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Nigeria Pitch Awards Congratulates Super Falcons On WAFCON Triumph Organisers of the prestigious Nigeria Pitch Awards have congratulated the Nigerian Super Falcons who emerged winners of the 2025 Women’s African Cup of Nations for the 10th time, on Saturday 26 July 2025 after defeating the Atlas Lionesses of Morocco in a dramatic and pulsating final. In a statement released in the nation’s capital Abuja, Dr Shina Philips, the President of the Nigeria Pitch Awards, praised the team for their exceptional courage and fighting spirit. He said: “Our girls demonstrated the never-say-never approach that the average Nigerian is known for. Their eventual victory, especially…

  Nigeria swept to a 10th Women Africa Cup of Nations title on Saturday night after a come-from-behind 3-2 defeat of hosts Morocco in a drama-filled Final in Rabat. Morocco’s Atlas Lionesses had the full-capacity Stade Olympique de Rabat breathing heavily after a superlative opening performance that saw them take a two-goal lead after 24 minutes of the explosive encounter. Captain Ghizlane Chebbak rifled home a well-placed shot from the edge of the box in the 13th minute, capitalizing on an inadvertent pass by midfielder Halimatu Ayinde. The Lionesses were smelling the trophy 11 minutes later, when Saana Mssoudy, receiving the ball from a cross on…

A passenger plane carrying nearly 50 people crashed in a remote spot in Russia’s far eastern region of Amur on Thursday, with no immediate signs of survivors, authorities said. The aircraft, a twin-propeller Antonov-24 operated by Angara Airlines, was headed to the town of Tynda from the city of Blagoveshchensk when it disappeared from radar at around 1:00 pm local time (0400 GMT). A rescue helicopter later spotted the burning fuselage of the plane on a forested mountain slope about 16 kilometres (10 miles) from Tynda.Videos published by Russian investigators showed what appeared to be columns of smoke billowing from…

A 52-year-old bank manager has committed suicide in Pune district in India. Shiv Shankar Mitra, the chief manager of Bank of Baroda in Baramati town was found hanging from a ceiling hook in his cabin. The Baramati City police recovered a note purportedly written by him from one of the pockets of his trousers. “It stated that high work pressure drove him to take the extreme step. We have registered a case of accidental d3ath in this regard,” senior inspector Vishal Nale said in a statement on Friday, July 18, 2025. The deceased branch manager hailed from Prayagraj in Uttar…

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a man identified as Amos Daniel for allegedly k!lling a woman believed to be his girlfriend in a hotel located in the Ayobo Ipaja area of the state.  The incident occurred on Thursday, July 17, 2025. It was gathered that Daniel, a notorious cultist also known as Gambit, checked into the hotel around 5 pm with some friends, while a female joined them later. A strange noise was, however, heard from their room at about 10 pm, drawing the attention of others in the hotel. Speaking to Punch on Saturday, one of the guests who…

The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) has announced the reopening of its recruitment portal, following a temporary suspension caused by technical issues. The board had earlier halted the ongoing recruitment process for the four paramilitary agencies under its supervision after the portal experienced significant glitches. In an update issued on Monday, the CDCFIB confirmed that the portal has now been restored to full functionality and apologised for the disruptions encountered by applicants. “We sincerely apologize for the interruption in the application submission process. Due to the high volume of applications, it was necessary to enhance the…

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, July 21, declined a request by former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello for the release of his international passport to enable him travel abroad for medical treatment. Justice Emeka Nwite, delivering a ruling during the resumed hearing of the alleged money laundering case brought against Bello by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), held that the medical report presented in support of the application was not signed by its author. The court, however, disagreed with the EFCC’s position that the application constituted an abuse of court process. “The counsel to the…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been hit with food poisoning and ordered by his doctors to conduct state affairs from home for the next three days. His office announced in a statement that the 75-year-old is recovering at home after being diagnosed with intestinal inflammation caused by spoiled food. Due to the current state of his health, Netanyahu’s upcoming hearings in his corruption trial have now been postponed. The next court appearance will not come before September now, due to a summer recess in the court system. Netanyahu was examined overnight by Professor Alon Hershko of Jerusalem’s Hadassah-Ein Kerem Medical, after…

The Rivers State Police Command has begun an investigation into the death of a 300-level undergraduate of the Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, identified as Julius Okpor, in a suspected cult clash between rival gangs in Rumuolemeni community in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State. It was gathered that the latest incident might be an offshoot of a cult clash between suspected members of the Klu-Klux-Klan and rival Vikings gang in one of the higher institutions in the state, which occurred in the Mile 2 Diobu area of Port Harcourt last week. Investigations revealed that the gang war might…

Governor Dikko Radda of Katsina State, says he is currently at home under observation regarding his health, just to make sure everything is fine after he was involved in a road accident. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Governor’s vehicle reportedly had a head-on collision with a Golf car on the Daura-Katsina road Sunday evening. The governor, together with his Chief of Staff, Abdulkadir Mamman-Nasir, and one other person , were rushed to the Federal Medical Centre, Daura, and later moved to the Federal Teaching Hospital, Katsina, where they were treated. His Chief Press Secretary, Ibrahim Kaula-Mohammed, said in…