Brazil will not be defending their football Gold medal they won at the last Olympics as they failed to qualify for Paris 2024. The Defending champions failed to qualify for the men’s Olympic football tournament as a 1-0 loss to Argentina put their rivals through to Paris 2024. It is the first time since 2004…
The Nigeria Super Eagles have expressed disappointment over their defeat at the 2023 CAF African Cup of Nations final. The Elephants of Côte d’Ivoire, on Sunday, won the 2023 CAF African Cup of Nations final. Reacting to their loss in an X tweet on Monday, the Eagles said even though they feel disappointed, they will…
Super Eagles coach Jose Peseiro has admitted the Elephants of Ivory Coast were the better side following the Eagles loss the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. Sebastien Haller scored a dramatic late winner as hosts Ivory Coast fought back to beat Nigeria 2-1 in Sunday’s Africa Cup of Nations final and complete the most remarkable…
Men’s marathon world record holder, Kenya’s Kelvin Kiptum, 24, has died in a road accident in his home country. He was killed alongside his coach, Rwanda’s Gervais Hakizimana, in a car on a road in western Kenya on Sunday. Kiptum made a breakthrough in 2023 as a rival to compatriot Eliud Kipchoge – one of…
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Sunday warned against talk that “undermines security” after former US president Donald Trump threatened to encourage Russia to attack NATO members who were not fully paid up. “Any suggestion that allies will not defend each other undermines all of our security, including that of the US,” Stoltenberg said in a…
Wife of Anambra state governor Nonye Soludo, has said, the growing cases of cardiovascular-based deaths call for renewed and more intentional medical and habitual approaches. Mrs Nonye, while speaking in Awka, noted that the seeming neglect by most people to go for routine heart checks, has contributed to the ravages of the most cardiovascular diseases…
The Federal Government has sent out a message to the Super Eagles despite their loss to Ivory Coast at the AFCON 2023 tournament on Sunday. Sebastien Haller scored a dramatic late winner as the hosts fought back to complete the most remarkable of major tournament turnarounds by claiming their third continental title. Nigeria looked set…
President Bola Tinubu has commended the Super Eagles of Nigeria for their performance in the final of the 2024 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Côte d’Ivoire. Ekweanaedo News reports that the Super Eagles lost the AFCON to Ivory Coast 2–1 on Sunday night. According to Media Adviser, Ajuri Ngelale, President Tinubu commended the team,…
A former National Vice Chairman (Northwest) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Salisu Muhamed Lukman has shared his concerns over the economic situation in the country. He urged President Bola Tinubu to sit up and re-evaluate some of the policy decisions he has taken in the past 10 months. He stated this in a…
A fire outbreak has razed down up to 30 hectares of farmlands in Abia State, according to Cocoa Farmers Association of Nigeria. The fire outbreak amid a cocoa price surge could result in a 4 per cent drop in supply and a loss of about 11,000 tons of the chocolate ingredient pod during the mid-crop…
