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22 Dec

‘God Help Me’ –Tiwa Savage Expresses Concerns About Health Ahead Of Upcoming Shows

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Popular Nigerian singer, Tiwa Savage has expressed distress about her health as she prepares for upcoming shows. In a heartfelt statement, Tiwa Savage conveyed her concerns and appealed for divine intervention. “God help me, have two shows today and I feel so sick,” she wrote on her Instagram page. “Who loves me enough to send me cheesecake ice cream? I need some tender loving care” she added in another post. In October, Tiwa postponed all her shows, saying she had been “instructed to be on strict vocal rest for the next few months.” Source: Adomonline

05 Sep

Nigeria To Increase Gas Production To Over 5.5 Bcf Per Day By 2030 – Ekperikpe Ekpo

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Nigeria’s Minister of State for Gas, Ekperikpe Ekpo has told attendees at the ongoing Gastech Conference in Singapore, that the country has the capacity to grow its gas production to over 5 billion cubic feet per day by 2030. Reuters reports that Ekpo said this to attendees at the conference while stating that the country had access to funds needed to expand production, without revealing more details. He said: “In Nigeria, it has been declared a decade of gas from 2020 to 2030. So, by 2030, we’ll get to 5.5 billion cubic feet of daily production (57 billion cubic meters…

10 Aug

Onion Traders Use Nigeria Route After Benin And Burkina Faso Border Closure

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Onion traders in Ghana have now resorted to bringing what is left of the produce through Nigeria rather than waiting on Benin and Burkina Faso to open their borders. This comes after Benin and Burkina Faso closed their land borders over the coup in Niger. The traders have since been waiting for over a week and hoping that the borders will be opened for the over 75 trucks full of onions to reach Ghana. Their hope, however, dwindled as the days keep going by, and there is still no sign the borders will be opened. On the back of this,…

27 Jul

2023 WWC: Nigeria Stun Australia, Seals Africa’s First Win To Go Top Of Group B

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Nigeria came from behind to beat Australia and leave the co-hosts facing a battle to qualify for the last 16 of the Fifa Women’s World Cup. Australia scored first when Emily van Egmond converted Caitlin Foord’s pass. But Nigeria equalised soon afterwards with Uchenna Kanu’s calm finish, before Osinachi Ohale’s header made it 2-1. Asisat Oshoala scored after a mix-up between Australia’s Alanna Kennedy and Mackenzie Arnold and Nigeria held on, despite Kennedy scoring late on. Nigeria move top of Group B, level with Canada on four points, while Australia are a point behind both before the last matches in…

21 Jul

2023 WWC: Nigeria Hold Canada To Draw In Opener

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The Super Falcons of Nigeria played out a goalless draw against Canada in their opening Group B clash of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup at the Melbourne Rectangular Stadium on Friday. Nigeria began the game cautiously, sitting back to soak the mounting pressure as Canada came out of the blocks early in the first minutes. Jordyn Huitema and Christine Sinclair were the focal point of attack for the Olympic Champions but Nigeria’s defensive discipline frustrated the Canadians. Christine Sinclair had an opportunity in the 9th minute but her right footed shot from outside the box missed the top right…

07 Jul

Nigeria Confirms Outbreak Of Deadly Diphtheria

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The Nigerian health authorities have announced an outbreak of diptheria in the capital, Abuja, after the death of a four-year-old child. The highly contagious infection can cause breathing difficulties and heart problems that can be fatal, particularly in children. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) said there had been multiple outbreaks across the country since late last year, with almost 800 confirmed cases and at least 80 deaths. It said the vast majority of cases were among people who had not been vaccinated – despite diptheria being covered by the country’s routine childhood immunisation programme. The NCDC…

01 Jun

WAFU B U20 Girls’ Cup: Nigeria Thump Benin To Set Up Final Clash With Ghana

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Nigeria will play Ghana in the final of the maiden edition of the WAFU Zone B Women’s U-20 Cup of Nations following their convincing win over Benin. The Falconets were 3-0 winners over their Benin counterparts to ensure they booked a slot in the last two where they will come up against fierce rivals Ghana. Amina Bello opened the scoring for Nigeria in the 23rd minute of the game before the top scorer of the competition, Esther Onyenezide scored a brace to give the Nigerians a 3-0 win. The Falconets are yet to concede so far in the tournament and…

18 Apr

Nigeria Approves Malaria Vaccines After Ghana

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Nigeria has approved a new malaria vaccine developed by scientists at Oxford University. The move comes days after Ghana became the first country in the world to approve the (R21) vaccine. The head of Nigeria’s National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration, Mojisola Adeyeye, said the vaccine would be used for prevention of malaria in children aged between five months and three years – the most vulnerable group. The approval is unusual as it comes before the publication of final stage trial data for the vaccine, which is thought to be 80% effective. Nigeria has the highest number of malaria…

10 Apr

Afro Nation Festival Is Going To Nigeria – Davido Hints

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Nigerian artiste Davido has hinted in his recent interview on Hot 97 that Nigeria will be hosting the Afro Nation festival for the first time. He made this revelation to Ebro while promoting his ‘Timeless’ album. His comment was triggered by a conversation on African countries like Ghana using their beachfront for leisure and tourism. “Afro Nation is going to Lagos for the first time, so that’s gonna be fire,” Davido said. https://twitter.com/Kwamedadziegh/status/1645162048886837248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1645162048886837248%7Ctwgr%5Efa1518865ca6c81f0a68b8b8183ac0c2fc020d9d%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myjoyonline.com%2Fafro-nation-festival-is-going-to-nigeria-davido-hints%2F A few months ago, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ghana Tourism Authority, Akwasi Agyemang, also said in an interview on Asaase Radio that he was apprised…

02 Mar

We Must Stay Focused And Learn Lessons From Nigeria’s Worst Economy- Nana Asafo-Adjei To NPP

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The New Patriotic Party's Deputy Director of External Affairs, Nana Asafo-Adjei, has advised the New Patriotic Party to learn lessons from Nigeria's worst economy records and stay focused. Speaking in an interview with Kwaku Dawuro, on Movement In The Morning, on Movement TV/Wontumi radio, Nana Adjei vigorously stated that NPP should learn from things that sent the Nigeria economy into becoming one of the worst in Africa. '' I think that the lessons i would want us to learn, particularly the NPP in Ghana is that number one, we must stay focused as a political party. Awal what hasn't happened…