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2023: Utomi, Falana, others unveil 40Million Ballots Movement portal
Anayo Ezugwu A political group, 40Million Ballots Movement, has unveiled its online membership registration portal to drive youth participation in the 2023 general elections. Speaking at the unveiling of the portal, Professor of Political Economy, Pat Utomi, said Nigeria is at cross roads in the history of the country. Utomi said the country needs
Elon Musk offers $43bn to buy Twitter
Elon Musk, the billionaire founder of Tesla Inc, has offered to buy Twitter at $54.20 per share in cash. The amount values the social media company at $43 billion at the current price. Musk said the microblogging platform needs to be transformed into a private company. The development comes just days after he took
Naira hits N590/$1 at parallel market ahead of Easter break
As the Easter holiday approaches, the Nigerian naira weakened to N590 to a dollar at the parallel market. The figure represents a depreciation of N3 or 0.5 per cent from the N587 it traded for the last two weeks. On Thursday morning, street traders (abokis) said that one dollar exchanged for N590. They put the
Serie A: Milan clubs lead the way ahead of crucial weekend
AC Milan go into this weekend’s Serie A action top of the table as they bid to win their first Scudetto since 2011, with their city rivals once again hot on their heels in the title race. Milan, who finished runners-up last term, had put themselves in prime position to end their title drought
La Liga: Sevilla, Madrid set for epic showdown
The Andalusian side haven’t lost a single LaLiga Santander match at home this season, so will feel confident of cutting the gap to Los Blancos. There is a heavyweight bout in LaLiga Santander this Sunday night (21:00), as Sevilla FC take on Real Madrid at the Estadio Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán. The team from the capital
NFF appoints Salisu, Bosso, Ugbade, Bassey to head male National Teams
The Executive Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has approved the recommendation of its Technical and Development Sub-Committee for the appointment of Salisu Yusuf as the Head Coach of the Super Eagles B (otherwise known as CHAN team) as well as the U23 (Olympics) team. Yusuf, who was Head Coach of the
Presidential Ambition: Gbajabiamila absent as Osinbajo hosts Reps APC caucus to Iftar
Lawrence Olaoye, Abuja Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila was absent last night when the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo played host to the House of Representatives All Progressives Congress (APC) caucus to Iftar (breaking of fast) at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa. The caucus was led by the Deputy Speaker,
Ukraine Conflict: Russian flagship ‘seriously damaged’ after blast
…as US mulling whether to send top official to meet Zelensky Russia’s defence ministry has said that an explosion aboard Moskva, the flagship of the country’s Black Sea Fleet, has “seriously damaged” the vessel. The ministry’s statement said: “The cruiser Moskva’s ammunition has detonated as a result of a fire on the warship. “The vessel is
UK to send asylum seekers to Rwanda for processing
Some asylum seekers will be flown to Rwanda to have their applications processed, under UK government plans. Boris Johnson is set to unveil the plans later, before Home Secretary Priti Patel signs a migration deal with the African nation. BBC home editor Mark Easton said the deal would mean single men arriving in Britain
US congratulates Sharif on becoming new Pakistani PM
The United States on Wednesday congratulated Shehbaz Sharif on becoming Pakistan’s new prime minister following the ouster of his predecessor in a parliamentary no-confidence vote, with the top U.S. diplomat reaffirming the “value” of the relationship between the two nations. The warm tone of U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s statement appeared to signal
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