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Nigeria vs Brazil: ‘Troost-Ekong will be ready’ SUPER Eagles media officer, Toyin Ibitoye has revealed that team vice captain, William Troost Ekong would be psychologically and mentally ready for Nigeria’s international friendly clash against the Samba Boys of Brazil on October 13. Ibitoye told Soccernet.ng that the player and the technical crew have moved on from the alleged arrogance and disrespect against the defender during the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt. Recall that last week, renowned journalist with BBC, Osasu Obayiuwana accused the Udinese defender of causing some level of unrest in the team camp at the tournament’ a story which has been debunked by the media officer. Ibitoye, however, disclosed that their major focus remains the game against Brazil and that they hope Troost-Ekong would be fit to play the game. “Willaim Troost-Ekong is a big boy and tough lad. And we have told him not to be bothered about it. Besides, he has moved on from such controv...

Nigerians have continued to express mixed reactions over the surprise eviction of housemate, Diane Russet, from BBNaija Season Four show. Frodd, as the ultimate veto holder, had previously nominated five housemates for eviction and as a result,  Elozonam, Cindy and Ike were evicted from the pool. On Monday night, he was asked to perform the final eviction as veto holder in a game of chance between Omashola and Diane. Diane and Omashola wrote their names on their gold Bet9ja coins and dropped it in a magic hat with the rest of the Coins. This left Frodd with the final Ultimate Veto job of picking who among the housemate would go home through an unlucky draw. It was a tense moment in the House as Frodd reached into the  sac picking again and again till he eventually picked Diane. The eviction sparked a lot of emotions as Frodd and Mercy could not hold back their tears. Mike, Omashola and Seyi tried to maintain their composure. On social media, fans expressed mixed feel...

Notable points from Nigeria’s President, Buhari Independence Day Speech Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari Independence Day Speech on Tuesday highlights the present administration’s achievement so far in various sectors of the country’s economy and security. As I stated four years ago, “Change does not just happen… We must change our lawless habits, our attitude to public office and public trust… simply put, to bring about change, we must change ourselves by being law-abiding citizens.” Good Governance and Economic Development cannot be sustained without an enabling environment of peace and security. In the last four years, we have combatted the terrorist scourge of Boko Haram. We owe a  debt of gratitude to our gallant men and women in arms, through whose efforts we have  been able to achieve the present results. We are also grateful to our neighbours and allies – within the region and across the world – who have supported us on this front. The capacity of our armed fo...