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We did our best to save Mailafia, says UATH CMD
The Chief Medical Director of the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Prof. Bishop Ekele, says contrary to insinuations in some quarters, the hospital did its best to save a former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr. Obadiah Mailafia, who died in the facility on Sunday. He, however, said only the family of…
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Top 10: Ronaldo overtakes Messi as highest paid footballer, Salah fifth
Forbes has rated 36-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo as the highest paid footballer in 2021 with Egypt and Liverpool’s attacker Mo Salah emerging fifth. Ronaldo knock outed Lionel Messi from the number one spot after the 34-year-old left Barcelona to join Paris Saint-Germain. To get the official pay of the footballer, Forbes said, “To compile our list,…
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Ooni named Royal Father of Largest Black Nation
The National Youth Council of Nigeria has named the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, as the Royal Father of the Largest Black Nation in the World. The honour was bestowed on the Ooni on Tuesday at the Extra-Elective Congress of the NYCN held at the Calabar Municipal Local Government Headquarters, Calabar, Cross…
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Morgan hat-trick as US thrash Paraguay 8-0
Alex Morgan bagged the fifth international hat-trick of her career as the United States thrashed Paraguay 8-0 in an international friendly on Tuesday. Morgan took her international goals tally to 114 in her 188th international as the world champions routed the South Americans for the second time in five days. The US women had romped…
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BBNaija S6: Angel expresses worries about Nini’s absence
Big Brother Naija Shine Ya Eye housemate, Angel, has expressed worries about Nini’s absence, noting that keeping the latter isolated is risky. Angel said this on Wednesday morning, day 60 of the show, as the housemates discussed Nini’s sudden disappearance from the house. During her Diary Session on Tuesday, Nini was tasked to prank the…
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Afghanistan: Two Taliban killed in Jalalabad attack
Two Taliban fighters and a civilian were killed Wednesday by gunmen who attacked a checkpoint in eastern Afghanistan, security sources and witnesses said. The attack in Jalalabad city is the latest on Taliban targets in Nangarhar province, which for years was the main operating base of the Islamic State group’s Afghanistan chapter. A security source…
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Police reveal identity of woman killed in Bauchi, four suspects arrested
The Bauchi State Police Command has revealed the identity of the woman killed in Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area of the state, saying she’s Mrs. Rifkatu Yohanna, 35 years old. The PUNCH had reported that the Secretary to the Bauchi State Government, Ibrahim Kashim, in a statement made available to journalists Tuesday evening, condemned “an…
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France denies report to give up permanent UN seat
France denied a report in Britain’s The Daily Telegraph on Wednesday that it would be prepared to give its permanent seat at the UN Security Council to the European Union. Citing a member of the European parliament, the paper said that France would consider exchanging the seat in exchange for support from other EU members…
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American music mogul Dr Dre to pay estranged wife Nicole Young’s $1.5m legal fee
American music mogul, Dr Dre has been ordered by a court to pay $1.5M to his estranged wife, Nicole Young, as their messy divorce case rages on. In the order, the judge in the divorce case ruled this week that the veteran rap artiste pay Young another $1.55 million in legal fees and costs —…
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INEC suspends voters’ registration in Niger
THE Independent National Electoral Commission has temporarily suspended the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration exercise in Niger State. The state INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner, Prof Samuel Egwu, said this in Minna on Tuesday. He said, “The first quarter of the registration exercise which commenced on June 28 with online registration will be temporarily suspended from September…
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