At this stage of the competition, it is the winner who takes it all match. Losers are eliminated while the winners move to the next stage which is the quarter finals. If a game fails to produce a winner, after full and regulation time, there will be a penalty shootout to determine who moves to…
Nigerians in the UK are mourning the death of a Nigerian man, identified as Saheed Wahab. Ekweanaedo News understands that Saheed reportedly died a day after relocating to the United Kingdom for his master’s degree. Confirming the incident the Nigerian community, in a statement via its official X handle on Wednesday, said Wahab, who arrived…
The Niger State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has arrested Mallam Nura Suleiman, a 43-year-old Islamic teacher for allegedly molesting a three-year-old pupil, Isah Muaazu, in Suleja, Suleja Local Government Area of the state. A statement signed by Public Relations Officer SC Nasir D. Abdullahi in Minna said the command’s…
Some yet-to-be-identified gunmen have killed two persons suspected to be husband and wife and dumped their corpses in a car boot of their vehicle, a Toyota Camry with the registration number: EE-621-EU. The two corpses were seen by passers-by at a lonely place along the Tempo Junction, Umunya axis of the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway in the…
The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has announced a free Mock Examination for all prospective candidates for the first-ever Computer-Based WASSCE for Private Candidates. The spokesperson for WAEC, Moyosola F. Adesina, said this in a statement on Monday, stating that the mock examination will be held on the 23 and 24 of January, 2024. According…
Tunisia, ranked third in Africa, joined host Ivory Coast, Ghana and Algeria as top ranked teams to exit the Cup of Nations after drawing 0-0 with South Africa in a final round Group E match in Korhogo on Wednesday. The North Africans had a late chance to snatch victory and survive but substitute Haythem Jouini…
The Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has approved the appointment of Tayo Oluwatuyi as the Secretary to the State Government (SSG). The appointment was made known by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Ebenezer Adeniyan, in a statement on Wednesday. Oluwatuyi was also Ondo SSG under Akeredolu’s administration. He said the governor also…
Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo state has nominated a former Deputy Clerk of the National Assembly Olayide Adelami for the position of Deputy Governor. Adelami hails from Owo, the hometown of the late Governor Rotimi Akeredolu The name of the deputy governor nominee has been transmitted to the Ondo State House of Assembly for approval…
The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has announced a free Mock Examination for all prospective candidates for the first-ever Computer-Based WASSCE for Private Candidates. The spokesperson for WAEC, Moyosola F. Adesina, said this in a statement on Monday, stating that the mock examination will be held on the 23 and 24 of January, 2024. According…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will today depart Abuja for Paris, France, for a private visit. Ekweanaedo News reports that this was made known in a short statement on Wednesday by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale. President Tinubu will return to the country in the first week of February,…
