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It was a bad day for the two African countries- Morocco and Egypt- playing in the 2018 World Cup in Russia as they were differently battered and soaked in defeats. Morocco lost to Iran by 1-0 while Egypt bowed to the fireworks of Uruaguay by 1-0. Iran won their first match at a World Cup finals since 1998 as Morocco substitute Aziz Bouhaddouz scored an own goal in injury time. Bouhaddouz put the ball into his own net with a diving header at the near post in the 95th minute as Morocco defended a left-wing free-kick. The result was harsh…

FIXTURES OF 2018 FIFA WORLD CUP IN RUSSIA ALL MATCHES ARE ?? NIGERIAN TIME PLEASE. *Group A:-* Russia, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Uruguay *Group B:-* Portugal, Spain, Morocco, Iran *Group C:-* France, Australia, Peru, Denmark *Group D:-* Argentina, Iceland, Croatia, Nigeria ?? *Group E:-* Brazil, Switzerland, Costa Rica, Serbia *Group F:-* Germany, Mexico, Sweden, South Korea *Group G:-* Belgium, Panama, Tunisia, England *Group H:-* Poland, Senegal, Colombia, Japan *THURSDAY, June 14/6/2018* 1.RUSSIA vs SAUDI ARABIA  (8:30pm) *FRIDAY, June 15/6/2018* 2.EGYPT vs URUGUAY (5:30pm) 3.Morocco vs Iran (8:30pm) 4.Portugal vs Spain (11:30pm) *SATURDAY, June 16/6/2018* 5.FRANCE vs AUSTRALIA (3:30pm) 6.ARGENTINA vs ICELAND…

The 2018 World Cup opened in spectacular fashion as Russia defied their recent poor form to score five past Saudi Arabia and record the biggest win by the host nation in the opening game of a World Cup since 1934. Stanislav Cherchesov’s team had not won in their past seven matches and had been criticised from all sides, including a series of barbed comments from Russian president Vladimir Putin. But in front of a largely partisan crowd of 78,011 at the Luzhniki Stadium they never looked in danger against a naïve Green Falcons’ side that seemed only too willing to…

Some Nigerians say the Federal Government’s declaration of M. K. O. Abiola as the winner of the June 12 elections looks contradictory to the President Muhammadu Buhari’s glorification of the late General Sani Abacha in the public. Though the then President Ibrahim Babangida annulled the election, Abacha jailed Abiola unconditionally for declaring himself a winner of the June 12 presidential elections while he was the head of state. Recall that during the inglorious era of Abacha, Buhari headed Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF), though PTF board, it was alleged, could not account for about N280 billion. In some recent interviews granted…

As the 2019 general elections are drawing near, Afenifere, the pan-Yoruba socio-political group, has sent dangerous signals capable of upturning the political permutations of President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election bid. Last week, Buhari had declared June 12 as the nation’s Democracy Day to replace May 29 and conferred Grand Commander of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (GCFR) on M. K. O. Abiola, who died on July 7, 1998, and referred to as the presumed winner of the June 12 general elections annulled by the then military junta. Most political analysts had seen the decision as a political magnet to gum the…

In a fresh attack by bandits in Zamfara State, 10 persons were killed in Dutsen-Wake and Oho villages in Birnin-Magaji local government area of the state. DSP Muhammad Shehu, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, who confirmed this to newsmen in Gusau Tuesday, said the bandits attacked the two villages on Tuesday around 10 pm. “We received distress call Tuesday that the bandits attacked the area around 10 p.m. We quickly responded by mobilising policemen to the area, led by Area Commander, Kaura-Namoda Police Area Command and Divisional Police Officer of Birnin-Magaji Division. “When they arrived in the…

The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, will soon begin an independent audit of detention cells in all police commands and formations in Nigeria. This follows approval of its request by Mr. Ibrahim Idris, Inspector-General of Police. The audit would also include all detention cells of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS. ACP Abayomi Shogunle, the Head, Public Complaints Rapid Response Unit, PCRRU, stated this in a statement Wednesday in Abuja. Shogunle added that the audit would enable the NHRC oversee the human rights situation of detainees as well as undertake general audit of the state of police detention facilities (cells) in…

Senator Atai Aidoko representing Kogi East senatorial district in Nigeria is been given by Abuja Division of the Federal High Court. Justice Gabriel Kolawole who delivered the judgment delivered that Aidoko wrongfully secured the senatorial ticket of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The court held that Aidoko was not properly nominated by the PDP for the March 2015 National Assembly election and consequently ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to immediately withdraw his Certificate of Return. It held that the primary election PDP conducted on December 7, 2014, in Idah, Kogi State, through which the sacked lawmaker emerged, lacked…

The Federal Government said, Wednesday, that the recent declaration of June 12 as public holiday will only come into effect after the amendment of the Public Holidays Act. Abubakar Malami, the Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, and Minister of Justice, said “As it relates to public holidays, there is truly a Public Holidays Act, but it is about the process of amendment. At any rate, the Act can be amended and the process of amendment has been put in place. “So, when the Act has been fully amended, the declaration of the President will come into effect. It…

The 2026 World Cup tournament will be jointly hosted by North American countries- United States of America, Canada and Mexico, FIFA has indicated. The FIFA voters overwhelmingly opted for the financial and logistical certainty of a United States-led bid over a risky Moroccan proposal for the first 48-team tournament. The soccer showpiece will return to the US for the first time since 1994 after gaining 134 votes, while Morocco got 65 at the FIFA Congress in Moscow on Wednesday. The vote by football federations was public, in contrast to secrecy surrounding the ballot by FIFA’s elected board members for…