Super Eagles captain, John Mikel Obi, on Thursday, announced his retirement from international football. On his verified Instagram page, Mike Obi said, at the age of 32, it was time for him to bow out of the team and let the young ones take over. Sharing a photo of himself in the national jersey, Mikel […]
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The Super Eagles of Nigeria have won their eighth bronze medal of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Nigerian forward Odion Ighalo handed Gernot Rhor’s side victory with his second-minute goal in the third-place match against Tunisia at the Al Salam Stadium in Cairo on Wednesday night. The Nigerian forward also dominates the leading goalscorers’ […]
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All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPG) for Africa says the UK visit visa system is widely inaccessible to many Africans and widely perceived as discriminating. In a statement released on Tuesday, APPG said a study it conducted showed that African applicants are more than twice as likely to be refused a UK visa than applicants from any other […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a state of emergency on security in order to address insecurity situation in the country. The PDP National Chairman, Mr Uche Secondus, made the appeal at a press conference on Tuesday in Abuja while reacting to the open letter of former President […]
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The Nigerian Navy, on Tuesday, released names of successful candidates in its 2019 Recruitment Aptitude Test. This was contained on its official website www.joinnigeriannavy.com.The candidates are to appear for interview at the Nigerian Navy Secondary School Ojo, Navy Town, Lagos from Monday 29 July – Tuesday 27 August 2019. The interview will include screening/verification of […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has lashed out at those criticizing his administration over security challenges in some parts of the country. The president who spoke at an audience with the National Executives of the Buhari Campaign Organisation (BCO) in the State House, Abuja, on Tuesday, The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the killing of […]
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The Oyo state chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC), led by its chairman, Akin Oke, has asked Seyi Makinde, governor of the state, to explain the source of his asset. Recall that on Monday, Makinde declared N48 billion worth of assets. Speaking with NAN on Tuesday, Oke said the governor should not only tell people […]
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Nigeria’s inflation eased sharply lower in June to 11.22 percent year on year, a 0.18 percent points decrease than 11.40 percent posted in May. Latest data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Tuesday showed that the headline index fell to 1.07 percent on a month-on-month basis, indicating a decline of 0.04 percent […]
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Former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has written another letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, decrying the incessant killings across Nigeria. Obasanjo said the issue of killings can no longer be ignored or treated with nonchalance. He noted that it can not be swept under the carpet or treated with cuddling glove. The elder statesman […]
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Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, says President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration has failed to address the problems of Nigeria. Soyinka spoke when he played host to some students who paid him a visit on his 85th birthday. The literary icon said while state governments differ in success rates, “central government has failed”. He called on the […]
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