Alex Iwobi has said the Super Eagles are determined to secure a place at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. The Super Eagles will begin their quest for a place in the competition against Benin Republic next month. The encounter with the Cheetahs will be held at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo on Saturday, September 7. The West Africans will then travel to Kigali to keep a date with Rwanda three days later. The Super Eagles have won once in four outings since their final clash with hosts Cote d’Ivoire at the AFCON 2023 finals. Iwobi reckoned the team…
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Wilfred Ndidi says the Super Eagles will be gunning for revenge when they take on the Cheetahs of Benin Republic early next month. The Super Eagles will entertain their neighbours in a 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying fixture at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo on Saturday, September 7. The Cheetahs defeated Nigeria 2-1 in a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier in May, but Ndidi believes the result will be different this time around. “We know we haven’t done as well as we wanted in the World Cup qualifiers but we’re ready to make things right in Uyo,” Ndidi…
The service sector pushed Nigeria’s Gross Domestic growth by 3.19 percent on a year-on-year basis in real terms in the second Quarter of 2024, higher than the 2.51 percent recorded in the corresponding quarter last year. The National Bureau of Statistics disclosed this in its latest Nigeria Gross Domestic Product Q2 2024 released on Monday. The Q2 2024 GDP data is higher than the first quarter of 2024 growth of 2.98 percent. Accordingly, the performance of the GDP in the second quarter of 2024 was driven mainly by the Services sector, which recorded a growth of 3.79 percent and contributed…
A former National Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Dr Salihu Lukman has said that opposition leaders must develop an alternative political platform by December 2024 if they are to wrestle power from President Bola Tinubu and the APC. He warned that the unserious disposition of opposition leaders might make it difficult to change the government of President Bola Tinubu in 2027. Lukman in a statement issued Monday stressed that while the situation in the country has deteriorated, there was hardly any definitive engagement with the clear objective of mobilising Nigerians to effect a change in 2027. He…
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the November 11 2023 Governorship Election in Imo State, Samuel Anyanwu has described the recent verdict by the Supreme Court on the state governorship poll as the legalization process of electoral fraud. He insisted that he won the election but that the Apex court turned a blind eye to his victory. He made the assertion in a press statement issued by his Media Aide, Ikenna Onuoha. The PDP candidate, who is also the National Secretary of the party, however, expressed gratitude to his supporters for their steadfastness throughout the period of…
The Nigerian government has announced that there are only eight Benin Republic and Togo-authorized Universities for Nigerian students. The Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman disclosed this in a Channels Television Interview on Sunday. His comments came after the Minister last week said that degree certificates from Cotonou University in the Benin Republic issued between 2017 to date will be rendered invalid. The policy direction comes amid the investigative report where a Nigerian journalist acquired a degree from a university in the Benin Republic in two months and used it to get deployed for the National Youth Service Corps. In an…
Former Liverpool midfielder, Jamie Redknapp, has heaped praises on Mikel Merino. Merino is close to joining Premier League side Arsenal from Real Sociedad this summer transfer window. The Spaniard has already reached an agreement with Mikel Arteta’s side to move to the Emirates Stadium. However, Redknapp believes that the midfielder has the ‘perfect profile’ for the Premier League. Speaking on Sky Sports, Redknapp said (via TBR Football): “They are talking about getting in Merino, obviously he had a really good Euros for Spain. “He looks a fantastic player, a perfect profile for the Premier League, that is a player that…
The World Health Organization, WHO, the United Nations Children’s Fund, Kaduna State Primary Healthcare, and Zaria Local Government have returned to Tukur-Tukur community in Zaria local government for the second round of immunization on the reported outbreak of Diphtheria, which has claimed the lives of approximately five children. While receiving the team, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, the Director of Publicity and Advocacy of the Northern Elders Forum, said, “The Tukur-Tukur community is grateful for the prompt arrival of a combined medical team to address the recent diphtheria outbreak in the area and timely response to their distress call.” He announced that the…
Details of Liverpool’s transfer deal for goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili have been revealed. According to football transfer expert, Fabrizio Romano, Mamardashvili will join Liverpool on a six-year deal from Valencia. He added that the 23-year-old Georgian will complete his medical today. “Giorgi Mamardashvili to Liverpool, deal done with following details,” Romano wrote on X. “Contract valid for the next six years. “€30m fixed fee, €5m easy add-ons. “Joining #LFC in July 2025 as planned. “10% future sell-on clause for Valencia. Medical tests are taking place today.” Transfer: Details of Liverpool’s deal for Mamardashvili revealed
The leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU and the Federal Government has postponed the meeting earlier scheduled for Monday. The meeting was scheduled to address all unresolved matters obstructing the development of Nigerian universities. However, in a new development, the President of ASUU, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, told newsmen on Monday, that the meeting will no longer be held as earlier announced by the Minister of Education, Prof Tahir Mamman. Although no reason was given for the postponement, the meeting is now expected to be held on Wednesday, August 28. DAILY POST recalls that ASUU, a few days…