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Low voter turn-out as LG election begins in Osun
*PDP, APM, other parties boycott Ayobami Agboola, Osogbo Turnout of voters in the ongoing local government election in Osun State is yet to pick up as people are scarcely visiting polling units to cast their votes. Electoral officials were yet to arrive in some of the polling units visited as of 9 am while the
PDP Crisis: Wike, Makinde, Ikpeazu, Ortom head to Spain
Hours after he made new and damning allegations of corruption against the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Iyorchia Ayu, Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, and three other governors in his anti-Ayu camp jetted out of the country to seek justice, equity and fairness in Spain. The group has been meeting
Death toll rises to 40 in Turkey coal mine explosion
Funerals for miners killed in a coal mine explosion in northern Turkey began Saturday as officials raised the death toll to at least 40 people. Desperate relatives had waited all night in the cold outside the state-owned Turkish Hard Coal Enterprise’s (TTK) mine in the town of Amasra, in the Black Sea coastal province
Turkish mine blast kills 28, leaves dozens trapped
At least 28 people have died and dozens remain trapped underground after an explosion in a coal mine in northern Turkey’s Bartin province. Around 110 people were in the mine at the time of the blast on Friday, almost half of them at over 300 metres deep, reports the BBC. Turkey’s health minister Fahrettin
Thigh injury ends Melo’s World Cup dreams with Brazil
Liverpool and Brazil midfielder Arthur Melo will miss the upcoming World Cup in Qatar, the player said on Friday. The 26-year-old announced on Instagram it would take time to recover from the injury sustained in training on Monday. “Sadly, as you know, an unfortunate injury to my left thigh will keep me out of
Caicedo targets Qatar 2022 semis with Ecuador
Ecuador could spring a surprise by winning the World Cup in Qatar and would count their campaign successful if they reach the semifinals, midfielder Moises Caicedo has said. Ecuador reached their fourth World Cup in Qatar after failing to qualify for Russia four years ago, and the Brighton & Hove Albion midfielder played a
American keeper question mark looms over World Cup squad
Former United States players Stu Holden and Alexi Lalas said they favoured Matt Turner in the lingering debate over who will start as goalkeeper in next month’s World Cup in Qatar. Who will be given the No 1 jersey has emerged as one of the Americans’ biggest question marks ahead of the tournament, with
Qatar 2022: Dybala, Di Maria injuries worry Messi
Argentina captain Lionel Messi said he was concerned by the recent injuries to his international teammates, Angel Di Maria and Paulo Dybala, but hopes they will both recover in time for the World Cup. Messi, who has missed two games for his club Paris St Germain due to a calf problem, added that injuries
Juventus sinking to new lows as UCL exit looms
A month after reporting their biggest ever financial loss, Juventus are braced for yet more economic pain as they near elimination from the Champions League. Tuesday’s humiliating 2-0 defeat by Maccabi Haifa left chief executive Andrea Agnelli “ashamed” and “angry” as his club sank five points behind second-placed Benfica in Group H with
Majority of those Buhari gave national awards should be in prison -Galadima
A former associate of President Muhammadu Buhari, and a New Nigeria Peoples Party’s chieftain, Buba Galadima, has condemned the issuance of national honours to some persons by the President. Galadima, who was the National Secretary of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), a party formed in the run-up to the 2011 general elections, alleged that
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