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Flying Eagles head coach Aliyu Zubairu and midfielder Daniel Daga insist belief has not wavered ahead of Nigeria’s clash with Saudi Arabia early on Friday, Soccernet.ng reports. Coach Zubairu has urged fans to ‘pray for us’ and remain patient after the opening defeat to Norway, while Daga says the team are ‘100% prepared and confident’ to put things right. Nigeria’s Flying Eagles know their FIFA U-20 World Cup campaign is on the line as they prepare to face Saudi Arabia in Talca, Chile, after a frustrating opening defeat to Norway. Nigeria’s Flying Eagles. Photo by IMAGO Aliyu Zubairu’s side sit…

Council workers accuse NULGE leaders of sellout, to resume on MondayOsun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), yesterday, lampooned Governor Ademola Adeleke for the alleged plot of his government to hijack the federal allocations due to local councils in the state. The opposition party in the state said that instead of addressing the recent killing of three persons at Akinlalu community in Ife-North Local Council of the state, which had thrown the residents into mourning, Adeleke’s administration had been preoccupied with the agitation for councils’ allocations. A statement by APC’s Director of Media and Information, Kola Olabisi, said…

The Lagos State government has enhanced its emergency response system with the renovation of ambulance points, construction of new facilities, and deployment of additional resources to improve response time. Director of the Lagos State Ambulance Services (LASAMBUS), Beatrice Makinde, told The Guardian that the agency currently operates five ambulance bases strategically located across the state to provide swift assistance to accident victims. The bases are situated at General Hospital Lagos, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Federal Medical Centre Epe, Badagry General Hospital, and Ikorodu General Hospital. Makinde said that although several ambulance points were vandalised during the EndSARS protests, the…

Photo Credit: Adekunle Gold/Instagram “Guys, all I ask is this: listen in order, no skips. Whether you know the songs or not, trust the sequence. It’s a journey, an experience you can only feel if you go from start to finish. Thank you.” That’s the message from Adekunle Gold as he releases his brand-new 15-track album, “Fuji.” Before today’s release, he had already teased fans with four singles: “Obimo,” “Coco Money,” “Bobo” featuring Lojay and Shoday, and “Believe.” Now, the full project is here, and he’s asking everyone to enjoy it the way he designed it — start to finish.…

Super Eagles and West Bromwich Albion striker Josh Maja was delighted after finding the back of the net in his side’s 1-0 win over Norwich City, Soccernet.ng reports. The 26-year-old suffered a lower leg injury after starting 2025 with a hat-trick against Preston North End. He was required to have surgery to quicken his rehabilitation. The former Fulham striker returned to action in August, playing 12 minutes in Albion’s 1-1 draw against Derby County in the EFL Cup. Josh Maja celebrates scoring his side’s 1st goal during the Sky Bet Championship match at Carrow Road, Norwich, UK. Copyright: ImagoxPaulxChesterton 10…

The Senator representing Southern Kaduna, Sunday Marshal Katung, has dismissed speculation that he is planning to defect from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). In a statement issued on Thursday by his Special Adviser on Media and Communication, Midat Joseph, Katung reaffirmed his commitment to the PDP, stressing that he remains a full-fledged member of the opposition party. “As of today, Senator Sunday Marshall Katung is a committed member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He was elected on the platform of the PDP and remains dedicated to upholding the mandate given to him…

Victor Boniface completed his transfer from Bayer Leverkusen to Werder Bremen on transfer deadline day… Super Eagles striker Victor Boniface was absent from Werder Bremen’s training session today, just two days before the club’s Bundesliga game against St. Pauli at Weserstadion, Soccernet.ng reports. Boniface just joined Werder Bremen from Bayer Leverkusen on transfer deadline day, but the deal has not panned out the way most fans would have thought. The Super Eagles star has been used as a substitute in Die Werderaner’s last three games, despite encomiums from coach Steffen Horst. Victor Boniface in training at Werder Bremen (Photo by…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has criticised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s October 1 Independence Day broadcast, describing it as “boring, uninspiring, and disconnected from the realities of Nigerians.” At a press conference in Abuja, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, said even the President’s body language during the broadcast suggested a lack of conviction in his own message. He dismissed Tinubu’s claims of economic progress as “an affront to the sensibilities of Nigerians,” pointing to inflation, currency depreciation, and what he called the failures of “ill-thought-out and poorly-implemented macroeconomic policies.” “If, with the present level of suffering and soaring…

The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, has distributed farm inputs and equipment to smallholder farmers in Zamfara State as part of the Federal Government’s food security drive. Speaking at the event, Kyari described the exercise as a historic step towards delivering on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, stressing that food security remains a top national priority. He noted that the administration had declared food security a national emergency in July 2023 and had since rolled out reforms and programmes to boost agricultural production, create jobs, and reduce the cost of living. “As a flag-off…

The Federal Government has approved night construction work on the 43.65-kilometre Mararaba-Keffi reconstruction and expansion project under the Road Infrastructure Development and Refurbishment Investment Tax Credit Scheme. Minister of State for Works, Hon. Muhammad Bello Goronyo, announced the approval on Thursday during an inspection of the project being executed by China Harbour Engineering Company Nigeria Limited. In a statement signed by Mohammed Abdullahi Ahmed, Director of Press and Public Relations at the Ministry, Goronyo expressed concern over the slow pace of work and the persistent traffic congestion along the corridor, which links the Federal Capital Territory to Nasarawa State. He…