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Nigerian and Bayer 04 Leverkusen striker, Victor Boniface, has expressed his delight at playing in his first Champions League match during his team’s 4-0 victory against Feyenoord on Thursday. In a post on his X handle on Friday, Boniface reflected on his journey, recounting how, as a young footballer, he used to pay N30 to watch Champions League matches and now lives his dream by playing in the same competition. The Super Eagles striker stated, “I went from paying 30 naira to watch the Champions League back then at 323 Army barracks in Akure to playing my first Champions League…

Nigerian and Bayer Leverkusen striker, Victor Boniface, has expressed his delight at playing in his first Champions League match during his team’s 4-0 victory against Feyenoord on Thursday. In a post obtained from his X handle on Friday, Boniface reflected on his journey, recalling how, as a young footballer, he used to pay N30 to watch Champions League matches and is now living his dream by playing in the same competition. The Super Eagles striker said: “From paying 30 naira to watch the Champions League back then at 323 Army barracks in Akure to playing my first Champions League game.…

Florian Wirtz scored twice on his Champions League debut as Bayer Leverkusen cruised to victory at Feyenoord. After a season’s absence from the Champions League, the German champions wasted no time in leaving their mark on this year’s competition, racing to a four-goal lead before the break. Leverkusen took a fifth-minute lead when Wirtz placed the ball into bottom corner from 20 yards. Xabi Alonso’s marauding wing-backs combined for the second goal as Jeremie Frimpong’s cross reached Alex Grimaldo to score. Former Celtic player Frimpong then picked out 21-year-old Germany international Wirtz, who volleyed in his second of the game.…

The National Examinations Council (NECO) blacklisted 21 supervisors in 12 states for poor supervision, aiding and abetting abscondment, extortion, drunkenness, and negligence. The Registrar/Chief Executive of NECO, Professor Dantani Wushishi, disclosed this on Thursday while briefing newsmen at the organization’s headquarters in Minna, Niger State. Wushishi also said that NECO has de-recognized one school in Ekiti State for mass cheating in two core subjects and one science subject. He said the supervisors were recommended for blacklisting due to poor supervision, aiding and abetting abscondment, extortion, drunkenness, and negligence. “Forty schools were found to have been involved in whole-school mass cheating…

The National Examinations Council (NECO), has released the results of the June/July 2024 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE), with 60.55 percent of candidates securing five credits and above in English Language and Mathematics. Registrar of NECO, Professor Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, made this known while briefing newsmen at NECO headquarters on Thursday in Minna, Niger State. Wushishi disclosed that a total of 1,376,423 candidates, representing 706,950 males and 669,473 females, registered for the exam. The NECO boss while giving the breakdown of the results said, “Number of candidates that sat is 1,367,736 representing 702,112 Males and 665,624 females. “Number of candidates…

Football icon, Cristiano Ronaldo, has hailed Barcelona youngster, Lamine Yamal for his potentials and talent. Yamal has been outstanding for club and country and is showing signs of a great future. The youngster shone at the Euro 2024 championship in Germany, helping Spain to clinch the trophy. Widely regarded as one of the best young footballers in the world, Yamal is known for his dribbling, speed, crossing, technical proficiency and vision. Ronaldo said, “I see a lot of talent in Lamine Yamal,”according to Fabrizio Romano. Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al Nassr cut ties with coach Luis Castro after draw “I hope he…

President Bola Tinubu will not attend the 79th United Nations General Assembly, UNGA, session in New York this year. A statement signed by Special Adviser to the President, Bayo Onanuga, revealed that Tinubu has directed Vice President Kashim Shettima to lead Nigeria’s delegation. “President Tinubu, who returned to the country last Sunday after his trip to China and the United Kingdom, wants to focus on domestic issues and address some of the country’s challenges, especially after the recent devastating flooding, the statement reads. “At UNGA 79, Vice President Shettima will deliver Nigeria’s national statement to the General Assembly, attend important…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s (EFCC) attempt to arrest Yahaya Bello, former governor of Kogi State, proved abortive as he evaded arrest. Resistance by security operatives at the Kogi State governor’s lodge in Asokoro, Abuja, immediately led to an altercation with armed officials of the anti-graft agency on Wednesday night. The incumbent Kogi governor, Ahmed Ododo, reportedly whisked his predecessor away. Earlier on Wednesday, the EFCC said Bello is not in its custody and that the ex-governor remains wanted “for alleged N80.2 billion money laundering charges.” However, Bello’s media office asserted that the former governor was present with Ododo…

Nigeria’s government has initiated a thorough investigation into the root causes of the recent earth tremors that rattled the Mpape area in Abuja. The earth tremors, which began on the night of September 16, 2024, alarmed residents, with reports of six to eight seismic events being recorded. First detected at about 11:00 p.m., the earth tremors led to widespread concern due to loud noises and ground shaking in the vicinity. During a ministerial press briefing, the Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation, Mr. Uche Nnaji, assured the public that a team of experts from the Centre for Geodesy and Geodynamics…

Italian icon Salvatore Schillaci, the top scorer at the 1990 World Cup, has died aged 59. Schillaci, better known as ‘Toto’, scored six goals to win the Golden Boot at the 1990 World Cup on home soil. Italy lost in the semi-finals, but Schillaci was also awarded the Golden Ball as the best player and gained hero status. Schillaci was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2022. Capped 16 times for his country, scoring seven goals, he represented Italian giants Juventus and Inter Milan after beginning his club career at Messina. Juventus, whom Schillaci joined in 1989, said: “We immediately fell…