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BREAKING: Wigwe, wife, son, Abimbola Ogunbanjo in chopper crash  Herbert Wigwe, the group chief executive officer of Access Holdings Plc, was involved in a helicopter crash in the United States, on Friday, TheCable understands. Wigwe, his wife and son were in the helicopter when it crashed in California near the Nevada border, as well as Abimbola Ogunbanjo, the former group chairman of Nigerian Exchange Group Plc (NGX Group). Six passengers were onboard, however, no survivors found so far.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will be present at the Stade Alassane Ouattara in Abidjan to support the Super Eagles against Ivory Coast in the final of the 2023 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) on Sunday, February 11. The President of the Confederation of African Football, Dr. Patrice Motsepe, disclosed this on Friday, February 9, while speaking at a press conference after meeting with CAF Member Associations’ Presidents ahead of the AFCON final. Motsepe replying a journalist who asked him when Africa could host the FIFA World Cup again after South Africa did for the first time in 2010,  said President Tinubu will be in Abidjan on Sunday. “Nigeria must put in a bid. The Nigerian president (Bola Tinubu) is coming to watch the final on Sunday. I will have a conversation with him about it.” he said. Recall that on Wednesday, February 7, Vice President Kashim Shettima saw the Super Eagles beat South Africa 4-2 on penalties in the semi-final of AFCON 2023.

Sports: A report has emerge from the telegraph A blue card is to be introduced to football as sin-bin trials get set to take place in the sport. That is according to the Telegraph, who reveal that the game’s lawmakers, International Football Association Board (Ifab), has signed off on the new card, that would be the first since the debut of the yellow and red card at the 1970 World Cup. The move, which will be announced on Friday, by Ifab is part of sin-bin protocols, which will see players removed from the pitch for 10 minutes if they commit a cynical foul or show dissent towards a match official. A cynical foul will be deemed one that prevents a promising attack. Two blue cards, like current yellows, will add up to a red card, while a combination of blue and yellow will also lead to dismissal. Initial testing will not take place in the professional game, in case further refinement is needed, but elite trials could begin as soon as this summer according to the report.

Edo Gubernatorial Election: Aspirant Alleges Plot To Use Uzodimma To Impose Idahosa As Apc Guber Candidate. An aspirant for the ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the September 21 2024 Gubernatorial Election in Edo state, Dr. Blessing Agbomhere has sounded the alarm over what he described as a plot by the leader of the party in the State, Senator Adams Oshiomhole to foist House of Representatives member, Dennis Idahosa, as the party's standard bearer in the election.... According to him, Oshiomhole intended to use undemocratic means, having realized that members of the Party in Edo were prepared to reject Idahosa and elect an unblemished candidate who could win the governorship seat for the party.

Dating A Nigeria Lady "go be like Police and Thief" - Timaya Explains Why he  can’t date a Nigerian girl  According to him, he does not have a problem with Nigerian men or girls, but noted that he could not date a Nigerian lady currently. Speaking in a recent interview with The Beat 99.9 FM, Lagos, Timaya said: “If I am a Nigerian girl, I will not date a Nigerian man. Myself right now, I can’t date a Nigerian girl. My current lover is not Nigerian. “I can’t date a Nigerian lady because we have the same foundation; the same upbringing. The relationship go be like police and thief. The relationship will be too toxic. We go dey lie for each other too much. We won’t even have peace .”