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  • Kizz Daniel speaks on his reported arrest in Ivory Coast

    Kizz Daniel speaks on his reported arrest in Ivory Coast

    Nigerian hip hop artiste, Oluwatobiloba Daniel Anidugbe, popularly known as Kizz Daniel has reacted to viral report that he was arrested in Ivory Coast.

    Recall  that the news of the singer’s arrest is currently trending on the internet.

    He was alleged to have been arrested and detained in Ivory Coast after being paid the sum of $150, 000 and he refused to come on stage to perform on Thursday, October 12, 2023.

    This comes one day after Kizz shared a video of him and his crew getting ready to jet off to Ivory Coast, while revealing that the flight cost N40 million.

    Reacting amid the report, Kiss Daniel in a post on his Instagram story, issued a warning to the public.

    His post reads “Una don start again. This time, silence no go work.”

    Recall that the singer was arrested in Tanzania in August, 2022, for failing to appear at a concert.

  • 2024 AFCON Qualifiers: Ghana, Angola, Tanzania secure qualification, Uganda miss out

    2024 AFCON Qualifiers: Ghana, Angola, Tanzania secure qualification, Uganda miss out

    The Black Stars of Ghana managed to secure qualifacation to next year’s tournament in Ivory Coast after a dramatic comeback win over Central African Republic.

    The Black Stars were down 1-0 in half time before scoring two goals in the second half to earn them qualification to the tournamnet.

    Ghana, Angola and Tanzania became the 16th, 17th and 18th teams to secure a place at the tournament in Ivory Coast next year.

    Ghana, four-time AFCON champs, will be appearing at the tournament for a 10th successive time and a 24th overall, while the Palancas Negras return to the continental championship for the first time since 2019 and a ninth overall.

    However, Uganda’s win against Niger on Thursday night was not enough to send them to the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

    The Cranes, despite securing a 2-0 win at Grand Stade Marrakech in Morocco, didn’t make the cut for next year’s continental showpiece in Ivory Coast.

    Tanzania on the other hand in Algiers defended resiliently to earn a point that helped them move to eight points and thus qualify for AFCON.

  • Just In: Ex- President of Cote’dIvoire, Bedie is dead

    Just In: Ex- President of Cote’dIvoire, Bedie is dead

    Former Ivory Coast President Henri Konan Bedie, part of an old guard of politicians who dominated politics in the West African nation for a generation, has died, aged 89, a close relative told Reuters on Tuesday, August 1, 2023.

    The Ex-President Bedie served as president from 1993 until his ouster in 1999 and later ran a losing race against his long-time political rival President Alassane Ouattara in elections in 2020 when he was 86 years old.

    It’s not clear how former President Bedie died and his spokesman could not be reached for comment. He was long
    remembered – and in some parts reviled – for his role in promoting the issue of “Ivoirite”, or Ivorian identity.

    The issue fuelled tensions between those who considered themselves natives in the south and east, and the many foreign workers from neighbouring countries long settled in the country’s north.

  • Why Championship side, Wigan Athletic fired Kolo Toure

    Why Championship side, Wigan Athletic fired Kolo Toure

    Championship side, Wigan Athletic has fired former Ivory Coast international, Arsenal and Manchester City star, Kolo Toure few months after being employed.

    Toure was only appointed head coach of Wigan in November, 2022 on a three-year deal after under going a coach course in the United Kingdom.

    The Ivorian was tasked with steering Wigan out of the relegation zone, but instead, things have only gotten worse, with the club now bottom of the Championship and four points from safety.

    Wigan got just two points from seven league games under Toure and were eliminated from the FA Cup after a third-round replay against Luton Town.

    “Firstly, I would like to thank Kolo [Toure], along with Kevin and Ashvir, for their efforts during their time at the Football Club,” a statement from Malachy Brannigan, Chief Executive of Wigan, on Thursday read.

    “Unfortunately, the results on the field have not been as we would have liked and as tough a decision as this was, the Board felt it necessary to give us the best possible chance of remaining a Championship club next season.

    “Therefore, we will now work swiftly and effectively to ensure the right person is appointed as the next permanent manager of Wigan Athletic, with the immediate objective of remaining in the Second Tier for next season.”

  • Nigeria, Cameroon to join Ivory-Ghana cocoa initiative

    Nigeria, Cameroon to join Ivory-Ghana cocoa initiative

    Nigeria and Cameroon have requested to join the Cote d’Ivoire-Ghana Cocoa Initiative (CIGCI), a joint body spearheading the interests of the two countries in the cocoa trade.

    This was revealed on Wednesday by the head of the initiative, Alex Assanvo.

    The initiative was set up after a 2018 declaration by Ivory Coast and Ghana, the world’s first and second-largest cocoa producers, on willingness to define a common sustainable cocoa strategy that would raise prices paid to farmers.

    It was created with the view of including other African countries.

    Representatives from Cameroon and Nigeria were invited to a CIGCI meeting in Abidjan to begin the process of joining the initiative, Assanvo told reporters after the meeting.

    “With Cameroon and Nigeria we are going to represent around two-thirds of global cocoa production,” Yves Brahima Kone, chief executive of the Ivory Coast Cocoa and Coffee Council, said at the meeting.

    “This will allow us to have more leeway in discussions with the industry on imposing a decent price for our cocoa farmers.”

    Nigeria is the fourth largest cocoa producer worldwide, according to World Atlas, with major cocoa-producing states in Ondo, Cross River, Ogun, Akwa Ibom, Ekiti, Delta, Osun and Oyo.

    Cocoa production is important to the economy of Nigeria. Cocoa is the leading agricultural export of the country and Nigeria is currently the world’s fourth largest producer of cocoa, after Ivory Coast, Indonesia and Ghana, and the third largest exporter, after Ivory Coast and Ghana.

    The crop was a major foreign exchange earner for Nigeria in the 1950s and 1960s and in 1970 the country was the second largest producer in the world but following investments in the oil sector in the 1970s and 1980s, Nigeria’s share of world output declined.

    In 2010, cocoa production accounted for only 0.3% of agricultural GDP.

    Average cocoa beans production in Nigeria between 2000 and 2010 was 389,272 tonnes per year rising from 170,000 tonnes produced in 1999.

  • Eric Bailly recounts moments with Jose Mourinho

    Eric Bailly recounts moments with Jose Mourinho

    Manchester United defender Eric Bailly has claimed that his best time at the club came under Jose Mourinho.

    The Ivory Coast international was signed by Mourinho during his first summer in charge of United.

    The all-action defender became first choice alongside Marcos Rojo that season, but his injury proneness meant he spent far too long on the treatment table to build on his early United successes.

    Speaking with L’Equipe, the defender, now on-loan at Marseille, said: “The first contact [with Mourinho] was on the phone. I was in Abidjan when he called me, I see a Portuguese number, I don’t really know, I answer, and I hear: ‘Hello, it’s José Mourinho.’

    “There, I had no words. We talked a bit, he knew that there were interests from several clubs in England, and for him the best way to convince me was to call me personally.

    “He told me that he had followed me for years, that he had seen me grow at Espanyol and then at Villarreal.”

    He continued: “The first two seasons in Manchester were the best, they are good memories. Then there was the accumulation of injuries, and less playing time.

    “Mourinho is a very demanding person, who has a lot of character. He’s called the Special One and he’s really special. He brought me a lot in my progress.”

    “The greatest happiness, it is to find the grounds, to know that I will play.”

  • Ivory Coast defeats D’Tigers at FIBA World Cup African qualifiers

    Ivory Coast defeats D’Tigers at FIBA World Cup African qualifiers

    Nigeria’s D’Tigers has  lost their opening World Cup qualifiers  to Ivory Coast at the 2022 FIBA World Cup African Qualifiers on Friday night at the 3,500-capacity Palais des Sports Treichville in Abidjan, and put their qualification hopes for next year’s FIBA Basketball World Cup in question.

    The Friday’s encounter is the third meeting between the two countires.

    D’Tigres lost 66-78 to Ivory Cost after an imposing performance from Vefessa Fofana who led the game in scoring with 25 points while D’Tigres’ Josh Okogie recorded 23 points.

     

  • President Buhari jets out to Cote D’ Ivoire for UNCCD

    President Buhari jets out to Cote D’ Ivoire for UNCCD

    President Muhammadu Buhari has left Nigeria for Abidjan, Cote D’ Ivoire for the 15th session of the conference of the parties (COP15)of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), TheNewsGuru.com can authoritatively confirm

     

    Malam Garba Shehu Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, confirmed this in a statement made available to pressmen in Abuja.

    According to Shehu the conference was aimed at addressing the future of land, regarding desertification, drought, degradation, rights, restoration and implications for national and world economies.

    He revealed further that president Buhari will join other world leaders at Sofitel Hotel, Abidjan, for the 15th session of the COP15 of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification, with the theme, “Land. Life. Legacy: From scarcity to prosperity.”

    Shehu added that , the convention aims to take action to ensure that land, the lifeline on the planet, continues to benefit present and future generations.

    “To achieve the visionary objective of land restoration and balance, COP15 will bring together leaders from governments, the private sector, civil society and other key stakeholders from around the world to drive progress in the future of sustainable management of one of the most precious assets, land.

    “The convention will explore links between land and other key development issues, which will be discussed during the high-level segment, including a Heads of States Summit, high-level roundtables and interactive dialogue sessions.

    “COP 15 is a key moment in the fight against desertification, land degradation and drought.

    “Accordingly, it will build on the findings of the second edition of the Global Land Outlook and offer a concrete response to the interconnected challenges of land degradation, climate change and biodiversity loss as the world steps into the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration,” he said.

    Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama; and Minister of Environment, Mohammed Abdullahi will accompany the president on the trip to Cote D’ Ivoire

    Others on the trip are Minister of Agriculture, Mahmoud Mohammed; and Minister of Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu.

    National Security Adviser, retired Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno; Director General, National Intelligence Agency, Amb. Ahmed Rufai; and Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa also joined the president on the trip to Abidjan.

     

  • Didier Drogba fails in bid for Ivorian FA presidency

    Didier Drogba fails in bid for Ivorian FA presidency

    Former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has failed in his bid to become president of the football federation in Côte d’Ivoire after he was eliminated in the first round of voting.

    Yacine Idriss Diallo was eventually elected president, the federation said in a statement online on Sunday.

    Diallo won after beating Sory Diabaté by 63 votes to 61 in the second round which followed during the elections held on Saturday in Abidjan.

    The 44-year-old Drogba captained Cote d’Ivoire in a glorious playing career which saw him twice named Africa’s footballer of the year.

    He is hailed as a hero in his home country, for whom he is the record goalscorer.

    Club honours include the 2012 UEFA Champions League with Chelsea in addition to four Premier League titles, four FA Cups and three League Cups.

  • BREAKING: Super Falcons qualify Nigeria for 2022 AWCON

    BREAKING: Super Falcons qualify Nigeria for 2022 AWCON

    The Super Falcons of Nigeria have qualified for the 2022 African Women Cup of Nations (AWCON) scheduled to be held in Morocco in July.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the Super Falcons qualified for the 2022 AWCON after beating the Lady Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire 0:1 on Wednesday.

    The Super Falcons beat Cote d’Ivoire through the lone goal scored by Esther Okoronkwo in the 87th minute of the game that was played at Stade Robert Champroux in Abidjan.

    In the 44th minute of play, goalkeeper Nnadozie pulled off a stunning save to deny the Ivorians of any chance of scoring a goal in the fixture.

    TNG reports the Super Falcons had won the first leg of the fixture that was held at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja by two goals to nothing.