VETERAN football icons, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Lionel Messi made it to the 2023 FIFA FIFPRO Men’s World 11 shortlist even though they are no longer playing in Europe. Recall that Cristiano Ronaldo, whose contract was terminated by Manchester United in November 2023, moved to Saudi Pro League club, Al Nassr in December …
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A 30-year-old man, Kelvin Israel, was on Thursday arraigned before a Lugbe Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, for allegedly stealing an inverter battery worth N250,000. The police charged Israel of Zoological Garden Area 1 Abuja, with theft. Earlier, the prosecution Counsel, Mr Stanley Nwaforaku, informed the court that the complainant, …
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THE minister of Art, Culture and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, has solicited support for ailing actor, Zack Orji. The minister made the solidarity call after her visit to the actor in a private hospital in Abuja. Trojan News reports that Orji was rushed to the hospital over the weekend after …
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THE Super Eagles will now play Guinea in a friendly ahead of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. Burkina Faso were also considered for the friendly but the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has now reached an agreement with their Guinean counterpart. The warm-up game will take place in Abu Dhabi, …
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THE Controller of Corrections in Enugu State, Mr Nicholas Obiako says the Nigerian Correctional Service, NCoS, focuses on sports as a way of checking vices among inmates. It also promotes reformation and happiness in the centres, he said. Obiako said this on Wednesday at the finals of the month-long Chief …
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FOLLOWING the fallout of the attempted coup in Sierra Leone in November, 2023, the Federal Government has granted former president, Ernest Bai Koroma, who is being accused of treason by his successor, Julius Maada Bio, temporary asylum in Abuja. A letter with reference number ECW/PC/DC/2024-001/oat, dated January 2, 2024 which was …
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Olusegun Obasanjo FORMER President, Olusegun Obasanjo has said financial impropriety by the previous governments had forced Nigeria into a debt burden the coming generations would have no option but to pay. According to a statement by his Media Aide, Kehinde Akinyemi, the former president made the observation during a meeting with …
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THE Trade Union Congress (TUC) has urged the Federal Government to implement all agreements reached with the organised labour in 2023, especially the National Minimum Wage. Mr. Festus Osifo, TUC president, said this in a 2024 new year message jointly signed by Mr. Nuhu Toro, Secretary General in Abuja, yesterday. In the …
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POLICE in Kano State have arrested a 24-year-old man, Chidera Ugwu, an alleged fake medical doctor who specializes in aborting unwanted pregnancy. Spokesman of the command, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa disclosed this in a statement issued to DAILY POST. According to him, “on 20/12/2023 at about 1030hrs, the police received …
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THE Nigerian government has released a list of at least 37 illegal universities operating in the country. Chris Maiyaki, the Acting Secretary of the National Universities Commission, NUC, disclosed this during an interview on Channels Television on Wednesday. According to him, arrests have been made in conjunction with security operatives …
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