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Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr, has named a 23-man squad for the team’s  2022 World Cup qualifiers against Central Africa Republic . Nigeria already kicked off their campaign in the qualifiers on brighter note with two winnings  in their first two games and are currently the group  C leaders with six points while Central Africa Republic are at the bottom with just a point. According to the official statement by the Super Eagles media team, Alex Iwobi, captain Ahmed Musa,  Moses Simon, Leon Balogun and Maduka Okoye, are among the players invited.  21-year-old Calvin Bassey who plays for Scottish giants Rangers as a left-back/centre-back was handed his maiden Nigeria call-up. Rohr’s men will take on the Central African Republic on October 7 at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos before travelling to Bangui for the return fixture at Stade Barthelemy Boganda three days later. NIGERIA FULL SQUAD Goalkeepers:  Francis Uzoho (AC Omonia, Cyprus...

The remains of 38 persons killed by bandits in Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State, were buried amidst tears on Thursday, September 30.      Sympathizers gathered at GSS Mallagum in Kaura to pay their last respects. Women, children and the aged were seen weeping as they watched their loved ones being laid to rest.   The victims were killed in the bandits attack on Madamai and Abun communities in Kaura Local Government Area on Sunday, September 26.    Seven other persons sustained injuries while several houses were set ablaze during the attack.     

Paris Saint-Germain superstar, Lionel Messi, has expressed his joy at scoring his first goal for the club. Messi signed for the Ligue 1 side as a free agent after leaving Barcelona this summer. Since then the Argentina captain has made three appearances for PSG without scoring. However, against Manchester City in the Champions League on Tuesday, Messi reminded everyone of his talents with a trademark finish to seal a 2-0 win.   “I am very happy to have scored. I haven’t played much recently. Only one game [at the Parc des Princes], this is the second one here. I am gradually adapting to my new team, to my teammates. “The more we play together [with Neymar and Mbappe], the better it will be. We must all grow together, increase our level of play. We played well. We have to give our best and continue to do so,” Messi said.

The Ekiti State Police Command has arrested a woman for collecting N50,000 from parents of a teenage suspect who raped her 3-year-old granddaughter.    The suspect, Olanrewaju Seun, 18, allegedly defiled the victim in the Iyana Emirin area, Poly Road, Ado Ekiti.   Spokesperson of the command, ASP Sunday Abutu, who represented the State Commissioner of Police, Tunde Mobayo, during a press briefing on Tuesday, September 28, paraded Seun and the victim's grandmother alongside other suspects arrested for various crimes.   According to Abutu, the suspect lured the victim into his room where he had carnal knowledge of her.   When the grandmother of the victim heard about the incident, she demanded the sum of N50,000 from the parents of the suspect for an amicable settlement of the case. The money was paid to her and she converted it to her personal use.   "Based on the information received on 21/09/2021 at abou...

Over 20 fishermen have been feared dead after an alleged airstrike by the Nigerian military in Dabar Masara, a border town in Monguno Local Government Area of Borno State. Eyewitness told Daily Trust that on Sunday September 26, a Nigerian fighter jet bombarded Kwatar Daban Masara in Lake Chad, which straddles Nigeria and neighbouring Niger, Chad and Cameroon. The area is said to be a bastion for the IS-affiliated Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) and it was also alleged that the insurgents recently lifted a ban on fishermen in its territory, allowing them to move in and fish in the freshwater lake for a fee. That led to an influx of fisherman who had abandoned the area.   A resident of the area told the publication;    “Any fisherman that goes to that area does so at his own risk because it is an enemy territory and there is no way of differentiating them from the terrorists.  “From the information we have been ...

Grammy winning singer, R. Kelly has been found guilty of racketeering and sex crimes, but US House of Representative member, Danny Davis has opined that the 54-year-old "I Believe I Can Fly" singer isn't beyond redemption. A New York court found R.Kelly guilty on Monday, September 27, of all nine counts in a racketeering and sex trafficking case in New York and reportedly faces 10 years to life in prison. Kelly was found guilty on one count of racketeering including 14 underlying acts of sexual exploitation of a child, kidnapping, bribery, and sex trafficking charges. Charges went back more than two decades.  Kelly was also charged with eight violations of the Mann Act, which makes it illegal to transport anyone across state lines "for any immoral purpose." He will be sentenced on Wednesday, May 4, 2022.   The guilty verdict means Kelly's work as an artiste could be over but Rep Davis (D-Illinois) believes that there could be a future for the ...

  Dr. Chike Akunyili, the husband of late former Information Minister and NAFDAC boss, Prof. Dora Akunyili, has been murdered by unknown gunmen.  The Nation reports that the medical doctor was killed at Nkpor in Idemili North LGA of Anambra State on Tuesday evening, September 28.     Late Chike Akunyili had just attended a meeting of the University of Nigeria Nsukka Alumni Association (UNAA) where he spoke glowingly of his late wife who was a member and was on his way home when he was killed by the gunmen.   “God, pls render the devil and his agents powerless and useless. I was with this man yesterday same yesterday at Sharon Hall, All Saints Cathedral, Onitsha. It was an occasion of University of Nigeria Nsukka Alumni Association (UNAA), Onitsha branch event where they honoured late Dora Akunyili. He spoke glowingly about Dora and made a donation of 500k to the association. He was there with his son, Obum now working with Anambra s...