Chad’s former President Hissene Habre, who was serving a life term in Senegal for war crimes and crimes against humanity, has died, the Senegalese justice ministry said. He was 79. “Habre is in his Lord’s hands,” Senegal’s Justice Minister Malick Sall said on the TFM television channel, announcing Habre’s death. The head of Chad’s military government, Mahamat…
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The Kogi Government has restated its resolve not to condone examination malpractices during the ongoing 2021 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) in the state. The Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Mr Wemi Jones, gave the warning in Lokoja, at the stakeholders’ meeting with Exam Monitors from the ministry and 21 local government areas of…
Nigeria on Monday recorded 565 new COVD-19 cases and eight deaths, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control said. The NCDC stated this on Tuesday. The centre said that this brings the total infections to 187, 588 since the index case in 2020. The NCDC attributed the surge to the highly transmissible Delta variant and low…
Wilfred Ndidi is anticipating a tough encounter when Leicester City travel to West Ham United for Monday’s Premier League fixture.Both teams started the 2021-22 league campaign on a winning note with the Hammers fighting back from a goal deficit to claim all three points against Newcastle United.Leicester City also defeated Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0, thanks to…
Nigerian forward Chidera Ejuke opened his account for this season as he scored the second goal to help CSKA Moscow secure a 2-0 win against Akhmat Grozny.After scoring five goals and assisting two in the Russian Premier League last season, it was clear that Nigerian Winger Chidera would be a vital part of CSKA Moscow’s…
Nigeria’s representatives in the CAF Confederation Cup, Enyimba of Aba have strengthed their squad with the signing of goalkeeper Ojo Olorunleke.Enyimba completed the signing of the experience goalkeeper from City rivals Abia Warriors over the weekend.The former Akwa United’s shot-stopper signed two-year deal with the Aba Elephants and he became the lasted highly-rated goalkeeper to…
Chairman, Caretaker Committee of the Nigeria Wrestling Federation (NWF) Hon. Daniel Igali has called for sustained funding and sponsorship of the sport following the country’s historic performance at the recently-concluded Tokyo 2020 Olympics in Japan.In Tokyo, Commonwealth champion Blessing Oborududu, 32, won Nigeria’s first-ever medal in wrestling, claiming silver in the 68kg final.With the likes…
Sadiq Umar was impressive once again for Almeria in their 2-1 victory over Real Oviedo FC in week 2 of Spanish Laliga SmartBank.Sadiq Umar who was on target against Cartegena last weekend played the entire duration of the match.Sadiq Umar led Almeria’s attack alongside Largie Ramazani and Jose Carlos Lazo and the trio was superb…
