After a fierce 123 minutes of game time at the Education City Stadium in Qatar, Morocco did the impossible to defeat 2010 World Cup winners Spain 3-0 on penalties. In a fabulous performance, Morocco’s goalkeeper, Yassine Bounou saved all three penalties from the Spanish side. Morocco for the …
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The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, has arrested and detained Oladapo Oyebanji, known by his stage name, D’banj, over alleged diversion of N-Power fund. The musician was arrested and detained Tuesday after ICPC operatives closed in on him, to surrender himself at the Agency’s headquarters in …
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China announced Wednesday a nationwide loosening of Covid restrictions following protests against the hardline strategy that grew into calls for greater political freedoms. Anger over China’s zero-Covid policy, which involved mass lockdowns, constant testing and quarantines even for people who are not infected, stoked unrest not seen since the …
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Mr Adesola Olusade, Permanent Secretary in the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says that the FCT is ready to implement the new National Language Policy, introduced by the Federal Government. Olusade made the announcement at an end-of-year and award ceremony, organised by the FCT Education Resource Centre (ERC) on Tuesday …
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The President of the Cameroon Football Federation, Samuel Eto’o, has apologised for physically assaulting a man at the World Cup on Monday. In a statement on his Twitter handle on Tuesday, Eto’o said he was provoked by a fan who was “probably” an Algeria supporter as part of an …
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The Central Bank of Nigeria has imposed fresh cash withdrawal limits on individuals and organisations, which will become effective on January 9, 2023. According to a memo issued by the CBN to banks on Tuesday, individuals will only be able to withdraw N100,000 per week (from over-the-counter, point-of-sale machines …
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There are indications that the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, is set to surpass 2022 revenue target as it has already recorded N2.5 trillion in 11 months to November 2022, representing 98 per cent of the N3.1 trillion target set by the Federal Government. Confirming this to Vanguard Maritime Report in an …
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The Chairman of Innoson Vehicles has approached the Court of Appeal, Awka Division to seek an order of the court disqualifying Chief Wole Olamipekun, SAN as a Counsel to GTB in appeal no. CA/E/288/2013 on grounds of a statement by Wole Olanipekun’s law firm. They stated that as the Chairman …
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The police in Lagos have commenced investigation into how two teenagers, residing at Iyana-Ipaja area of Lagos State, sold their organs to a medical doctor in Abeokuta, Ogun State, last two months for N200,000 without the consent of their parents. The teenagers, 17-year-old Precious Ikechukwu, daughter of a Pentecostal Bishop in …
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The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi recently urged medical doctors under the auspices of Doctors For Change, DFC, fast-track collaboration between the state government and the private sector as part of strategies to check the challenge of brain drain in the country’s health sector. Abayomi made the …
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