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13 Brigade Emerges 2nd In Army Officers’ Competition
13 Brigade, Nigerian Army, Calabar, has emerged second in the army officers’ combat proficiency competition which ended recently at the 82 Division of Nigerian Army, Enugu.
Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Brutai, disclosed this while delivering a speech at the West African Social Activities (WASA) ceremony which held in Calabar.
Brutai charged officers and personnel of the Nigerian army to be combat ready at all times by deploying the tactics learned during the counter terrorist/counter insurgency training exercise organised by military high command where they were equipped with skills on how to put terrorists/insurgents at bay when need be.
Brutai, who was being represented at the ceremony by Commander 13 Brigade Nigerian Army, Brig. Gen. Oluyemi Thomas Olatoye, said,”The training activities were conducted based on 13 Brigade trainers circle as well as 82 division trainers circle and the Nigerian army trainers circle and doctrine focus event of 2019 leading to 13 Brigade emerging second in the competition”.
The army boss enumerated achievement of the brigade in the last six months to include conducting welfare activities for the troops, changing. roofing sheets of 18 blocks including corporal below quarters and sinking of 36 new suck-away in below quarters.
“We raised perimeter fence of the Akim Barracks, 4 damaged submergible pumping machines were also replaced”. The Brigade commander maintained.
Other projects executed at the command to motivate the troops include, establishment of a water point with 6 dispensing taps, with two other points with 3 taps each.
Olatoye maintained that 13 command under his watch has successfully reactivated waterboard reticulation within Akim Akim Barracks as well as equipped the 13 Brigade figment centre.
In a bid to strengthen civil military/civil relations, “We also conducted 3 medical outreach in Ekpri Ikang in Bakassi, Okpoma in Yala, Danare in Boki and Afi community of Ikom LGAs during exercise Crocodile Smile 4.
“Some other activities conducted by 13 Brigade in the year 2019 include construction of 13 Brigade dragon which you see down there spiting fire’ He said, (pointing his fingers at a carved dragon monument).
“One of our major feats is the provision of conducive socioeconomic environment as well as conducive for the 2019 elections, he said.
The army boss maintained that the headquarters of 13 Brigade will in line with the vision of the army chief of Staff Lt Gen. Tukur Brutai’s wish to have a professionally responsible army in the discharge of their duties.
Olatoye, who gave a brief synopsis of WASA stated that West African Social Activities popularly called WASA was an annual event in the Nigerian Army first celebrated in January 1946 after the Second World War by the British Colonial Officials.
Sports
CAFCC: Enyimba International In Pot 3 For Draws
African soccer governing body has released the pots for the qualified teams for the group stage of the Confederation Cup, Tidesports sources reports.
Enyimba International is among the 16 qualified teams for the group stage of the competition.
The People’s Elephant was placed in pot 3 alongside ASJaaraf, CS Constantine; Bravos Do Maquils, Lunda Suliat, Orapa United, Black Bulls, and Stellenbosch. Pot 1 consists of Zamalek, RS Berkane, Simba SC, and USM Algers while Pot 2 has ASEC Mimosa, Stade Malien, Al Masry, and CS Sfaxien.
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AFCON 2025 Qualifiers : Super Eagles Host Libya, Oct 11
The Super Eagles of Nigeria will host the Mediterranean Knights of Libya in a 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matchday three encounter at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo on Friday, October 11.
The two teams will clash in a matchday four encounter at the Tripoli International Stadium four days later.
The Super Eagles started their qualifying campaign with a 3-0 home win against the Cheetahs of Benin Republic.
The three-time African champions were held to 0-0 draw by the Amavubi of Rwanda in their second group game.The West Africans occupy top spot in Group D with four points from two games.
Libya are bottom of the group after amassing one point from two games.
Only the top teams in each group will advance to the tournament proper in Morocco beginning in December 2025.
Meanwhile, Libya has opted to host Group D leaders Nigeria at the Martyrs of Benina Stadium, in their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying Matchday 4 encounter. The facility is located in the city of Benina, some 19 kilometres outside the country’s second city, Benghazi.
Known previously as Hugo Chávez Stadium, the stadium is a 10,000-capacity facility with an artificial turf.
Both countries will do a Matchday 3 battle at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo on Friday, 11th October, before the clash in the city at the edge of the Mediterranean Sea on Tuesday, 15th October.
While the match in Uyo will kick off at 5pm, the battle in Benina will commence at 8pm Nigeria time.
Libya remain bottom of Group D after two rounds of matches, following a 1-1 at home to Rwanda (a game that was played at the Tripoli International Stadium) and a 1-2 loss to the Cheetahs of Benin Republic in Abidjan.
Nigeria tops the pool with four points, after a 3-0 spanking of Benin Republic in Uyo on Matchday 1 and a scoreless draw with Rwanda’s Amavubi in Kigali on Matchday 2.
Sports
NYG: Kano Athletes Protest Over Allowances In Asaba
Kano State athletes, who participated in the concluded 8th edition of the National Youth Games (NYG) in Asaba, Delta State, last Friday called on Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf to address the issue of their poor camp allowances.
The athletes, speaking anonymously, expressed dissatisfaction with the daily allowance they received, claiming it was significantly lower than that of their counterparts from neighbouring Northwestern states.
“We were given less than N20,000 for ten days, while athletes from Kaduna, Katsina, Sokoto, Kebbi, and Zamfara received N50,000. Jigawa athletes were paid the highest, receiving N80,000,” one of the athletes said.
Despite the disparity in allowances, the athletes secured five gold, three silver, and one bronze in the competition.
They urged the governor to intervene and resolve the issue.
Also, the athletes commended the Kano State Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Mustapha Rabiu Kwankwaso, for supporting other athletes representing the state in sports like football and basketball and hoped for similar support.
The objective of the National Youth Games, initiated by former President Goodluck Jonathan in 2013, is to promote unity, peace, and understanding among youths while addressing issues of restiveness and unemployment across the country.
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