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Former Nigeria International, Daniel Amokachi, has hailed three Super Eagles stars, Victor Osimhen, Emmanuel Dennis and Ademola Lookman, as the players who contributed to Nigeria earning a penalty in their 2022 FIFA World Cup second playoff 1-1 draw against the Black Stars of Ghana at the MKO Abiola Stadium on Tuesday. Recall that Ghana defeated Nigeria on away goal after the match ended 1-1, thanks to Thomas Partey’s strike. William Troost-Ekong did score a penalty for the Super Eagles. The first leg ended in a 0-0 draw in Kumasi last Friday. Now you have Lookman getting the ball from the side, you have Dennis bulldozing from the side when he has the ball, he does what he wants. You have Osimhen taking the ball behind the defensive line,” Amokachi said on SuperSport. “I think that contributed towards the penalty that you were just talking about.” He added, “Definitely not me. We have a lot of crowd in the green room who were shouting, ‘why is he?’. I know he has kicked a c

A passenger train conveying over 970 passengers was reportedly attacked by suspected terrorists between Rijana and Katari in Kaduna State, yesterday. It was gathered that the bandits after the attack tried to force themselves into the cabins of the train, but they did not succeed. A passenger onboard the train, Anas Iro Dan Musa, sent messages out to his followers on Facebook, saying all passengers were lying on the floor as the terrorists were shooting at the train sporadically. Dan-Musa wrote, “ please, this is an emergency. We are inside the train at the moment. Kidnappers planted explosives on the train tracks and the train engines have been ruined, we are helpless. Gunshots still being fired around us. We are just under the seats praying to God while waiting for help”. He later added: “Since 8 pm we have been here between Katari and Rijiana. I am a living witness. Please share the news we need help. One other passenger, Adamu Hayatu, in a tweet, said: “Alhamdulillah!!

.        Yahaya Bello As preparations for the 2023 general elections take shape on the platforms of the two major political parties, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), fans of Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State, have urged political stakeholders not to make the mistake of electing President Muhammadu Buhari’s successor on sentiments of ethnicity and zoning.   Although there are debates over the issue of zoning in the ruling APC, where Bello and his adherents belong, those who believe in the Kogi State Governor’s capacity to lead the country, say his “presidential ambition transcends zoning, which some powers-that-be have been trying to play up against the interest of the country.” To Bello’s supporters, which is spread across the six geo-political zones of Nigeria and particularly among women and youth folks, the serious challenges facing the country at present require radical leadership skills, which the governor of K