Day: April 18, 2025

[FULL LIST] U-20 AFCON: Flying Eagles coach unveils 24-man squad

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Head coach of the U-20 national team, Flying Eagles, Aliy Zubairu, has unveiled a 24-man squad for the upcoming U-20 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the 2025 U-20 AFCON will take place from April 27 to May 18. Zubairu named first-choice goalkeeper, Ifeanyi Harcourt, defender and captain, Daniel Bameyi, midfielder Sulaiman Alabi, and forward Kparobo Arierhi in the squad. The squad is a blend of home-based and foreign players who have intensified training in Abuja ahead of the tournament. Some of the…

Tinubu is North’s asset, not liability, Matawalle counters critics

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The Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Bello Matawalle, has dismissed claims suggesting that President Bola Tinubu is a political liability to Northern Nigeria, describing such narratives as baseless and politically motivated. In a statement issued on Friday and signed by his Special Assistant on Political Affairs, Ibrahim Goga, the former Zamfara State Governor declared President Tinubu as “an asset to the North and the nation,” citing the administration’s strides in security, infrastructure, and national unity. “President Tinubu has demonstrated an uncommon commitment to addressing the challenges facing our region.…

Tinubu working remotely from overseas, returns after Easter – Presidency

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The Presidency has said President Bola Tinubu continues to direct the affairs of state from Europe, despite being outside the country for nearly two weeks. It also said the President will return on Monday, April 21, after the Easter holidays. In a statement signed Thursday, Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, explained that the President, who travelled from Paris to London at the weekend, “remains fully engaged in Nigeria’s governance” and is in “constant communication with key government officials.” Onanuga added that the President had given “directives…

Murder trial: I found Ataga in pool of blood, says Chidinma

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Chidinma Ojukwu, the prime suspect in the murder of Super TV Chief Executive Officer, Michael Ataga, on Thursday, told a Lagos High Court sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square how she discovered Ataga’s lifeless body in a Lekki short-let apartment on June 15, 2021. Testifying before Justice Yetunde Adesanya, the former 300-level Mass Communication student of the University of Lagos said she had returned from buying food and juice, knocked on the apartment door and, receiving no response, pushed it open to find blood on the floor and Ataga lying in…

Epileptic electricity: FG to inject 1,900MW solar power into grid

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•Govt sets 8,000MW power goal by 2027, taps private sector for grid expansion The Federal Government has revealed plans to construct modular solar power plants with a combined capacity of 1,900 megawatts for the 19 northern states, as part of efforts to boost renewable energy adoption and expand the national grid. It also disclosed its target to generate and distribute about 8,000MW of electricity before the end of President Bola Tinubu’s first term in office in 2027. The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, announced this during the sixth edition of…