A former Governor of Kaduna State and immediate past Caretaker Committee Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Ahmed Makarfi, has joined the race to contest the nation’s presidency in 2019. The two-term-senator said at a press briefing in Kaduna on Sunday that after wide consultations with party men and women
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Croatia defeats Super Eagles of Nigeria on Saturday evening with two goals to nil. Nigeria created the first chance of the match in the 12th minute, when Mikel Obi won a battle of two captains, dispossessing Luca Modric of the ball before lobbing it towards Odion Ighalo. However, Croatia goalkeeper Danijel
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Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Madrid superstar and member of Portugal’s World Cup team, has reportedly reached a deal with the Spanish government to settle tax evasion accusations. According to Spanish newspaper El Mundo (via USA Today), Ronaldo will pay the Spanish government $21.7 million, and has accepted a two-year suspended prison
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Nigerian celebrity musician Tiwa Savage, has expressed shock after her latest track, ‘Tiwa’s Vibe’ was banned from being played on local stations because she said “Shayo”, a Nigerian slang for alcohol. According to her, the track was banned due to her mention of alcohol and for a country where alcohol
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President Muhammadu Buhari will sign the 2018 Appropriation Act into law on Tuesday, Reuters quoted Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, to have disclosed this in London yesterday. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, had after the Federal Executive Council meeting on Wednesday, stated that
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Reuters Former Argentine footballer Diego Maradona said he did not like the decision that Mexico, Canada and the United States will host the 2026 World Cup, decrying the lack of passion in the countries. FIFA decided on Wednesday that the 2026 World Cup, the first to have 48 teams participating, would be
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Governor Abdul’aziz Yari of Zamfara State yesterday said he had ‘resigned’ his responsibility as Chief Security Officer of the state as he allegedly had no control over the security machinery in the state. Speaking to newsmen in Talata-Mafara on Friday, Yari said that his decision was predicated on the seeming helplessness
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About 6,800 delegates are expected to fully participate in the forthcoming elective national convention of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). This is even as efforts are being made by the party to resolve all pending issues in states where there are issues, especially those with court cases. Secretary of the
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the ban of mobile telephones at polling centres during the September 22 governorship election in Osun State. INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, Mr. Olusegun Agbaje, gave the warning in Osogbo, the state capital on Thursday during a meeting with representatives
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Senate has ordered the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to deport Mr Young Ho Jo, the Managing Director of SAMSUNG to South Korea, for allegedly coming into the country without valid papers. Senate chairman on ad- hoc committee probing the $16.35bn Egina Oil Field Project, Senator Solomon Adeola (APC Lagos West)
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