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Grace Okoro Adaeze, the dethroned 2016 Miss Nollywood Culture and Tourism, over arrogant behaviour and her nonchalant attitude which she reportedly displayed towards her organisation. The ex-beauty queen has come out to give her side of the story concerning the allegations made against her in the official press release by the organizers of the Miss Nollywood Beauty Pageant pageant. In her revelation which was contained in a statement which she issued this evening, Grace exposed Barakumor Orede, the organizer of the Miss Nollywood Beauty Pageant of making sexual advances at her and threatening her with dethronement. Read her statement below: “I called the contact phone number which was on the advert page for the Miss Nollywood 2015/2016 after filling the online form and making the bank registration payment. Mr Barakumo Odede who picked the call asked me to order for tickets which I will sell like other contestants which is a criteria to be a potential winner of the pageant. I then

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday hosted State House reporters to a lunch at the Presidential Villa, Abuja to mark this year’s Democracy Day. PHOTO:Sunday Aghaeze. PRESIDENT BUHARI HOST STATEHOUSE PRESS CORP 4B. R-L; Chairman State House Press Corps, Mr Kehinde Amodu, Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, President Muhammadu Buhari, Oldest Photojournalist of Triumph Newspapers in the State House, Alhaji Ladan Abubakar and SSAP Mallam Garba Shehu after President had lunch with State House Correspondents at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. PHOTO; SUNDAY AGHAEZE. MAY 30 2016

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday hosted members of the National Assembly to a presidential dinner to mark Democracy Day at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Also present at the party were APC leaders and others. PHOTO: Sunday Aghaeze/State House, Abuja. PRESIDENT BUHARI HOSTS NASS MEMBERS 1B. President Muhammadu Buhari and the APC Chieftain, Senator Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Dinner in honour of the National Assembly members at the Presidential Villa. PHOTO; SUNDAY AGHAEZE/STATE HOUSE. MAY 30 2016.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said no Muslim family should use birth control or engage in family planning, saying the practices violate Muslim traditions. “We will multiply our descendants. They talk about population planning, birth control. No Muslim family can have such an approach,” he said Monday in a televised speech, monitored by Voice of America, VOA. Erdogan, a devout Muslim, has angered women’s groups in the past by dictating how many children a woman should have and speaking against gender equality. He has previously attempted to ban abortion in the country and has called for limits on Caesarean births, saying women who give birth that way generally cannot have more than one more child.

Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has commenced contempt proceedings against the Federal Government, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, and Alhaji Ahmed Idris Accountant-General of the Federation “for failing to comply with the judgment ordering publication of the spending of recovered stolen funds since return of democracy in 1999.” The form 48 contempt suit was filed at the Federal High Court, Lagos last week by SERAP executive director Adetokunbo Mumuni “following the service on Mr Malami and Alhaji Idris of the certified true copy of the judgment of 24 March 2016 by Justice Muhammed Idris.” Form 48 which is the notice of consequence of disobedience of court orders reads in part: “Unless you obey the orders of the court contained on the reverse side of this process you shall be deemed to have disobeyed the orders of the court and

(L-R) The Vice Chancellor, the Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba Akoko(AAUA), Prof Femi Mimiko, Chancellor, Oba Gbadebo Bajowa, the Rebuja of Osooro, Ondo State Governor and Visitor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko and Acting Pro-Chancellor and Chairman, Governing Council of the Institution, Chief Dan Nwayawu during the 3rd Convocation Ceremony of the institution Vice-Chancellors of the nation’s universities, under the aegis of Association of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities (AVCNU), on Monday began their annual conference in Jos. The conference, according to Prof. Hayward Mafuyai, the host and the Vice Chancellor (V-C) of the University Jos, will afford the heads of the ivory towers, a forum to discuss challenges facing universities and suggest ways to address them. “The conference usually provides the forum where Vice-Chancellors assess the university system and suggest ways to improving it,” Mafuyai remarked at a news conference on Monday in Jos, to mark the commencement of the con

Okey Akpa, chairman PMG-MAN The Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Group of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (PMG-MAN) has called for national healthcare coverage for Nigerians across the country. The body reckons that historically, providing adequate access to high quality healthcare for Nigerians has been one of the most intractable challenges for the Nigerian government and other important stakeholders involved in national healthcare provision. Although some progress has been made recently, there are still significant barriers to the provision of optimum healthcare for the average Nigerian. This is evidenced by the relevant health indices such as life expectancy at birth, maternal mortality ratio, and infant mortality rate which are still relatively poor. As a major stakeholder in ensuring that Nigerians have expeditious access to high quality healthcare, the PMG-MAN has this year decided to adopt a broad based, robust and comprehensive approach for its Biennial Forum. PMG

The U.S. on Monday welcomed the Extraordinary African Chambers’ (CAE) sentencing of former Chadian President, Hissene Habre to life in prison for war crimes and crimes against humanity. Habre was also convicted of charges of murder, torture, rape, and sexual slavery and sentenced to life in prison. U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry in a statement by State Department in New York, said the ruling was a landmark in the global fight against impunity for atrocities. The statement said Habre’s crimes were numerous, calculated, and grave. According to the statement, beginning in 1982, Habre’s eight-year term as the president of Chad is marked by large-scale systematic violations. It said Habre committed murder of an estimated 40,000 people, widespread sexual violence, mass imprisonment, enforced disappearance, and torture. It added that without the persistence of his accusers and their demand for justice, Habre might never have faced a court of law. “I especially commend the courage

Fadesola Adebayo, the Canadian-based Nigerian marathoner, who began a 717km-long trek against the spread of Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) from Abuja on May 13 finished at about 1.30p.m., on Monday in Lagos. The marathoner, who ended his solo marathon at the Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Park in Ojota, a suburb of Lagos, told newsmen that his efforts were bound to yield dividends to combat the SJS. Stevens-Johnson syndrome, a form of toxic epidermal necrolysis, is a life-threatening skin condition, in which cell death causes the epidermis to separate from the dermis. The syndrome is thought to be a hypersensitivity complex that affects the skin and the mucous membranes. The most well-known causes are certain medications (such as lamotrigine), but it can also be due to infections, or more rarely, cancers. Adebayo said, “My dedication and commitment to raise greater awareness on the effects of abusing drugs and the need for more efforts to battle SJS are the motivations for my finishing th

Ralph Uwazurike: MASSOB members charged No fewer than seven persons have been confirmed dead following protest by members of the Movement for the Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), in Asaba on Monday. The Acting Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), in Delta, SP Charles Muka, who confirmed this in a statement, added that the police recorded two casualties. He said in the statement that five members of MASSOB were killed by military officers who had confrontations with the group along the Asaba-Onitsha Expressway in Asaba. It stated that the military arrested and brought eight members of MASOB to the police and “are now in custody in Asaba.’’ According to him, the protesters turned violent and attacked the policemen deployed to monitor the protest, killed two and injured two others. “We had to deploy our officers to ensure that the protest was peaceful but we were surprised that the people turned violent. “To our surprise, they started attacking our men and a

Ex-Nigerian Super Eagles defender, Joseph Yobo alongside his wife, Adaeze Yobo were recently conferred with a chieftaincy title in Ogoniland, Rivers State. The honour was bestowed on him a day after he was given a grand exit from professional football by a stellar collection of football stars like Samuel Eto’o,Austin Okocha, Sulley Muntari, Stephen Appiah, Lomana Lualua and Laryea Kingston during his testimonial in Port Harcourt. Yobo was conferred with the title of Mene Aborlo 1 of Ogoniland by King GNK Gininwa, and his wife Adaeze, the Waamene Aborlo 1 of Ogoni land. See photos from the ceremony below.

Mohamed Badie An Egyptian criminal court on Monday handed down a life sentence to the spiritual leader of the Muslim Brotherhood along with 35 other members of the outlawed Islamist group, a state-run news agency reported. Mohamed Badie, the group’s “Supreme Guide,” was among those found guilty of engaging in violent acts in the northeastern governorate of Ismailia in the wake of protests over the 2013 ouster of former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy, Egypt’s state-run MENA reported. The court found the men guilty of killing three citizens in Ismailia governorate and attempting to kill 16 others, and attempting to occupy an official building in July 2013, Egyptian state media agency Al-Ahram reported. Morsy, an Islamist, was elected President in June 2012 in the country’s first free elections, following the overthrow of dictator Hosni Mubarak more than a year earlier. However, a popular uprising against Morsy’s rule broke out in June 2013, and he was deposed in a coup. The new

The Federal Government says it will build a Science and Technology museum in each of the six geo-political zones of the country. The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, disclosed this in Abuja. Onu explained that the idea was to stimulate children’s interest in science and technology. “The science museum is very important. We want our young people to have interest in science and technology. “A Science and Technology and Innovation Museum will do a lot for us. “One, all the natural phenomena that happen – lightning, rainfall – we will have explanations on them there. “All these little equipment and so on, we will put it in a way that children will start developing interest from early age. “Then adults will also like to go in because we also showcase major achievements of science and technology across the country. “It will take us time to get it built but it is very important; there is no major country that does not have many of those. “So, we need to start aga

Nnamdi Kanu, IPOB leader and Director at Biafra Radio No fewer than 13 suspected members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) were on Monday arrested by the Police for alleged unlawful protest in Enugu. The Enugu Police spokesman, Mr Ebere Amaraizu disclosed that the suspects were arrested on Obiagu Road in the Coal City, while commemorating `Biafran fallen heroes and heroines of the 1967-1970 civil war’. He said they were apprehended with flags of Biafra. Amaraizu said the command had embarked on a surveillance of the state following reports of planned protests. He urged members of the public to report any form of illegal assemblies in their areas.

The Deputy National Missioner of NASFAT, Alhaji Abdulazeez Onike, has advised traders against unnecessary and unjust inflation of prices of food stuffs during the Ramadan. Onike said this during a news conference by the organisation in Ikeja to announce its programme for this year’s holy month. Muslims faithful usually observe a 30-day period of fasting during Ramadan. The cleric told newsmen traders should desist from using substandard t measures and scales to sell to their buyers before, during and after the Ramadan. “This is against the will of Allah and the tenets of Islam,’’ he said, adding that Islam frowned against any form of corruption. “Woe to the fraudsters,” he said. Also, the National President of NASFAT, Alhahi Kamil Bolarinwa, while delivering his opening speech said that Ramadan was a period of soberness for Muslims of all classes. Bolarinwa quoted from the holy Quran, Chapter 16, verse 125, to buttress his claim that ” the holy month of Ramadan is a period to

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a bricklayer, Demola Wasiu, for allegedly killing his 27-year-old friend, Lekan Omotosho. Wasiu reportedly stabbed the victim in the armpit after he refused to charge his phone for him. Policemen from the Lion Building Division according to reports have arrested Wasiu, an indigene of Ede, Osun State on Saturday and the case was subsequently transferred to the State Department of Criminal Investigation, SDCI, Yaba. At the SDCI, the suspect begged for forgiveness, saying he never intended to kill Omotosho. Wasiu speaking said, “All I want is forgiveness. I did not mean to kill him. He was my friend and I have no reason to kill him. “Please help me beg them to give me another chance. I have no father or mother to assist me.”  The victim who was an apprentice in a mechanic workshop on Ajele Street, Lagos Island reportedly died on arrival at the Lagos Island General Hospital. Before the incident, The PUNCH gathered that the deceased’s boss,

A fight broke out between policemen and some people suspected to be members of the Movement for the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) in Asaba on Monday, eyewitnesses said. The incident occurred along Anwai Road in the city when MASSOB members were marching to demand for the independence of Biafra. Witnesses said some persons, including policemen, injured in the fracas, were taken to the Federal Medical Centre, Asaba. A nurse at the FMC, who pleaded anonymity, confirmed that some of the injured were brought to the hospital. An eyewitness, Mr Uche Okelue, disclosed that the fracas broke out after a police team threw teargas at the marchers in an effort to disperse them. “The police used teargas on the MASSOB people as they were protesting along Anwai Road this morning, so the people got angry and attacked the policemen with knives and broken bottles. “They caught one policeman, beat him up before stabbing him to death; it was a fierce confrontation as everyone ran in different di

The Federal Government says it intends to make Nigerians look inwards by buying products, especially vehicles made in the country. The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, said this when he featured on the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in Abuja. Onu explained that it was the only way to make Nigeria a producer country and to encourage local manufacturers to produce and grow the economy. “We already have made in Nigeria car. “We want to champion the idea of Nigerians looking inward and thinking Nigeria promoting made in Nigeria products to encourage our own local manufacturers. “It is very important. That is the only way that we can ever become a producer nation. “We cannot continue to be a consumer nation alone; it wouldn’t help us. “We must help our own local producers. “We must all start thinking of how we can do so. “It shouldn’t be only the automobiles; it should be on all products.” The minister assured Nigerians that the government would ensure tha

A fight broke out between policemen and some people suspected to be members of the Movement for the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) in Asaba on Monday, eyewitnesses said. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt that the incident occurred along Anwai Road in the city when MASSOB members were marching to demand the independence of Biafra. Witnesses said some persons, including policemen, injured in the fracas, were taken to the Federal Medical Centre, Asaba. A nurse at the FMC, who pleaded anonymity, confirmed that some of the injured were brought to the hospital. An eyewitness, Mr Uche Okelue, told NAN that the fracas broke out after a police team threw teargas at the marchers in an effort to disperse them. “The police used teargas on the MASSOB people as they were protesting along Anwai Road this morning, so the people got angry and attacked the policemen with knives and broken bottles. “They caught one policeman, beat him up before stabbing him to death; it was a fierce confr

Teenage breakthrough star Marcus Rashford has signed a new contract committing him to Manchester United until 2020 with an option for a further year, the club announced on Monday. In the first major squad announcement since Jose Mourinho was appointed manager last week, Rashford and fellow academy graduate Cameron Borthwick-Jackson have both committed their futures to the club. Rashford, 18, has scored eight goals in 18 appearances for United since breaking onto the scene in February and is now in contention for a place in England’s Euro 2016 squad. “I am delighted to have signed a new contract,” Rashford said in a press release. “I have always been a Manchester United fan so to be playing in the first team really is a dream come true. I am grateful for having the chance to prove myself. “To be able to play football at the biggest club in the world means everything to me and my family.” Rashford scored within three minutes of kick-off on his England debut in Friday’s 2-1 win ove

Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State The Sokoto State Government is to employ no fewer than 10,000 qualified teachers, Governor Aminu Tambuwal of the state has disclosed. Tambuwal made the disclosure on Monday at a media chat organised to mark the 2016 Democracy Day in Sokoto. The governor said this was part of the recommendations in a report of a technical committee he had earlier set up to advise the government on the education sector. The governor said that the committee was headed by Prof. Riskuwa Shehu, the immediate past Vice Chancellor of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto. ”The State Government set up the committee as part of the measures to improve the standard of the education sector in the state,” Tambuwal added. Tambuwal said, “according to the committee’s report, we are short of no fewer than 10,000 qualified teachers in the state. “We will do everything possible in moving our standard of education forward in order to guarantee a productive citizenry in the sta

President Muhammadu Buhari: mocked by UK newspaper President Muhammadu Buhari will launch the Ogoni land clean-up on June 2, a statement has said. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Chijioke Amu-Nnadi, Head of Corporate Affairs unit, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) in Port Harcourt on Monday. It stated that the Minister of Environment, Mrs Amina Mohammed, confirmed the date when she visited Bodo in Gokana Local Government Area of the state to inspect an oil spill clean-up demonstration. The statement quoted Mohammed as saying that the president had given assurances that the area would be cleaned-up in fulfilment of his electioneering promise to the people of Niger Delta. “I can confirm that President Buhari will visit Ogoni land on June 2 to flag-off clean-up of oil spills in the area as recommended in the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report. “Buhari would return to Ogoni land where he inaugurated a fish pond in 1984 where the once flourishing

A unionist, Mr Oluwaseyi Gambo, on Monday urged the Federal Government to introduce a stiffer penalty against civil servants found to be corrupt to serve as deterrents to others. Gambo, a former national public relations officer (PRO) of Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staffs Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) gave the advice in Lagos. According to him, civil servants who were found wanting should be exposed, adding that they should not be allowed to also benefit from pension and gratuity. He said that this would reduce corruption in the civil service and also serve as deterrents to others in the service. “In China, if you are caught stealing from the commonwealth, it is death, while if you have an unblemished civil service record, you are giving monetary reward apart from your pension. “The government should also ensure that apart from sentencing civil servants found to be corrupt to jail-terms, such should also forfeit their pension allowances and gratuities. “The sooner we ar

The police in Owerri on Monday arrested some 17 members of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) for holding a road show in commemoration of 49th anniversary of Biafra. The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Andrew Enwerem, who confirmed the arrests, said those arrested would be prosecuted. The MASSOB members began the march at Waterside Primary School, Owerri, from where they moved to Rotibi Street to Oguamana Street before linking Douglas Road. At Douglas Road the marchers met heavily armed security men, who threw teargas at them at Ama JK end of the street and arrested some. Mr Okechukwu Nwogu, a leader of MASSOB, said it was regrettable that the police arrested members of the group who were on a peaceful march to commemorate the 49th anniversary of Biafra and 17th anniversary of MASSOB. “What Nigeria government is doing to us is very unfair; MASSOB is a non-violent group moving without arms in remembrance of our history. `Nwogu called

Award winning Nollywood actress, Susan Peters is a year older today. The star actress who is celebrating her birthday today has released pretty new photos of her from a recent shoot to mark her big day. The shoot was styled by Susan’s fashion outlet Suez Place with the photos shot by Moussa Moussa. The birthday girl also took to her Instagram page to thank God for adding another year to her life while announcing her plan to celebrate her day at an orphanage. She wrote: “Dear God, It’s been another 365 days. I know i am not perfect, I know sometimes I forget to pray, I know I have questioned my faith, I know sometimes I lose my temper. But thank you for loving me unconditionally, and giving me another year to start all over again wiv many more to come. Give me exceedingly and abundantly wisdom, knowledge and understanding. Have mercy on us all and grant everyone their heart desires Amen. Love you loads " class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;

Organizers of the Miss Nollywood Beauty Pageant have announced the dethronement of one of their queen, Grace Okoro Adaeze. Grace Okoro Adaeze, who was Miss Nollywood Culture and Tourism 2016, has been dethroned over arrogant behaviour and her nonchalant attitude which she reportedly displayed towards her organisation. Grace Okoro Adaeze Adaeze was stripped of her title few months after she was crowned and the new development is expected to take immediate effect. The Organisation announced this new development in a press statement, which was made public on its official Facebook page. The Statement reads: “This is to Notify the Public (social Media, Press, Prints) and all news platforms that One of our Queens, Queen Grace Okoro Adaeze (Miss Nollywood Culture and Tourism) has been dethroned and is no longer a queen of Nollywood. “For going against the policies and rules of Miss Nollywood Organisation: “1. Miss Grace impose herself a manager, one Robyn Gawa, who is an impostor, a

A special court in Senegal has convicted former Chadian military ruler Hissene Habre of rape as the verdict was still read for other possible convictions. Human rights groups accuse the 72-year-old of being responsible for the deaths of 40,000 people during his rule from 1982 to 1990. Prosecutors in the court case said he committed crimes against humanity, war crimes and torture, and were perusing a life sentence for Habre. His case is being heard by the Extraordinary African Chambers in Senegal’s capital, Dakar, a special criminal court set up by the African Union within the West African nation’s court system. Habre has refused to acknowledge the legitimacy of the court and had to be physically dragged into the courtroom in July. The former head of state did not stand up or respond when called on by the judge. After living in exile in Senegal for 22 years, Habre was detained in Dakar in July 2013, less than 72 hours after US President Barack Obama expressed his support for a tri

Solomon Arase, Inspector General of Police The Police Command in Gombe State has confirmed that a gang of armed robbery suspects killed a lecturer and a Cameroonian at Kashere junction on the Gombe-Kumo Road. This is contained in a statement issued by DSP Ahmed Usman, the command spokesman, in Gombe on Monday. The statement disclosed that the incident occurred at about 11.45p.m., on Sunday night. It named the lecturer as Malam Sulaiman Umar of the Department of Arabic Studies, Federal University, Kashere and the Cameroonian as Malam Zainab Mahmuda without giving further details. The statement revealed that the suspected robbers were about eight in number, adding that investigation into the incident had commenced.

Fast rising Nollywood actress who is an embodiment of beauty loaded with brains, Meg Otanwa is the cover star serving us sizzling hotness for the Ghoste Magazine “Girl Power” Issue. The talented actress who is from Benue State recently got her big break on Africa Magic’s new TV Series “Hush” where she plays Koko, RMD’s employee and love interest. She opened up to the magazine about her return to the big screen and why she thinks women should be empowered.

Asiwaju Bola Tinubu National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on Nigerians to stop lamenting. He said they should instead look ahead with hope. In a statement to mark Democracy Day, Tinubu said: “Now is not time to lament, murmur or give into despair. It is time to summon once again the political and social courage that we well know and that well knows us. “We need to push forward and to urge government forward to do that which it must to achieve this great generational feat. “We stand between success and failure; but we cannot maintain this middling position forever. We must turn one way or the other. To me there is but one option. The other is unspeakable. We must be bold enough not to accept an inferior destiny. We must win. “To do so, we must use all the democratic tools at our disposal. I am proud and commend Nigerian people for having carried the nation this far. Don’t faint now. We are almost out of the thicket and so clos

Three former players of Warri Wolves Football Club on Sunday in Umuahia confronted the club’s General Manager, Moses Etu, to demand for the payment of outstanding sign-on fees and match allowances. The former players, Ikechukwu Ibenegbu, Abdul Aziz and Joseph Osadiaye, are now with Enyimba International FC of Aba. But they were still owed by Warri Wolves, who were in Umuahia on Sunday for a rescheduled 2015/2016 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) fixture against the Aba side. Trouble started at the Umuahia Township Stadium at the end of the Week 20 match when Ibenegbu accosted Etu during the post-match interview, demanding to be paid his money. “Where is my money? You must pay me my money today,” he shouted, looking ready for a complete showdown with Etu. “I do not owe you. It is Warri Wolves that owe you,” Etu had retorted, while making efforts to stave off the attack. The situation later snowballed into a free-for -all as other players, including Aziz and Osadiaye, joi

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta: Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State has disclosed his reason for withholding the salary and emolument of the teachers and staff at the Tai Solarin College of Education, TASCE, Omu-Ijebu. The reason, according to the governor, is that he is not comfortable with the staff list submitted by the management of the school. Amosun disclosed that the number of both staff and non teaching staff of the College doubled the total number of students in the school. The governor made this disclosure and others during an interactive session with civil society groups to mark Democracy Day in the State. The event which was organised by the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights, CDHR, Ogun State council, held at the Cultural Centre, Kuto, Abeokuta. Responding to a question on the non payment of salaries and emolument of staff at TASCE, Amosun said: “The issue at TASCE is that the number of staff, as submitted by the management, is times two of the total number of stu

Super Eagles arriving their hotel during one of their matches The Super Eagles on Sunday arrived in Luxembourg City ahead of Tuesday’s international friendly against the country’s senior national male football team. The Nigerian delegation arrived from Rouen in France, where they beat Mali 1-0 on Friday in another friendly match. A statement by Ademola Olajire, Assistant Director of Communications, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), on Sunday in Abuja said the Eagles arrived at noon on Sunday. “They are now at the Alvisse Parc Hotel, an impressive facility located on Route d’Echternach in Luxembourg City.’’ It said there was a great spirit in camp as players and officials looked forward to a win against Luxembourg. The statement disclosed that the team later trained at the Stade Josy Barthel, venue of Tuesday’s clash with Luxembourg.