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Nigeria’s Flying Eagles, Friday, secured a spot at the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland after piping hosts Niger Republic 1-0. By this winning, the Eagles have also booked semi-finals of the on-going 2019 U-20 AFCON in their last Group A match, reports Completesports.com. The Paul Aigbogun’s team posted another lack-lustre performance despite defeating the Junior Mena in the crucial last group match. Adamu Alhassan scored the only goal of the encounter. The Flying Eagles missed an opportunity to get an early goal when Nafizi Yahaya missed their only clear-cut chance of the first half in the fourth minute.…

The Supreme Court, Friday, barred All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State from fielding candidates in the forthcoming general elections. With this judgment, Rivers State APC candidates will not participate in the National Assembly election on February 16 as well as the governorship and state House of Assembly elections billed for March 2. An Appeal Court, had, Monday, stayed the execution of the lower court judgment, giving hope to the APC candidates in the state. A faction of the APC in the state, led by Magnus Abe had challenged the decision of the high court at the Court of Appeal…

A witness on Wednesday told Federal High Court, Abuja how $40 million from the Office of the National Security Adviser was shared by Oneplus Limited to Niger Delta militants to persuade them from further disruption of oil production. This came as the trial of Oneplus Limited owned by Azibaola Robert, a cousin to former President Goodluck Jonathan, enters the final phase. The witness- Iyerifama Jaja- told the court that he was one of the operators of illegal refineries, also known as (Kpofire Production) who carried out his illicit refining business along with others between Akwa Ibom and Rivers states but…

Matthew Hassan Kukah, Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Thursday, decried the cheap values accorded human lives in the country. This is as thousands of lives have been wasted in the country since the inception of the present administration by Boko Haram insurgents and other militia groups. Kukah, who spoke on “Electoral Violence in Nigeria: Causes, Consequences and Options for Prevention,” said killings no longer make meanings to people so long as those killed were not from their ethnic nationalities. Speaking during a one-day conference organised by the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation in Abuja, he said “We have refused to confront the realities…

Nigeria has retained her fourth position in Africa but dropped two places from her previous 44th to 46th position in FIFA Coca Cola World Rankings released on Thursday. Nigeria also retained her 1,427 points from the previous list in December. The Super Eagles have not been in action since the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) against the Bafana Bafana of South Africa and international friendly encounter against the Cranes of Uganda. Both games were played in November but the outcome of both encounters have no immediate impact on the recent rankings released according to the breakdown. The first ranking…

Akwa United recorded their second win in the Nigeria Professional Football League this season following a 1-0 away win against Yobe Desert Stars in their match day seven  encounter on Thursday,  reports Completesports.com. Mfon Udoh scored the winning goal for the Promise Keepers on the half hour mark. It was Udoh’s third goal of the campaign for the club. By this win, Akwa United so far have recorded eight points having defeated Go Round of Omoku 3-0 at home last week. The Uyo club failed to record a win in their opening four games of the season before thrashing Go…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has officially suspended its three-month old strike. The union directed university lecturers to resume duty from Friday, February 8. The information was contained on ASUU’s Twitter handle, @ASUUNGR on Thursday evening: The NEC has decided that the STRIKE HAS BEEN SUSPENDED. Academic activities resume tomorrow.#ASUUstrikehasbeensuspended. — Official_ASUU (@ASUUNGR) February 7, 2019 The suspension of the strike was announced on Thursday evening after a meeting with between the ASUU leadership and a government delegation led by labour minister, Chris Ngige. The ASUU delegation was led by its president, Abiodun Ogunyemi, who announced the suspension…

‘Fall’, the 2017 hit track of David Adeleke popularly known as ‘Davido’ has become the longest-charting Nigerian single in Billboard history. Billboard charts is a platform which tabulates the relative weekly popularity of songs and albums in the United States and elsewhere. The song made its Billboard debut in 2018 and recently made history as the first-ever African music video to reach 100 million views on YouTube. The single has now been charted on Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay charts for four weeks in a row, reaching its peak position this week at 29 — 10 places up from last week. The…

It begins like a drama. It gathers momentum and swings to a farce. And the unpaid drama graduates to politica-comedy, taking a toll on the reputation of the dramatis personae. Protagonist: Ime Bishop Umoh popularly known as Okon Lagos Antagonists: Facebook Critics Scene 1: Hilarious, Sham Support Interviewer: Why did you leave your former boss, Governor Udom Emmanuel? Ime Bishop: Ami mma Nsima, Afo Ama Nsima Ekere. Afriowo ema Nsima nah. I left my former boss because I know for sure, he doesn’t have the political will to win election based on his low performances. Akwa Ibom deserves the best…

Champions Manchester City returned to the top of the Premier League table on Wednesday evening at stoppage time after edging out Everton 2-0 at Goodison Park. The match was rescheduled due to City’s participation in the Carabao Cup final and combined with the Champions League fixtures this was left as the only acceptable date. City and Liverpool are paired with 62 points but superior goal difference put City on top of the league. Under pressure Blues boss Marco Silva rung the changes, benching Gylfi Sigurdsson, Richarlison and Seamus Coleman in favour of a youthful XI and the Portuguese would have…