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Portugal host Nigeria Today in Lisbon

Super Eagles’ Manager, Jose Peseiro, has promised to field a competitive team in Nigeria’s international friendly against Portugal in Lisbon, today.

Portugal is hosting Nigeria in their last test game before their opening game of the Qatar 2022 World Cup against Ghana on Thursday, next week.

The 2016 European champions have been preparing their challenge for the only international competition they are yet to win.

With one of the world’s best stars of his generation, Cristiano Ronaldo, nearing the end of his career, Portugal sees Qatar 2022 as a good opportunity to join the only six countries to win the World Cup.

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And they believe the Super Eagles will give them the right gauge of their readiness for the Copa du Mundo.

But, Peseiro, a Portuguese, does not believe the Super Eagles will give the Europeans a chance to brag into the World Cup.

Speaking on the game, Peseiro said: “Playing against my nation, the best in the world, which can win the World Cup, is extraordinary. But it is also a great opportunity: When you want to create a national team, with great goals, you have to do it against great opponents. For now, we have played Mexico and Ecuador in America and then against Algeria.

“The path must be this, if you want to improve the national team, you must play against tough teams, go through defeats that prepare you for the future.”

Nigeria will be facing Ronaldo, who is eager to exit the stage on a high and Peseiro sees his presence in the Portuguese team as a great challenge and also a motivation for his team.

“In the last 20 years, Ronaldo has contributed to making Portugal one of the best teams in the world. He is a great motivator, who makes every team he plays for better.

“It is a great opportunity for my players to gauge their game against some of the best in the world, not only Ronaldo.

“Sincerely, I am wishing that this is a FIFA World Cup group stage match, because I tell you, that is the level at which Nigeria should be playing. Even though that is not the case, our objective is to go out there and win.

“It is good that we are playing big teams. I am enamoured by that because this is good for the team and it will sharpen the team to achieve our goal of winning the next Africa Cup of Nations. We also have the opportunity to test a number of players.”

Apart from Ronaldo, the Eagles will also meet some of the greatest stars in the game on the Portuguese side.

These include Bernardo Silva, Jaoa Felix, Ruben Neves, Rafael Leao, Andre Silva, Ruben Dias, Pepe, Bruno Fernandes, Rui Patricio and Jaoa Cancelo, among others.

In the absence of Victor Osimhen, who withdrew from the game, Nigeria has a lineup of budding stars, who are eager to make names for themselves.

Apart from the established stars like Alex Iwobi, Wilfred Ndidi, Oghenekaro Etebo, William Troost-Ekong, Joe Aribo, Francis Uzoho, Calvin Bassey and Maduka Okoye, Peseiro has also given some new players the opportunity to stake their claim to permanent jerseys in the team.

They are Bruno Onyemaechi, Bright Osayi-Samuel and Ebube Duru.

The match, which is the first senior international between Nigeria and Portugal, will hold at the 50,000-capacity Estádio José Alvalade from 6.45 p.m. Portugal time (7.45 p.m. Nigeria time).

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Commission, journalists partner to revamp water sector in Kaduna

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The Kaduna State Water Services Regulatory Commission (KADWREC) says it is partnering media practitioners towards revamping water services in the state.

Mr Dogara Bashir, the Executive Chairman of KADWREC, disclosed this on Monday at a one-day workshop organised for media practitioners on regulation of ‘Water, Sanitation and Hygiene’ (WASH) activities held in Kaduna.

Bashir said the commission was aware of the importance of the role media practitioners played in the society.

He stated that the workshop was to provide an avenue to liaise with them as important stakeholders on water supply and sanitation services in the state.

Bashir said: “As media practitioners, we believe you are a gateway to the citizens so, the workshop would acquaint you with some of the regulations already in place so that you can in turn transmit it to the public

“The state of water services in Kaduna State is in dire need of attention and the State Water Corporation and KADWREC were established towards addressing the seeming challenges.

“The commission is mandated to ensure better service delivery and regulation of water and sanitation services in the State.

“The idea is that once the regulations are developed, we send them to the State Ministry of Justice to gazette and then we get the state government to endorse and give the go ahead to commence the implementation of the regulations

“We intend to implement them fully come January, 2025 God willing, as we have embarked on advocacy activities having gone to zones 1 and 2 where we talked to traditional rulers, security agencies and the Judiciary.”

He disclosed that a special Court has already been attached to the commission by the Chief Judge of the State for service providers who may likely violate regulations.

The chairman further said that amongst the commission’s objectives include ensuring security, reliability and quality of service in the production and delivery of water to the consumers as well making regulations to control the sinking of boreholes.

Others included; maximising access to water services by promoting and facilitating consumer connections to distribution systems in urban and rural areas.

According to Bashir, they also include ensuring that regulatory decision-making has regards to all the relevant health, safety, environmental and social legislation applying to the water sector.

Bashir further said that the commission collaborate with the relevant state and federal agencies on water policies.

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2 ladies docked for allegedly obtaining money by fraud

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The police in Lagos have dragged two women, Mmesuma Ofunna, and Blessing Adimekwe, before an Ojo Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, over alleged obtaining money by false pretence.

Ofunna, 22, and Adimekwe, 25, were arraigned before the Magistrate, Mr L K J Layeni, on a four-count charge bordering on conspiracy, obtaining by false pretence, stealing and conduct likely to breach peace.

They each, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.

The prosecutor, ASP Simon Uche, told the court that the defendants conspired with others now at large, to commit the offence on Oct. 26 at the Okokomaiko area of Ojo.

He alleged that they had obtained the sum of N70, 000 from one Faith Ahamefule, with a promise not to post her nude photo on social media.

The prosecutor alleged that the defendants later posted the nude photo of the nominal complainant on social media, knowing that their promise was false.

He alleged that they stole the N70, 0000, thereby conducting themselves in a manner likely to breach public peace.

The offence contravenes the provisions of sections 168(d), 287, 314, and 411 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2015.

The court granted the defendants bails in the sum of N500, 000 each, with two sureties each in like sum.

He adjourned the case until Jan. 8, 2025 for mention.

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Driver jailed 6 months for attempting to steal a car

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A Jos Magistrates’ Court on Monday, sentenced a 37-year-old driver, Ahmad Umar to six months in imprisonment for attempting to steal a car.

The Magistrate, Shawomi Bokkos, summarily tried and sentenced the convict after he pleaded guilty to the charge.

Bokkos in his judgment, ordered the convict to pay an option of N30, 000 fine or spend six months in prison.

Earlier, the Prosecutor, Insp Ibrahim Gokwat, told the court that the case was reported on Oct. 10, at the Area Command Police station through a distress call by one Sydney Peacemorie the complainant.

Gokwat said the complainant parked his Toyota RAV4 in front of Access Bank and went inside to carry out some transactions, only to return to find the convict inside his car.

“The convict unlawfully opened the car and was in the driver’s seat when the complainant raised alarm and he was apprehended, but his accomplice escaped.

“The convict was severely beaten by a mob but was rescued by the police,” said Gokwat.

“The prosecutor said that the offence contravened the Plateau Penal Code Law.

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