The House of Representatives has taken steps to curtail the dangerous effects of sports betting and directed the National Lottery Regulatory Commission to comply with the Lottery Act, 2005.The House urged the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation to conduct a comprehensive nationwide campaign to raise public awareness about
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President Bola Tinubu has awarded the members of the Super Eagles national team and their officials the prestigious national honour of Member of the Order of the Niger (MON) for their impressive performance at the just-concluded 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament held in Cote d’Ivoire.In further recognition of
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President Bola Tinubu has commended the Super Eagles of Nigeria for their resilience in the 2024 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), held in Cote d’Ivoire.Tinubu thanked the team, the coach, the crew, and the entire management team for their hard work, assiduity, and sacrifice to come this far in the
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At least four people died on Wednesday while watching the semi-final match between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and Bafana Bafana of South Africa in the ongoing 2023 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cote d'Ivoire.The deceased include a chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Cairo Ojougboh, Deputy
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Nigeria's Super Eagles will face the host nation, Cote d'Ivoire, at the final of the ongoing African Cup of Nations (AFCON) on Sunday, February 11, 2024, at the Stade Olympique Alassane Ouattara.The teams, which were grouped in the tournament’s Group A, met at the group stage match, which Nigeria won
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Former Vice President and the 2023 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has expressed deep sorrow over the demise of Cairo Ojuogboh, a prominent chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former Executive Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).Ojuogboh tragically collapsed and passed away while
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Neil Tovey and Mark Williams, key figures when South Africa won their lone Africa Cup of Nations title, believe defeating 2024 semi-finals opponents Nigeria will be "tough."Bafana Bafana (The Boys) and the Super Eagles meet in the central Ivory Coast city of Bouake on Wednesday, with a place in the
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Nigeria’s Super Eagles will arrive Bouake on Tuesday ahead of their first semi-final encounter with South Africa’s Bafana Bafana at the 2023 Africa Cup Nations (AFCON) at the Stade Bouaké on Wednesday.According to a statement issued by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Director of Media, Ademola Olajire, on Sunday, the
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Nigeria's Super Eagles have dedicated their 1-0 victory against the Palancas Negras of Angola in the quarterfinals of the ongoing African Cup of Nations (AFCON) to the memory of the late Samuel Okwaraji.Okwaraji, a Nigerian international, slumped and died while playing in a 1990 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Angola
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The Nigerian Super Eagles has defeated the host Cote d’Ivoire team in the ongoing AFCON competition.The match’s key moment came in the 55th minute after Ousmane Diomande caught Victor Osimhen in the box.That allowed William Troost-Ekong to blast home from the penalty spot.Roared on by a raucous crowd, the Ivorians
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