Former Super Eagles goalkeeper, Idah Peterside, says Nigeria crashed out of the ongoing 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) as a result of many irregularities. Peterside, who spoke on Monday during an interview on Channels Television’s breakfast programme Sunrise Daily, listed some of such irregularities to include lack of planning, failure to switch tactics, and unnecessary promises for the players, among others. “We should have won that game,” he said in reaction to Nigeria’s defeat to Tunisia on Sunday night at the Stade Roumde Adjia in Garoua, Cameroon. “We were on the better side. We didn’t do what we should…
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The founder of TEXEM UK, Dr Alim Abubakre, a British Nigerian, has said that improving business performance during a pandemic like COVID-19 is a very challenging task. Abubakre, who spoke in Abuja on Sunday said this was because there were disruptions which a business leader needed to avoid innovatively to perform well during such uncertain periods. The entrepreneur noted that though the challenges were enormous, they were surmountable with the right dosage of creativity, innovativeness and determination on the part of the leaders. He urged Nigerian leaders and entrepreneurs to be self-motivated before trying to motivate their team in the…
Soldiers on Monday in Burkina Faso, arrested and detained the country’s President, Christian Kabore in army barracks a day after staging an uprising, AFP has reported. Recall that on Sunday, soldiers at several army bases across the country, demanded the sacking of the military top brass and more resources to fight a bloody jihadist insurgency. Later in the day, gunshots were heard near Kabore’s private residence in the capital Ouagadougou, and witnesses reported seeing a helicopter above it. “President Kabore, the head of parliament and the ministers are effectively in the hands of the soldiers” at the Sangoule Lamizana barracks…
Aliyu Adamu Kumbashi hails from Mashegu local government area of Niger state. He is a serving Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Solid Mineral Development and Investment. He declared his interest to contest for the position of national youth leader under the All Progressives Congress, APC. In this interview with ASHENEWS, he says what his plans are for Nigerian youths, particularly the members of the party. Excerpts: Why are you contesting to be APC national youth leader? I want to contest for the position of APC national youth leader to, as a youth myself, fight to bridge the gap…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday gave a pep talk to the Super Eagles, ahead of their second round match against Tunisia tonight in the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, confirmed this development in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Speaking via video conference from the Presidential Villa, Abuja, the president spoke with Coach Augustine Eguavoen, Captain Ahmed Musa, Amaju Pinnick, President of Nigerian Football Federation (NFF), and Nigerian Ambassador to Cameroon, Abayomi Olonisakin. While mentioning two of the player, Kelechi Iheanacho and Moses Simon, by…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have raided a relaxation centre, popularly called Garden in Abuja and arrested six persons for selling drug cookies and noodles. The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said following credible intelligence, NDLEA’s operatives raided the garden at Wuse Zone 5 behind Shoprite, where a lady, Rachael Famiyesun, 29, was arrested along with her salesgirl, Stella Sunday, 20, for dealing in drug cookies. He added that they were also caught selling bottles of a drink called ‘Zobo’ prepared with cannabis.…
By Babagana Wakil, Maiduguri The Borno state chairman of People Democratic Party, PDP, Zanna Gaddama has vowed that his party would force the All Progressives Congress, APC, out of power in 2023. He stated this while addressing party supporters during membership revalidation of Muhammed Hayatiddeen in Maiduguri on Sunday. Gaddama called on the sons and daughters of Borno to bring positive change and eradicate injustice, inequality and hardship allegedly experienced in the APC government. The chairman, who spoke in the Hausa and Kanuri languages, called on all Borno citizens to obtain voter’s card to fight for change. He assured that…
A Urologist has encouraged men to get vaccinated as those affected with COVID-19 are more likely to experience erectile dysfunction. Dr Igbokwe Martin, a Consultant Urologist and Kidney Surgeon, in an interview in Abuja on Sunday, identified COVID-19 as a major threat to sexual function in men. “COVID-19 is the virus that affects different parts of the body. “The most destructive effect of the virus is the airways which affects breathing and oxygen saturation. “This is what leads to the death and mortality that come with COVID,” he said. Martin said that in urology, they discovered that it has effect…
The appointment of Nigeria’s Ibironke Adeagbo into the board of the international group, Streetinvest, has showcased hard work and the dogged spirit of Nigerians living and working overseas. The Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, made the statement in a congratulatory message to Adeagbo, released in Abuja on Sunday. Streetinvest is an international charity founded in 2008 in London, England. The core mandate of the group is to reach less fortunate groups and support positive and sustainable change in the lives of the hardest to reach and most excluded children in the world. Dabiri-Erewa said…
University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) says its drive for excellence is yielding result as it has produced prominent Nigerians including President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan and five sitting governors. The Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof. Aliyu Shugaba, made the disclosure when he paid a courtesy visit to the Editor-in-Chief of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Mr Silas Nwoha, in Abuja. Shugaba said the governors, who graduated from UNIMAID, included Abia Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu; Niger Governor, Abubakar Bello and Borno Governor, Babagana Zulum. Others according to him, are Bauchi Governor, Bala Mohammed; Adamawa Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri among other prominent…