35 years with tech enabled skills to keep their small businesses relevant and competitive”. The Foundation says the training will be delivered through a 5-week online programme which includes Masterclasses from key …

A Junior Secondary School (JSS) student of Beulah International School in Akwa Ibom State, Kentimfon Ndanyongmong, has emerged as the winner of the 2023 Heirs Life Essay Championship. Ndanyongmong will receive a grand prize of N2 million worth of scholarship, while his school will be granted N500,000 cash for library supplies. This was contained in a statement made available to …

Gov. Yahaya Bello (L), APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje (M) and ex-Kogi Deputy Governor, Yomi Awoniyi A former Deputy Governor of Kogi State, Arc Yomi Awoniyi, has officially joined the ruling All Progressives Congress ahead of the November 11 governorship election in the state. Awoniyi, who expressed his admiration for Governor Yahaya Bello’s exemplary leadership, commitment to inclusivity, unity of …

The United States of America, through its Bureau of Arms Control, Deterrence, and Stability, has reacted to the accidental bombing of innocent civilians in Kaduna State by the Nigerian Army that killed more than 90 persons. The Bureau, in its reaction on Thursday, said that the deployment of Artificial Intelligence (AI) will help the Nigerian Armed Forces reduce the incidences …

The Minister of Niger Delta Development, Hon. Engr. Abubakar Momoh have embarked on courtesy visits to some prominent leaders in Niger Delta, with a view to navigating his role as the Minister of Niger Delta Development for effective running of the Ministry, in line with President Ahmed Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. In a statement released Wednesday in Abuja, by …

Death toll from flood emanating from tropical Storm Daniel that swept through several areas in eastern Libya has surpassed 5,300, with an unspecified number still missing, Libya’s Minister of Civil Aviation,Hichem Abu Chkiouat, said on Wednesday. The substantial storm, according to emergency services officials, had hit the country on Sunday, causing torrential rain which caused the disaster before sweeping across …

The Benue State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has cried out that the Department of State Services (DSS) has taken its State Publicity Secretary, Bemgba Iortyom into its custody. The group claimed that the DSS had invited Iortyom to its office for what it said “was termed a chat with the State Director of the Service”. The state …

The ruling All Progrestinubusives Congress (APC), on Wednesday, said President Bola Tinubu had approved a blueprint for the “political emancipation” of the South-East geopolitical zone, starting with Anambra State. The National Chairman of the APC, Abdullahi Ganduje, disclosed this when he granted audience to stakeholders of the party from Anambra State and several other stakeholders including Governor Hope Uzodinma of …

Nigerian households and small businesses looking to acquire solar panels, batteries, inverters, and other green energy equipment now have access to as much as N10 million to buy these assets through the First City Monument Bank (FCMB) Energy Finance Loan. The loan is designed to help homes and small businesses like hospitals, schools, restaurants, bars, stores, hotels, and fashion places …