Cape Verde continued their fairy tale at the ongoing Nations Cup in Ivory Coast by beating Mauritania to qualify for the quarter final Cape Verde won by a late goal to triumph 1-0 and await the winner between Senegal and Ivory Coast in the quarter-finals Ryan Mendes’ 88th-minute penalty was the difference as the Blue…
Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen, on Monday, killed two traditional rulers in Ekiti State. The incident was happened between Oke-Ako and Ipao-Ekiti in Ajoni Local Government Area of the state. The duo – Onimojo of Imojo Ekiti in Oye Local Government Area and Elesun of Esun Ekiti in Ajoni, Ikole Local Government Area of Ekiti…
Former President of South Africa Jacob Zuma has been suspended from the party after refusing to vote for it and launching a rival organisation. The governing African National Congress (ANC) announced its decision on Monday. “Zuma and others whose conduct is in conflict with our values and principles, will find themselves outside the African National…
Players of the Angola national team have been promised cash rewards and material gifts, should they beat Nigeria in the quarter final on Friday. The Palancas Negras thrashed Namibia 3-0 in the Round-of-16 to qualify for the quarter final The oil-rich nation are now seeking an unprecedented semi-final berth at the premier African competition. A…
The air component of Operation Whirl Punch has eliminated no fewer than 30 terrorists and kidnappers in an air strike along Kwiga-Kampanin Doka axis, in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The Director, Public Relations and Information of the Nigerian Air Force, AVM Edward Gabkwet, revealed this in a statement on Monday in…
Morocco coach Walid Regragui has been cleared to take charge of their last-16 clash against South Africa at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations after his two-match ban was lifted following an appeal. Regragui was suspended for four games and fined $5,000 by the Confederation of African Football (Caf) on Wednesday, with two games of…
A 24-year-old student of Mass Communication at Federal Polytechnic Mubi in Adamawa State, Jemima Shetima-Balami, has allegedly committed suicide after her boyfriend ended their relationship. She was said to be a second-year National Diploma student in industrial attachment with Adamawa State Television, Yola. Report says she drank a substance suspected to be rat poison after…
The governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde has faulted the presidential candidate of his party, the Peoples Democratic Party Atiku Abubakar, for not reaching out to commiserate with him over the recent explosion in Ibadan. The governor expressed his regret while praising the presidential candidate of the Labour Party Peter Obi, who visited him at…
Round of 16 action continues at the ongoing African Cup of Nations on Monday with two surprise teams Cape Verde and Mauritania going head to head. Cape Verde topped Group B which also includes African giants Ghana and Egypt. They finished with 7 points winning two and drawing one while Egypt who exited the tournament…
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has appointed Edison Ehie, the leader of his loyalists in the State House of Assembly, as his Chief of Staff. Ehie was the contender to Martin Amaewhule for the position of Speaker, before recently resigning from the Assembly as part of the process to restore peace in the state. He…
