Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets have arrived in Algeria ahead of the 2023 Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) scheduled to start on Saturday. The team left Nigeria on Sunday via the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja and arrived in Algiers, Algeria late Sunday night. Francis Achi, media officer of the team, confirmed this via his Facebook page, adding that the team was ready to get the job done. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) had said that the team was earlier scheduled to go on a training tour of Germany. But it shelved this due to visa constraints, opting for the…
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Atletico Madrid president Enrique Cerezo will like to see Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo face off in LaLiga before both players retire. Messi has been repeatedly linked with a return to FC Barcelona, where he spent 21 years prior to leaving for Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) as a free agent in August 2021. The 35-year-old is a free agent again in July. Ronaldo enjoyed nine trophy-laden seasons with Real Madrid, meanwhile, prior to playing for Juventus, Manchester United and now Saudi Arabian side Al Nassr. While there has been little talk of 38-year-old Ronaldo heading back to the Spanish top-flight, Cerezo believes…
Tottenham have sacked acting head coach Cristian Stellini after less than a month in charge as club chairman Daniel Levy labelled Sunday’s thrashing at Newcastle United “wholly unacceptable”. The 48-year-old was part of Antonio Conte’s backroom staff at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. He stepped into the top job on a temporary basis when his fellow Italian was sacked last month. Stellini lasted just four games, however, with Ryan Mason once again appointed his successor on a temporary basis after a 1-6 loss at Newcastle United ended Stellini’s short reign. Spurs are now outsiders in the race for a UEFA Champions…
The Kwara State University (KWASU) has confirmed the death of Dr Ajeigbe Yaqub, its Head of Department of Human Kinetics and Health Education and Acting Director of Sports. A statement from the Registrar, Dr Kikelomo Sallee, on Monday in Ilorin said Yaqub died in his sleep on Monday. ”As the University mourns this loss of a committed member of staff, we pray Allah forgives all his shortcomings and admits him into jannatul firdaus. “May Allah also console his family, friends and the University Community,” Sallee said. (NAN)
Konga, Nigeria’s leading composite e-commerce giant, has been ranked among an exclusive list of 25 companies rated as the best place to work in Nigeria for 2023. The list, released by professional networking platform, LinkedIn, saw the Konga Group placed in rarefied company with the likes of Ernst & Young, MTN Nigeria and Sterling Bank, among others. In arriving at the list of companies that made the list, LinkedIn disclosed that it had relied on eight criteria that have been shown to lead to career progression, which include: ability to advance, skills growth, company stability, external opportunity, company affinity, gender…
The Support Group for Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the North-West has urged the president-elect to consolidate on the electoral gains he made from the North-West and never to compromise it. The group made the call in a press statement signed by the youth leader for the APC North-West, Hon. Abdulalmid Umar, on behalf of the group today in Kano. The group said the President-elect would be building on the strong political base he had achieved during the last election in the North-West by compensating the zone with the Senate Presidency. He said anything contrary would not be futuristic, and…
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has described the 2023 polls as one of the most transparent and credible ever held in the country. The minister said this on Saturday in his home town, Oro, near Ilorin Kwara while speaking with newsmen after casting his vote in the Governorship and State Assemblies elections. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the minister voted at about 9.45 a.m. at Polling Unit 006, Oro Ward 2 in Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara. Justifying his assertion, the minister said the introduction of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) was…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday, confirmed the kidnap of 19 members of its ad hoc staff while on their way to conduct the House of Assembly election in Ideato South Local Government Area of Imo. INEC’s Resident Electoral Commissioner for Imo, Prof. Sylvia Agu disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Owerri. The News Agency of Nigeria NAN) gathered that they were, however, released following intervention by security agents but election materials including BVAS machines are still missing. Agu said: “The attention of the commission has been drawn to a report from Ugbelle Registration Area…
The Resident Electoral Commissioner in Plateau, Dr Oliver Agundu, has assured the electorates of speedy collation and timely release of the governorship result in the state. Agundu gave the assurance during his tour of some local government areas(LGAs) in the state to ensure the smooth running of the exercise. He said unnecessary delays which brought about mistrust during the Presidential and National Assembly elections, had been addressed to ensure that the commission delivered the best election recorded in the state. “I want to assure the people of the state that the commission will ensure that results are speedily collated and…
A middle aged man has been shot dead while allegedly attempting to disrupt voting process in Mbube, Ogoja Local Government Area of Cross River. The deceased who was identified as Joe, was said to have been shot dead by security agents. The Commissioner of Police in charge of election in the state, Garba Aliyu, confirmed the incident, but said he was yet to get details of what happened. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that election materials arrived early in most parts of the state and voting commenced on schedule. However, in Etung Local Government, though the process was…