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Super Eagles tipped for AFCON glory

The organiser of Nigeria Pitch Awards, Shina Phillips, has joined other optimists, tipping the Super Eagles to lift the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt. Phillips gave the hope in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) while speaking on the chances of the Gernot Rohr-tutored team in Africa’s biggest football event. […]
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Aruna Quadri: I’m ready for battle

As the main draw of the singles event serves off today Tuesday April 23, Aruna Quadri believes he is ready to rock the boat against the world’s best at the ITTF World Championships holding in Budapest, Hungary. The Nigerian star is seeded 22 in the men’s singles and he is expected to confront a qualifier […]
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Friendly: Super Eagles to play Senegal in Spain

Nigeria’s international friendly against the Teranga Lions of Senegal may hold in Spain as part of build up ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations, President of the Senegalese Football Federation Augustin Senghor has revealed. Speaking to journalists on Monday, Senghor who has returned to Dakar after witnessing the draw for the Africa Cup of […]
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ITTF championship: Nigeria outclass Egypt in Accra

The ITTF Africa Junior and Cadet Championship holding in Accra has been a good tournament for Nigeria team so far after back-to-back over Egypt in the U-21 junior boys’ category of the competition. The Egyptians arrived at the venue in full confidence, but Nigeria are proving to be a better side after recording a 3-2 […]
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Egypt to host six Heads of State, Nigeria’s Vice President and Africa’s leading Chief Executive Officers at the Africa 2017 Forum

…..Over 100 speakers and 1,500 delegates to discuss regional integration and job creation in Africa President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi will be hosting six African heads of state at the Africa 2017 Forum that will take place this week in the picturesque beach resort of Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. The President of Guinea, current chair […]
Religion

Egypt army given 90 days to secure Sinai

Egypt’s president has told the military it can use all force necessary to secure the Sinai Peninsula following last week’s attack on a mosque that killed more than 300 people. Abdul Fattah al-Sisi ordered the army to secure and stabilise the region within three months. No group has yet said it carried out the attack, […]
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Egypt’s Sinai terrorist attack on mosque kills over 235 people

……..President declares state of mourning ……..Leaders condemn attack Terror attack on the African continent has continued to gather momentum, as Egypt falls to yet another terrorist which left over 235 people dead. An attack which occurred in a mosque in Al-Arish on Friday killed 235 people and injured at least 109, according to Egypt’s prosecutor […]
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Victor Malu is dead

Lt. General Victor Malu, a former Nigerian Chief of Army Staff who served under President Olusegun Obasanjo, died at the age of 70 this morning. Gen. Malu, according to a family source, Bem Adoor, died at a Cairo, Egypt hospital where he had traveled to for normal medical check-up two weeks ago. The former ECOMOG […]
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Egypt Restricts Women from Travelling to Turkey

  Egypt has imposed restrictions on women travelling to Turkey, months after introducing similar measures for men to stop them joining the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant group. Women aged 18 to 40 are now required to obtain a security clearance before going to Turkey, a senior police officer told the AFP news […]
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Egypt Hangs 6 Convicted Insurgents

Egypt has executed six members of an Isis-aligned militant group for carrying out a deadly attack on soldiers near Cairo last year, their lawyer has said. The group, Sinai Province, has killed hundreds of police officers and soldiers since the army toppled the Islamist president Mohamed Morsi in 2013 after mass protests against his presidency. […]