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ictor Osimhen will captain Nigeria’s Super Eagles against hosts Morocco in the AFCON 2025 semi-final, replacing suspended skipper Wilfred Ndidi. Hosts Morocco take on Nigeria’s Super Eagles at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat on Wednesday from 8 p.m. in one of the highly anticipated semi-finals of the AFCON. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ndidi has …

he Joint Health Sector Unions and Assembly of Health Care Professionals (JOHESU) has insisted on continuing its indefinite national strike, in spite of the Federal Government’s ‘no work, no pay’ policy. This is contained in a memo signed by the National Secretary of the union, Mr Martin Egbanubi, and addressed to presidents, general secretaries, and state chairmen of affiliate unions …

By Idahosa Musa uspected kidnappers have reportedly abducted eight persons, including a woman, from a Hotel in Imoga, Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo State, demanding a ransom of N100 million for their release, in the latest attack to heighten fear across the State. The victims, all indigenes of Imoga Kingdom, were reportedly kidnapped last Friday night at Star Boy …

  he United States has delivered a consignment of military equipment to Nigerian security agencies as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen security operations across the country. The disclosure was made on Tuesday by the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) in a post on its verified X (formerly Twitter) account, highlighting the deepening defence cooperation between both nations. According to …

By Idahosa Musa do State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has ordered the immediate identification and release of all innocent students of Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, who may have been arrested by the police in the aftermath of the recent unrest in the university town. The Governor gave the directive on Tuesday during a meeting with the President of the …

gandan military and police have deployed both motorised and foot patrol personnel on major streets in the country’s capital city Kampala ahead of the general elections scheduled for Jan. 15. Insp. Gen. Abas Byakagaba told election observers earlier on Monday that the deployment aims at maintaining peace and security before, during, and after the elections. Byakagaba said the security is …

By Idahosa Musa do State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has alleged that the recent protest in Ekpoma, Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State, was sponsored by a Russia-based Nigerian and some others in other overseas locations, dismissing as false, misleading, and deliberately orchestrated several social media reports of the protest to the contrary. The Governor described the reports of …

UN independent investigators on Monday called for immediate release of all political prisoners in Venezuela, stating that more than 100 political prisoners had been released in the country. The independent UN human rights investigators,, in a statement said, the government had announced the release of more than 100 political prisoners. This was coming just over a week after the seizure …

The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has inaugurated a high-powered Peace and Reconciliation Committee, in a move to halt the deepening political crisis in Rivers. The News Agency of Nigeria NAN reports that the committee, chaired by a former Attorney-General of the Federation, Kanu Agabi (SAN), was given two weeks to resolve the standoff threatening governance and stability in the …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has reassured Nigerians, especially parents, that all Nestlé infant formulae approved in Nigeria are safe. In a statement on Monday, NAFDAC’s Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, said approved products were not included in Nestlé UK’s voluntary recall across over 50 countries. “The approved infant formulae marketed in Nigeria are not …