The Super Eagles commenced their AFCON 2019 campaign on Saturday with a 1-0 victory against Burundi at the Alexandria Stadium in Egypt.
Odion Ighalo scored the only goal of the match in the 77th minute.
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A man who stole a phone at a church and hid it in a toilet in the building has been caught and disgraced. The incident happened in Lagos. He is said to be in the habit of stealing items from unsuspecting church goers in Lagos. The suspect identified as Ebuka Iheanacho, told those interrogating him…
Suspected kidnap kingpin, Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike, alias Evans, on Friday denied kidnapping a businessman, Sylvanus Ahamonu, and collecting a $420,000 ransom from his family. Standing trial alongside ex-soldier Victor Aduba on a four-count charge of kidnapping and unlawful possession of firearms, Evans said he was tortured and forced by dismissed police officer, Abba Kyari, and “his…
President Muhammadu Buhari is seeking a loan of $1.2bn from Brazil to finance agricultural programs in the 2021 budget. A request for approval has also been transmitted to the National Assembly, according to Punch. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, made this known when she appeared before the House of Representatives Committee on…
The police command in Ekiti on Friday confirmed the killing of a police officer as gunmen allegedly abducted a Chinese expatriate in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital. The abductee was one of the engineers working with the Chinese company handling the new Ado-Iyin road. The Command Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Sunday Abutu, who…
A 7-day mourning period has been declared by the Ekiti State House of Assembly over the demise of the Speaker, Mr Funminiyi Afuye. In a statement in Ado Ekiti, the chairman House Committee on media, Mrs Yemisi Ayokunle said the flag in the Assembly complex would be flown at half mast during the period. Mrs…
A young man of 20, Ekenedilichukwu Okeke has confessed to killing his step-mother. Speaking on Friday, he gave detailed account how he arranged his friends to kill his stepmother, Mrs. Theresa Okeke in Awka, Anambra State. Okeke, an accountant with the National Population Commission (NPC), was reportedly strangled to death on September 28, 2022 in…