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You are lucky to have me as minister, Ngige tells striking doctors
Chris Ngige has told former striking doctors that they are lucky to have him as the Minister of Labour and Employment, NAN reports. The minister said this as an assurance to the doctors that their demands were being met during a meeting with members of the Nigerian Medical Association and executive members of the National…
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Ekiti college restates commitment to upgrading academic standard
The Provost, College of Health Sciences and Technology, Ijero-Ekiti, Dr Cecelia Adebayo, has lauded the accreditation granted eight of the institution’s academic and professional programmes by the appropriate bodies. Adebayo said the accreditation was result of “our resolve to uplift academic standard in the institution as we are pursuing vigorously the vision of transmuting the…
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BREAKING: Tight security as National Assembly awaits Buhari for 2022 budget presentation
There is a heavy presence of security operatives in and around the National Assembly Complex in Abuja as the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), is billed to lay the 2022 Appropriation Bill before a joint session of the National Assembly at 12noon. Buhari had on Tuesday written to both the Senate and the House…
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Leaving Barcelona for PSG not a mistake, says Messi
Lionel Messi insisted he did not make a mistake leaving boyhood club, Barcelona FC for Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint-Germain. Messi joined PSG on a free transfer after Barca were unable to re-sign the six-time Ballon d’Or winner due to their financial crisis. It ended Messi’s long-standing association with Barca, having made his senior debut…
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How my football career was cut short – BBNaija Cross
Former Big Brother Naija Shine Ya Eye finalist, Cross, has stated that he wanted to be a footballer but had to quit because of an injury. In a Facebook live interview with PUNCH Online on Wednesday, Cross said that being a footballer led him to becoming a football enthusiast. Cross said, “I was an athlete…
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I punch harder than Tyson Fury – Nigerian boxer, Efe Ajagba
Nigerian heavyweight boxer, Efe Ajagba has said he punches harder than WBC champion Tyson Fury, who is billed to face Deontay Wilder in the third instalment of their match up. Ajagba, who is fighting on the undercards of the Fury-Wilder bout in Las Vegas on Sunday, told BBC that he punches harder than the self-styled…
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Gunmen attack Akwa Ibom fishermen, steal outboard engines
Gunmen suspected to be sea pirates on Tuesday attacked fishermen on the high sea and made off with their outboard engines off the coast of Ibaka in Mbo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. The incident happened barely 24 hours after the fishermen under the auspices WatchOut Cooperative Society in Ibaka protested the incessant…
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Tyson Fury, Wilder separated after furious row at press conference
Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder were prevented from a face-off as insults and expletives filled the air at an ill-tempered final press conference on Wednesday for their heavyweight world title fight. Fury puts his World Boxing Council heavyweight belt on the line in Las Vegas on Saturday when he meets Wilder for the third time,…
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James Bond star Daniel Craig gets Hollywood Walk of Fame star
The British star, Daniel Craig, has capped the launch week of his final James Bond movie by becoming the 2,704th celebrity to be honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in California. It was unveiled outside 7007 Hollywood Boulevard, in honour of the fictional British spy’s code number. Just yards away is…
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500 Nigerians lose jobs as UAE declines renewal of work visas
Over 500 Nigerians have lost their jobs and are stranded four months after the United Arab Emirates stopped granting or renewing Direct Employment Visa for Nigerians in the Western Asian country. It was gathered that while many of the affected persons had returned to Nigeria, hundreds of them are still in UAE in the hope…
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