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Super Eagles interim coach, Austin Eguavoen has named a 23-man squad for the upcoming 2025 AFCON qualifiers against Rwanda and Benin.   The squad list now includes Victor Osimhen and Sadiq Umar who missed out the last time, as the 2013 African Champions aim to seal a qualification ticket for the next AFCON slated to hold in Morocco.   The …

A Nigerian woman, Abosede Balogun Ojoge has publicly advised her younger brother, Balogun Toheeb Alade, to stick to his only wife if he wants to live long.   She gave the advice while reacting to a Facebook post in which women revealed how they felt when their husbands married second wives.     

Cardi B has written an open letter to to Kamala Harris after she lost the US election.  The rapper who was vocal about her support for Harris posted the letter on Instagram.  She wrote: “To Vice President Kamala, no matter what they’ve said to bring you down or belittle your run for presidency they can never say you didnt run …

A California girl who sued police for seizing her beloved pet goat, which was then butchered, has been awarded $300,000 in a settlement.  Jessica Long’s daughter — who was just 9 years old when her goat, Cedar, was hauled off to the slaughter in 2022 — reached the settlement Friday, Nov. 1, with the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office and several …

US Vice President, Kamala Harris is expected to call US President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday to concede the 2024 presidential race and is also expected to speak publicly, according to two of her aides who spoke to NBC news.  Harris is expected to address the nation at 4 p.m. ET at Howard University, her alma mater. In the meantime, she …

The Kremlin said Wednesday, November 6 that Russian President Vladimir Putin has no plans to congratulate U.S. President-elect Trump on his victory.     Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov told reporters at a briefing that U.S.-Russian relations were at “their lowest point in history” and that he could not say anything about Putin’s reaction.   “It is practically impossible to …

Bandits have k!lled 10 farmers including women from Wayam and Belu-Belu villages in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State.   Residents said six of the victims were beheaded and bandits went away with their heads.    According to them, many people also sustained bullet wounds and were being treated at a clinic in Kagara, the Headquarters of Rafi LGA. …

Cape Town police have arrested seven suspects in connection with the brutal vigilante-style execution of three men whose bodies were discovered at a dam on a farm in Wallacedene, near Kraaifontein. Authorities had previously appealed to the public for assistance in tracing those involved, describing the men’s injuries as “reminiscent of an act of vigilantism.”   In a coordinated effort, …

On Wednesday, November 6, the Israeli army issued an urgent evacuation notice to residents in two neighborhoods of Beirut’s southern suburbs, warning of imminent strikes targeting Hezbollah facilities.    The message, delivered by Israeli army spokesperson Avichay Adraee via a post on X (formerly Twitter), cautioned residents living near Hezbollah-affiliated sites to leave the area immediately.   “You are located …

Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman and CEO of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), stated that Nigeria will not compel Kemi Badenoch, the newly elected leader of the UK’s Conservative Party, to identify with her Nigerian heritage.    Dabiri-Erewa revealed that NiDCOM has reached out to Badenoch on multiple occasions without receiving a response.   “It depends on if she identifies the …