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*Report by Omolade Durojaiye The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations hosts Ivory Coast started on a winniny note on Saturday as they defeated Group A rivals Guinea-Bissau by two goals. The match played at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium in Abidjan on Saturday night saw the Elephants dominating the game from start to finish. They scored their goals via Seko Fofana and Jean-Philippe Krasso, with the three points taking them to the top of their log ahead of Group A’s second match between Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea on Sunday afternoon. Ivory Coast got off to a dream start, claiming the lead…
-Installed New Iyalode Muslims By Safiu Kehinde Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun and his Kogi State counterpart Yahaya Bello on Saturday extolled the virtues of the publisher of The Point Newspaper Alhaja Latifat Yemi Kolapo as she was installed the Iyalode Musulumi of Egbaland. The event which held at the 99 year old Abeokuta Central mosque Kobiti at the state capital, drew political office holders, media executives and clerics from different parts of the country. Speaking at the event, host Governor Abiodun who was represented by the Deputy Chief of Staff, Dr. Oluwatoyin Taiwo also noted that her installation was…
Taiwanese voters have chosen William Lai as their president in a historic election, cementing a path that is increasingly divergent from China. The move has angered Beijing, which issued a statement shortly after the results insisting that “Taiwan is part of China”. While Beijing has called for “peaceful reunification”, it has also not ruled out the use of force. It had cast the Taiwan election as a choice between “war and peace”. China has ramped up its military presence around the island in recent months, heightening fears of a possible conflict. Taiwan just chose a president China loathes. What now?…
The US actor Bill Hayes, who starred in the soap opera Days of Our Lives for more than five decades, has died at the age of 98. He first portrayed the character of Doug Williams in 1970 and also met his wife, the actress Susan Seaforth Hayes, while filming the series. Last June, he celebrated his 98th birthday on the set of the American daytime soap surrounded by co-stars. His agent told the BBC he died on Friday surrounded by family. The cause of his death has not been revealed. Born William Foster Hayes III in Harvey, Illinois, in 1925,…
Safiu Kehinde The Nigerian Army has broken silence over alleged sexual Intimidation of a junior female soldier by some Senior Officers. In the wake of a now viral video posted by a TikTok handler, @OgunleyeRuthSavage1, who claimed to be a female officer intimidated by some Senior Officers, the Nigerian Army has assured members of the public of investigating the allegations melted at the Senior Officers whose name were mentioned in the post. This was made known in a statement issued on the Force’s official X handle ( formerly Twitter). “We assure the general public that the Nigerian Army as an…
By ABIODUN KOMOLAFE _(Published in THE NATION on Saturday, January 13, 2024)_ Sometime in 1989, a friend told a story of how he was in dire need of sponsorship for his university education. When all things proved difficult, he approached one of the presbyters in a church in Ibadan, Oyo State who eventually advised that his impressive General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level (GCE O-Level) results be announced to the congregation during a Sunday service with a view to wooing Good Samaritans. Though that was done, help did not come! The presbyter’s wife pleaded with his husband to rerun the announcement.…
Cote d’Ivoire Head Coach, Jean-Louis Gasset has ruled out striker Sebastian Haller from Saturday’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) opener against Guinea Bissau, due to ankle injury. Gasset disclosed this on Friday in Abidjan at a news conference, ahead of their opening match of the tournament. The gaffer added that the availability of the Borussia Dortmund striker for their second Group A game against Nigeria was also doubtful, as he continues to recover from the injury. He said there were also fitness concerns for forward Nicolas Pepe, who was recently recalled to the squad, as he’s also struggling with a…
The Controller, Nigeria Correctional Service, Akwa Ibom Command, Mr Julius Ezugwu, said that about 2, 413 out of 2,854 inmates were awaiting trails in the four correctional facilities across the state. Ezugwu said this at a one-day capacity building workshop for Akwa Ibom State Administration of Criminal Justice Monitoring Committee (ACJMC) in Uyo on Friday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the event was organised by the Law Hub Development and Advocacy Centre in collaboration with MacArthur Foundation. Ezugwu, who summed up the total number of inmates in their facilities to 2, 854, added that the custodial centres…
Dangote Petroleum Refinery has commenced production of diesel and aviation fuel. Mr Anthony Chiejina, Group Head, Corporate Communications, Dangote Group, confirmed this in a statement to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos. Chiejina quoted the President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, to have elatedly thanked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his support, encouragement and thoughtful advice towards the actualisation of this project. Dangote also thanked the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd., the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) and Nigerians for their support and belief in the…
President Bola Tinubu on Friday in Abuja called for strengthened cooperation with France in addressing the prevailing threat of terrorism in the country. He also commended the outgoing French Ambassador to Nigeria, Emmanuelle Blatmann, for her dedication to enhancing relations between France and Nigeria. In a farewell meeting with Blatmann, Tinubu urged her to leverage her new role as Director for Africa to advocate the need to ”upgrade technical cooperation” between Nigeria and France to defeat terrorism and violent extremism. ”You have been excellent in promoting bilateral relations between both countries in the areas of economy, trade, education, arts, and…