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Nigeria’s Stallions got off to a flying start to their season at the Africa Men’s Sevens Series in Kampala, Uganda, posting an impressive 28-5 win over arch-rivals, the Black Eagles of Ghana.‎‎From the opening whistle, the Stallions came out firing, bringing intensity, pace and relentless pressure to the game. Nigeria immediately took the game to their opponents, denying Ghana the …

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The Federal Government has evacuated 105 more stranded Nigerians from South Africa, bringing to 1,821 the number of Nigerians brought home since the exercise began in June, amid continued concerns over xenophobic and Afrophobic attacks in the country. The latest group, made up of 82 adults and 23 children, arrived in Lagos at around 8.30pm on Thursday 24 September, aboard …

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The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Waidi Shaibu, has charged the newly inducted officers of the Nigerian Army to demonstrate courage, competence, discipline and good judgment in the discharge of their duties. Shaibu gave the charge on Friday at the passing out parade of 183 cadets of the Direct Short Service Commission (DSSC) Class 29/2026 at the Nigerian …

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Organized labor has declared a strike in Delta State following the controversial death of a civil servant, Mr Unity Ekpevbughe Adeda, after an altercation at the office of the state Commissioner for Secondary Education, Dr Kingsley Ashibogwu. The Nigeria Labor Congress (NLC) has declared a dispute with the Delta State government and ordered workers to withdraw their services with immediate …

At least two persons were confirmed dead and three others injured in an accident along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Wednesday. The spokesman for the Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), Babatunde Akinbiyi, confirmed the incident to journalists in Abeokuta. He said the accident which involved a Mazda bus occurred opposite the Conoil filling station after the expressway’s interchange at …

“For Tuvalu, rising sea levels are not a future threat, but a current reality,” he said, describing the Pacific island nation’s efforts to protect its physical territory and identity as the climate crisis changes its environment. Mr Teo said Tuvalu had reclaimed 15.3 hectares of high, flood-free land in the island’s capital Funafuti through a coastal adaptation project, and another …