Author: Vincent Osuwo

Super Eagles goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali is expected to start against Angola on Friday after being declared fit for the AFCON quarter-finals. Nwabali joined and finished a training session with his colleagues on Thursday, despite ongoing doubts about his fitness for the match. However, on Friday, hours before the match, sources from the Nigerian camp said that Nwabali would start for the Super Eagles against Angola. Also speaking earlier on Channels TV, Super Eagles Media Officer Babafemi Raji stated that the custodian was ready to travel. ”He trained yesterday. He trained the day before yesterday. But yesterday was much more intense,”…

Pastor Jimmy Odukoya has raised prayer points for Nigeria’s Super Eagles as they prepare to face Angola’s Black Antelopes in the quarterfinals of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Ivory Coast. Chronicle NG reports that Jose Peseiro’s men will face Angola in the AFCON last eight on Friday at 6:00 p.m. Speaking ahead of the clash, Odukoya, in a video upload via his X account on Friday, implored every Nigerian to hope that the likes of Victor Osimhen, Samuel Chukwueze, and Moses Simon should score against Angola. He also prayed that God would not humiliate Nigeria because the…

No fewer than three people have been killed and over 270 others injured in an explosion in Kenya’s capital on Friday when a truck packed with petrol exploded in Nairobi. According to reports, firefighters were able to put the fire under control about 9:00 a.m. (0600 GMT), more than nine hours after it began. According to government spokesman Isaac Maigua Mwaura, the explosion resulted in a “huge ball of fire that spread widely.” “Consequently, the inferno further damaged several vehicles and commercial properties, including many small and medium-sized businesses,” he said. “Sadly, residential houses in the neighbourhood also caught fire,…

The Kwara State Police Command has confirmed the brutal murder of Oba Aremu Olusegun Cole, a traditional ruler of the Koro community in Kwara State’s Ekiti Local Government Area. According to a statement signed by the Kwara State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP, Ejire Adeyemi Toun, the traditional ruler was assassinated in his palace, and his wife was kidnapped together with another woman on Thursday night by gunmen. While assuring the public that no stone will be left unturned in bringing the perpetrators to justice as soon as possible, the police public relations officer stated that the Kwara State Commissioner…

Angola have lost their bid to have goalkeeper Adilson Cipriano da Cruz ‘Neblú’ available for the crucial quarter-final clash with Nigeria. The Angolan goalkeeper, Adilson Cipriano da Cruz, popularly known as Neblú, got a red card after just 16 minutes in their round of sixteen clash against Namibia when he handled the ball outside of the box. The 30-year-old was anticipated to serve a two-game suspension following his dismissal. However, following an appeal by the Angola Football Federation, the shot stopper will miss one game. The reduction was granted on the grounds that Neblu handled the ball outside of the…

Canal+, a French company, has offered to buy South African pay-TV gaint MultiChoice for approximately R31.7 billion ($1.7 billion). Canal+ stated on Thursday that it has made a non-binding indicative offer to MultiChoice’s board to acquire all issued ordinary shares that it does not already own, subject to gaining the relevant regulatory permissions. In its most recent annual report, MultiChoice disclosed that Canal+ owned 140,160,277 of its 442,512,678 issued shares. According to local media, Canal+ has steadily purchased MultiChoice shares on the open market over the last four years, accumulating more than 30% ownership of the company. Canal+ offered R105…

The police have commenced a search for those responsible for the burning down of the house and a car of one Mani Habu Abubakar on Tuesday night over the alleged blasphemy of Prophet Mohammed in Katsina State. This was disclosed by the Commissioner of Police, Aliyu Musa, on Thursday. The house, located at Sabon Garin Alhaji Yahuza Village, Batagarawa Local Government Area of Katsina State, was reportedly razed down by the irate mob. According to reports, some protesters burned the house and Abubakar’s car around 8 p.m. on Tuesday for his alleged blasphemy of Prophet Mohammed in his remarks on…

No fewer than 13 suspects have been arrested in connection with the killing of two monarchs in Ekiti State, the Nigeria Police Force reveals. The Police Public Relations Officer, ACP Muyiwa Adejobi, stated on Thursday that measures had also been taken to address the security challenge in the state. On Monday, gunmen assassinated two Ekiti monarchs: the Onimojo of Imojo, Oba Olatunde Olusola, and the Elesun of Esun Ekiti, Oba Babatunde Ogunsakin, while the Alara of Ara Ekiti, Oba Adebayo Fatoba, narrowly escaped. The traditional rulers were returning from a security meeting in Kogi State when they encountered an ambush…

Super Falcons striker Asisat Oshoala has left FC Barcelona Femini to join Bay FC, a new National Women’s Soccer League club in the United States. Bay FC confirmed the new signing in a statement on Thursday. The six-time African Women’s Footballer of the Year has signed a two-year contract with Bay FC, with the option to extend it by one year until 2027. “Bay FC, the Bay Area’s new women’s professional soccer franchise in the National Women’s Soccer League, has acquired the rights to Nigerian international Asisat Oshoala through a transfer with FC Barcelona Femení of Liga F in Spain…

Femi Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, and another lawyer, Hauwa Mustapha,  have sued the Attorney General of the Federation, the Nigerian Education Minister, the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), the Attorneys General of the 36 States of the Federation, and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, over the education of Nigerian children. In an affidavit filed before the Court, Falana stated that a recent report released by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) estimated Nigeria’s overall number of out-of-school children to be 20.2 million, the highest figure in the world. The applicants, Falana and Hauwa Mustapha, a…