Super Eagles forward Odion Ighalo netted the only goal as Nigeria ran away with a 1-0 win against Tunisia in the third-place match at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).

The 30-year-old forward, who is now the tournament’s top scorer with five goals, was gifted an easy tap-in following a Tunisian defensive mix-up at the Al Salam Stadium.

Jamilu Collins’ cross from the left was poorly parried by goalkeeper Moez Ben Cherifa against the legs of defender Yassine Meriah.
The defender tried to stop it from going over the line before Ighalo pounced to give Nigeria a third-minute lead.

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Funke Akindele Joins Dettol For Clean Naija School, Hospital Visits

In continuation of activities around Clean Naija initiative, Dettol and its brand ambassador, Funke Akindele-Bello have embarked on a series of hospital and school visits to educate new mothers and children on better health practices.

Akindele-Bello who is a new mother herself, motivated children and women in several hospitals and schools in Lagos on the need to imbibe personal hygiene and need to use Dettol in preventing bacterial infections.

Sharing her thoughts, she said: “Our goal is to get 20 million clean hands by the end of year 2020, and as such, I am personally championing the promotion of proper personal hygiene in Nigeria.

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Trump To Send 2,100 More Troops To U.S. Border With Mexico

The Trump administration will deploy some 2,100 more troops to help “secure the southern land border of the United States,” the defence department said in a statement on Wednesday night.

Up to 1,000 of the troops will be members of the Texas National Guard. About 750 of them will assist the department of homeland security “with operational, logistical, and administrative support” at “temporary adult migrant holding facilities” in Donna and Tornillo, Texas, according to the Pentagon statement.

“Migrants will be supervised by DHS law enforcement personnel,” it added.

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António Guterres Pays Glowing Tributes As World Remembers Mandela

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has described late Nelson Mandela as an “extraordinary global advocate for dignity and equality” who anyone in public service should emulate.

Guterres paid the tributes in a message to mark the Nelson Mandela International Day commemorated annually on July 18.
According to him, the anti-apartheid campaigner and first democratically-elected president of South Africa are “one of the most iconic and inspirational leaders of our time.”

The UN declared the Nelson Mandela Day in November 2009 as a global call to action under the premise that everyone has the power to make an impact on the planet.

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Ekiti To Dismiss Teachers Collecting Illegal Fees

The Chairman of the Ekiti State Universal Basic Education Board (ESUBEB), Prof. Francisca Aladejana, has threatened to sack any teacher caught collecting illegal fees from pupils in public primary schools.

Prof. Aladejana gave the warning yesterday when he met with ESUBEB’s management and headteachers of Public Primary Schools in the state’s 16 Local Government Areas.

She reminded them that basic education is free and compulsory for all children within the school-age in the state by virtue of Governor Kayode Fayemi’s Executive Order 1 of 2018 and the State Universal Basic Education Act.

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