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Nigeria crush Gabon 4-1, advance to CAF playoff final Nigeria on Thursday advanced to the CAF playoff final after a commanding 4-1 extra-time victory over Gabon in Rabat. The Super Eagles will now face the winner between DR Congo and Cameroon for a place in the intercontinental playoff that will determine World Cup qualification. The game sprang to life in the 78th minute when Akor Adams pounced on a defensive error to hand Nigeria a 1-0 lead. However, Gabon hit back late in regulation time as Mario Lemina’s deflected shot found the net in the 89th minute, forcing the game…
Lawrence Ndubeze, Awka Owners of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the Southeast and other parts of Nigeria have been urged to leverage opportunities in the nation’s capital market to help achieve President Bola Tinubu’s vision of a $1 trillion economy. The call was made in Awka during a two-day conference organized by the UNIZIK Centre for Capital Market Studies (UCCMS), Nnamdi Azikiwe University, in collaboration with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Speaking at the opening ceremony, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Entrepreneurship Development, Chalya Shagaya, said the Federal Government had made SMEs a key priority…
Lawrence Ndubeze, Awka The Anambra State Government has approved the construction of 30 new primary schools across communities without public education facilities, as part of efforts to consolidate Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s free education policy. The decision was reached at the 22nd Anambra State Executive Council (ANSEC) meeting held on Wednesday at the Government House, Awka. Commissioner for Information, Dr. Law Mefor, in a statement after the meeting, said the council reviewed key government priorities and commended Governor Soludo’s landslide victory in the November 8, 2025, governorship election. He said the council described the re-election as a “hypothesis test” confirming that…
By Azu Ishiekwene If the name of the chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), its secretary, or convention date were the subject of a quiz, there would not be a correct answer because answers don’t exist. The best attempt would be an open-ended response: It depends. It either depends on who has the latest favourable court ruling or who has forced their way into the party’s National Secretariat in Abuja, assisted by the police, thugs or a combination of both. Why has the mighty party fallen? In April, a faction, led by Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed and his…
By Vitus Ozoke They say courage is forged in the fire of adversity and that heroes stand tall because of discipline, training, and duty. Yet, the truth is often more straightforward – the spark of bravery doesn’t require uniform or valor, just a moral foundation that refuses to accept shame. In the recent viral video of Nyesom Wike hurling rhetorical venom at Lt. A.M. Yerima of the Nigerian Navy, what stands out is not the officer’s military bearing but the moral void his opponent so openly displayed. Let’s be honest: Lt. Yerima’s bravery didn’t come from naval training, saluting flags,…
By Isidore Emeka Uzoatu. For some time now, the defunct Church of Nigeria union of Methodism and Anglicanism has fallen off the radar of importance in Nigerian Christianity. But for an ostensible usurpation of the nomenclature by its Anglican faction, seldom is the effort ever mentioned even in clerical conversations, let alone treatises. Historically, the union dates back to 1867 when Christian missions at work in the Nigerian vineyard sought cooperation. But it only came to a head in 1966 when a union between the Anglicans, Methodists and Presbyterians was almost consummated before it collapsed at the last hour. Of…
…Says, ‘you can’t run a campaign on goodwill’ Our Reporter, Abuja The Obidient Movement, the political support base of Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, has suffered another major setback as its Director of Mobilisation, Mr. Morris Monye, announced his resignation, citing poor financial support, weak organisational structure, and lack of accountability. In a statement on Wednesday, Monye expressed frustration over what he described as the uncoordinated nature of the movement’s post-election operations, warning that without a structured and well-funded approach, sustaining the momentum ahead of the 2027 polls would be difficult. Monye, who played a key role in…
…Pledges tax relief, policy support for media sustainability Our Reporter, Abuja President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on Nigerian editors to exercise their watchdog role with courage and fairness, urging them to report boldly and criticise constructively in the collective effort to build a stronger and more united nation. Speaking on Wednesday at the 21st Annual Conference of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (ANEC 2025), held at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja, President Tinubu said his administration would consider the Guild’s requests for fiscal incentives, legal protection, and other forms of government support to ensure the sustainability of the…
Our Reporter, Abuja The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has described the recent confrontation between the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and a Naval officer as “another unfortunate reflection of the growing institutional disorder in Nigeria.” In a statement issued on Wednesday and titled “Wike versus Naval Officer: A Lesson for National Reflection,” Obi lamented that what should have been a routine civic interaction was turned into a national embarrassment, exposing deeper flaws in Nigeria’s governance culture. “The recent needless altercation between the FCT Minister, HE,…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the party’s immediate past Acting National Publicity Secretary, Yekini Nabena, has warned controversial Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, to ensure that no harm befalls the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. The Bayelsa-born politician was reacting to a viral video in which Gumi described Wike as “satanic.” Nabena, in his statement, called for the immediate arrest and prosecution of the cleric over what he described as hate speech against the FCT Minister. In the 14-minute sermon posted on his official Meta page last…