Super Eagles coach, José Peseiro, whose contract with the NFF expired on Thursday, in this interview with Goal.com talks about the pressure of managing Nigeria’s national team, his experience at the last Africa Cup of Nations, his relationship with Africa and his future with the team First of all, how are you? Were you able to rest a little after the African Cup of Nations? Yes, I rested and I am still resting. My contract ends in two days. The AFCON was an exhausting tournament, I must admit. We did a good job, me, the staff and the players. There…
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A student of the Federal University of Technology Owerri, FUTO, Owerri, has died while several others sustained injuries in a cult-related incident. The incident took place on Friday morning when students from Imo State University, IMSU, entered the FUTO campus in a motorcycle convoy, leading to a confrontation. During the confrontation, the FUTO Man O War commander was fatally stabbed in the neck by one of the IMSU students. The death and injuries have left the university community in mourning and shock. Details shortly… Dailypost
Residents of Gonin-Gora in the troubled Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Thursday barricaded the Kaduna-Abuja Expressway protesting the abduction of an unspecified number of people in the area. The residents stormed the highway protesting and urging the government to do something over the incessant attacks by bandits in the area. According to an eyewitness, kidnappers on Wednesday night through the early hours of Thursday had attacked the community, kidnapping unspecified numbers of the residents. The incident which an eyewitness said happened from 11:00 pm Wednesday through to 3:00 am Thursday, forced residents to troop out to protest…
People Living With Disabilities, PWDs have urged President Bola Tinubu to correct lopsided appointments in his government urgently. Chike Okogwu, the Director of the Centre for Ability Rehabilitation and Empowerment, made this known in a recent open letter to Tinubu. He noted that the distribution of appointments among the regions would uphold the constitutional principle of Federal character, foster inclusivity, and strengthen democracy. People Living With Disabilities, PWDs have urged President Bola Tinubu to correct lopsided appointments in his government urgently. Chike Okogwu, the Director of the Centre for Ability Rehabilitation and Empowerment, made this known in a recent open…
Date: 2024-Mar-01 🎯TOPIC: TURNING THE TABLE AGAINST THE CONSPIRATORS 📺 WATCH THE DEVOTION VIA THE LINK BELOW👇 https://youtu.be/FkK73EmfkrY?si=BuaACIs8Wz3qIbAI ✝️TEXT: Psalm 64: 1-10(NKJV) 64:1.Hear my voice, O God, in my meditation; Preserve my life from fear of the enemy. 64:2. Hide me from the secret plots of the wicked, From the rebellion of the workers of iniquity, 64:3. Who sharpen their tongue like a sword, And bend [their bows to shoot] their arrows — bitter words, 64:4. That they may shoot in secret at the blameless; Suddenly they shoot at him and do not fear. 64:5. They encourage themselves [in] an…
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the West of the risk of nuclear war if they send their own troops to fight for Ukraine, saying Moscow had the weapons to strike Western targets. In his annual state of the nation address on Thursday, Putin said claims that Russia intends to attack Europe are “nonsense” but warned that his country might strike Western countries with nuclear weapons. Putin referenced an idea floated by French President Emmanuel Macron, who on Monday said the possibility of sending Western troops to Ukraine “cannot be ruled out.” Several European leaders swiftly rejected the suggestion. “Everything that they are coming up…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has advised residents of Kwali, Gwagwalada and Kuje areas of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, to be security conscious. The security agency specifically advised residents of the areas to profile visitors before accepting them as members of their communities, to avoid harbouring dangerous criminals. The Commandant General of the Corps, Ahmed Audi, gave the advice on Thursday in Abuja, while inaugurating a new NSCDC Division in Kwali, alongside the Chairman of the Area Council, Mr Danladi Chiya. The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has advised residents of Kwali, Gwagwalada and…
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, on Wednesday, said the importation of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, into Nigeria has reduced by 50 per cent since the withdrawal of subsidy on the commodity. During his inaugural speech on May 29, 2023, President Bola Tinubu declared that fuel subsidy was gone. Within 24 hours after that declaration, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Nigeria’s sole importer of PMS, withdrew subsidy on petrol. This led to a jump in the price of the commodity from about N198/litre to over N500/litre, as it later moved up to over N600/litre…
No fewer than nine people have died of Lassa fever in Benue State in the past two months. The State Epidemiologist, Dr Sam Ngishe, disclosed this to journalists in a telephone chat on Thursday. This comes after the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention said it has recorded 2,621 suspected Lassa fever cases and 84 deaths with a case fatality rate of 18.6 per cent. According to Ngishe, 46 people including health workers and internally displaced persons have been hit by the dreaded disease across the state. He noted that four cases were found among the Internally displaced persons…
The President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Archbishop Daniel Okoh, has urged Nigerians to persevere in the face of the current economic hardship in the country. Okoh gave the charge while fielding questions from newsmen on Wednesday, on the sidelines of the National Day of Prayer 2024 in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the interdenominational prayer with the theme, ‘In His Hands’, was organized by CAN to offer special prayers for the nation and its leadership in the face of its challenges. The cleric urged Nigerians to continue to pray for policymakers and leaders…