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Breaking: WCQ: Super Eagles in tight corner as South Africa, Benin win
Eagle Online
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September 5, 2025
The Super Eagles are in a tight corner in their bid to qualify for the 2026 World Cup as there are now two teams well ahead of them in the qualifiers as South Africa and Benin Republic won their clashes on Friday. The Eagle Online is reporting...
World Cup qualifiers: Super Eagles trail as South Africa, Benin win
Punch
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September 5, 2025
Nigeria’s hopes of qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup have taken another hit as South Africa and the Benin Republic secured crucial victories on Friday to widen the gap ahead of the Super Eagles. The Eagles are set to face Rwanda in the first...
FG Orders Urgent Repairs On Shagamu-Benin Bridge
TVC News Nigeria
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September 3, 2025
The Federal Government has ordered urgent repairs on the damaged deck of the Benin-bound section of the Shagamu-Benin carriageway, with assurances that the intervention will provide a lasting solution.... The Federal Government has ordered urgent...
FAQ: What International Students Should Know About Trump’s Travel Ban
WTOP - District Columbia
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September 3, 2025
Some prospective and current international students have reconsidered or altered their U.S. higher education plans for this academic year after… Some prospective and current international students have reconsidered or altered their U.S. higher...
Visa-free Africa can unleash a $3.3 trillion market and jobs – Mubarak, Team Lead, Trans-African Tourism and Unity Campaign
Business Day
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September 3, 2025
As Africa eyes the vast promise of the $3.3 trillion African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), a bold Pan-African campaign is demanding visa-free travel across the continent to unlock trade, tourism, and job creation for its 1.4 billion...
FG orders immediate repairs of damaged Shagamu-Benin bridge
Punch
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September 3, 2025
The Federal Ministry of Works has announced urgent intervention on the damaged deck of the Benin-bound section of the Shagamu-Benin carriageway, assuring road users of a swift and lasting solution. In a statement signed by Special Adviser (Media)...
FG Orders Immediate Repairs Of Shagamu-Benin Bridge
Naija News
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September 3, 2025
In a statement issued by the Special Adviser (Media) to the Minister of Works, Uchenna Orji, on Tuesday, the ministry indicated that it is diligently monitoring the repairs and has sent a team of engineers to the site. “The Minister of Works,...
FG To Commence Repair Works On Damaged Shagamu-Benin Road
New Telegraph
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September 2, 2025
On Tuesday, the Federal Government, through the Minister of Works, David Umahi, announced urgent intervention on the damaged deck of the Benin-bound section of the Shagamu-Benin carriageway. Assuring road users of a swift and lasting solution, the...
FG says work ongoing to fix damaged deck on Shagamu-Benin carriageway
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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September 2, 2025
The Ministry of Works has announced ongoing repairs on the damaged deck of the Benin-bound Shagamu-Benin carriageway and urged road users not to panic. Minister of Works, Engr. Dave Umahi, stated in a release by his Special Adviser on Media,...
FG begins urgent repairs on Shagamu-Benin bridge
Punch
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September 2, 2025
The Federal Ministry of Works has announced urgent intervention on the damaged deck of the Benin-bound section of the Shagamu-Benin carriageway, assuring road users of a swift and lasting solution. In a statement signed by Special Adviser (Media)...
Ghana shines with three medals at 2025 Zone 3 Beach Volleyball Championship
MyJoyOnline
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September 2, 2025
Ghana’s beach volleyball teams impressed at the 2025 CAVB Zone 3 Nations Beach Volleyball Championship, held from 26–29 August in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, by clinching three medals. The men’s team secured both gold and bronze, while the women’s...
How to watch Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest: live stream Premier League 2025/26 game today, TV channels, team news
TechRadar
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September 13, 2025
The Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest live stream ushers in the return of the EPL season after the recent international break. Arsenal suffered a 1-0 loss to Liverpool before the World Cup qualifiers. That was a disappointing result for Mikel Arteta's...
Manchán Magan: Our money and passports were stolen and I had no food for days — I loved it
Irish Examiner
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September 13, 2025
Writer, documentary-maker, and self-described néaladóir (cloud-watcher), Manchán Magan has journeyed across Africa, Asia, and South America, but found his truest home amid the woodlands of Westmeath. His new book Ninety-Nine Words for Rain (and...
EMBER Months: Avoid night travel, drunk-driving, FRSC cautions motorists
New National Star
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September 1, 2025
BY UZOR OGECHI MARY The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Ogun State Command, has cautioned motorists to avoid overspeeding, night journeys, and drunk-driving as the year gradually winds down into the ember months. According to the News Agency of...
FRSC warns against night travel, drunk-driving in ‘ember months’ campaign
Punch
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September 1, 2025
The Federal Road Safety Corps, Ogun Command, has advised motorists to reduce speed during the ’ember months’ to stem unnecessary road crashes. FRSC Commander in charge of Sagamu-Ore-Benin Expressway, Nasir Mohammed, gave the advice in an interview...
Passengers, drivers divided as pastors clash in Benin motor park
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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September 1, 2025
Drama unfolded at Ologbo Park, by Agip Filling Station along Sapele Road, Benin City, when a popular evangelist, identified as Pastor Evidence, chased away a fellow pastor who had come to preach to passengers travelling from Benin to Warri, Delta...
Motorists, passengers stranded as truck falls on Lagos-Benin Expressway
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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August 31, 2025
…calls on Minister to fix failed portion of a bridge on highway Some road users and artillery truck drivers trapped on the Lagos-Benin Expressway have called on the Minister of Works, David Umahi, to urgently fix the failed portion of a bridge...
MICE CAFE: E-Visa Now or Never: VoyagesAfriq’s Samuel Obeng says Ghana’s tourism boom needs a digital gateway
Business and Financial Times
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August 31, 2025
Ghana has been riding a wave of tourism success in recent years, transforming itself into one of Africa’s most attractive destinat ins. This resurgence is no accident. Landmark campaigns such as the Year of Return in 2019 and its follow-up, Beyond...
Insurance, Shooting battle to stalemate in Benin
Punch
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August 30, 2025
Bendel Insurance and Shooting Stars played out a 1-1 draw in Benin on Saturday in a tightly contested Nigeria Premier Football League matchday two fixture that saw both sides still searching for their first win of the season, PUNCH Sports Extra...
NPFL Match Day 2: Insurance, Shooting Stars share points in Benin
Eagle Online
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August 30, 2025
It was shared points at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin, Edo State as Shooting Stars Sports Club of Ibadan secured their first point of the 2025/2026 league season after the home team, Bendel Insurance, forced them to a 1-1 draw on Saturday....