BRAZILIANS paid their last respects Sunday to football legend Mario Zagallo, a four-time World Cup-winning player and coach who died at age 92 and was the final member of one of the country’s greatest generations in the beloved sport. A steady stream of mourners — dressed in black, and the …
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A former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Emeka Anyaoku, has called on the Federal Government to ensure the prosecution of perpetrators of crimes across the country. This, Anyaoku said, would curb the menace of increasing cases of killings across the country. Anyaoku made this call during this year’s summit and award …
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The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, will today (Monday) launch the first online portal for passport application in Abuja. He disclosed this during a demonstration session of the online portal on Friday with the Comptroller General, Nigeria Immigration Service, Caroline Adepoju. According to Tunji, an online passport application platform …
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FIVE persons have been confirmed dead and 30 others rescued in a boat accident that occurred in River Niger around Mmiata Anam in Anambra West Local Government Area of Anambra State. It was gathered that the boat was sailing from Kogi State to Anambra through the River Niger before it …
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Edo Governor Godwin Obaseki THE Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has told Governor Godwin Obaseki to start packing his load out of the Government House. Acting Chairman of the party, Emperor Jaret Tenebe, gave the quit notice when he received a former deputy governor, Lucky Imasuen, …
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INDICATIONS emerged last night that the financial controversies involving the Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation Minister, Betta Edu, would not be swept under the carpet. Last week, there was a viral document signed by Edu addressed to the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, directing the disbursement of N585.189 …
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THE Kogi State Government is set to unveil a new Ohinoyi of Ebiraland to succeed Dr. Ado Ibrahim, who passed on at the age of 74 years on October 29, 2023, after a protracted illness. “His Royal Highness, Alhaji Isa Musa-Achuja, the Ohi of Eganyi-led committee has finished its assignment …
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THE leadership of the Senate of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has called on President Bola Tinubu to as a matter of urgency address the economic crunch confronting Nigerians. NANS equally charged the president to arrest the unabated and increasing rate of security challenges across the country, particularly …
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THE Chairman of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, on Saturday clarified the recent visit of officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to its Head Office in Lagos State. Recall that officials of the EFCC visited the Dangote Group headquarters in Lagos on Thursday, to investigate forex allocations to the …
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MOST of the FA Cup’s third-round fixtures were played on Saturday. Chelsea thrashed Preston 4-0, Aston Villa won 1-0 at Middlesbrough and Sheffield Wednesday beat Cardiff City 3-0. Swansea defeated Morecambe 2-0, Blackburn Rovers saw off Cambridge United 5-2 in a seven-goal thriller, while Sheffield United won 4-0 at Gillingham. …
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