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Super Eagles coach Eric Chelle has indicated that Nigeria might be missing one or two players when they play Guinea-Bissau on Tuesday, Soccernet.ng reports. ​The three-time African champions take on the Djurtus in their second game of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers tomorrow, and a victory is key for them if they want to claim the top spot in Group L. ​They already started on a solid note, claiming a 2-1 win against Madagascar in Uyo. But they sit second due to an inferior goal difference compared to Guinea-Bissau, who won 2-0 in Tanzania. Tolu Arokodare and Super…

The ruling All Progressives Congress on Monday received former candidates of the African Democratic Congress who withdrew from various State House of Assembly races in the North and defected to the ruling party. APC National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, who received the defectors, warned that any attempt to reintroduce fuel subsidy would cripple the region and halt ongoing road, gas and fertiliser projects. The delegation was led by Princess Aslam Aliyu, popularly known as Gimbiyar Kauran Namoda. Mohammed Hassan, an ADC candidate from Zamfara State, delivered the delegation’s remarks. Hassan said the defectors were joining the APC for a bigger…

The National Health Insurance Authority has called for a locally led health financing research agenda to guide reforms, expand health insurance coverage and improve financial protection for Nigerians. The Director-General of the NHIA, Dr Kelechi Ohiri, made the call on Monday in Abuja at the inaugural Nigeria Health Financing Research and Learning Forum, themed, “Evidence and Learning for Nigeria’s Health Financing Future: Building a Locally Led Research and Learning Ecosystem.” Ohiri said Nigeria needed to take greater ownership of the research that informed its health financing policies and reforms, arguing that reliance on episodic studies had limited the country’s ability…

Salisu Kabuga No fewer than 3,105 domestic animals have been targeted to be vaccinated against pulmonary disease in Kaugama Local Government Area of Jigawa State to curb the spread of the deadly infection. Speaking during the flagging off of the vaccination exercise held on Saturday in the area, the Head of Department, Agriculture and Natural Resource, Kaugama LGA, Nasir Ibrahim, said the scheme will be conducted across all affected communities in the domain. He disclosed that the council embarked on the exercise following reported cases of pulmonary disease among livestock in three communities in the area. He said the affected…

The Super Eagles will face Guinea-Bissau in their second 2027 AFCON qualifying fixture on Tuesday, with Eric Chelle’s side looking to make it two wins from two and take control of Group L, Soccernet.ng reports. Nigeria opened their qualifying campaign with a 2-1 comeback victory over Madagascar in Uyo on Friday, while Guinea-Bissau also claimed maximum points after defeating Tanzania 2-0 away from home. The two teams enter Tuesday’s encounter level on three points, although Guinea-Bissau currently sit top of the group on goal difference. With Tanzania already guaranteed a place at AFCON 2027 as one of the tournament’s co-hosts,…

Electricity supply has been disrupted in Arepo, Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State, following a fault caused by a shattered insulator at the Transmission Company of Nigeria’s end of the network. The outage has left residents waiting for repairs by the TCN maintenance crew before Ikeja Electric can restore supply to the community, the Secretary of the Arepo Area Community Development Council Electricity Committee, Akinlolu Akinpelumi, said in a statement on Monday to residents. “The fault, reportedly caused by a shattered insulator, is currently being attended to by the TCN Maintenance Crew,” Akinpelumi said. He said repair work…

Nigeria’s Super Eagles are set to take on the Djurtus of Guinea-Bissau on Tuesday, September 29, and LASK attacker Moses Usor has given coach Eric Chelle a selection headache ahead of the fixture, Soccernet.ng reports. The LASK forward came off the bench against Madagascar and needed just four minutes to score the winning goal in Nigeria’s 2-1 comeback victory. That goal was a sight for sore eyes. He ran from Nigeria’s half, beat two defenders and wittily slotted the ball into the net. More importantly, Usor brought a directness to Nigeria’s attack that had been missing. He carried the ball…

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency has recorded a series of emergency operations across the state, including road accidents, truck breakdowns and a fire outbreak, between Friday and Sunday. The agency disclosed this in a statement signed by its Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, on Sunday. According to the statement, the agency carried out several interventions across Lagos during the period, deploying emergency response teams, paramedics and heavy-duty equipment to manage incidents and restore affected roadways. The statement said the agency responded to a distress call at 8:41am on Friday concerning a containerised truck conveying a 40ft container at Palm…

Agency The Association for the Advancement of Family Planning Nigeria has urged stakeholders to remove barriers preventing people from accessing quality contraceptive information and services. The call was made in a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday by Dr Ejike Oji, Chairman, Management Committee of AAFP Nigeria and Chairman, Local Organising Committee of the 2026 Nigeria Family Planning Conference. Oji made the call to commemorate the 2026 World Contraception Day, with the theme, “No barriers, just choices: Contraceptive access now.” He said the theme was a reminder that everyone had the right to make informed and voluntary decisions about when…

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