There was tension on Friday in Abraka, Delta State, following the reported killing of an 18-year-old girl identified as Favour Ogheneyenrohwo. It was alleged that the girl was a victim of ritual killing, which had become a trend in the university community in recent times. It gathered that the 18-year-old …
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Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr, has stressed that not all players in his team are 100 percent fit for the tournament, but that will not be an excuse when they file out against the Swallows of Burundi on Saturday (today) in Alexandria. Players such as Odion Ighalo, William Troost-Ekong and …
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Super Eagles captain, Mikel Obi, has hinted that he will call time on his international career after the Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt. The former Chelsea defensive midfielder made his international debut on August 17, 2005 and has since played in two World Cups for the national team with …
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1,864 Nigeria women still in Russia Human traffickers under the guise of the 2018 World Cup recruited Nigerian women for jobs in Russia and later exploited them for sex work, the United States 2019 Trafficking in Persons report has said. The report, published by the US Department of State on …
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Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Kaduna zone have arrested seven suspected internet fraudsters in a raid carried out in Nasarawa State. The Head Media and Publicity of the Commission in the zone, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, in a statement issued in Kaduna on Friday, listed the suspects …
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The Federal Government will on Monday inaugurate the board of the Securities and Exchange Commission to be chaired by Olufemi Lijadu. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the board’s constitution is coming four years after President Muhammadu Buhari sacked the former SEC board headed by Peter Obi. A senior …
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Felix Owolabi, an ex-international, on Friday described the decision of world football governing body FIFA to take over the affairs of CAF as an embarrassment to the continent. Owolabi told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos State that it was a development that should not be coming at this …
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The Rivers State Police Command has explained the circumstances surrounding the death of Prof. Emmanuel Amadi, who was murdered on Tuesday by some unidentified gunmen. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Nnamdi Omoni, told newsmen in Port Harcourt on Thursday that the don recognised one of the hoodlums and was …
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It is one good, heartwarming news that Nigeria’s Permanent Representative at the United Nations (UN), Professor Tijjani Muhammad-Bande was recently elected unopposed to preside over the 74th Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) effective from September. He is the second Nigerian to occupy the exalted position after Gen. Joseph …
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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has lamented that nepotism in Nigeria is obstructing the fight against corruption.In what seemed like reporting the country’s leadership to the world, the elder statesman, before a gathering of investors at the ongoing yearly meeting of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) in Moscow, accused the administration …
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