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SportCricket: Team Nigeria Ready for T20 World Cup Qualifiers, Departs Friday, Coach Says

PilotnewsNovember 11, 2021

ABUJA — Nigeria’s senior male cricket team says it is optimistic ahead of the T20 World Cup Africa Qualifiers beginning on Wednesday in Rwanda. The team is also expected to depart the shores of the country for Kigali on Friday via RwandAir Airlines to continue its preparations ahead of the event. Asanka Gurusinha, coach of the team told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday that the team was hopeful and ready for the...

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Entertainment SportRivers Angels Lose to Mamelodi Sundowns, Out of CAF Women’s Champions League

PilotnewsNovember 9, 2021

ABUJA — Rivers Angels of Port Harcourt are out of the maiden CAF Women’s Champions League in Egypt, after losing 0-1 to Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa on Tuesday. A first-half goal by Zanele Nhlapho in the 17th minute sealed the fate for the Nigerians at the El Salaam Stadium, Cairo. The game saw the Port Harcourt side create lots of scoring chances it could not convert to goals. However, a 53-minute goal by Maryann...

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Entertainment Sport6,054 Youths So far Benefited From Investment Fund – Minister

PilotnewsNovember 8, 2021

ABUJA — The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare, has said that 6,054 Youths have so far benefited from the Nigerian Youths Investment Fund, receiving between N250,000 to N3 million each. The minister said this when he appeared before the House of Representatives Committee on Youth Development on Monday, in Abuja, to defend his ministry’s 2022 budget proposal. He stated that the Federal Government was in a hurry to get support for...

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Nigeria Soccer SportPara-Soccer: 6 States to Feature in 9th Edition of National Championship –President

PilotnewsOctober 12, 2021

ABUJA — The President of Para-Soccer Federation of Nigeria (PFN), Misbahu Didi, said a total of 16 states would be participating in the 9th edition of the 2021 National Para soccer championship. Didi told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday, in Abuja, that the Federation had sent letters of invitation to all the 36 states, and the FCT. He said this was the only championship that the Federation had been organising constantly without...

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Soccer SportMessi Scores Maiden Goal for PSG in 2-0 Win Over Man City

PilotnewsSeptember 28, 2021

PARIS — Lionel Messi gave Paris St Germain fans what they came for as he helped them to beat visitors, Manchester City 2-0 in their Champions League clash with his first goal for his new club on Tuesday. The Argentine forward, who joined PSG on a two-year contract after leaving Barcelona, found the top corner superbly in the second half. His strike added to Idrissa Gueye’s early first-half opener and put the capital club top...

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Nigeria SportAfrobasket: Sports Minister Hails D’Tigress’ Qualification for Final

PilotnewsSeptember 24, 2021

ABUJA — Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, has congratulated Nigeria’s senior women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, for qualifying for the final of the 2021 Afrobasket women championship in Cameroon. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that D’Tigress defeated their Senegalese opponents 73-63 in Friday night’s semifinals to book a place in their third consecutive finals. The minister commended the team for their superlative performance in the tournament and praised them for doing...

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Soccer SportFIFA Scribe Commends Aisha Buhari Cup

PilotnewsSeptember 21, 2021

LAGOS — Fatima Samoura, the Secretary-General of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), on Monday commended the display of skills and the level of competition at the ongoing 2021 Aisha Buhari Cup in Lagos. Samoura made this known in Lagos after the match that saw the Black Queens of Ghana defeat the Indomitable Lionesses of Cameroon 2-0. She said she was delighted to see the level of improvement in competitive football for women at the...

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SportNigeria Basketball League: Rivers Hoopers Win Atlantic Conference in Akure

PilotnewsSeptember 16, 2021

AKURE — Rivers Hoopers Basketball Club of Port Harcourt have been declared winners of the 2021 Nigeria Basketball league(Atlantic conference). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Port Harcourt-based team finished top with sixteen points after winning all eight games. Two venues for the competition are; Abuja and Akure with 22 teams and 11 each for the cities. The teams that participated in the Atlantic conference in Akure included; Winners, Rivers Hoopers, Kwara Falcons, Police Baton,...

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Asia SportChina to Host Vietnam in World Cup Asian Qualifiers in UAE

PilotnewsSeptember 7, 2021

KUALA LUMPUR — The 2022 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers Group B match between China and Vietnam on Oct. 7 will be held in Sharjah, the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) disclosed this on Monday. The match will be China’s third match in the group. “The decision of a neutral venue was confirmed in light of the ongoing COVID-19 challenges faced by the Chinese Football Association (CFA) in organising its home...

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Olympics SportEse Brume Won First Medal for Nigeria in Tokyo Olympics

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)August 3, 2021

Long Jumper, Ese Brume, has won the first medal for Nigeria at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The 25-year-old Nigerian athlete claimed the bronze medal in the women’s long jump at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on Tuesday. Brume achieved milestone with a 6.97m jump, two days after she qualified for the finals with a jump of 6.76m. While Germany’s Malaika Mihambo won the gold medal with a 7.00m jump, Brittney Reese of the United States...

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Sport

Cricket: Team Nigeria Ready for T20 World Cup Qualifiers, Departs Friday, Coach Says

Rivers Angels Lose to Mamelodi Sundowns, Out of CAF Women’s Champions League

6,054 Youths So far Benefited From Investment Fund – Minister

Para-Soccer: 6 States to Feature in 9th Edition of National Championship –President

Politics

Abia PDP Chieftain Warns Against Plot to Re-Admit Kalu Into The Party

Wike Skeptical About The Possibility of Buhari Assent to Electoral Amendment Bill

We Have No Issue With Restructuring, We Want Biafra, Referendum – IPOB

Restructuring Is the Only Hope for Nigeria’s Survival – PDP

Travel

Fully Vaccinated Travelers From Nigeria To UK Will No Longer Take Pre-Departure Test – Official

No Directive Banning Travelers Without Proof of Vaccination- NCAA

Buhari Travels to London for Medical Check-Up, Education Summit

Federal Government Ban Travelers From Four Countries Into Nigeria

Doing Business in United States is Not So Easy

Business TelecommunicationNCC Approves Bids From MTN, Airtel for 5G Spectrum Auction

Economy InvestingFG Must Exercise Restraint in Tax Increment Despite Low Tax-to-GDP Ratio – AFDB

Investing MarketsYoung People Can Help Nigeria’s Capital Market to Advance Globally – Osinbajo

CCD Canvases Inclusiveness, Equal Opportunity for PWDs

About 124 Persons Sentenced to Community Service For Open Defecation

Neglect of the boy-child ―Social Implications of the female empowerment

Rate Of HIV in Adamawa State Have Dropped

Omicron Travel Bans Will Hinder U.S. Africa Policy