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The Terranga Lions of Senegal shockingly crushed the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon 3-1 to join Cape Verde as the two first nations to reach the African Cup of Nations in round 16 soccer fiesta played in Ivory Coast. Former Manchester United player Tiago Dias Correia, Mendes da Graça and Gonçalves Pereira de Pina were all on the scoresheet as Cape Verde recorded two straight wins to reach the Cup of Nations last sixteen from Group B. Bebe’s long-range striker in the 32nd-minute beat Mozambique keeper Ernan Siluane as Cape Verde became the first team to book their last-16 place at…

The Supreme Court on Friday spared six Nigerian governors in the final verdicts of elections’ petitions brought against them by their opponents. Indeed, the apex court affirmed elections of Governors of Delta, Gombe, Kaduna, Kebbi, Nasarawa and Ogun. Last week, the court had decided the fate of governors: Hyacinth Alia of Benue; Alex Otti of Abia, Dauda Lawal of Zamfara; Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos, and Bala Mohammed of Bauchi. Others were Cross River governor, Bassey Otu; Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru; Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuff; Akwa Ibom Governor, Umo Eno, and Plateau State governor, Caleb Mutfwang. Delta The Supreme…

A High Court in Port Harcourt, Nigeria’s Rivers State, has convicted and sentenced three men to death by hanging or by lethal injection on charges of kidnapping. Although four suspects were arraigned in court for the kidnap and killing of Chief Abbot Ogbobula in June 2017, three were convicted while the fourth suspect was discharged and acquitted. The three were Boma Thompson, Emelike Mathias, and Daniel Thankgod, convicted on four charges of conspiracy to kidnap, kidnapping, conspiracy to murder, and murder of Chief Abbot Ogbobula.  In June 2017, Chief Ogbobula was kidnapped in Ahoada and taken by his abductors to…

Nigeria’s Super Eagles dealt blow on host of the African Cup of Nation, the Elephants of Cote D’Ivoire by a lone goal, thus securing an all-important three point in the group A encounter. Ivory Coast had another strong chance in the 15th minute when Christian Kouame played the ball back to Evan Ndicka in a good position in the box but Nwabili denied him. Nigeria got off to a strong start in the second half and their persistence paid off when Ousmane Diomande kicked Victor Osimhen in the back of the leg as both challenged for the ball, giving away…

Shell, in move away from onshore oil production, wants to divest its onshore oil and gas assets in Nigeria for $2.4 billion. Shell, which is the energy giant has Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) as a subsidiary and the operator of a joint venture between the government-owned Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation – NNPC (55%), Shell (30%), Elf Petroleum Nigeria Limited – a subsidiary of Total (10%), and Agip (5%) The transaction involves the sale of Shell’s 49 percent stake in the SPDC Joint Venture, overseeing more than 30 onshore oil and gas fields, along with its investments in the Forcados…

Nigerian Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has consoled Oyo State government, people and victims over the explosion that rocked Bodija, Ibadan on Tuesday. The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, who attributed the explosion to explosive devices stored by illegal miners, stated that it killed two persons, and injured 77 persons. In a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Hon. Eseme Eyiboh, Akpabio expressed sadness at the accident and lamented the loss of lives and property. “With a heavy heart, I wish to commiserate with Governor Seyi Makinde, the good people of Oyo State and indeed victims…

Hamari Traore and Lassine Sinayoko scored within six second-half minutes to give Mali a 2-0 Africa Cup of Nations Group E victory on Tuesday over South Africa, who missed a penalty. Percy Tau fired a spot-kick wide in the opening half in Korhogo and it proved a costly miss as the clinical Eagles were never in danger after netting twice. Victory took Mali to the top of the group on goal difference from Namibia, who shocked Tunisia 1-0 in the first match of a double-header. Mali are a bogey team for South Africa, having twice eliminated them in the quarter-finals in previous…

The Old Bodija, off Adeyi area of Ibadan, in Nigeria’s Oyo State is in disarray as deadly explosion killed some people, injured others and destroyed several houses. The loud explosion reverberated the area has caused significant destruction in Bodija and resulting in injuries, according to witnesses. Though the cause of the incident which occurred about a few minutes after 8 p.m on Tuesday is not known, it is feared that the bomb blast occurred in one of the buildings in the area. Vanguard reported that several persons are still trapped under rubble in some of the houses destroyed while both…

As Shell exits exploration in Nigeria, it has reached an agreement to sell its Nigerian onshore subsidiary, the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC), to Renaissance.  Renaissance is a consortium of five firms made up of four exploration and production companies based in Nigeria and also an international energy group. “Completion of the transaction is subject to approvals by the Federal Government of Nigeria and other conditions,” Shell said in a Tuesday statement on its website. “Transaction will preserve SPDC’s operating capabilities for the benefit of a joint venture. The transaction has been designed to preserve the full…

Social media were flooded with tributes on the member representing Ukanafun/Oruk Anam Federal Constituency at the National Assembly, Rt. Hon. Unyime Idem, on his birthday. Akwa Ibom Governor, friends, relations and constituents adored Idem with hearty congratulations as he quietly observed his birthday on Sunday. Since his swearing into the Green chambers in May 2019, he had put smiles on the faces of 5,000 constituents in Ukanafun/Oruk Anam Federal Constituency. The two-term legislator has so far sponsored 22 bills and 28 motions and executed 52 projects and programmes in his constituency. At the event was held on Sunday, May 21,…