The second round of group games get under way on Thursday, with hosts Ivory Coast taking on Nigeria in a highly anticipated Group A encounter after Equatorial Guinea face Guinea Bissau earlier in the day. In Group B, Egypt and Ghana will both be looking to get their first win when they meet in Abidjan….
Zambia and DR Congo drew 1-1 as the opening round of group games at the Africa Cup of Nations came to a close. Against the run of play, Kings Kangwa made the most of a defensive mix-up to put Zambia ahead in the 23rd minute. Just four minutes later, the Leopards were level in the…
Tournament favourites Morocco began their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations campaign with a convincing 3-0 win over 10-man Tanzania in Group F. The Atlas Lions took the lead on the half hour before two second half goals put Tanzania out of the contest Tanzania had Novatus Miroshi sent off with 20 minutes left. Morocco won…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has commenced on investigating the Accountant General of the Federation, Oluwatoyin Madein, for her alleged involvement in the N585.2 million fraud involving suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Betta Edu. AGF was interrogated on Monday at Jabi, Abuja, the headquarters of the anti-graft agency, according to reports obtained from…
There was drama on Wednesday in a Dei-Dei Grade I Area Court in Abuja when a housewife, Sa’adatu Ayuba, begged the court to disregard her plea for divorce. The petitioner, who sought divorce on grounds of impotence, said she married her husband Jalija 27 years ago. ”My Lord, although my husband refused to follow the…
Teaching as well as non-teaching staff of the University of Cross River State have protested nonpayment of their salaries by the management of the institution. A month ago, the new leadership of the UNICROSS Alumni Association, led by Dr Peter Iyali, donated bags of rice to the workers and also wrote letters appealing to the…
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have neutralised an unspecified number of Boko Haram and Islamic State of the West African Province (ISWAP) fighters during a significant week-long offensive against terrorists in Borno State. Intelligence sources reportedly told counter-insurgency expert and security analyst in the Lake Chad region, Zagazola Makama, yesterday, that the land and…
The Rivers State House of Assembly on Wednesday asked the nine commissioners who resigned their positions to ‘take a bow and go.’ On Monday, the House invited the commissioner-nominees for screening as part of the 8-point peace agenda signed by Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State and FCT Minister Nyesom Wike following a meeting with…
Justice Abba Mohammed of the Court of Appeal Abuja has nullified the election of Honourable Emmanuel Ukpong-Udo, a member representing Ikono/Ini Federal Constituency of Akwa Ibom State in the House of Representatives. The Appellate Court declared that the declaration and return of Ukpong-Udo by the Independent National Electoral Commission was done in violation of clear…
Prominent businessman Chief Chris Odinaka Igwe on Tuesday dumped the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC) after a marathon meeting with the lawmaker representing Abia North Senatorial District, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu. A source close to the former Abia State Governor confirmed the defection of Chief Igwe, along with over 5,000…
