NIGERIA

A youth leader of the All Progressives Congress, Hyde Kalu has asked the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party and former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar to drop his case pursuing the validity of President Bola Tinubu’s educational qualifications in the United States. The APC youth leader in Abia State said that the call becomes necessary, “because the …

Vice-President Kashim Shettima has given reasons why Nigeria did not apply to join the economic bloc made up of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, popularly known as BRICS. Shettima who represented President Bola Tinubu at the 15th BRICS summit held at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, said the country did not apply officially to be part of the …

Three players have arrived the Super Falcons camp ahead of the 2024 Olympic Games qualifier against South Africa. According to information available on the Super Falcons official X handle, Captain Rasheedat Ajibade, goalkeper Tochukwu Oluehi and Jumoke Alani are the early birds in camp. Alani is a replacement for Al Ittihad defender, Ashleigh Plumptre. Plumptre pulled out of the two-legged …

Super Eagles head Coach, Jose Peseiro picked a team of 25 players for the Africa Cup of Nations title in Cote D’Ivoire. Peseiro settled for the usual suspects in a roster that has three goalkeepers, nine defenders, five midfielders and eight forwards.   Captain Ahmed Musa returns to the squad after he was left out of the starting games to …

Nigeria claimed the bronze medal at the 2023 African U-18 Women’s Handball Nations Championship in Tunisia. In Saturday’s third-place match, the Nigerian team defeated Angola 28-24 to land the bronze medal. The Nigerian team have already qualified for the 2024 Women’s Youth World Handball Championship for the first time in history. They secured one of the four slots allocated to …

Dr Naik with the Sultan of Sokoto ● Meets Sultan, Air Force, Immigration personnel Controversial Islamic cleric, who was declared wanted by Indian government for terrorism financing, hate speech, and money laundering, Dr Zakir Naik, has visited Nigeria. He arrived in the country on Monday. On arrival, he took pictures with Immigration and Air Force officials at one of Nigeria’s …

Nigeria winger Moses Simon has been nominated for Nantes’ Player of the Month for October, Completesports.com reports. The 28-year-old made two appearances for the Canaries in October, scoring once and providing one assist. Simon will battle Pedro Chirivella, Marcus Coco and Florent Mollet for the award. Read Also:Chelsea Should Have Been Patient With De Bruyne , Salah –Terry The talented …

National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives, Lagos State Council, has said the suspect arrested for injecting the late Afrobeat singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad is not a registered nurse. The Association made this known in a statement released on Saturday. Recall that the late singer’s father, Aloba had raised the alarm about how the Mohbad was injected …

With the prices of crude on the global market going south, Nigerians could see a reduction in fuel pump price if the situation persists, Blueprint has gathered. After seven consecutive weeks of gains, global crude oil prices fell recently, after China reported weak economic data. A review of global crude oil prices on Tuesday, revealed that China’s weak economic activity …

The 2024 FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup final qualifying round, first-leg match between Nigeria and Burundi has been moved from Bujumbura to Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. The world football governing body made the decision following several complaint about the state of the pitch in Bujumbura. FIFA later agreed the pitch is not in good condition to host s uch …