Nigeria news today headlines : Friday 18th September 2020
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Japan Pledges ‘Strong Commitment’ To Olympics
Japan’s new Prime Minister, Yoshihide Suga, has told the president of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach, that he is behind next year’s delayed Tokyo Games. Yoshiro Mori, the head of the local organizing committee and also a former prime minister, said Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has a “strong commitment” to the Tokyo Olympics. Mori …
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Nigeria’s Latest FIFA Ranking Excites Dosu
LAGOS – Ex-international, Joseph Dosu has expressed excitement over the latest FIFA rankings which sees Nigeria moved up from 31st to the 29th position. Reacting to the rankings were released on Thursday, Dosu said that it will go a long way to help the team set in place their preparations for the tasks at hand …
Independent Newspapers Nigeria.
Oshonaike Thanks Minister After Surgery
Nigerian Table Tennis queen, Funke Oshonaike, has thanked the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, after the ministry footed part of her bill for a tooth tumour. Oshanaike, who appealed to the minister for financial assistance to enable her undergo the surgery, was grateful to the minister for his prompt attantion. In a …
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US Open: Woods, Rory, Others On The March Again
Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy were among golfers that made early start of the first round of the 120th US Open which began at Winged Foot on Thursday. After being postponed for three months due to the coronavirus pandemic that reshuffled the world golf schedule, the Open teed off as the second major of the …
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Golf Tournaments Promote Unity, Peace –Magashi
Golf tournaments have been identified as an avenue for promoting unity, peace and boosting the hospitality industry for the overall socio-economic development of the society. Alhaji Ali Muhammad Magashi, Kano Golf Club Captain stated this in a statement signed by Abdulkadir Ahmed Ibrahim, Media Consultant over the weekend while speaking to journalists at the closing …
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FREE Download Independent ePaper – 18th September 2020
On the cover of DAILY INDEPENDENT Newspapers for today, Friday, 18th September 2020: Guber Poll – Suspense, Panic As Edo Votes Tomorrow. More stories inside. Read or download the full Independent ePaper for Friday, 18th September 2020 – br /> Independent Newspapers Nigeria.
Bayern Bid Liverpool-Bound Thiago Farewell
Bayern Munich have bid Liverpool-bound Thiago Alcantara farewell after the English champions agreed to sign for an initial £20 million. Bayern in an emotional message on Thursday said, “Thiago is an exceptional player who spent seven hugely successful years here. He’s a wonderful person and an outstanding professional. It was very emotional today (yesterday) when …
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Suarez Asks Barca €14m Pay Out
Juventus target Luis Suarez who passed his Italian exam on Thursday is asking Barcelona to pay him his one year remaining contract sum worth €14m. The Serie A champions are keen on signing the Uruguay international, although having reached their maximum quota of foreign players for the 2020- 21 season they need Suarez to obtain …
Independent Newspapers Nigeria.
Jonathan Advocates Election Grading In Commonwealth Member-States
Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has proposed a grading system for elections within Commonwealth member-nations as a means of improving the quality of elections, promoting democracy and strengthening institutions. The former president, who is the chairman of the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation, advised the 53-member nations to develop what he called a ‘democracy marker’ which is …
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Covid-19: 41,000 Health Workers Have Been Infected – Moeti
ABUJA – The Regional Director for Africa, World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, has revealed that more than 41,000 health workers in the WHO African Region have been infected with COVID-19, accounting for 3.8% of all reported cases. He added that frontline health workers were at greater risk of infection because they provide care …
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