Month: June 2019
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Oyegun Blasts Oshiomhole, Says He Adopts ‘Agbero Style’ To Demarket APC
Former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie Oyegun has said that the current crisis in the party arose as a result of the lack of capacity by the Nation Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole to lead a political party. Onyegun who spoke through his Public Affairs Adviser, Chief Ray Morphy said…
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Liverpool to play Chelsea in first English Uefa Super Cup on August 14
Liverpool will play Chelsea in the first all-English Uefa Super Cup on 14 August in Istanbul. The Reds qualified by beating Tottenham 2-0 in the Champions League final, with the Blues booking their place with a 4-1 win over Arsenal in the Europa League on Wednesday. Liverpool are the last English side to win the…
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I Was Approached To Join In Destroying Tinubu — El-Rufai
Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufai, on Friday, claimed that some unnamed people asked him to join in a plot to destroy All Progressives Congress (APC) leader, Senator Bola Tinubu. Governor el-Rufai stated this while he was playing host to 121 members-elect of the House of Representatives who were on a consultation tour of the North…
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CAN Questions Constitutionality Of Nigeria Membership of OIC
— Faults Buhari’s Presence At OIC Conference The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has expressed concerns over the constitutionality of Nigeria’s representation by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Organisation of Islamic Countries (OIC) meeting in Saudi Arabia. It also said the Federal Government should listen to the wise counsel of former president Olusegun Obasanjo on…
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US Seeks Social Media Details From Visa Applicants In New Regulation
Nearly all applicants for US visas will have to submit their social media details under newly adopted rules. The State Department regulations say people will have to submit social media names and five years’ worth of email addresses and phone numbers. When proposed last year, authorities estimated the proposal would affect 14.7 million people annually.…
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Six times! Six times! Six times!; Liverpool fans celebrate in Madrid
Thousands of euphoric Liverpool fans, chanting “champions” and clad in their team’s red colours, took to the streets of Madrid to celebrate victory in their Champions League final against Tottenham. Liverpool supporters erupted in delight at Madrid’s Wanda Metropolitano stadium after Saturday’s 2-0 Champions League victory over Spurs, which gave the team its sixth European…
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Previous Acquittal Can’t Stop You From Fresh Trial – AGF Tells Saraki
The Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation has validated the move by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and any other law enforcement agency to investigate the Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, for alleged corrupt activities. Responding to the fundamental right enforcement suit filed by Saraki to stop his probe by the EFCC, the…
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Salah penalty gives Liverpool half-time lead in Champions League final
Mohamed Salah’s early penalty gave Liverpool a 1-0 lead against Tottenham at half-time in Saturday’s all-English Champions League final in Madrid. The Egyptian scored the second quickest goal in Champions League final history as he converted from the spot after just one minute and 48 seconds following a handball by Moussa Sissoko. Italy great Paolo…
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Flying Eagles arrive in Lodz for FIFA Under-20 World Cup
The delegation of Nigeria’s national under-20 male football team arrived in the city of Lodz on Saturday afternoon. Ademola Olajire, Director of Communications at Nigeria Football Federation, said the team were in the Polish city ahead of their FIFA Under-20 World Cup Round of 16 game on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that…
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Recruitment: NNPC Conducts CBT For 60,000 Candidates Across Nigeria
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has conducted Computer Based Test (CBT) for about 60,000 candidates in 94 centres who applied for various vacant positions in the corporation. Chief Operating Officer (COO), Corporate Services of the NNPC, Mr Isa Inuwa, disclosed this on Saturday after visiting some CBT centres along with the NNPC Recruitment Steering…
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GERC to construct 340km railway line in Ghana at $2.2bn — cost of 156km Lagos-Ibadan rail line
The Ghanaian- European Railway Consortium (GERC) has agreed to construct a 340km standard gauge railway line in Ghana at $2.2 billion, the same contract price as the 156km railway line between Lagos and Ibadan. In 2016, China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC), had signed a $2 billion agreement with the Nigerian government to build a…
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UCL Final: Seven things to know as Liverpool, Tottenham battle
At long last, the UEFA Champions League final is here and a befitting climax is expected when English clubs, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur go up against each other at the Wanda Metropolitano in Madrid tonight. Both the Reds and Spurs have set and broken a number of records as they weathered the storm to make…