Nigeria: Gas Explosion Razes Yobe Varsity Female Hostel

[ad_1] A fire outbreak from a gas explosion has burnt down a female hostel block in the Yobe State University, Damaturu. Daily Trust gathered that the fire started at about 7pm of Tuesday, from a cooking gas cylinder in the building. It was gathered that eight traumatised female students had been admitted in the university's clinic and the specialist hospital in Damaturu. No life was lost. Confirming the incident, the management of the state university said the outbreak happened at […]

February 14, 2024

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Nigeria: Afcon 2023 – the Game Is Over, the Struggle Continues…, By Reuben Abati

[ad_1] I think that the Super Eagles deserve some praise for making it to the finals and winning the silver medal. Silver is not gold, yes. But it is still something. Whatever it was however, it must be possible for us to agree that success of any kind tends to bring out the best in all of us. When Nigeria does well, the people bond together, because we all want the same thing. As the Super Eagles advanced in AFCON […]

February 14, 2024

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Nigeria: Afcon – Musa Appeals to Nigerian Football Fans to Stop Iwobi Cyberbullying

[ad_1] Iwobi has been the subject of cyberbullying by Nigerian fans after AFCON, with many insinuating he played below par for the Eagles. Super Eagles captain Ahmed Musa has emphasised the need to stop cyberbullying against his teammate Alex Iwobi following Nigeria's narrow 2-1 defeat to hosts Cote d'Ivoire in the AFCON final. Iwobi has since faced unrelenting criticism from Nigerian football fans on social media platforms. Musa, via his X handle, called for peace and harmony while charging football […]

February 13, 2024

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Nigeria: Drama At Lagos Airport As Passengers Disrupts Airline’s Operations

[ad_1] "The computers were disconnected and vandalised, while some of the attendants we.re severely beaten by the passengers," an attendant at the airport told PREMIUM TIMES Frustrated passengers of Dana Airline, on Monday, vandalised the check-in counter facility belonging to the airline over repeated flight delays and cancellation. The passengers disrupted the airline's operations after long hours of waiting at the Murtala Muhammed Airport wing 2 ( MMA2) in Lagos. PREMIUM TIMES gathered that the incident occurred at about 6 […]

February 13, 2024

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Nigeria: Ongoing Reforms in Edo’ll Save Nigeria $40bn Spent On Medical Tourism, Education – Obaseki

[ad_1] Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has said his administration is changing the narrative in the state's education and health sectors, noting that the holistic reforms in the sectors will help Nigeria save the $40 billion spent to access healthcare and education. Obaseki stated this while fielding questions from journalists in Benin City, the Edo State capital after an inspection tour of the state-owned Stella Obasanjo Hospital and Edo State School of Health Technology, which are currently being upgraded […]

February 13, 2024

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Nigeria: ‘You Made Us Proud’, Mbah Congratulates Impressive Super Eagles

[ad_1] Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has commended the Super Eagles of Nigeria for their good showing at the 2023 African Cup of Nations where they lost slimly to the host nation, Cote d'Ivoire, in the final match, saying they made the nation proud nevertheless. "Not many people gave the Super Eagles any chance going into the tournament, but they surged all the way to the final. "The exploits of the Super Eagles underscores what we can achieve […]

February 13, 2024

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Africa: Afcon Awards – Troost-Ekong Wins Player of the Tournament [see Full List]

[ad_1] Super Eagles captain William Troost-Ekong has been crowned the best player of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) as Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) rolls out awards to deserving players. Troost-Ekong scored three goals in the tournament as he led Nigeria to a second-placed finish at the AFCON. South Africa goalkeeper Ronwen Williams won the award of the Goalkeeper of the tournament after his heroics to power the Bafana Bafana to a third-placed finish. Equatorial Guinea's Emilo Nsue, […]

February 13, 2024

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Nigeria: A Walk Amongst Writers and Odia, a Living Legend, By Owei Lakemfa

[ad_1] I drove to Mamman Vatsa Writers Village, Mpape, Abuja. It is a huge sprawling estate of multiple storey buildings, many under construction. It is easy to get lost in this maze that is the home of the Association of Nigerian Authors, ANA. Somebody from the hilly top pointed at a building in what may well be a valley. Outside the huge theatre, I found nobody. I was confident there were people inside. But it was like a void. Finally, […]

February 13, 2024

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Nigeria: Tinubu Hails Super Eagles

[ad_1] --Says team demonstrated great resilience, talent of Nigerian people President Bola Tinubu has saluted the Super Eagles of Nigeria for their tenacious performance in the final of the 2024 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Côte d'Ivoire. President Tinubu commended the team, the coach, the crew, and the entire management team for their hard work, assiduity, and sacrifice to come this far in the tournament, acknowledging the hurdles they consistently surpassed with steadily improving performance as they pulled through […]

February 13, 2024

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