Nigeria news today headlines update Wednesday 28th August 2019
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target=_blank>Diego Simeone Reaches Out To Fernando Torres
Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone has suggested he would like to work with Fernando Torres once more following the former Liverpool striker’s retirement. Torres is a legendary figure at Atletico, having captained them as a teenager before moving to Anfield in the summer of 2007 for around £20million. At Liverpool, the Spaniard furthered his reputation
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target=_blank>Iranian Oil Tanker Wanted By US Changes Course
The Iranian Adrian Darya 1 tanker, released from British custody in Gibraltar earlier this month and until recently called the Grace 1, has suddenly changed course as the vessel seeks a place to unload its cargo. Early on Tuesday the vessel altered its path by about 80 degrees to the northeast as it moves south
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target=_blank>Chelsea FC Donate $4m From “Final Whistle On Hate” To Combat Antisemitism
The New England Revolution and Chelsea FC have distributed the $4 million in proceeds from the “Final Whistle on Hate” charity match, which was held at Gillette Stadium on May 15, to 16 organizations dedicated to combatting antisemitism and discrimination. The Revolution and Chelsea teamed up to harness the power of sport in bringing people
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target=_blank>Bayelsa: APC NWC Upholds Disqualification Of Frankland
— Clears 6 For Governorship Primary TONY EZIMAKOR, ABUJA The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has upheld the reports of the screening and appeal committees for the Bayelsa Governorship aspirants, disqualifying Dr. Briyai Frankland. The former Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Cross River State has been in the eye
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target=_blank>7 British Female Footballers Who Have Shone Overseas
England right back Lucy Bronze was named in the final three for the prestigious UEFA Women’s Player of the Year Award recently. The two-time PFA Player of the Year has moved into a class of her own since her 2017 switch to Lyon, winning two Champions League titles and putting in a collection of commanding
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target=_blank>Iran Sentences 3 To Long Prison Terms On Spying Charges
Iran on Tuesday said it sentenced three people — one woman and two men — to lengthy prison terms on security and spying charges. The men were convicted of spying for Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency. Judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili said in remarks broadcast on state TV that the convicted woman is Aras Amiri, who had
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target=_blank>Nigerian Schools Score Another First In Cambridge Entry Qualifications
The rise in the number of entries for the Cambridge International exams across the world has also rubbed-off on Nigeria as the country recorded a 14% increase in the 2018/2019 period. A data of results released recently for the June 2019 exam series to thousands of schools by Cambridge International showed a rise in exam
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target=_blank>Education Stakeholders React To Adamu’s Reappointment
lagos – As reactions continue to trail the appointment of ministers by President Mohammadu Buhari, Prof Biodun Ogunyemi, President, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) said the association has no objection to the re-appointment of Malam Adamu Adamu as Minister of Education. Ogunyemi in an interview with Daily Independent declared that ASUU as an organization would
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target=_blank>Obaseki Holds Closed-Door Security Meeting Over Kidnap Of Irrua Hospital CMD
BENIN – Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State on Tuesday assured that security agencies in the state are working assiduously to rescue Prof. Sylvanus Okogbeni, the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, who was kidnapped on Monday by gunmen. The governor said this after a closed-door meeting with security chiefs in the
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Internet Fraud: $314,000, N373m Recovered Through EFCC, FBI Collaboration – Magu
Ibrahim Magu, acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has disclosed that the collaboration between the Commission and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, has led to the recovery of the sums of $314,000 and about N373,000,000.00 from perpetrators of computer-related fraud. Magu said while the sum of $314,000 had been recovered, […]
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