The Black Stars of Ghana have sacked Chris Hughton as their coach following their group-stage exit from the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cote d’Ivoire. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Ghana Football Association (GFA) announced this on Tuesday, shortly after the team’s elimination was confirmed. “Chris Hughton has been relieved of his duties as head coach of the senior national team with immediate effect. “The executive council has also taken a decision to dissolve the technical team of the Black Stars,” the GFA said. After defeating Gambia 3-2, Cameroon sealed the elimination, preventing Ghana from…
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“Those who produce fake drinks, most often use methanol which is used to produce methylated spirits of which they write on the body it’s for external use only. Methanol is very toxic, it damages the kidney.” A wine dealer has suggested how Nigerian consumers can detect fake drinks in the market. Nestor Udoh, who runs a wine shop in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, told News corespondent in an interview on Friday in Uyo that the barcode in every drink provides a unique way to find out if a drink is original or fake. “You see this barcode,” Mr Udoh said…
Super Eagles of Nigeria’s Coach, Jose Peseiro, has said that his team was keeping the goals for the next round of the ongoing 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cote d’Ivoire. The Portuguese said this on Monday in Abidjan during his post-match news conference after a scrappy 1-0 win over Guinea Bissau in the last group A match. The Super Eagles coach said he was happy with the 1-0 win while congratulating Equatorial Guinea for topping the table. He said his team wasted many scoring chances but claimed that they were keeping the goals for the next stage of…
Super Eagles will play the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon in the round of 16 of the Africa Cup of Nations(AFCON) come Saturday at the Stade Félix Houphouët Boigny. Nigeria needed an own goal to beat minnows Guinea-Bissau 1-0 and secure a place in the last 16 of the Africa Cup of Nations. The only goal of Monday’s encounter at the Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium in Abidjan came in the 36th minute, as a low cross by Simon was emphatically turned into his own net by defender Opa Sangante, who had Victor Osimhen lurking behind him. On the other hand, Cameroon scored…
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, has confirmed that he has been receiving life-threatening messages over his comment on banditry associated with illegal mining in Nigeria. He confirmed this during a visit to the explosion site in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital on Monday. The explosion rocked Adeyi Avenue, Bodija, Ibadan last Tuesday, in which five were confirmed dead, 77 sustained varying degrees of injuries, and 58 houses damaged. Alake said since he commented on the involvement of powerful and highly placed Nigerians in illegal mining at the National Assembly, he has been receiving life-threatening messages. The minister…
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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has blamed politicians for creating tension and propaganda to gaslight kidnap cases in the capital city. He stated this in a now-deleted video shared by a platform – Symfoni News on its YouTube handle. However, an extraction of the video was shared on the X platform before it was deleted. “Some politicians are bent on making sure the government does not survive. And how do you do it? By creating unnecessary tension, carrying propaganda that something just happened here, they tell you it has happened 25 times. You must understand how…
Dear Brothers and Sisters within our Gafcon family, On behalf of the Gafcon Primates, it is my joy to announce the upcoming consecration of our General Secretary, the Reverend Canon Paul Donison, as a Bishop in our Lord’s one, holy, catholic and apostolic church on 4 February 2024 at Holy Trinity Cathedral in Kigali, Rwanda. At our November 2023 meeting in London, the Primates passed a resolution asking that Dean Donison be consecrated, as the role of General Secretary is episcopal in nature: guarding and expanding the mission and unity of the Church, and helping to convene the Councils of…
The management of Bayero University, Kano State has said there is no truth in a report of a security breach in the university. This was contained in a statement by the university’s Deputy Registrar, Public Affairs, Lamara Garba, a copy of which was made available on Tuesday. The statement partly read, “The attention of the management of Bayero University, Kano has been drawn to a fake alarm on security breach in the campus. “We wish to state unequivocally that there has never been a case of kidnapping in any of the campuses of the university whatsoever. For the avoidance of…
President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote has regained his position as the richest person in Africa with a net worth of $13.9bn, in the 2024 Forbes list of 20 of Africa’s richest billionaires released yesterday. A South African business mogul, Johann Rupert had displaced Dangote to the second position according to an earlier Forbes record. According to the real-time data, Dangote moved down to second place after his wealth decreased from $13.5bn in 2023 to $9.7bn as of January 4, 2024 — indicating a $3.8bn loss. Forbes stated that “the fortunes of Africa’s wealthiest people rebounded slightly in the past…