Michel Platini has decided not to attend his hearing before FIFA’s ethics committee in Zurich, scheduled for Friday, his lawyers told AFP on Wednesday. A statement from the legal representatives of the suspended UEFA president said he chose to boycott the hearing after “the verdict was already announced to the …
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Rights groups today,has called on US hip-hop star Nicki Minaj to cancel an upcoming concert in Angola, saying her performance would endorse the authoritarian rule of long-time PresidentJose Eduardo dos Santos. Minaj is due on stage on Saturday in the Angolan capital Luanda for a Christmas concert hosted by the …
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A Nigerian court on Wednesday struck out the case against a pro-Biafra activist after the prosecutors withdrew criminal charges against him. Nnamdi Kanu, whose arrest in October has sparked a wave of protests across the southeast, is however still held by the Department of State Services (DSS), the country’s secret …
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Nigeria’s naira fell 1.5 percent to a new low of 265 to the dollar on the unofficial market on Wednesday after the central bank rationed dollar supplies this week, traders said. The bank cut the amount it sold to each of the 2,270 retail money exchange brokers that participated in …
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The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has nullified the election of Nyesom Wike as Governor of Rivers state. The three man panel today ruled on the appeal filed by Wike following the October 24th verdict of the Rivers state Governorship tribunal which nullified his election as governor of the …
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The staggering sum could be received by Barcelona and the two Ballon d’Or candidates, as the two Premier League clubs step up their hunt for big signings Manchester giants United and City are trying to outdo each other with massive bids for Lionel Messi and Neymar, according to The Sun. The newspaper claims that the …
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President Muhammadu Buhari and his predecessor, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, may soon meet over the mind- boggling revelations from the arms cash probe.Former National Security Adviser (NSA) Sambo Dasuki, who is standing trial for alleged misapplication and fraudulent disbursement of over N31b meant for purchase of arms, has alleged in his …
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THE Federal government has alerted Nigerians to prepare ahead for what it termed, more austere conditions in view of the strict economic policies being put in place by the Muhammadu Buhari led administration, just as it vowed to strictly monitor expenditure of all Ministries, Department and Agencies, MDAs to avoid …
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Popular Lagos celebrity blogger,Linda Ikeji has denied collecting N240 million from any aide of ex President Goodluck Jonathan as being asserted in some quarters. This is coming on the heels of an allegation by the domestic aide to Jonathan,who said he gave N240m to a popular Lagos female blogger.Reacting on …
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Reading news daily in Nigeria, revelations of how billions and trillions of Naira were looted from Nigeria’s treasury under the Goodluck Jonathan administration continue to hit Nigerians like a Mike Tyson blow. No one had envisaged the extent of the rot. In light of this, we takes a look at …
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