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Nigeria vs Ghana: Ademola Lookman arrives Super Eagles camp, Noble still expected
No fewer than 23 Super Eagles players have arrived at the Super Eagles of Nigeria camp in Abuja as they prepare for a crucial 2022 FIFA World Cup play-off against the Black Stars of Ghana. Ademola Lookman, who is newly invited to join the team, arrive at camp on Friday. There was doubt over the…
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Group unveils N5bn fund for football development
The Nigerian capital market community on Tuesday unveiled an investment fund tagged ‘The Nigerian Football Fund’ to enhance the country’s sports industry. TNFF is a collective investment scheme that combines the regular advantages of a mutual fund with the unique propositions of a structured fund. TNFF is raising N5 billion through an initial public offering…
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WikiLeaks’ Assange to marry in prison
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and his fiancee Stella Moris get married on Wednesday, at the high-security London prison where he is being held during his extradition case. Assange, 50, is fighting attempts to remove him from the UK to face trial in the United States over the publication of secret files relating to the wars…
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Gridlock as fire razes shops under Apongbon bridge in Lagos
Fire on Wednesday gutted shops under the Apongbon section of the Eko Bridge in Lagos State. The fire incident caused gridlock and crippled commercial activities around the Lagos Island area of the state. Though the cause of the fire incident could not be ascertained at the time of filing this report, it was learnt that…
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Chelsea sanctions spark fresh debate over football finance
The chaos engulfing Chelsea following sanctions imposed on Russian billionaire owner Roman Abramovich has sparked fresh debate over the sources of money that fuel Europe’s richest league. The Premier League club had their assets frozen after Abramovich was targeted by the British government following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, leaving them to cope with a ban…
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NNPP gets new officials in Nasarawa, vows to unseat Sule in 2023
The New Nigeria People’s Party has inaugurated its new executive officials in Nasarawa State, who are to pilot the affairs of the party for the next four years. The party, while inaugurating the officials who emerged as consensus candidates from across the 13 Local Government Areas of the state during its congress, vowed to take…
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2023: NYSC reviews MoU with INEC over safety of corps members
The National Youth Service Corps has reviewed its Memorandum of Understanding with the Independent National Electoral Commission for a more robust welfare package and enhanced security for corps members and NYSC officials during elections. NYSC Director-General, Major General Shuaibu Ibrahim, during the signing of the reviewed MoU at the INEC headquarters in Abuja, on Tuesday,…
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Foundation gives 40 Bayelsa students scholarships, to build 10 ICT libraries
A former commander of the Niger Delta ex-agitators, Victor-Ben Ebikabowei, alias Boyloaf, has listed 40 students as beneficiaries of a scholarship scheme offered by his non-governmental organisation, the Boyloaf Foundation. The co-ordinator of the foundation, Seleipre Tonbie, disclosed this when he led other officials of the NGO on a tour of Community Secondary School, Yenaka,…
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Lawyer drags NBA to court, seeks N10m damages
A legal practitioner, Bartholomew Okafor—Oyilo, has asked an Abuja High Court to set aside the findings of the Nigerian Bar Association which recommended him for disciplinary action based on a legal opinion he rendered as Special Assistant to the Deputy Governor of Anambra State (Legal Matters). The plaintiff in a writ of summon against the…
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Taliban shuts Afghan girls’ schools hours after reopening
The Taliban ordered secondary girls’ schools in Afghanistan to shut down Wednesday just hours after they reopened, an official confirmed, sparking confusion over the policy reversal by the hardline Islamist group. “Yes, it’s true,” Taliban spokesman Inamullah Samangani told AFP when asked to confirm reports that girls had been ordered home. An AFP team was…
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