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Mexico vs. Nigeria: Super Eagles Get US Visas

29Jun

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Sports, Youths

Mexico vs. Nigeria: Super Eagles Get US Visas

The home-based Super Eagles have been granted visas by the US embassy for their high-profile friendly match against Mexico this weekend. 23 players from Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) will part in the match at the Los Angeles Coliseum due to the unavailability of Gernot Rohr’s regular side, who are preparing for their respective clubs’ pre-season. The team is expected to depart for the US from Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja tomorrow. Three–time African champions Nigeria will clash with the CONCACAF Gold Cup holders on 3rd July in what is part of the Mexican’s MexTour Series. The match, which kicks off at 7.30pm LA time will be the sixth confrontation between the senior teams of both countries, four of which have ended in draws. The only win in the ser...

Armed Robbers Attack Corpers Lodge, Injure Six

28Jun

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Crime, News, Nigeria, Security, Youths

Armed Robbers Attack Corpers Lodge, Injure Six

No fewer than six serving corps members were injured as armed robbers attacked their lodge and cart away valuables in Osun State. The Nation gathered that the incident happened on Saturday around 4am at the Nigeria Christian Corpers Fellowship (NCCF) lodge at Dada Estate in Osogbo where corps members are residing. A source told our correspondent that the armed robbers numbering about eight forcefully entered the lodge and threatened to kill anyone who refuses to lay down his or her valuables. Speaking with one of the victims; Ofure Ehizogie explained that, “We were attacked and those armed robbers stole all our valuables. They took laptops, phones, money and other valuables. During the attack, about six to seven of us were injured and we were taken to the hospi...

Monitors of Govt’s Social Interventions Get Work Tools

28Jun

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Employment, News, Nigeria, Youths

Monitors of Govt’s Social Interventions Get Work Tools

The Federal Government has distributed engagement letters and tablets to the 206 independent monitors engaged to monitor the effectiveness of its National Social Investment Programmes (NSIP) in Lagos State. Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development Mrs. Sadiya Farouk, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary Bashir Alkali, said the 206 were among the 5,000 trained between February and April 2021 across the country. The social intervention programmes to be monitored are N-Power, National Home Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP), Conditional Cash Transfer Programme (CCT), and the Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programme (GEEP). Mrs. Farouk said: “I am here to flag off the distribution of Engagement Letters and Devices for the Train...

BREAKING: JAMB Commences Release of 2021 UTME Results

25Jun

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Breaking News, Education, News, Nigeria, Youths

BREAKING: JAMB Commences Release of 2021 UTME Results

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board(JAMB) on Friday released results of candidates who sat for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) on Saturday, 19th and Tuesday, 22 June 2021. The board added the result for subsequent days would be released daily. The board stated these in a statement by its Head of Media, Dr Fabian Benjamin, on Friday morning. It directed candidates to check their results by sending UTMERESULT to 55019 through the GSM number used by each candidate to obtain profile code and UTME registration with the board and their results would be relayed to them. The statement reads: “The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of candidates who sat in more than 720 CBT centres for the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matricu...

Eguavoen Reacts To Criticism Over Home-based Players Selection For Mexico Friendly

24Jun

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Eguavoen Reacts To Criticism Over Home-based Players Selection For Mexico Friendly

Former Nigeria international and current NFF technical director Austin Eguavoen has reacted to criticism making the rounds over the exclusion of certain players from the 25-man home-based squad for next month’s friendly against Mexico. Following the unveiling of the names of the 25 home-based players shortlisted for the friendly in the United States, the inclusion and omission of certain players was questioned in different quarters. But Eguavoen, who will be in charge of the home-based Eagles for the friendly, explained the criteria for the selection of players for the game. “It was a bit difficult (assembling the team),” he told Super Eagles media. “Information came a bit late even at that it’s our country. I’ve been to few league games, the NPFL, NNL and even the NNLO, we pencil...

I’ll Give Good Account Of Myself Against Mexico -Nwaeze

23Jun

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Nigeria, Sports, Youths

I’ll Give Good Account Of Myself Against Mexico -Nwaeze

Kwara United’s Chris Nwaeze has promised to give a good account of himself when the Super Eagles face Mexico in an international friendly game. Nwaeze was among the 25 Ho,e Based players invited by Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr for the game against Mexico on July 3 in USA. Reacting to his invitation, Nwaeze in a chat with the club’s media team, stated that he’s ready to give his best. “I am happy with this latest development about my career and that of my other teammates who also made the list and I want to promise that we will give good account of ourselves in the national team,” Chris Nwaeze told Kwara United Media.

Corps Member Jailed Two Years for Sex Scam

22Jun

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Crime, News, Nigeria, Youths

Corps Member Jailed Two Years for Sex Scam

A High Court in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, yesterday sentenced a member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Oyeyemi Caleb to two years in prison. Oyeyemi, serving in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, was jailed for sex scam. Officials of Ilorin zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arrested Oyeyemi (21) on March 16, 2020 based on intelligence reports. Oyeyemi allegedly posed as a white lady, an online sex worker, to defraud one Wilson (a white man) of $100 in order to offer him sex. He was arraigned on November 26, 2020, and pleaded guilty when the counts were read to him. Justice Adenike Akinpelu sentenced him to one year imprisonment with an option of fine of N200,000 on each count.

Rohr Names Home-Based Squad for Mexico Friendly

21Jun

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Rohr Names Home-Based Squad for Mexico Friendly

Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr, has named a 25-man home-based squad to face Mexico in an international friendly at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on July 4. Enyimba goalkeeper John Noble and forward Anayo Iwuala and a recalled Ikechukwu Ezenwa, Heartland keeper, top the list of the players invited to camp for the friendly. Also invited are Rivers United defender Ifeanyi Anaemena, Enyimba midfielder Ekundayo Ojo and forwards Ibrahim Olawoyin (Enugu Rangers) and Stephen Jude (Kwara United). The players are expected to report at the Serob Legacy Hotel, Wuse, Abuja on June 22 with their travel documents. Only 22 of them will travel to the United States of America for the glamour friendly. It is expected that the LA Coliseum, a 77,500-capacity facility will be at full capacity f...

I Have No Regrets Relocating to Nigeria – Anto Lecky

20Jun

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Interview, News, Nigeria, Youths

I Have No Regrets Relocating to Nigeria – Anto Lecky

A former Big Brother Naija contestant and actress, Antoinette Lecky, popularly known as Anto Lecky, has said that though some days could be tough, she had no regrets relocating to Nigeria from her base in the United States of America. She told Sunday Scoop, “(I have) no regrets (relocating to Nigeria). Some days are harder than others, especially with the insecurity at the moment, but I have been able to make a name for myself here and doing things I always dreamt of.” The reality TV star also affirmed the view held by many that social media dramas were sometimes staged. She said, “I try to focus on work and mind my business. But, sometimes, social media dramas are staged for buzz and hype. However, it is just not something I am interested in.” Lecky also suggested that children s...

Simy Nwankwo Addresses Crotone Future Amid Exit Rumours

15Jun

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Simy Nwankwo Addresses Crotone Future Amid Exit Rumours

Nigeria forward Simy Nwankwo insists he is happy at Crotone despite interest from top clubs around Europe. Nwankwo is expected to leave Crotone this summer following their relegation to Serie B. The lanky forward is not short of suitors following a superlative campaign in the Italian top-flight that saw him scored 20 times in 38 league appearances. Quizzed about his future in an interview with Gazetta dello Sport, the 29-year-old appeared to suggest that he had yet to make any final decision. “I do not know. For now I’m in a place where I feel good and people love me, the transfer market doesn’t interest me,”he declared. The striker linked up with Crotone from Portuguese club Gil Vicente in 2015.