Tag: music
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Iran vs Nigeria: Coach Chelle invites Ndidi, Iwobi, Lookman
By our reporter Head Coach Eric Chelle has picked team captain Wilfred Ndidi, midfield ace Alex Iwobi, and forward Ademola Lookman in a list of 23 players for this month’s international friendly matches against Iran and Jordan, which have now been moved from the Jordanian capital, Amman, to the city of Antalya in Turkey. The…
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Wahid Oshodi becomes Africa’s first director on World Table Tennis Board
By Editor Nigeria’s Wahid Oshodi has made history with his appointment to the board of World Table Tennis (WTT), the commercial arm of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). The announcement came during the ITTF Executive Board meeting on March 1, 2026, at WTT Headquarters in Singapore. Following portfolio allocations, ITTF President Petra Sörling and…
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Super Eagles legend, Henry Nwosu, is dead
●Segun Odegbami mourns teammate By Pius Ayinor The Nigerian sports community has again been thrown into mourning following the death of former Super Eagles midfielder Henry Nwosu. The skilled attacker was a member of the team that won Nigeria’s first Africa Cup of Nations in 1980 in Lagos. He was 62 years old. The former…
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Tinubu’s plea goes unheeded on Ebonyi’s river of blood (1)
Tunde Odesola Sometimes, words create accidental rhyme where meaning does not. Etymologically, ‘Moses’ and ‘Osmosis’ are not related, even though they sound similar, and both bear a sense of ‘passing through’. Osmosis, a Greek word, literally suggests water passing through a boundary, just as Moses, the Anglicised version of Moshe, a Hebrew name, means “to…
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Let our songs be spirit-inspired, not self-inspired, says Ayo
UK-based singer Ayodeji Emmanuel believes Nigerian musicians should listen more to God By Pius Ayinor Ayodeji Emmanuel was not just a regular member of the music department of Rhema Chapel, Yaba, while he was still residing in Lagos. He desired to do more than be the lead singer or a back-up during church services, and…
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ADC slams Tinubu over ambassador postings
●Says it’s a work of incompetence By Editor The African Democratic Congress has criticised the President Bola Tinubu administration for announcing only 65 of Nigeria’s 109 ambassadorial postings, describing the move as a diplomatic blunder that exposes the country to embarrassment and reflects the government’s incompetence in handling international relations. In a statement released on…
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Tinubu’s full list of 65 ambassadors and their countries
By Editor President Bola Tinubu has approved the postings of 65 ambassadors-designate and high commissioners to various countries and the United Nations. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, made this public on Friday, stating that 31 non-career and 34 career ambassadors have been assigned to their duty posts. The…
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Tinubu, el-Rufai and the cobra
Tunde Odesola If they were not venomous, snakes would probably garland the necks of the rich and the influential to delineate social class. With a body handwoven by its Creator, the snake is the most awesome creature, epitomising engineering fluidity among wildlife. Its fleeting mobility, intricate symmetry, stretchy sinews, delicate precision and frightening fatality define…
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Niger Delta Games: Patoranking, Gospel singer, Eben, DJ Phyna for opening ceremony in Benin
By Kehinde Osagiede It promises to be a glamorous opening ceremony on Friday evening at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium as organizers of the Niger Delta Games, Dunamis Icon Ltd, and partners say they have perfected their plans for the second edition of the games. It is being held in Benin City from the 20th to…
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NUC approves 33 new universities
By Editor The National Universities Commission (NUC) approved 33 new universities across Nigeria in 2025, bringing the total number to 309. Data obtained from the NUC website shows that 20 new private universities were granted operating licences by the commission last year, while the federal government established seven new institutions and state governments accounted for…
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