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Steven Gerrard appointed manager of Saudi Arabian club Al Ettifaq
Steven Gerrard has been appointed coach of Saudi side Al Ettifaq, having previously decided against taking up the position, the Saudi Pro League club said. The former Liverpool and England midfielder said last month that he would not be taking up an offer to join the team. However, the 43-year-old has had a change of heart and has become the…
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Putin expected to meet Xi Jinping and other world leaders for first time since Wagner insurrection
All eyes will be on Vladimir Putin this week, with the Russian president expected to make his first appearance on the world stage since the Wagner insurrection threatened his steel grip on power. Putin is scheduled Tuesday to attend a virtual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), a broadly-pro Russian regional security grouping led by Beijing and Moscow. But…
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Russia claims to have foiled an assassination attempt in Crimea
Russia has claimed to have thwarted a Ukrainian assassination attempt on Sergey Aksyonov, the Russian-installed head of Crimea. The Federal Security Service (FSB) said in a statement on Monday that it had arrested a Russian national recruited as an assassin by Ukraine’s SBU intelligence agency, alleging the suspect had undergone explosives, reconnaissance and sabotage training in Ukraine. There was no…
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Ogun begins conversion of buses, motorcycles, tricycles to gas, electricity August
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Monday, disclosed that the E-mobility and Gas Mobility Programme of the state will take off in the first week of August. The governor also said that his administration would take advantage of the newly signed electricity bill that regulates the power sector by establishing a company that would generate and distribute power supply…
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PHOTO NEWS: Tinubu meets NSA, service chiefs, IGP
President Bola Tinubu on Monday, met with National Security Adviser (NSA) Nuhu Ribadu and Service Chiefs at the State House, Abuja. The meeting which had Chief of Defence Staff, Maj. Gen. C.G Musa, Chief of Army Staff, Maj. Gen. T. A Lagbaja, Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral E. A Ogalla, Chief of Air Staff, AVM H.B Abubakar, Acting Inspector…
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Our policies will favour investors, Tinubu assures Shell directors
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assured the business community of his government’s commitment to policy consistency and better business climate to attract investment. The President spoke Monday while receiving the delegation of the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) led by the Global Upstream Director, Ms Zoe Yujnovic at the State House, Abuja. President Tinubu welcomed the SPDC’s offer for more…
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Oyebanji inaugurates members of Economic Management Team Thursday
Determined to improve the economic fortune of the state, Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji will on Thursday inaugurate members of the newly constituted Economic Management Team. The inauguration is coming barely three months after the appointment of Senator Olubunmi Adetunmbi as Chief Economic Adviser to the government. According to a statement by the Special Adviser (Media) to the Governor,…
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Obasa, Lagos Speaker gags the media, disbands Lagos Assembly’s press corps
The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt (Hon) Mudashiru Obasa, has disbanded the Assembly’s press corps association, known as Lagos State House of Assembly Correspondents Association (LAHACA). The association comprises 31 accredited media organisations, including print, electronics and online. The announcement, banning LAHACA was made by the Clerk of the House, Barr. Olalekan Onafeko on June 19,…
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Aftermath of 80th birthday, thief broke into Wale Tinubu’s mum room at Eko Hotel
…gold jewelries, money stolen What should ordinarily be a happy moment for Mrs. Bintu-Fatima Tinubu, octogenarian mother of Oando Chief Executive, Wale Tinubu turned to a depressing night when thief broke into her room at the prestigious Eko Signature Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos on Sunday. Wale Tinubu had gathered who is who in the high society and corporate sector to…
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Zulum asks committee to fast-track reconstruction of burnt Monday market
Governor of Borno State, Babagana Umara Zulum, has charged a high-powered committee to speed up ongoing reconstruction of Maiduguri Monday market towards resumption of traders for business activities. Governor Zulum gave the task on Sunday in Maiduguri during an unscheduled visit to assess progress of work at the market. The Monday Market, a bustling centre of trade and commerce was…
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