Nigeria’s Super Falcons returned home to a hero’s welcome, presenting their record 10th WAFCON trophy to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at Aso Rock.
Tinubu conferred the Officer of the Order of the Niger national honor on all squad members and technical crew, pledging the naira equivalent of $100,000 to each player and $50,000 to each technical crew member, along with three-bedroom apartments in the Renewed Hope Estate in the FCT.
The team was prompted to sing the President’s political song, drawing criticism for politicizing a national achievement.
Super Eagles players collectively pledged N24 million to the Super Falcons.
Michelle Alozie, a Super Falcons star and Yale molecular biology graduate, was highlighted for her journey from a visa crisis fill-in to an integral team member who also works in cancer research.
In politics, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) expelled former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai and banned him for 30 years for alleged unregistered membership, gross indiscipline, and attempting to destabilize the party.
In Edo State, activist Okhai Okhani was brutally assaulted by armed vigilantes during his event.
This year marks 19 years since the assassination of Anthony Olufunsho Williams, a prominent Lagos politician and technocrat credited with building 70% of Lagos roads and bridges, who was tragically killed in 2006.
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