Confirming the incident in Makurdi, Gloria Bai, NAPTIP Zonal Commander, Makurdi Zonal Office said the girls had been rescued and were currently with the Nigerian Embassy in Cote D’Ivoire.
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The hosts overcame the Super Eagles of Nigeria 2-1 on Sunday night to claim their third AFCON title.
Obi, in a post on his X handle on Sunday, revealed that he had already bought his flight ticket to Cote d’Ivoire.
Today’s encounter between the Super Eagles and The Elephants in Abidjan is due to start at 9pm Nigerian time.
The advisory is coming on the heels of the death of five persons following the semi final game of the Super Eagles.
The President of CAF, Patrice Motsepe, revealed this development at a media conference in Abidjan on Friday.
Snatching the AFCON semi-finals spot, the Elephants squeezed past the wasteful Eagles who lost a penalty in the first half.
Host nation Cote d’Ivoire advanced to the knockout stages of this year’s AFCON by the skin of their teeth.
Named Man of the Match, Napoli’s Osimhen shared his elation during a post-match press conference in Abidjan.
He told the News Agency of Nigeria the boys played to instructions in a very tactical game against the hosts.
Coach Peseiro said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports it was played at the 60,000 capacity Alassane Ouattara Stadium in Abidjan.
The Unilorin Bulletin issued on Tuesday stated that a four-man team visited these countries.
This comes as it signed MoUs with Cote d’Ivoire’s and Spain’s news agencies in Kazanlak, central Bulgaria on Saturday.
Simon, who plays for FC Nantes of France, will arrive on Sunday alongside TSG Hoffenheim of Germany defender Kevin Akpoguma.
Sadiq is seen as a direct replacement for Cote d’Ivoire striker Haller, who has moved to Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga.
Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement signed Monday, said the VP spoke at the opening session of a panel on the ongoing Africa CEO Forum holding in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire.
The forum (organised by Jeune Afrique Media Group in collaboration with the International Finance Corporation, an arm of the World Bank), is Africa’s largest private-sector event that features conferences, debates, and high-level meetings dedicated to highlighting the role of the private sector in the development of the continent.
The seminar cum training takes place from May 22 to 24 with the competition manager while the umpires’ training and examination will hold from May 25 to 28 at the Molade Okoya-Thomas Hall of Teslim Balogun Stadium.
For the records, this was the first official event hosted by President Buhari following his election in December last year, as the President of the Conference of Heads of States and Government of the member states of the Pan African Great Green Wall Agency, PAGGW.