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The Nigeria Football Federation has announced that it has agreed with German tactician, Bruno Labbadia, to become the Head Coach of Nigeria’s Senior Men’s National Team, Super Eagles. In the early hours of Tuesday, NFF General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi said: “The NFF Executive Committee has approved the recommendation of its Technical and Development Sub-Committee to appoint Mr. Bruno Labbadia as the Head Coach of the Super Eagles. The appointment is with immediate effect.” Born in Darmstadt, Germany on 8th February 1966, Labbadia, won two caps for the German national team in his playing career that took him through clubs…

Popular crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, also known as Bobrisky, declared how he provided meals for more than 2,500 inmates during his incarceration at Kirikiri Maximum Security Prison, Lagos. In an Instagram post made on his page on Sunday, Bobrisky stated his efforts to assist the inmates by sharing videos of the food items he distributed. The clips displayed the extensive provisions he arranged, including large quantities of meat, rice, and other essentials, which were all delivered to support the prisoners. Bobrisky expressed his deep concern about the dire conditions he witnessed within the prison. He described the situation as “heartbreaking,” which…

Former England manager, Sven-Goran Eriksson, died this morning at the age of 76. Eriksson, who famously made history by becoming England’s first foreign boss when he took the role in 2001, died on Monday morning after suffering from pancreatic cancer. The Swede had been ill for a while and in January 2023 announced the shocking news that he ‘had at best a year to live’. He had recently resigned from his post as sporting director of Karlstad in his native Sweden and had sought medical advice after collapsing during a 5km run, with doctors also discovering he suffered a stroke.…

President Bola Tinubu has appointed new Directors-General for the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) and the Department of State Services (DSS). In a statement on Monday, presidential spokesman Ajuri Ngelale said Tinubu appointed Mohammed Mohammed as the new NIA boss while Adeola Ajayi has been appointed to lead the secret police. Ngelale said the fresh appointments followed the resignations of Ahmed Rufai of the NIA and Yusuf Bichi of the DSS. Tinubu had retained Bichi and Rufai in June 2023 when he fired all service chiefs and heads of security agencies. Related news NBA Secures release of Lawyer detained by DSS…

The Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has urged politicians in Nigeria to stop weaponising insecurity against their opposition in office. Okonjo-Iweala spoke before lawyers at the Eko Hotel & Suites in Lagos during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Sunday. The former Nigerian finance minister who delivered a keynote address entitled, A Social Contract For Nigeria’s Future noted “We cannot have socio-economic development without security. We certainly cannot have security without development. “We all know that security has been weaponised in our country for political…

A pan Niger Delta women Non-Governmental Organisation has called on oil-bearing communities in Akwa Ibom State to engage Multinational Oil Companies operating in their communities on needs assessment, community development plan and social inclusion, if their communities must be developed. The Program Officer of Kebetkache Women Development and Resource Centre, Rivers State, Mrs Idongesit Alexander, made the call recently in her presentation during a one-day training programme organised by the centre with support from Ford Foundation held at Villa Hilton Hotels & Apartment, Ewet Housing Estate, Uyo. Mrs Alexander who presented a paper entitled: Capacity Building Training On Gender, Social…

Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has asked the Nigerian government to explain why Oando Plc, owned by President Bola Tinubu’s nephew, got accelerated approval to buy the onshore assets of AGIP and ENI. Atiku said this was while other transactions such as the Shell/Renaissance deal and the Mobil/Seplat continue to suffer delays. He also accused the government of giving Oando undue preferential treatment in the oil and gas sector to the detriment of more competent investors. The former Vice President in a release signed by his Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, slammed Tinubu’s administration for implementing…

Passersby were panicked as robbery suspects who shot operators of Point of Sale, PoS, allegedly fled the scene without collecting cash in Umuahia, Abia State capital. The PoS operators came under attack from armed men who stormed their business areas in the state capital on Sunday in an attempt to rob them of their cash. The first attack took place along Uzuakoli Road in the city, while the second incident happened on the opposite side of the town. A commercial bus driver who claimed to have been driving past when the first incident happened along Uzuakoli Road said that the…

Agile Noni Madueke hit a hat-trick as Chelsea crushed Wolves 6-2 to give Enzo Maresca his first Premier League win as Blues boss, while Newcastle rescued a controversial 1-1 draw at Bournemouth on Sunday. Maresca suffered a 2-0 loss against Manchester City last weekend in his first game since arriving from Leicester to replace Mauricio Pochettino in the close-season. Chelsea got off the mark under Maresca with a UEFA Conference League play-off victory against Servette on Thursday, but that low-key success was only the prelude to their goal spree at Molineux. Maresca’s side made the perfect start after just 98…

The dynamic duo Zinwe, comprising Zion and Chinwe, has been evicted from theBig Brother Naija ‘No Loose Guard’ season. This development marks the fifth pair to leave the house, leaving nine pairs to battle for the coveted prize. The eviction comes after a tense nomination process, where five pairs were put up for possible eviction by their fellow housemates. Host of the show Ebuka Obi-Uchendu made the announcement at the live eviction show held on Sunday, 25 August, 2024. Initially, five pairs were up for eviction: Wanni x Handi (Wanni and Handi), Doublekay (Kellyrae and Kasia), Chekas (Onyeka and Chizoba), Beta…