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South Africa To Face Mohamed Salah’s Egypt In AFCON, Nigeria Draw Tunisia

January 28, 2025 admin

South Africa will face Mohamed Salah-captained Egypt while Ademola Lookman-inspired Nigeria must tackle Tunisia after the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations group stage draw was made in Rabat on Monday. Hosts Morocco face giantkillers Comoros in the opening match of the 24-team tournament on December 21 while title-holders Ivory Coast will come up…

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70 Killed In Nigeria As Petrol Tanker Explodes

January 18, 2025 admin

Lagos: A petrol tanker truck exploded after flipping over in central Nigeria on Saturday, killing 70 people who had gathered to take the spilt fuel, the national road safety authority said. “The death toll stands at 70 so far,” Kumar Tsukwam, the head of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Niger State, told AFP…

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35 Children Killed In Nigeria School Fair Stampede: Police

December 19, 2024 admin

Laos: A stampede at a school fair in the southwestern Nigerian city of Ibadan has left 35 children dead and seriously injured six others, police said on Thursday. “Eight persons have since been arrested for their various involvements” in the incident, which took place on Wednesday in Nigeria’s third largest city, Oyo State Police Command…

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Ademola Lookman And Barbra Banda Crowned African Players Of The Year

December 17, 2024 admin

Nigeria forward Ademola Lookman was named 2024 African men’s player of the year at a ceremony in Marrakesh on Monday, while Zambia’s Barbra Banda picked up the women’s award. Lookman succeeds compatriot Victor Osimhen, who last year became the first Nigerian winner since Nwankwo Kanu in 1999. The 27-year-old owes his achievement to…

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Nigeria Reels Under ‘Cryptic Pregnancy’ Scam. All Your Questions Answered

November 28, 2024 admin

What is Nigeria’s cryptic pregnancy scam? BBC Africa Eye has investigated a disturbing fertility scam in Anambra State, Nigeria where desperate women are shelling hundreds of dollars for this treatment that gives desperate women false pregnancies. What constitutes this “cryptic” pregnancy? Women who come to these clinics are warned not to visit doctors or hospitals…

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Nigeria sharia police to raid betting shops after court ruling

November 23, 2024 admin

Kano State is one of 12 predominantly Muslim Nigerian states in which Islamic sharia is used alongside federal law. Representational file image. | Photo Credit: AP Islamic morality police in the northern Nigerian city of Kano are to resume their crackdown on betting shops after a supreme court ruling on gambling. The Nigerian supreme court quashed…

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PM Modi Gets Grand Welcome In Nigeria With ‘Vande Mataram’ Chants

November 17, 2024 admin

New Delhi: As Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived on Sunday on his first-ever visit to Nigeria, the Indian community living in the West African country turned up in large numbers giving him a rousing welcome, chanting ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ and ‘Vande Mataram’ slogans, at the Abuja airport. Thanking the Indian Diaspora in Nigeria for…

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“Inhumane Treatment”: Stranded In Airport For 20 Hours, Nigeria Football Team Boycott AFCON Qualifier vs Libya

October 15, 2024 admin

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) confirmed Monday that their national team had returned home after alleged “inhumane treatment” in Libya ahead of a 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier. “The Nigeria delegation departed the Al-Abraq Airport at exactly 15.05 hours, bound for the city of Kano, and onwards to the Federal Capital, Abuja,”…

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Almost Every Family Has Them

October 14, 2024 admin

Igbo-Ora: On a normal day, a visitor might pass Igbo-Ora with little more than a double take, wondering why so many pairs of residents wear matching clothes. But this weekend left nobody doubting what makes the town in southwest Nigeria special. With fanfare, pageantry, talent shows and even a royal visit, hundreds of people gathered…

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Nigerian Zookeeper Mauled To Death By Lion After Leaving Safety Gate Open During Feeding

October 1, 2024 admin

A zookeeper in Nigeria was mauled to death by a lion after he failed to secure the locks on its enclosure when he went to feed it. According to the BBC, the victim, identified as a 35-year-old man named Babaji Daule, worked at the Presidential Library Wildlife Park, owned by former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo…

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