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Ex-Super Eagles and Chelsea midfielder, John Mikel Obi, has praised Enzo Maresca for helping his former club side qualify for the UEFA Champions League, Soccernet.ng reports. The Blues finished in 6th place last season under Mauricio Pochettino, and that could only secure them a place in the UEFA Conference League. A year later, the two-time UEFA Europa League winners are in the UEFA Conference League final, and have qualified for the UEFA Champions League next term after sealing a 1-0 win over Nottingham Forest on the final day of the English Premier League season, ending in 4th place. Nuno Espirito…

By Peter Dada The Minister of Health, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, has said the Nigerian healthcare system is challenged by high maternal and neonatal mortality rates. This is as the Federal Government and the Ondo State Government launched a collaborative initiative aimed at reducing maternal and neonatal mortality in the state by 2027. The move was disclosed during a five-day stakeholders’ workshop on Maternal and Newborn Mortality Reduction Innovation and Initiative Co-creation, held on Wednesday in Akure, Ondo State. The minister, represented by the Director of Child Health, Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Amina Muhammed, said the…

The Super Eagles of Nigeria claimed a hard-fought 2-1 win over Ghana in their opening game of the 2025 Unity Cup, courtesy of goals from Cyriel Dessers and Semi Ajayi, Soccernet.ng reports. Nigeria locked horns with Ghana at the G-Tech Stadium for a place in the finals of the Unity Cup on Wednesday. Coach Eric Chelle and Otto Addo named some new boys in their lineups to give them a feel of national team football. New Super Eagles invitee Papa Daniel Mustapha (Photo credit: X) Chelle handed four players their national team debut, and they performed well in the early…

Following several reports of rape, theft, and other social vices against road users in the state by tricycle operators known as keke, Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State on Tuesday launched a digitally enabled cab system to render a comfortable and regulated taxi service to the people. Speaking at the formal launch of the Ebonyi Cab Service (EBOCAB), at the Corporate Headquarters, Ogoja Road by Ecumenical Centre, Abakaliki, Governor Nwifuru explained that the establishment of EBOCAB is informed by the touting, harassment, theft, and intimidation of commuters by some tricycle riders at the Ebonyi State International Market. To end the…

A brilliant finish from Cyriel Dessers and an own goal from Razak Simpson, all in the first-half, was enough to seal a place in the final for the Super Eagles of Nigeria against the Black Stars of Ghana at the Gtech Community Stadium in Brentford, Soccernet.ng reports. Eric Chelle’s side were dominant in the first half, keeping the Ghanians quiet but for a silly mistake by Stanley Nwabali. The resulting shot was parried by the Chippa United goalkeeper as he made up for his error. Soccernet.ng rates the performance of the Nigerian players as they secured a 2-1 victory against…

The Cross River State College of Commissioners, Class of 2023, has endorsed Governor Bassey Otu and his Deputy for a second term. The Commissioners, heading over 30 ministries, carried out the endorsement on Monday at the Ministry of Women Affairs office, Calabar. They enumerated the numerous projects—completed and ongoing—as the yardstick for the endorsement. The College of Commissioners 2023 also used the avenue to endorse President Bola Tinubu and his Vice, Kashim Shettima, for a second term. “We’ve seen the work His Excellency has done in terms of pensions and gratuity. Cross River State deserves such a governor for eight…

What was an insignificant erosion path at the MayoMayo and Owakurudu communities in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State in 1999 has developed into a major gully that divides the town. In this final part of the two-part report, TAIWO BANKOLE writes on the deaths and devastation brought about by the gully Also, the Director of Erosion, Flood and Coastal Zone Management Department at the Federal Ministry of Environment, Usman Bukani, noted that while there had been requests from both the House of Representatives and the Senate, none had presented the issue to the ministry. Bukani said, “There are requests from the…

On a brisk London night where bragging rights and continental pride hung in the balance, Nigeria’s Super Eagles got the better of fierce rivals Ghana in a fiery 2-1 win that sealed their spot in the Unity Cup final, Soccernet.ng reports. The semi-final at the Gtech Community Stadium was anything but a friendly. Cyriel Dessers once again played the villain-in-chief for Ghana, firing in Nigeria’s opener with calm precision before a Razak Simpson own goal doubled the advantage. Ghana fought back gallantly, halving the deficit through Brandon Thomas-Asante, but it wasn’t enough to prevent Eric Chelle’s side from marching into…

The Archbishop Emeritus of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja, Cardinal John Onaiyekan, on Wednesday took a swipe at the Tinubu-led Administration, saying that the living standard of Nigerians has crashed considerably in the last two years under his watch. He asserted that if the President continues like this for the rest of his term, if we have a free and fair election, he will not win. Speaking with journalists at the Communication Week Public Lecture organized by the National Directorate of Social Communications of the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN) on Wednesday in Abuja, Onaiyekan deplored the worsening economic hardship…

Fresh alarm bells rang in the Senate on Wednesday as Senator Sunday Karimi (Kogi West) issued a chilling update on Nigeria’s security landscape—reporting that over 30 persons had been kidnapped in his district in just one week, with fears mounting that the attacks may be politically motivated and strategically orchestrated ahead of the 2027 elections. Senator Karimi, who chairs the Senate Committee on Services, raised the red flag during a debate on the escalating farmer-herder conflict in Karim Lamido Local Government Area of Taraba State. He described the spate of kidnappings and violence as a “deliberate and coordinated attempt” to…