PATRICK Vieira stood down as manager Strasbourg, the Ligue 1 club confirmed on Thursday, as his name was linked to the vacant United States men’s team coaching job. Vieira, a 1998 World Cup winner with France, joined Strasbourg last season and is leaving “by mutual agreement”, the French club said. …
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THE President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero on Thursday gave reasons why the Organised Labour accepted the proposal of N70,000 minimum wage from the President, Bola Tinubu. Ajaero, who spoke to State House reporters after the meeting with the President, said the unions agreed to the offer because …
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IN a recent forecast, international research and data firm Fitch Solutions has projected that John Mahama and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) will emerge victorious in Ghana’s 2024 general elections. The London-based firm has been consistent in its election predictions since last year and bases its latest forecast on a …
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THE African Development Bank (AfDB) announced on Thursday the approval of a $1bn loan to Transnet, South Africa’s state-owned rail and ports company. This loan is fully guaranteed by the South African government and will finance the initial phase of Transnet’s $8.1bn investment plan aimed at revitalising the country’s deteriorating …
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THE trial of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich on a charge of spying for the U.S. government continued behind closed doors in a Russian court on Thursday, a court spokeswoman said. Witnesses were being heard, she said. Journalists attending the trial in Yekaterinburg 1,800 kilometres east of Moscow, as …
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THE Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Thursday, affirmed the re-election victory of Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa in the Nov. 11, 2023 governorship poll. The three-member panel of justices led by Justice James Abundaga, in a unanimous judgment, held that the appeal filed by the appellants; Mr Timipre Sylva …
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THE Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Thursday said that three vessels would discharge petroleum products at Lekki Deep Sea Port in Lagos. Newsextra24 reports that NPA made the disclosure in its Shipping Position, a daily publication of the organisation, in Lagos. Newsextra24 also reports that the three vessels will discharge …
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KENYAN police on Thursday banned anti-government protests in the central business district and its environs in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, citing safety concerns. According to the police, more than 50 people have been killed, dozens of others injured and property destroyed since anti-government protests over tax hikes began across …
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AN Area Court sitting in Ilorin on Thursday dissolved the Islamic marriage between one Rashida Bashir and her estranged husband, Bashir Adegboye, over the latter’s womanising attitude. The Presiding Judge, Hammed Ajumonbi, in his ruling, said that the letter sent by the husband revealed that he agreed to the divorce. …
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NIGERIA’s Super Eagles have dropped again by one spot in the FIFA World Ranking to place world 39th in the July ranking. In the ranking table by the world football governing body, the Nigerian team still maintained the 1,498.93 it had in June. Newsextra24 recalls that the team suffered a …
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