The last 24 hours have had interesting events. President Muhammadu Buhari and the National leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, were absent at the grand finale of the party campaign in Ondo. Former Germany U-20 captain, and Hoffenheim defender, Kevin Akpoguma, is already in the camp of the Super Eagles ahead of Nigeria friendly match. Below are top national news
The Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Agboola Ajayi, has revealed why he won’t be participating in the governorship debate organized by Channels Television. The candidate of the Zenith Labour Party, ZLP, said that he would be running a campaign in Owo on the date set for the debate.
President Muhammadu Buhari and the National leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, were absent at the grand finale of the All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign for the Ondo governorship election held at Akure Township Stadium on Wednesday and was witnessed by mammoth supporters of the APC, from the 18 local government areas of the state.
Indications are that the Lecturer from Imo State University, Owerri, (IMSU) Prof Victor Njoku whose privacy was invaded through a recorded video of him with a female student of the Institution may be on his way free from the allegation of Sex-For-Marks, leveled against him.
Nigeria’s former Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has advanced to the final round in the race to lead the World Trade Organization. Members of the Geneva-based trade body also selected South Korea’s Yoo Myung-hee. The final two were selected from a list of five candidates.
Algeria coach, Djamel Belmadi, has explained the rationale behind the decision to face Nigeria in a friendly.According to Belmadi, he wants Algeria to tackle Nigeria because he was looking for a match that could put his team in a difficult situation. He also explained that Nigeria is a benchmark, adding that he wants his team to take advantage of the FIFA dates.
The Nigeria Football Federation has announced the appointment of Mr Randy Waldrum as the new Head Coach of the Senior Women National Team, Super Falcons. Waldrum, an American who played as a midfielder, has worked largely within the American women football circle and was head coach of the Trinidad and Tobago national team between 2014 and 2016.
The Nigeria police force has reportedly dragged a former governor of Imo state, Ikedi Ohakim to court for a three-count criminal charge bordering on fraud and false information. The Cable reports that in the charge marked CR/993/2020 and dated September 23, 2020, which was filed before a federal capital territory (FCT) high court, Abuja, Ohakim who was governor from 2007 to 2011, was accused of using the name of Babatunde Raji Fashola, minister of works and housing, to defraud unsuspecting victims. He was also alleged to have given false information against one Chinyere Lilian Amuchienwa.
Former Germany U-20 captain, and Hoffenheim defender, Kevin Akpoguma, is already in the camp of the Super Eagles ahead of Nigeria friendly match against Algeria. FIFA has cleared the 25-year-old to represent Nigeria, according to Amaju Pinnick, President of the Nigerian Football Federation, NFF.
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