Day: August 15, 2022

Falconets Beat South Korea 1-0 At Ongoing FIFA U- 20 Women’s World Cup

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Nigeria’s Under-20 National Women’s Football Team (Falconets) in their second game at the ongoing FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica defeated South Korea 1-0 on Sunday in their Group C Match Day Two. The Falconets got a vital boost at the Estadio Alajuela Morera Soto Stadium with the defeat of the South Koreans to reach the knock-out round. The Falconets also got off to a winning start on Thursday with a 1-0 win over highly rated France. However, the South Koreans shot to the top of the group…

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Aribo Also Scored His First Southampton Goal At The Weekend

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Another Super Eagles football star Joe Aribo came off the bench to also open his Premier League account as Southampton bounced back from two goals down to salvage a battling point in their 2-2 draw against Leeds. After a lacklustre hour, and trailing 2-0 at home, under-fire manager Ralph Hasenhuttl introduced the Nigerian midfielder off the bench – and it took him 10 minutes to score for the Saints on Saturday. The new arrival from Rangers received a pass from Adam Armstrong, rolled the ball out of the goalkeeper’s reach…

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Super Eagles & Nottingham Forest Hitman, Taiwo Awoniyi Revels In Historic Goal For

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Super Eagles of Nigeria international Taiwo Awoniyi was delighted his first goal for Nottingham Forest ensured that the club’s first Premier League home game in 23 years ended in victory. The 25-year-old bundled in from close range in first-half stoppage time against West Ham United to set his side on the way to a 1-0 win on Sunday. Awoniyi spent six years as a Liverpool player without making a single first-team appearance, before moving to Union Berlin in 2021 and then on to Forest for £17m in June. “I’m really…

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Nigeria’s Situation Under APC Leadership Grim And Disappointing Says Atiku

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Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the PDP presidential candidate The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the forthcoming general election in 2023, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Sunday, painted a gloomy picture of the country. Looking at the statistics on where Nigeria presently find herself, the PDP flagbearer said the situation is ‘’grim and disappointing.’’ The flagbearer also said he was optimistic that under a PDP administration, the platform under which he is seeking to succeed Buhari, there would be turnaround for good, as his policy team would work round the clock…

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2023 Elections: Shift Away From Politics Of Bread & Butter, Vote Leaders With Conscience – Jonathan

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Nigeria’s former President Goodluck Jonathan has urged the Nigerian electorate to be circumspect with their votes during the forthcoming 2023 general elections, and not mortgage the future of their children by voting leaders with conscience. The former leaders who spoke while delivering a keynote address titled: ‘Lasting Legacy: Key to Nigeria’s Development Issues’, at the one-year memorial summit in honour of the late Captain Idahosa Okunbo in Abuja, Saturday, said Nigerians “must shift away from the politics of bread and butter.” While urging the people to elect the kind of…

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Ezekwesili, Oshiomhole Others Extol Late Capt Hosa As Children Lunch His Foundation

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Late Capt Idahosa Okunbo Some notable Nigerians, at the weekend, recalled fond memories as they remembered the legacies of one of the nation’s greatest philanthropists and billionaire businessman – the late Capt Dr. Wells Idahosa Okunbo. It was the maiden memorial lecture organised by the family of Okunbo at the Wells Carlton Hotels and Apartment in Asokoro, Abuja, as well as the launch of the Wells Hosa Okunbo Foundation, by his children led by the Olori Atuwatse III, wife of the Olu of Warri Kingdom. Nigeria’s former President Goodluck Jonathan,…

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