Author: Vincent Osuwo

Super Eagles coach Jose Peseiro has disclosed that his new-found winning strategy suffered in the last 20 minutes of the semi-final clash with South Africa. Peseiro stated this during a news conference after Nigeria’s 4-2 penalty shootout win at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Bouake, Côte d’Ivoire. Peseiro added that, of the current AFCON, the semi-final match was the hardest he had played thus far. “Around 90 minutes, I saw that our team suffered; we were shaken; we lost the balance. “But during the break before the extra time, we put ourselves together and went into extra…

The death of Dr. Cairo Ojougboh, the former Executive Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has been acknowledged with grief by President Bola Tinubu. The President expressed his condolences to the Ojougboh family, the government, and the people of Delta State for this unfortunate loss in a statement released on Thursday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale. Chronicle NG reports that Ojougboh, a former House of Representatives member who represented Ika Federal Constituency between 2003 and 2007, reportedly slumped and died during the penalty shootout between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and Bafana Bafana…

Former Manchester United forward Jesse Lingard has joined South Korean club FC Seoul. The 31-year-old has signed a two-year contract with the option of an additional year. He had been a free agent since leaving Nottingham Forest last summer, and he fired his agents earlier this month, including members of his family, in an effort to find a new club. Lingard had a good loan spell with West Ham in 2021 before joining the City Ground. He scored nine goals in 16 appearances in all competitions this season. Lingard has won the Europa League, FA Cup, and Carabao Cup with…

No fewer than three Nigerian soldiers and two vigilantes were killed by bandits on Tuesday in the Toto Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. On February 1, 2024, bandits murdered three people and destroyed property worth millions of naira in the Katapka and Okudu settlements, prompting the Nigerian Army to deploy forces to the region to maintain peace and order. Our correspondent, on the other hand, learned that as military personnel were working to restore order in the area, the bandits attacked them on Tuesday afternoon, killing three soldiers and two vigilantes. On Wednesday, the Chairman of Toto LGA, Abdullahi…

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), on Wednesday, paraded five suspected oil thieves arrested in Rivers State on Wednesday. The security agency said it recovered nine vehicles carrying 15,000 litres of illegally refined automated gas oil, or diesel, from the accused. Basil Igwebueze, the NSCDC Commandant for Rivers State, revealed this when he paraded the suspects and exhibits before reporters in Port Harcourt. Igwebueze stated that the suspects, all guys aged 19 to 25, were apprehended with crude oil tapping equipment. He stated: “The suspects, Abdulrasheed Nuhu (m), 25; Hussaini Ciroma (m), 24; Shamsudeen Umar (m), 23; Al-Amina…

Nigerians have taken to social media to lambast Italian Serie A winners Napoli for celebrating Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen following his qualification to the 2023 African Cup of Nations final. Following Nigeria’s win over the Bafana Bafana of South Africa, Napoli, on its verified X handle, celebrated Osimhen, who was instrumental in Nigeria’s epic victory over South Africa. Napoli’s celebratory statement reads, “Congratulations to @victorosimhen9 and @NGSuperEagles on reaching the final of the 2024 Africa Cup of Nations!” However, the congratulatory statement did not sit well with Nigerians, who had previously questioned the Serie A giant over their silence on Osimhen’s triumph…

Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 presidential election, has congratulated the Super Eagles over their semi-final win over South Africa. Obi, in a statement posted on his verified X handle on Wednesday night, applauded the team’s “great determination, professionalism, and patriotism.” He, however, urged the Super Eagles to maintain their can-do spirit and bring the AFCON trophy home. Obi’s statment reads, “Today was yet another victorious outing for Nigeria as our national team, the Super Eagles, displayed great fighting spirit, beating the Bafana Bafana of South Africa to take Nigeria to the finals in…

Nigerian football legend Nwankwo Kanu has stated that the Super Eagles will win the 2023 CAF African Cup of Nations in Cote d’Ivoire. Kanu, a two-time African Footballer of the Year in 1996 and 1999, stated this in a video released on his X account on Wednesday. In the video, he asserted that the Nigerian football team, which is scheduled for a semi-final match against South Africa’s Bafana Bafana on Wednesday (today), would advance to the final and win the tournament. The Arsenal legend, popularly called ‘Papilo,’ stated, “I told you from the beginning, from the first game, to believe…

American hip-hop artist Kanye West has announced the list of countries he will be touring in 2024 and 2025, including Lagos, Nigeria, and Nairobi, Kenya. The rapper revealed this in a screenshot of a discussion posted to his Instagram account on Wednesday. The screenshot with potential tour dates listed Eko Energy City in Lagos, Nigeria, on December 14, 2024, and Nyayo International Stadium in Nairobi, Kenya, on December 7, 2024. It also stated that Kanye West’s tour will begin on June 22, 2024, in Toronto, Canada, and will go across the United States until August, when it will head to…

Terrorists have threatened to marry off a bride and 62 other women who were kidnapped on Thursday in the Sabuwa Local Government Area of Katsina State. Chronicle NG reports that the bride and 62 wedding guests who were escorting her home along the Damari town of Katsina State’s Sabuwa Local Government Area were kidnapped by terrorists. However, in a recent development, a video making the rounds on social media showed the bandits threatening to marry off all the abductees, including the bride, if ransom is not paid. The women, clad in hijab, could be seen and heard begging for assistance…