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Nigeria’s Super Eagles on Sunday returned to their base in Fez, Morocco, as preparations intensify for their Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2025 semifinal showdown against hosts Morocco.

The team’s arrival came less than 24 hours after a convincing 2–0 victory over Algeria in Saturday’s quarterfinal encounter in Marrakech.

A video shared on the Super Eagles’ official X (formerly Twitter) handle showed the players disembarking from a Royal Air Maroc flight under clear skies. Dressed in matching grey puffer jackets and tracksuits, the players were seen carrying personal luggage as they descended the aircraft stairs, appearing relaxed and in high spirits. Star striker Victor Osimhen was also spotted among the squad.

In the accompanying post, the team announced:
“The Super Eagles return to Fez. A recovery session is scheduled for tonight at the Saardienne Football Complex. #SuperEagles #AFCON2025 #Naija4TheWin.”

Osimhen played a decisive role in the quarterfinal win, scoring with a powerful header and providing the assist for Jerome Akor’s goal to eliminate Algeria and send Nigeria into their 16th AFCON semifinal.

The Super Eagles will face Morocco at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat on Wednesday, January 14, with kickoff scheduled for 9:00 p.m. local time.

https://voicenews.com.ng/super-eagles-return-to-fez-ahead-of-afcon-2025-semifinal-clash-with-morocco/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WzwjuCr41k

fergie001:
Tinubu, Atiku, Obi hail Super Eagles


Bola Tinubu


Atiku Abubakar


Peter Obi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WzwjuCr41k

robosky02:
https://dailypost.ng/2026/01/10/afcon-2025-osimhen-wins-motm-in-super-eagles-dominant-win-over-algeria/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WzwjuCr41k
Nigeria’s Super Eagles have reached the semi-finals of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations with a convincing 2-0 win over Algeria at the Stade de Marrakech.

The victory sets up a last-four clash against Morocco after their win against Cameroon in the quarter-final.

The Eagles came into the match after a 4-0 win over Mozambique in the Round of 16, having scored 12 goals in four games, the tournament’s highest tally.

Algeria, unbeaten before the quarter-final, had conceded only once in four matches and were known for their strong defence

“His comments carry undertones capable of heightening national tension, particularly given the sensitivity of Nigeria’s current political climate. It has nothing to do with politics, but the corporate existence of our nation could be threatened if such rhetoric is allowed to fester.”

Bobloco:
https://punchng.com/dss-invitation-i-feel-sorry-for-nigeria-says-baba-ahmed/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6yH6NQDnMU
Sekibo's sprawling mansion leaves Wike speechless
This video shows the interior of Senator George Sekibo's newly built mansion in his hometown, Ogu in Rivers State, visited by the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDe4db5qmvg

Rivers state governor, Sim Fubara supporters mock FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike in new song, “Wike oh, Na Minister u be oh, you no be God, Wike oh, Na Minister u be oh, Na Fubara be governor."

Supporters of the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara stormed the street of Port Harcourt on Wednesday night chanting political songs.

In a viral video, the supporters could be heard saying that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike is not God.

According to them, Wike should focus on his job as Minister, stating that Fubara remains the Rivers Governor.

“Wike oh, Na Minister you be oh, Na Fubara be governor. Wike you no be God”, they chanted in pidgin English.

The development is coming amidst the renewed hostilities between the FCT Minister and his successor, Governor Fubara.

https://dailypost.ng/2026/01/08/rivers-crisis-wike-you-no-be-god-fubaras-supporters-chant-as-they-storm-streets-video/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFHqTp2dng0

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At the moment, two groups are laying claims to the leadership of the party at the national level following the party’s convention in Ibadan, Oyo State, where the PDP expelled bigwigs like FCT Minister Nyesom Wike and ex-governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose.

Giftimoni:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SdZXyHw50o
The chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), South-South, Emmanuel Ogidi, insists that the suspension of FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, ex-governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, and others, stands.

Ogidi, the Chairman of the PDP (South-South), said, “So we’re doing the rounds. We have already seen a former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, and a former President, IBB.

So, it’s all about seeing those who are important in Nigeria to tell them that we are alive and we’re moving. I know you’re going to ask me about Obi. Yes, we also have plans to see Peter Obi,” Ogidi said on the breakfast show.

“Even Atiku Abubakar, as the former vice president of the country, we are going to meet him. You see, PDP is the real face of democracy in Nigeria.”

Obi and Atiku were ex-members of the PDP, and they flew the party’s flag as vice presidential and presidential candidates, respectively, in 2019.

The former vice president was the PDP’s presidential candidate in the 2023 elections. But Atiku and Obi have joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC).

On Tuesday, members of the PDP National Working Committee met with ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, who served as the country’s leader under the party.

The group was led by the National Chairman, Tanimu Turaki, and other party chieftains at his Maitama office in Abuja.

Turaki told journalists, “We have his assurance that he remains an active, card-carrying member of the PDP and feels obliged to support the party; the PDP has done enough for him, and he will try his best to do more for the party.”

He said the former president’s remarks were “very reassuring and encouraging as we prepare for off-season elections in Ekiti and Osun, and the 2027 general elections.”

The PDP, the party that ruled Nigeria from 1999 to 2015, has been embroiled in crisis in the wake of the 2023 elections, which it lost to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

At the moment, two groups are laying claims to the leadership of the party at the national level following the party’s convention in Ibadan, Oyo State, where the PDP expelled bigwigs like FCT Minister Nyesom Wike and ex-governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose.

https://voicenews.com.ng/pdp-south-south-chairman-insists-wike-fayose-suspensions-stand-as-party-reaches-out-to-key-stakeholders/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SdZXyHw50o
The chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), South-South, Emmanuel Ogidi, insists that the suspension of FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, ex-governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, and others, stands.

Ogidi, the Chairman of the PDP (South-South), said, “So we’re doing the rounds. We have already seen a former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, and a former President, IBB.

So, it’s all about seeing those who are important in Nigeria to tell them that we are alive and we’re moving. I know you’re going to ask me about Obi. Yes, we also have plans to see Peter Obi,” Ogidi said on the breakfast show.

“Even Atiku Abubakar, as the former vice president of the country, we are going to meet him. You see, PDP is the real face of democracy in Nigeria.”

Obi and Atiku were ex-members of the PDP, and they flew the party’s flag as vice presidential and presidential candidates, respectively, in 2019.

The former vice president was the PDP’s presidential candidate in the 2023 elections. But Atiku and Obi have joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC).

On Tuesday, members of the PDP National Working Committee met with ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, who served as the country’s leader under the party.

The group was led by the National Chairman, Tanimu Turaki, and other party chieftains at his Maitama office in Abuja.

Turaki told journalists, “We have his assurance that he remains an active, card-carrying member of the PDP and feels obliged to support the party; the PDP has done enough for him, and he will try his best to do more for the party.”

He said the former president’s remarks were “very reassuring and encouraging as we prepare for off-season elections in Ekiti and Osun, and the 2027 general elections.”

The PDP, the party that ruled Nigeria from 1999 to 2015, has been embroiled in crisis in the wake of the 2023 elections, which it lost to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

At the moment, two groups are laying claims to the leadership of the party at the national level following the party’s convention in Ibadan, Oyo State, where the PDP expelled bigwigs like FCT Minister Nyesom Wike and ex-governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose.

https://voicenews.com.ng/pdp-south-south-chairman-insists-wike-fayose-suspensions-stand-as-party-reaches-out-to-key-stakeholders/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-8LQwbPrfc

Osimhen has every reason to be angry.

Lookman has scored 3 goals.
Osimhen has scored 3 goals.

Presently, Brahim Díaz of Morocco is the top goal scorer with 4 goals.

One more goal from Osimhen yesterday, would have increased his goals to 4.

Do the guess.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngSud18C8_o

Former presidential candidates Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso are exploring a historic joint presidential ticket under the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to challenge former Vice President Atiku Abubakar for the party’s nomination, as part of a renewed and complex effort to unify Nigeria's opposition ahead of the 2027 elections.

Key Points:
A joint Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso presidential ticket is being actively considered for the 2027 election.
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo is facilitating the proposed alliance.
The primary plan is to secure the ADC ticket by challenging Atiku Abubakar directly at the party's primaries.
Kwankwaso has reportedly been persuaded to accept the vice-presidential slot on the ticket.
Analysts say the ticket would be formidable, combining Obi's southern/youth appeal with Kwankwaso's northern stronghold.
A backup plan involves moving to another party if they fail to secure the ADC nomination.
The move aims to create a unified opposition front against President Bola Tinubu.

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has faulted the Presidency’s handling of public communication, accusing it of prioritising optics over substance at a time Nigerians are grappling with severe economic and security challenges.

In a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku described the Presidency’s defence of President Bola Tinubu’s recent Paris visit as a glaring example of misplaced focus.

According to him, Nigerians battling hunger, rising insecurity, business closures, and a crushing cost-of-living crisis were instead treated to official explanations about photographs, camera phones, and a presidential lunch in Paris.

He argued that true leadership is demonstrated by decisive action at home, not by public briefings centred on social engagements abroad.

Atiku further noted that public skepticism surrounding the Paris photographs did not arise in a vacuum, stressing that trust in public institutions weakens when credibility issues remain unresolved.

“When leadership credibility is eroded, doubt becomes inevitable,” the statement said, adding that attacking the media and citizens only deepens public frustration.

The former Vice President maintained that Nigeria is facing multiple emergencies that demand urgent attention, warning that excessive focus on public relations narratives risks widening the disconnect between the government and the people.

https://voicenews.com.ng/atiku-faults-presidencys-focus-on-optics-amid-nigerias-deepening-crises/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FhW4aptMIg

You have to be very careful with the statements you make. When Mr. President comes back, when I see the Minister of Blue Economy, I will tell them to tell him: Carry your hand to Rivers State if your hand burns, don’t say na me burn am. I can challenge anybody this state is a no-go area.

InfoGuru118:
Earlier Thread: https://www.nairaland.com/8593421/wike-warns-national-secretary-apc



https://verynigerian.com/dont-take-our-suport-for-tinubu-for-granted-leave-rivers-alone-wike-warns-apc-national-secretary-others-video/

Full video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FhW4aptMIg

Hmmm,,,Wike warns the National Secretary of the APC, Ajibola Basiru: Don’t take our support for President Tinubu for granted. You have to be very careful with the statements you make. When Mr. President comes back, when I see the Minister of Blue Economy, I will tell them to tell him: Carry your hand to Rivers State if your hand burns, don’t say na me burn am. I can challenge anybody this state is a no-go area.

press9jatv:
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1DRh9oV29E/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qtxeWEVGdI

The 2023 presidential candidate for the African Action Congress, AAC, Omoyele Sowore has discussed how he will overcome Nigeria's insecurity issues if elected President. He also explained his opinion on the new tax law in Nigeria.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsz1wT7j7Rs

Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), says his political career would be ruined if Siminalayi Fubara, governor of Rivers, secures a second term.

Speaking during a stakeholders’ meeting in Okrika LGA of Rivers state, Wike said a decision has been made on Fubara’s second term ambition.

“We have made a decision as far as Tinubu is concerned. The other one [Fubara] — no way. Because if we make another mistake, then we will go and bury ourselves politically. I will not allow myself to be buried. I will not allow that mistake again,” he said.

“So everybody should know we have made a decision.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mw-8asng6uU
A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Kenneth Okonkwo, has urged supporters of a former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, to join the party, ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Okonkwo said Obidients who had yet to join the ADC were “disObidients”.

“When I was in the Labour Party, I said it was a tactical mistake, telling your followers they can join all political parties, and I’m very glad that my brother, Peter Obi, has changed the tactic.

“If you listen to his interview on X space, he said all the obidients should go and register as members of the ADC. So if you are an obidient and you’re not in the ADC, sorry, you’re not an obidient, you are a disobidient,” he said on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Friday.

Okonkwo, who sang praises for the ADC during the interview, said the opposition, as the “vehicle of good people,” had the backing of the South-East.

“Go and face your problem. You came to my state, I said, ‘Be careful, leave my state alone.’ You want to impose a party leader in my state. Today, he doesn’t have a party to bring his successor,” he stated.

Giftimoni:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XlFizvWlCY

he Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has fired back at Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, over comments where the governor blamed the minister for the political troubles in his state.

Wike, addressing supporters during a “thank you” visit to Abua-Odual Local Government in Rivers state, dismissed the allegations as an attempt by Bala to shift blame for his own political failures.

“I watched what the Bauchi governor is saying, that all the problems he’s having, that I’m the one because I said I would put fire in his state. So if I have such power, why are you fighting? If I have such power to put fire, why are you fighting?” Wike said.

The former Rivers State governor insisted that the Bauchi governor’s travails had nothing to do with him, arguing that Bala was battling the consequences of his own actions within the PDP in Bauchi.

“Go and face your problem. You came to my state, I said, ‘Be careful, leave my state alone.’ You want to impose a party leader in my state. Today, he doesn’t have a party to bring his successor,” he stated.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XlFizvWlCY

he Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has fired back at Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, over comments where the governor blamed the minister for the political troubles in his state.

Wike, addressing supporters during a “thank you” visit to Abua-Odual Local Government in Rivers state, dismissed the allegations as an attempt by Bala to shift blame for his own political failures.

“I watched what the Bauchi governor is saying, that all the problems he’s having, that I’m the one because I said I would put fire in his state. So if I have such power, why are you fighting? If I have such power to put fire, why are you fighting?” Wike said.

The former Rivers State governor insisted that the Bauchi governor’s travails had nothing to do with him, arguing that Bala was battling the consequences of his own actions within the PDP in Bauchi.

“Go and face your problem. You came to my state, I said, ‘Be careful, leave my state alone.’ You want to impose a party leader in my state. Today, he doesn’t have a party to bring his successor,” he stated.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NqJ70wvADM
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, during meetings with his supporters and political allies in Etche and Omuma Local Government Areas of Rivers State rallies support for President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general election.

Wike stated this while reacting to remarks credited to Makinde concerning an alleged meeting where Wike was said to have made the promise.

Giftimoni:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQ9isEmkEhc
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has dismissed as a “blatant lie” claims by Oyo State Governor, Engr Seyi Makinde, that he promised to hold the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Wike stated this while reacting to remarks credited to Makinde concerning an alleged meeting where Wike was said to have made the promise.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQ9isEmkEhc

fergie001:
Nyesom Wike's media chat with journalists in Port Harcourt

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQ9isEmkEhc

Maxymilliano:
https://punchng.com/2027-wike-denies-vowing-to-hold-down-pdp-for-tinubu/?fbclid=IwY2xjawO_OXFleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFURTBla2RTU3JtTDdrWFB6c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHprf0OHeNZHs6xIqH-aLFJ63H31739eIAT_amtlgPqIeOZPaFdrgcoBuP-mB_aem_beufxWfwwW4MR6vaeTvE9A

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQ9isEmkEhc
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has dismissed as a “blatant lie” claims by Oyo State Governor, Engr Seyi Makinde, that he promised to hold the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Wike stated this while reacting to remarks credited to Makinde concerning an alleged meeting where Wike was said to have made the promise.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlH9XXHNKrU

Estello:
The Eyo Festival was held yesterday in Lagos and these are some of the iconic pictures.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fmb8ZLq9oho

dre11:
https://thenationonlineng.net/breaking-ibadan-explosion-fayose-releases-documents-insists-makinde-got-n50bn-from-fg/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUwa_FIPG_4

FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, doing traditional wrestling dance with former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Chibudom Nwuche, in Ochigba, Ahoada East LGA of Rivers State.

The governor, who visited the training grounds in the company of senior security officials, personally observed the guards’ drills and took part in some of the exercises.

Giftimoni:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aM06yvJlizk

Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago of Niger State joined operatives of the state’s Forest Guards during a training session on Wednesday, where he was spotted test-firing a rifle.

The governor, who visited the training grounds in the company of senior security officials, personally observed the guards’ drills and took part in some of the exercises.

In the video making rounds online, Bago was seen handling the firearm confidently, while taking several shots, attracting attention from both trainees and media personnel present.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aM06yvJlizk

Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago of Niger State joined operatives of the state’s Forest Guards during a training session on Wednesday, where he was spotted test-firing a rifle.

The governor, who visited the training grounds in the company of senior security officials, personally observed the guards’ drills and took part in some of the exercises.

In the video making rounds online, Bago was seen handling the firearm confidently, while taking several shots, attracting attention from both trainees and media personnel present.