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Akwa United of Uyo have been eliminated from the 2020/2021 CAF Champions League. Nigeria’s representatives, Akwa United as the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) champions were eliminated by Algeria’s Ligue 1 champions CR Belouizdad. They failed to build on their preliminary round first-leg advantage as they conceded two late goals in Algeria late on Sunday. At the Omar Hamadi Stadium, hosts CR Belouizdad showed resilience to overturn the one-goal deficit they suffered in Nigeria in the first leg. Akwa United tried to resist the threats of their hosts as both teams settled for a goalless first 45 minutes. But, Hicham Khalfallah’s…

The former Vice-Chairman of ExxonMobil, Mr. Udom Inoyo has pledged N100 million for the sponsorship training of Akwa Ibom innovators. Inoyo, who is also the Advisor of Inoyo Toro Foundation, also pledged to assist them in growing their businesses. Speaking at the grand-finale of Akwa Ibom Technology Week 2021, held in Uyo, as a keynote speaker, he noted that the participants hold the key to unlocking the economy of Akwa Ibom State and the nation. According to him, some of the problems confronting the country can be solved through the force of market-creating innovations. He hoped that Akwa Ibom youths…

Two housemates of Big Brother Naija season 6 ‘Shine ya eye,’ Yusuf Garba and Saskay, have been evicted from the reality television show. Yousef was the first housemate to leave Biggie’s House tonight. Yusuf Garba who prefers to be called Yousef is a high school teacher, model and trainer. Yousef had earlier stated that he was on the show to make friends and also meet the love of his life. He said in a conversation that he was in an open relationship and was open to options. He spoke about his relationship with angel “ There’s this vibe between me…

Goals from Thiago Silva, N’Golo Kante, and Antonio Rudiger earned Chelsea a 3-0 win against Tottenham Hotspur to move to top of the Premier League on Sunday. The first goal of the game came in the 49th minute as Silva scored from Alonso’s corner. Kante doubled Chelsea’s lead by a shot from long range that took a massive deflection from Eric Dier and found the bottom corner in the 57th minute. The third and final goal was scored by Rudiger who shot the ball the first time from a cross by Timo Werner. The emphatic scoreline did not look likely…

A former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, has described the demise of Obadiah Mailafia, ex-Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, as ‘fishy.’ Omokri, the Nigerian socio-political activist, has urged relevant authorities to independently investigate Mailafia’s death. “Mailafia’s passing is fishy and should be independently investigated,” he tweeted. The former presidential candidate died at the National Hospital in Abuja. Mailafia, who is an indigene of Southern Kaduna, recently accused some government officials of being responsible for terrorism in Nigeria particularly sponsorship of Boko Haram insurgency.

The Senate President Dr. Ahmad Lawan, and Speaker of House of Representatives, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila are under pressure to reject the fresh request by President Muhammadu Buhari to borrow $4 billion and €710 million until the publication of details of spending of all loans obtained since May 29, 2015 by the government. President Buhari recently sought the approval of the National Assembly to borrow $4,054,476,863 billion and €710 million, on the grounds of “emerging needs” as contained in a letter dated 24 August, 2021. In an open letter dated 18 September 2021, by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) expressed…

Ebonyi Governor David Umahi said some PDP governors are not in sync with the agreement of the region producing the next president despite the southern governors’ resolution. Umahi who left the PDP for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2020, had recently given his take on the 2023 presidency zoning controversy in the opposition party. For courting PDP’s anger, the party in a statement issued on Saturday, C.I.D Maduabum, director-general of PDP-GF, advised Umahi to leave the PDP alone and “face his frustrations” in the APC. The statement reads: “We advise Governor Umahi to face his frustrations in APC and not drag…

A former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Dr Obadiah Mailafia, is dead. The 64-year-old ace Vanguard columnist and public intellectual, who had been having running battles with security agents in Nigeria over his controversial statements, is reported to have died at the National Hospital, Abuja. Mailafia who was born on December 24, 1956 in Randa village, Sanga Local Government Area of Kaduna State served as the deputy governor of the CBN from 2005 to 2007. From 2010 to 2015, he was the chief of staff (Chef de Cabinet) to the 79-member nation African, Caribbean and Pacific…

France Friday recalled its ambassadors to the United States and Australia over what political analysts see as foreign policy disagreement. The relationship between the US and France conceived in 18th century revolutions is at a tipping point after the U.S. Australia and Britain shunned France in creating a new Indo-Pacific security arrangement that involved Australia dumping its previous agreement to buy diesel powered submarines from France in favor of buying better more equipped nuclear powered submarines from the US and the UK to counter growing threats from China. It is the first time ever that France has recalled its ambassador…

Akwa United got $20,000 bonanza to beat Algerian Champions, CR Belouizdad in the CAF Champions League second leg preliminary round match in Algiers Sunday. Akwa Ibom billionaire, Mr. Akan Udofia who made the promise after redeeming a pledge of N5 million to the club for scoring five goals in their last NPFL match against MFM FC of Lagos last month. Udofia who is also the Chief Executive Officer of Desicon Engineering Limited, had promised to give the team N1 million for each goal scored against MFM FC in the game played at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium. He commended the…