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La Liga fixtures: Real Madrid face Sevilla as Barcelona host Cadiz
Real Madrid against Sevilla on Sunday could have been a key game in La Liga’s title race but instead it will decide the extent of Madrid’s lead and how worried Sevilla should be about finishing in the top four. A Real Madrid win at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan would send them 15 points clear of…
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Insecurity: Why Northern elders are angry with Buhari – Femi Adesina
The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has knocked the Northern Elders Forum for asking the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to resign over his handling of insecurity challenges bedeviling the country. This is as he also alleged that the NEF position was borne out of the members’ frustration…
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Cricket: Joe Root resigns as England Test captain
Joe Root is stepping down as England’s Test captain, the England and Wales Cricket Board announced on Friday. Root’s decision comes after the 1-0 Test series defeat to West Indies last month, and a 4-0 Ashes loss to Australia. “After returning from the Caribbean tour and having time to reflect, I have decided to step…
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JUST IN: Veteran highlife musician, Orlando Julius, dies at 79
Veteran highlife musician, Orlando Julius, has died at the age of 79. His death was announced in the early hours of Friday. The ‘A dara, a dara’ singer’s widow, Latoya, relayed the death announcement through music promoter, Bimbo Esho. “Bimbo, Daddy Has Passed On….This was the message I stumbled on waking up at exactly 3…
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Ukraine: Five killed in Russian strikes -Kyiv
Ukraine said Thursday that Russian strikes had killed five people in the east of the country after President Volodymyr Zelensky said Moscow’s forces were aiming to “destroy” the region. In a report issued by the presidency, Kyiv said two people had been killed and two more wounded in the eastern Lugansk region while another three…
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APC chieftain slams Buhari’s over N3.5tn fuel subsidy request
A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Ahmed Lawan, has slammed the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.)’s over his request for an additional N3.557 trillion for fuel subsidy. Lawan, who lost the contest of the APC party’s National Organising Secretary during the last convention, argued that the current N250 pump price of Premium…
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How Nigeria can lower debt service-to-revenue –DMO
The Debt Management Office has said that Nigeria can lower its debt service-to-revenue ratio if it generates higher revenue like Ghana, Kenya, and Angola. According to the DMO, while Nigeria has a revenue-to-Gross Domestic Product ratio of nine per cent, Ghana, Kenya and Angola have a revenue-to-GDP ratio of 12.5 per cent, 16.6 per cent,…
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Families of kidnapped train passengers groan, appeal to bandits
The families of passengers kidnapped from the bombed Abuja-Kaduna train are pleading with their abductors to allow them negotiate the release of their relations. Terrorists had attacked the train on March 28, leading to the death of no fewer than eight persons; 26 persons were injured while over 160 passengers, according to the Nigerian Railway…
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Prince Harry, Meghan Markle visit Queen Elizabeth first time in two years
Prince Harry and his wife, Megan Markle have reunited with the Queen of England, two years after stepping down as working members of the British Royal Family. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex both exited England with their son, Archie, early 2020, and relocated to the United States. Then followed their explosive interview with Oprah…
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Yemi Osinbajo in duel with history
FOR seven years Professor Yemi Osinbajo has occupied the position of Vice President to the President and Commander in Chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). But on Monday, Osinbajo came out of the looming shadows of his principal, announcing to his supporters that he wants to succeed his boss whose…
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