There are indications that the Libyan Football Federation (LFF) may receive drastic sanctions including expulsion from the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying series due to the inhuman treatment meted out to Nigeria’s senior football team Super Eagles’ delegation to the North African country ahead of Tuesday’s AFCON return …
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Prominent pro-democracy advocates: HUMAN RIGHTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (HURIWA) has charged president Bola Tinubu to elevate the practice of promotion and protection of human rights and adherence to the principles of the rule of law to the frontburner of governance. The call followed the just-awarded Nobel Prize in Economics, …
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TITO Mboweni, South Africa’s former finance and labour minister, and the country’s first Black central bank governor, has died at the age of 65 after a brief illness, the presidency confirmed late on Saturday. Mboweni, a committed anti-apartheid activist, played a crucial role in shaping the country’s post-apartheid labour and …
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South Africa has selected Muneera Sallies’ drama Old Righteous Blues as its entry for the Best International Feature Film category at the 97th Academy Awards, the National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) has announced. The film is among the final entries revealed for the category, with submissions closing on October 2. To …
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In celebration of World Mental Health Day, the Nestoil Group hosted an enlightening event to guide workers on how to be emotionally resilient in a Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous (VUCA) environment. The event aimed at promoting mental well-being among staff, according to one of the Group’s Medical Doctors, Dr. …
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THE city of Arusha in northern Tanzania played host to the inaugural Global Land Rover Festival, which drew over 1,000 Land Rovers from around the world, organisers announced on Sunday. The festival, organised by the Arusha regional commissioner’s office, kicked off on Saturday and runs until Monday. It seeks to …
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THE World Bank has launched its new Business Ready 2024 (B-READY) report, evaluating the business and investment environments across 50 global economies. The report, a successor to the Doing Business initiative, is the first of three volumes to be released between 2024 and 2026. The aim of B-READY is to enhance private investment, boost …
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NIGERIANS spend an astonishing $10bn annually on petrol and generator maintenance, according to a report by Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL). This figure underscores the country’s heavy reliance on fossil fuels for electricity generation, despite its environmental and economic challenges. The report, titled Beyond Gensets: Advancing the Energy Transition in Lagos State, was published …
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KENYA’S Ruth Chepngetich made history on Sunday by breaking the women’s marathon world record at the Chicago Marathon. The 30-year-old clocked an astonishing time of 2 hours, 9 minutes, and 57 seconds, shattering the previous record by almost two minutes. Chepngetich is the first woman to run a marathon in …
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RENOWNED journalist Oseni Rufai, has questioned the significance of the erected golden statue of Oluremi Tinubu. Recall that on October 11, in a grand ceremony at Obafemi Awolowo University in Osun State, the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, unveiled a golden statue of Oluremi Tinubu, among other honours. Reacting …
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