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15 teams for 2021 Coal City Football League
The Coordinator of Coal City Football League, Emeka Okparaji, says 15 teams will be featuring in the 2021 edition of the league when it begins on Sunday in Enugu. Okparaji, at the pre-tournament media briefing in Enugu on Wednesday, disclosed that 15 teams from different parts of Enugu state were ready for the league. The…
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Real Madrid knock Man City out of Women’s Champions League
Manchester City Women suffered an agonising defeat to Real Madrid to crash out of the Champions League. Claudia Zornoza’s first-half goal sent Madrid through to the group stage 2-1 on aggregate after a 1-0 win at the Academy Stadium. Hayley Raso hit the bar and Ellen White had a header cleared off the line as…
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Iceland vs Germany: Plane carrying Rüdiger, Sane, others makes emergency landing
The German national team are “fine” after their plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Edinburgh on the way back from Iceland. The KlasJet flight left Reykjavik at 2am following Germany’s 4-0 win over Iceland and was heading to Frankfurt but got into difficulty approximately three miles west of Arbroath. The plane had…
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Buhari arrives in Imo to inaugurate projects
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has arrived in Imo State. Buhari landed at the Sam Mbakwe Airport in Owerri, the state capital where he was received by dignitaries. The Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma, in a post on Facebook, stated that the President is in the state to commission some projects. He…
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Justice Bello lighted path for many, Buhari mourns
Nigeria’s President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) has condoled with the family of Pioneer President of the Customary Court of Appeal, Late Justice Moses Bello, who passed away after a brief illness. Describing Bello’s career as one which ‘lighted the path for many, revealing a deep sense of fairness and balance’, Buhari said his legacies…
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APGA begs Anambra lawmakers to return for Ojukwu’s sake
The All Progressives Grand Alliance has appealed to the six lawmakers who defected to the All Progressives Congress to rescind their decision as a mark of honour to the late Dim Emeka Ojukwu and the party. The state Chairman of the party, Norbert Obi, made the appeal at a press conference in Awka, on Tuesday….
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‘I’m doing well’, says Pele after surgery
Brazilian football legend Pele said Wednesday he is doing well after undergoing surgery for a suspected colon tumor. “I am recovering well,” Pele, 80, said in a message posted on social media. The surgery was carried out Saturday in Sao Paulo. The hospital treating him said Monday the former footballer was recovering in an intensive…
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Lone accident kills two in Anambra
The Federal Road Safety Corps in Anambra said a lone accident at Ekulo River in Oraifite, on Owerri-Onitsha Expressway, claimed two lives on Wednesday night. The Sector Commander of the Corps, Mr Adeoye Irelewuyi, confirmed the accident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka on Thursday Irelewuyi said the affected Ash colour Toyota…
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Insurance must be brought to grassroots, says Akeredolu
The Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has canvassed the need to bring insurance to the grassroots for the benefit of the people. Akeredolu said this on Wednesday at the 47th Annual Conference and General Assembly of the African Insurance Organisation held at the Landmark Center, Victoria Island, Lagos. The Governor, in a statement…
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Gov Emmanuel tasks CBN on food security
Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State has tasked the Central Bank of Nigeria to explore non-conventional approaches to agriculture and create policy direction that would facilitate food security in the country. The governor stated this while declaring open a three-day Seminar which held at the Ibom Icon Hotels and Golf Resort, Uyo, on Wednesday…
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