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Welcome to the live commentaries of the African Nations Championship (CHAN) quarterfinal match between the Nigerian Super Eagles and the Moroccan national side. While the Moroccan coach Hassan Benabicha, is hoping to exploit a weak Super Eagles defence which has seen the Nigerian side fall five times in tournament, Stephen Keshi, the Nigerian coach is betting on his side's improved performance and team chemistry to trash the Moroccans. Catch all the exciting moments as they unfold here. Update 1: 4:11pm A scanty stadium here in Capetown but the Nigeria supporters club remain the loudest of the two countries cheering their teams Update 2: 4:17pm Nigeria vs Morocco, 0-0 as Nigeria survives a Moroccan attack. 15 minutes played. Update 3: 4:23pm Nigeria misses a goal mouth scramble. 0-0 against Morocco. 23 minutes played. CAF President Isa Hayatou among the few guests at the stadium. Update 4: 4:29pm 28′ played. Morocco misses a goal opportunity as short goes wide. Update 5: 4:32pm...

Nigeria's election management body, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has released the election timetable for the forthcoming general elections in Nigeria. The timetable will see presidential election hold on Valentine's' day, February 14, 2015. The presidential election will hold alongside elections into the National Assembly – Senate and House of Representatives. Governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections will hold 14 days later in February 28, 2015. The spokesperson for the INEC chairman, Kayode Idowu, announced the timetable on Friday in a statement. The announced timetable included dates for the governorship elections in Ekiti and Osun states. The Ekiti governorship election is scheduled for June 21, 2014 while that of Osun has been fixed for August 9, 2014. The release of the timetable is hugely significant, as it sets the reference point for other political activities around the 2014 elections. Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone, p...