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FIFA disapproves of Super League —Infantino
FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on Tuesday there is “no doubt whatsoever” that football’s world governing body “disapproves” of the proposed European Super League (ESL) and that clubs involved could face “consequences”. Twelve major clubs launched plans Monday for a new breakaway league which would drastically change the landscape of the world’s most popular sport….
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Fans hail Ned Nwoko for standing by Regina Daniels during surgery
A video has surfaced online showing Nollywood actress, Regina Daniels, being wheeled into an operation theatre in the company of her husband, New Nwoko. In the short video, she revealed that she was about to undergo an operation and asked her fans to pray for her. Although she did not reveal what operation she was…
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Allow states develop their minerals, Wike tells FG
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, on Monday, urged the Federal Government to allowed states to develop and operate their respective minerals and pay royalty to the central government. Wike made the call when Mr Uchechukwu Ogah, the Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development, paid him a courtesy visit at the Government House…
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Accountant-general to assist NEITI in tracking oil revenue
The Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation on Monday said it would assist the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative in tracking oil and gas revenue that accrue to the Federal Government. It said the OAGF’s assistance to NEITI to track oil and gas revenue would ensure appropriate remittances. The Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed…
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FG saves N22.45bn through IT clearance regulation
The Federal Government has saved over N22.45bn through the enforcement of the guideline for the clearance of information technology projects in federal public institutions. Director-General, National Information Technology Development Agency, Kashifu Abdullahi, announced this during the NITDA 20th anniversary press conference in Abuja on Monday. He said the enforcement of the guideline, which was one…
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Election tribunal: Akeredolu, Jegede know fate today
The Ondo State Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Akure has rescheduled its judgement on the October 20 governorship election in the state for today. The judgement on the petition filed by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr Eyitayo Jegede, against the winner of the election, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of the All Progressives Congress,…
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EFCC belongs to all, not for anybody —Bawa
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, has advised Nigerians to embrace the fight against corruption because the Commission cannot win the war alone. Bawa said this when he received members of a civil society organization, Civil Society Coalition for Transparency and Good Governance, at the Commission’s headquarters, Abuja on…
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FIFA president Infantino to give verdict on Super League
FIFA president Gianni Infantino is expected to deliver his verdict on the European Super League on Tuesday after the widely condemned breakaway competition triggered threats of legal action and punitive measures. European body UEFA will look to support from the world football chief at its congress in Switzerland as it attempts to quash an initiative…
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Ebubeagu, Amotekun and the confusion of meaning
Recently, the five South-East governors announced the launch of a security outfit codenamed Ebubeagu. Like the use of Amotekun by the South-West governors, the choice of the name “Ebubeagu” generated a controversy over its meaning in English. It was variously interpreted as “the aura of the lion/tiger/leopard.” When Amotekun was launched last year, there were…
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Hunters engage herdsmen in gunfight, compel invaders to flee
Three persons were on Sunday shot by gunmen, who invaded Koka village in the Obokun Local Government Area of Osun State. A resident of the village, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told PUNCH Metro that she was already in bed around 11.30pm, when the gunmen numbering about eight entered the village. She said the…
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