BOXING, as administered by the Nigeria Boxing Federation (NBF), has become a cesspool of corruption and maladministration for sometime now. More recently, when you thought the Federation could not dig itself deeper, it just found another level of appalling descent. It is no longer news that the Federation has ceased …
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FAMOUS Nigerian singer David Adedeji Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has stated that Grammy-winning Beninese singer Angelique Kidjo opened global doors for a new generation of African artists like himself. He noted that the ‘Wombo Lombo’ crooner has represented the continent so well on the global stage over the years. …
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, says its operatives have arrested a 20-year-old hair stylist, Josephine Odunu, and a dispatch rider, Edesemi Ikporo, 30, for selling and distributing illicit drug-laced chin-chin to school students and at social parties in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. NDLEA recalled that its officers on patrol …
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THE government of Niger has officially terminated its military cooperation agreement with the United States, effective immediately. This abrupt decision was announced on national television on Saturday evening, just one day after a senior US delegation concluded a three-day visit aimed at engaging with Niger’s military junta, which has shown …
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THE Super Falcons of Nigeria dropped in FIFA’s women’s national team ranking but retained their number one spot in African women’s football. The Super Falcons recently qualified for the last phase of the 2024 Olympics qualifiers after beating the Cameroon women’s national team in Abuja, following a 1-1 draw in …
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THE Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) has directed its members to proceed on strike from Monday, 18th March. The labour union said the strike is due to the failure of the …
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Abuja-based furniture maker, Chukwudiaso Onyema, who went viral after demanding a refund of the tithe paid to a church, speaks to VICTORIA EDEME on his transition from Christianity to traditional religion What kind of background do you have? I am Mazi Chukwudiaso Onyema from the Oru East Local Government Area …
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A commercial bus driver plying the University of Ilorin route simply identified as Lukman slumped while conveying some students to school. sources gathered that the tragic incident which occurred on Friday left occupants of the vehicle in shock. A passenger who witnessed the incident had narrated in a viral WhatsApp …
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THE pan-northern socio-political organisation Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has berated the National Assembly for suspending the Senator representing Bauchi Central, Abdul Ningi, over the Senate’s alleged padding of the 2024 budget by N3.7tn. Newsextra24 recalls that Ningi had, in an earlier interview, made the allegation that culminated in his three-month …
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THE disability protection bill, 2024, has been passed by the Delta State House of Assembly. Sources reports that the bill was passed after it scaled the third reading during the recent plenary session, which was chaired by the Speaker of the House, Emomotimi Guwor. The bill was sponsored by Marylyn Okowa-Daramola, …
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