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The Super Eagles have been drawn against familiar rivals, the Benin Republic, in the qualification race for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Grouped in Group D, they will face Benin Republic, who recently defeated them in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. At the draw ceremony in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Thursday, Nigeria’s Super Eagles were also paired with Libya and Rwanda in their quest for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualification. These teams are also part of Nigeria’s group for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. The qualifiers for the 2025 AFCON will start in September and…

The Lagos State Police Command said a 19-year-old lady has been rescued from an attempted suicide in Lagos. The lady whose identity wasn’t revealed was rescued on June 29 by officers from the Ikorodu Area Command, according to Benjamin Hundeyin, spokesperson for the Lagos State Police Command. Hundeyin said the rescue was prompted by a tip-off from a concerned citizen reporting that the woman was attempting to ingest a harmful chemical known as Sniper. “Promptly responding to the tip-off, officers were dispatched to the scene where the girl was located and prevented from causing herself harm,” the statement read. “Upon…

The United Nations (UN) has urged the federal government, led by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to allocate a dedicated budget to address food insecurity. This call was made by Dr. Hameed Nuru, the UN Director of the World Food Programme (WFP) Africa Union Global Office, in Ilorin, Kwara State capital, on Wednesday. He spoke as the Guest Speaker at the inaugural annual lecture of the University of Ilorin’s Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, themed: “Navigating Nexus of Food Security, Safety, and Diseases: A Holistic Sustainable Future and Economic Prosperity.” The event honored Professor Saka Nuru, a former deputy vice chancellor of…

Sèyí Mákindé, Governor of Oyo State has declared Monday 8th July 2024 as work free day to commemorate and celebrate the new Islamic Calendar year (Hijrah 1446). The Secretary to the state government, Professor Olanike Adeyemo made this known in a statement on Thursday. The statement, on behalf of the governor enjoined all residents to use the occasion to pray for peace, unity and prosperity of the state and the country in general. Get instant and latest news updates via Our WhatsApp Community or Google News online channel.

A judge of the Upper Customary Court in Kaduna State, Janet Gimba, who was kidnapped by bandits along with her four children, has regained freedom. However, three of her children are still in the custody of the abductors. Her husband Musa Gimba confirmed the judge’s release but said that the woman was released without her three children. He disclosed that the bandits are demanding ₦150 million ransom within three days, threatening to kill them if the money is not given to them. News VEO reported that the judge and her children were abducted from their home in the Mahuta area…

Manchester United have extended Erik Ten Hag’s contract as the club men’s first-team manager until June 2026. This was announced in a statement on the club’s official website. Dan Ashworth, Manchester United sporting director, said: “With two trophies in the past two seasons, Erik has reinforced his record as one of the most consistently successful coaches in European football. “While the club’s review of last season highlighted areas for improvement, it also reached a clear conclusion that Erik was the best partner for us to work with in driving up standards and outcomes. “This group of players and staff have…

The Senate of the University of Benin has shut down academic activities at the renowned institution following protests. The protests occured barely 24hrs ago. Disclosing this in a statement on Thursday, the institution’s Public Relations Officer, Benedicta Ehanire, said the shutdown does not affect the non-academic staff. The university also ordered students to vacate their hostels immediately. “Following the refusal of students of the University of Benin to shift grounds on their demands for twenty-four hours supply of electricity and more, considered unrealistic by the University’s Senate, the University has shut down academic activities indefinitely,” the statement read. “Students are…

The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, confirmed that Nigeria had signed the $150bn ‘trade component’ agreement. The agreement, which was reached at the Pacific Island Samoa on November 15, 2023, has continued to gain grounds, especially across countries highly dependent on financial aids. Opponents of the deal, including civil society organizations and religious groups, argue that the Samoa Agreement includes clauses that require underdeveloped and developing nations to support LGBTQ+ rights as a condition for receiving funds. However, addressing the controversy over the deal, Bolaji Adebiyi, media assistant to Bagudu,…

The White House has dismissed reports that President Joe Biden is considering quitting the presidential race. White House Senior Deputy Press Secretary and Deputy Assistant to the president, Andrew Bates, described the New York Times report as false. Posting on X, Bates wrote: “This claim is absolutely false and if we had been given more than 7 minutes we could have communicated this before it was publicized. “That claim is absolutely false. If the New York Times had provided us with more than 7 minutes to comment we would have told them so.” Bates was reacting to a report by…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has uncovered 3,000 Nigerian fake graduates. This was made known by the Examination Board’s Registrar, Prof Ishaq Oloyede, in a meeting with the delegation of the Committee of Pro Chancellors of State Universities in Nigeria (COPSUN) in Abuja. In the details of the meeting published in the board’s bulletin, Oloyede also condemned the illegal admissions practice in some universities across the country. “Some ‘graduates’ had never entered the four walls of a university owing to the endemic corruption in the system but the board had documented over 3,000 of such cases. “Illegal admission…