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Goals from Moses Simon, in his 96th cap for Nigeria, and Jerome Akor Adams saw Nigeria beat Iran 2-1 in an international friendly in Antalya, Turkey, on Friday. At Corendon Airlines Park in the Turkish city, the Super Eagles combined early offensive enthusiasm with late defensive discipline, characteristics of an Eric Chelle team that is still taking shape, but already …

Moses Simon and Akor Adams scored for Nigeria’s Super Eagles as they cruised to a 2-1 win over Iran in an international friendly on Friday. The Super Eagles have now achieved two wins and one draw from three meetings with Iran. Head coach Éric Chelle named a strong starting XI featuring Maduka Okoye, Bright Osayi-Samuel, Semi Ajayi and Igoh Ogbu. …

Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda has been appointed as the National President of the All Progressives Congress, while Surajudeen Basiru emerged as the National Secretary at the party’s fourth elective National Convention held on Friday evening at Eagle Square, Abuja. Blueprint reports that they were announced by the Convention Election Committee as part of several officials elected by consensus. However, the party’s …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed heartfelt condolences to the former governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El Rufai, on the loss of his beloved mother, Hajiya Umma, who died today in Cairo, after an illness. President Tinubu described the late matriarch of the El-Rufai family as a mother who lived an extraordinary life and raised children and grandchildren who …

An aggrieved candidate, Amb. Fubara Dagogo, has filed a suit against the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the Federal High Court, Abuja, over alleged unlawful exclusion from the party’s national convention. Dagogo is vying for APC national deputy chairman, South-South, at the party’s national convention scheduled for Saturday at Eagle Square, Abuja, He urged Justice Joyce Abdulmalik to determine whether …

Investors in the Nigerian equity market lost N29 billion at the close of trading on Friday. This follows the fall in the prices of shares such as Legend Internet, Zichis and MC Nichols, among others, on the stock exchange floor. The benchmark All-Share Index (ASI) fell to 200,913.06 point of 200,957.89 points recorded on the previous day. After five hours …

el-Rufai Former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has been granted interim bail from the custody of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Crimes Commission (ICPC). The release will allow him to participate in the funeral rites of his mother, Hajiya Umma El-Rufai, who reportedly died in Cairo, Egypt, on Friday. An aide to the former governor confirmed the release …

Nigeria’s currency, the naira, appreciated against the United States dollar at the official window on Friday. Officially, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) foreign exchange data shows that the naira closed at N1,380.57/$1, compared with N1,383.88/$1 on Thursday. READ ALSO: Naira loses N4.07 against dollar in official market This represents a gain of N3.31 for the local currency against the dollar. …

The police agency in Katsina has arrested a 27-year-old woman, Hadiza Ibrahim, for allegedly shoplifting goods worth ₦10.1 million in the state. This was disclosed by the Spokesman of the State Police Command, Aliyu Abubakar, in a statement on Friday in Katsina. He said the Green House store’s Head of Security reported the suspect’s arrest on March 4. He described …

Nasir El-Rufai Report achieved Blueprint.ng indicates that former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has just been temporarily released from the custody of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Crimes Commission (ICPC). His son Bashir El-Rufai revealed this via X on Friday. While the ICPC is yet to comment on the latest developments, the temporary release is believed to allow …