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Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt on Friday barred the State Chief Judge, Justice Simeon Chibuzor Amadi, from receiving or acting on the letter from the Rivers State House of Assembly to constitute a panel to investigate the accusation of gross misconduct […]
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know Saturday morning
Shooting Stars technical adviser, Nurudeen Aweroro, has expressed dissatisfaction with the performance of new signing Lucky Emmanuel in the 3-0 win over Enyimba. Emmanuel grabbed one of the goals in the encounter at the Lekan Salami Stadium in Ibadan on Wednesday. Qamar Adegoke and Sodiq Ibrahim also netted for Shooting Stars in the thrilling encounter. […]
NPFL: Aweroro lauds Emmanuel’s performance in Shooting Stars’ win over Enyimba
Hossam Hassan, head coach of the Egyptian national football team, has pointed out that Nigeria had the capability to advance to the AFCON final. However, he recognized that unforeseen circumstances contributed to their semi-final loss against Morocco. Speaking at a press conference on Friday before Egypt’s AFCON third-place final match against Nigeria on Saturday, Hassan […]
AFCON: Nigeria could’ve made it to final but things happened otherwise – Egypt coach Hassan
The Rivers State House of Assembly says the Chief Judge of the state has received and acknowledged official correspondence conveying notices of alleged gross misconduct against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Professor Ngozi Nma Odu. The confirmation was contained in a statement issued by the Assembly’s spokesperson and Chairman of the House Committee on Information, […]
Fubara’s impeachment: Rivers Assembly confirms chief judge’s receipt of notice
Former Nigeria midfielder, Onazi Ogenyi, has claimed Mikel John Obi blocked some players from being invited to the national team. Ogenyi stated this while speaking on the Home Turf podcast. According to him, Mikel Obi’s influence was so great he could decide which players made the squad, name-checking Tony Nwakaeme. “Mikel Obi was too influential […]
Mikel Obi blocked the invitation of some players to Super Eagles – Onazi Ogenyi
The Confederation of African Football, CAF, on Friday confirmed the referees for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations third-place playoff between Nigeria and Egypt on Saturday. Jalal Jayed has been appointed to be the centre referee for the game. Jayed will be assisted by Zakaria Brinsi, Akarkad Mostafa and Hassani Khalil. The fourth official for […]
AFCON 2025: CAF confirms referees for Nigeria vs Egypt third-place playoff
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney met with the Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday as both countries renewed ties amid changing global economy and international security challenges. Carney and Xi jointly announced a new Canada-China strategic partnership grounded in five pillars – energy, economic and trade cooperation, public safety and security, multilateralism, and culture. […]
Carney, Xi announce new Canada-China partnership on trade, others
Promise Awosanmi has been named as the Shooting Stars Player of the Month for December. Awosanmi has been impressive for the Oluyole Warriors this season. He helped the Nurudeen Aweroro’s side record three wins and two defeats in the month. Awosanmi grabbed the winning goal in Shooting Stars’ 2-1 win over Niger Tornadoes in a […]
NPFL: Awosanmi, Ayodele win Shooting Stars’ December POTM, GOTM
Rivers United goalkeeper, Osagie Onisodumeya, has expressed confidence that the team can secure a positive result in their next CAF Champions League encounter in Zambia. The Pride of Rivers will be up against Power Dynamos in a matchday three fixture at the Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola next Saturday. The return is billed for the […]
CAFCL: Rivers United will beat Power Dynamos in Zambia – Onisodumeya
A Lagos father, Samuel Alozie, is seeking justice after his nine-month-old identical twin sons, Testimony and Timothy, allegedly died 24 hours after receiving routine immunisation at a primary health care centre in Lagos. Alozie, who shared a heartbreaking video on TikTok showing the twins’ remains in body bags, has sparked widespread outrage. According to Alozie, […]
Man seeks justice as nine-month-old Lagos twins allegedly die after immunisation
