Nigeria Breaking News Today Headlines Wednesday 17th April 2019
Here are some of the Nigeria Breaking News Today Headlines on some of the newspapers.
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target=_blank>Dayak Championships: Imeh, 25 others battle for second round spots
Thirteen second round spots are up for grabs on Wednesday as the main draw of the Dayak Championships Nigeria F2 Futures continues at the National Tennis Centre, Abuja. On Tuesday, Danylo Kalenichenko of Ukraine edged Suraj Prabodh 6-4, 7-5 to seal a second round place and he is joined by Dan Added on France and
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target=_blank>Inaugural Vemp wheelchair tourney kicks off in July
Good times for wheelchair tennis in Nigeria are here as the Vemp Open has added the wheelchair category to its event. The Vemp Open is a national tournament for both men and women sponsored by the President of the Nigeria Tennis Federation, Dayo Akindoju, and it debuted in September, 2018 in Abuja. Following this recent
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target=_blank>De Bruyne fears Spurs without Kane
Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne says it would be “disrespectful” to think Tottenham will be easier to overcome without the injured Harry Kane. England international Kane was substituted with an ankle injury during Spurs’ 1-0 win over City in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie last week. He is likely to
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target=_blank>WAFU Cup: Falcons to play Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso
African champions Nigeria will contend with Burkina Faso, Niger Republic and Mali in the group phase of this year’s WAFU B Women’s Tournament taking place in Abidjan, from May 8th to 18th. They will play in Group B. Host nation Cote d’Ivoire, alongside Togo, Senegal and Ghana will battle things out in Group A. Next
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target=_blank>‘Foreign shipowners despise Nigerian counterparts’
Foreign shipping lines operating in Nigeria are not happy that that their local counterparts are uniting to form an association, which could move Nigerian maritime forward. A former Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Chief Adebayo Sarumi, who disclosed this at the inauguration of executives of Shipowners Association of Nigeria (SOAN) in Lagos.
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target=_blank>Visa, Coinbase partner to issue crypto debit card in UK
Coinbase, a U.K.-based virtual currency exchange, has announced the launch of Coinbase Card, a Visa debit card that lets customers in the U.K. spend crypto just as they would the money in their bank account. The card, issued by Paysafe Financial Services Ltd., gives users the ability to pay in-store and online from their bitcoin,
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target=_blank>UNCTAD: African nations could lose $420m in no-deal Brexit
A study by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has revealed that Morocco, Ghana and Tunisia are among African nations that would lose the most if the UK doesn’t negotiate a deal by the time it has to exit the European Union (EU). The study shows 11 nations on the continent would boost
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target=_blank>ATM Physical attacks on ATM soared by 27% in 2018, says report
The European Association for Secure Transactions (EAST) has published its European payment terminal crime report for 2018, including the finding that Automated Teller Machine ( ATM) physical attacks have risen for the fourth consecutive year, going up by 27 per cent in 2018 compared with 2017. A breakdown of the data shows that within the
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target=_blank>Ibadan-based lawyer, Adetunmbi, kidnapped in Osun
An Ibadan, Oyo State-based senior lawyer, Mr. Musibau Adetunmbi, was yesterday reportedly kidnapped at Iwaraja, Osun State by gunmen. The Chairman of Ibadan branch of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Dr. Oluwole Akintayo, confirmed Adetunmbi’s abduction. Akintayo said Adetunmbi was on his way for a case before he was kidnapped. He said: “Mr. Musibau Adetunmbi
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Businessman seeks Buhari’s intervention on LED board controversy
The Chief Executive Officer of Lona Global Resources Limited, an indigenous outdoor advertising company, Mr. Idoko Ilonah, has sent a Save-Our-Soul message to President Muhammadu Buhari and wellmeaning Nigerians to help save his business. He wants them to prevail on authorities at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to restore the approval previously granted him […]
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