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Nigeria has qualified for the final of the Champions of Africa Nation 2018.   The Super Eagles defeated a strong side Sudan by 1-0 in the semi-final match played on Wednesday. Coach Salisu yusuf led home-base Eagles will slug it out with Morocco- the host of the biennial tournament on Sunday for the final.   Super Eagles Striker Gabriel Okechukwu hit the back of the net in the 16th minutes to secure the home-base player’s place in the final   The CHAN Eagles semifinal match followed the Morocco’ semi-final clash with Libya earlier in the day to book a place in the final as they won by 3-1. Despite a cagey opening minutes, Nigeria created a chance of their own. Rabiu Ali sent his shot off target after good work from Austine Oladapo and Dayo Ojo. A rampaging Mohamed Hisham stole in behind Stephen Eze to latch on to Saifeldin Malik’s intelligent pass but Eagles skipper Ikechukwu Ezenwa was brave enough to pull off the save and hurt his ankle in

A bullish US President Donald Trump has proclaimed a "new American moment" as he delivers his maiden State of the Union speech on Tuesday night.  In a primetime address to Congress, he told lawmakers: "There has never been a better time to start living the American dream." The Republican leader will say he is "extending an open hand" to Democrats to set aside bitter political division. The American economy is booming but Mr Trump's approval rating languishes. In an upbeat message a world away from the apocalyptic tone he struck in his "American carnage" inaugural address of just a year ago, Mr Trump said his administration is "building a safe, strong and proud America". As many as 40 million television viewers are expected to tune in as he implores the nation to come together as "one team, one people and one American family", according to excerpts released by the White House. On foreign policy, Mr Trump

When it comes to breast cancer prevention, studies have shown that increasing the intake of omega-3 fatty acids can help. New research, however, indicates that certain types of omega-3 may be more effective than others. Scientists at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada, have revealed that omega-3 fatty acids derived from fish oil may be around eight times more effective for halting the development of aggressive breast cancer tumors than those from plant-based sources. Study co-author Prof. David Ma, who currently works in the Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences at the University of Guelph, and colleagues recently reported their findings in the Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry . After skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in the United States. It is expected that around 266,120 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed in the U.S. this year, and around 40,920 women will die from the disease. One

Video director, Unlimited LA has revealed that Big Brother Naija (BBN) housemate, Khloe is his girlfriend and they are getting married soon. Unlimited LA made a post on Instagram on Monday, stating that Khloe is his girlfriend and that they are set to get married once the Big Brother Naija show is over. He wrote: “Y’all remember that very fine girl I said isn’t my girlfriend? Well I lied, she’s my girl friend, we getting married immediately she comes back from BBN, cos I know she’ll win! @kokobykhloe”. The ‎#BigBrotherNaija 2018 tagged ‘Double Wahala’ kicked off yesterday with twenty housemates battling for the winning prize of N45 million as announced earlier by the organizer, M-Net West Africa.

Nigerian singer, producer and songwriter, Samklef has said that sleeping with a sex doll is like sleeping with a dead person. Recently, a trend broke out all over the world on the sale of sex robots fused with Human Artificial Intelligence which is sold for 800,000 Naira. This development drew reactions from many celebrities and notable Nigerians who took to their social media to air their views on the topic.  Wizkid and popular Nollywood actress, Biodun Okeowo have condemned the emergence of sex doll. Reacting, Samklef wrote, “Anybody that can sleep with a sex doll can sleep with a dead person.”

Family and friends gathered Monday to honor the life of Storm Chasers star  Joel Taylor , who died one week ago while traveling aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship. Taylor, 38, was laid to rest following a funeral at the First Baptist Church in Elk City, Oklahoma, the Martin-Duggar Funeral Home confirmed to E! News. The meteorologist's co-star  Reed Timmer shared on Twitter that the Dominator 1—the storm-chasing vehicle used by Taylor and featured in the popular Discovery Channel series—would be present for the services. His family confirmed to ABC News late last week that his body was on its way to Oklahoma from Puerto Rico after an autopsy was conducted. Taylor's cause of death is currently unknown, though TMZ cites law enforcement sources who say he died from a suspected drug overdose. A Royal Caribbean spokesperson told E! News in a statement, "We extend our most sincere and heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of the 38-

 Ready for the next stage! Pregnancy hasn’t slowed Khloe Kardashian down one bit — but she’s finally ready to start taking it easy. In a post on her Khloe With a K app, the 33-year-old reality star, who is about seven months along, dished on which stage of pregnancy she’s getting excited for. “I heard later in your third trimester you go through a stage called ‘nesting’ where you just want to clean and organize everything,” she wrote on Monday, January 29. “My sisters said I would love that, LOL. So I am actually looking forward to it. I just want everything organized and planned and as perfect as possible before the baby comes.” As previously reported, the Good American founder, who is expecting her first child with boyfriend Tristan Thompson , opened up a day earlier on how traveling has recently begun to take a toll on her. “Really wish paparazzi would understand how hard flying is on my body right now,” the Keeping Up With the Kardashians star twee

BBNaija 2018 housemate, Tobi has emerged head of house (HoH) for week 1. Tobi emerged after a task involving 8 housemates. Big Brother had asked them to form a tower using balloons. At the end, only Tobi’s construction stood out and was consequently installed as the head of house. Tobi was asked to select a title he wishes to be addressed. He picked Kabio’osi (meaning ‘no one can ask you’ in Yoruba language). BBNaija 2018 housemate, Tobi has emerged head of house (HoH) for week 1. Tobi emerged after a task involving 8 housemates. Big Brother had asked them to form a tower using balloons. At the end, only Tobi’s construction stood out and was consequently installed as the head of house. Tobi was asked to select a title he wishes to be addressed. He picked Kabio’osi (meaning ‘no one can ask you’ in Yoruba language). Afterwards, Big Brother asked him to select a housemate with whom he would share the luxury room. The HoH select

C urrent report as A former President of Nigerian Senate, Dr. Iyorchia Ayu, has warned Nigerians against voting president Muhammadu Buhari into power in 2019. Ayu noted that Buhari winning second term will consume the national leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, and break-up the country. The ex-Senate President, yesterday told The Sun: “I am not a member of APC. At a point when Obasanjo was destabilizing the PDP which I was a founding member, a number of us left. “We joined hands with Tinubu to form Action Congress (AC). We were developing that party with him until it became Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN). “I talked to my friend Tinubu, we are very close. I told him that we need to develop the progressive party in Nigeria. He didn’t believe me, he preferred to go and link up with the most right-wing group in the North. And that right-wing group was headed by Buhari in the name of CPC. “At that point, I left the party and came

Turkish air strikes have seriously damaged an ancient temple in Syria's Kurdish-held Afrin region, the Syrian government and a monitoring group say. Pictures circulated online showed what appeared to be a crater in the centre of the Ain Dara site and rubble where there used to be carved basalt lions. The Neo-Hittite temple was built by the Arameans in the first millennium BC. Turkish troops and allied Syrian rebels launched an offensive to push a Kurdish militia out of Afrin nine days ago. The Turkish government says the People's Protection Units (YPG) is an extension of the banned Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which has fought for Kurdish autonomy in south-eastern Turkey for three decades. The YPG denies any direct organisational links to the PKK - an assertion backed by the US, which has provided the militia and allied Arab fighters with weapons and air support to help them battle the jihadist group Islamic State (IS) in Syria. The Syrian