Day: September 6, 2025

EKONG BENCHED AS OSIMHEN, LOOKMAN SPEARHEAD EAGLES ATTACK AGAINST RWANDA FOR WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS

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The Super Eagles players prepared for World Cup qualifying match against Rwanda In a surprising tactical decision, Super Eagles head coach Eric Chelle has benched captain Willian Troost-Ekong for Nigeria’s critical 2026 World Cup qualifier against Rwanda. The 32-year-old defender, who was the first player to arrive at camp for the double-header, is replaced by 20-year-old Benjamin Fredrick. This marks only the second appearance for the national team for the FCV Dender EH defender, who will now partner Calvin Bassey in the heart of the Eagles’ defense. According to the…

ASYLUM SEEKERS: NIGERIANS TOP LIST IN IRELAND

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The Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration, Ireland has reported that Nigeria leads with the greatest number of nationals seeking asylum in the country. Although, asylum is in line with the law, it is the protection a country offers to people fleeing persecution in their home country. An asylum seeker is someone who has applied for this protection and is waiting for a decision on whether they will be recognised as a refugee. According to a report released in August, Ireland is experiencing a drop-in asylum application. The justice…

MAN KILLED YOUNGER BROTHER, HID BODY IN DRUM — Police

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18-year-old identified as Eze Elechi Amadi has explained why he killed his younger brother, Otu Ifeanyi, in Kajola, in Odigbo council area of Ondo state. The suspect who was paraded by the police alongside 99 other suspected criminals in Akure, the state capital, weekend, was arrested while trying to dispose the body of his deceased brother The Ondo State Police commissioner, Adebowale Lawal, stated that “on 26th August, 2025 at about 3pm, one Oluwafemi Oladipupo of Paragon Street, Kajola, reported at Kajola Divisional Headquarters that he observed a blue plastic…

FRAUD: POLICE ARREST MAN FOR N300M POLITICAL APPOINTMENT IN KWARA

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The Police in Kwara State capital, Ilorin has arrested a man identified as Adeola Badru for allegedly defrauding a federal political appointment seeker of N300 million. The State Commissioner of Police, CP Adekimi Ojo, shared details of the case with journalists in Ilorin recently. Badru, is accused of criminal breach of trust, forgery, and obtaining money under false pretence. In 2023, he reportedly approached his victim, Joseph Olugbenga, claiming to be a seasoned politician with access to top political figures. He allegedly promised to secure Olugbenga a seat on the…

18 EDO – ABUJA BOUND PASSENGERS KIDNAPPED

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Passenger traveling along Benin – Auchi highway were thrown in to pandemonium on Friday at least 18 passengers travelling in a newly launched Edo Line bus were abducted by unknown gunmen on Friday. The abducted passengers were heading to Abuja where they were stopped, coerced into the bush before the police arrived at scene. In a viral video of the unfortunate incident showed a long queue of vehicles parked on both sides of the expressway as panic spread among commuters. The spokesperson of Edo State Police Command, Moses Iyamu has…

WE DON’T WANT DRUGS; VENEZUELAN JETS WILL BE SHOT DOWN IF THEY ENDANGER US SHIPS…. Trump

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President Donald Trump who is wearing a dark blue suit, white shirt and purple tie with blue dots. There is also an American pin on his right lapel. Getty Images President Donald Trump has warned that, if Venezuelan jets fly over US naval ships and “put us in a dangerous position, they’ll be shot down”. The president’s warning comes after Venezuela flew military aircraft near a US vessel off South America for the second time in two days, US officials told the BBC’s US partner CBS News. The reports follow…

NIGERIA CUSTOMS SALUTES OFFICER WHO RODE MOTORBIKE FROM NIGERIA TO BELGIUM IN 35 DAYS

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Officers and Men of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) HAVE commended the achievement of one of their colleagues, Akpevwe Ogboru, an assistant comptroller of the service, who rode a motorbike from Nigeria to Belgium in 35 days. Ogboru, popularly known as “Tracta 2”, arrived at the Nigerian embassy in Brussels at 12:47 pm on Thursday, after covering about 10,265km across two continents and 10 countries. Her expedition, tagged ‘Ride for Women Inclusivity and Cross-Border Research’, was aimed at promoting gender inclusivity, amplifying girl-child empowerment initiatives, and spotlighting issues of connectivity,…

WE’LL PROVIDE SUPPORT TO FAMILIES OF VICTIMS, SURVIVORS OF BORGU BOAT MISHAP…. FG

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The Federal Government has confirmed that it will, through the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), provide the necessary support to victims’ families and survivors of the Borgu boat mishap in Niger. This was contained in a statement signed by Alhaji Mohammed Idris the Hon. Minister of Information and National Orientation, where he said the government received the sad news with a heavy heart. According to Idris, the tragedy is particularly painful, coming barely four months after devastating floods wreaked havoc in Mokwa, also in Niger. “We extend our deepest condolences…

CANCELED FLIGHT: NCAA APOLOGISED, ORDERS IBOM AIR TO COMPENSATE ALL AFFECTED PASSENGERS

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The Management of Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has ordered Ibom Air to compensate all affected passengers by the cancellation of a scheduled flight on Friday. This order followed a complaint lodged via X platform by a passenger, accusing the airline of poor service. “After moving a 3:30 flight to 5:20, you still call your customers to come down and pick up their luggage,” the passenger lamented. “You’ve monopolised the system as the only airline travelling to Akwa Ibom, yet you frustrate the very people you should be serving. Shame…