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How does FIFA make money from football?
Business is rarely this simple. If you manufacture a product which everybody wants to buy, but which costs you almost nothing to make, you are going to accrue a lot of money rather quickly. In a nutshell, this is how FIFA, football’s world governing body, makes money. In 2018, when the World Cup was hosted in Russia, FIFA made more…
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How will Nigeria remember Buhari? By Folabi Ogunleye
I remember back when the story seeped out into public consciousness, sans tangible evidence, that Muhammadu Buhari, our taciturn Nigerian president, wasn’t too hot on the idea of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the candidate to succeed him. If he had his way, the claims went, President Buhari would rather endorse and campaign for his Number Two man, in the…
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APC Presidential Campaign Council mourns late Lagos lawmaker Olawale
The Presidential Campaign Council of the All Progressives Congress has mourned the death of Hon. AbdulSobur Olawale. Olawale died on Tuesday in Jos after attending the flagoff campaign of the APC in Jos. In a statement by the Director Media and Publicity of the campaign council, Bayo Onanuga, the late assembly member was described as a grassroot mobiliser who believed…
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Mr. Eazi wants only Styl-Plus, 2Baba to perform at wedding with Otedola’s daughter
Temi Otedola’s fiancé, Mr Eazi has identified only two musical acts he want at his wedding with the daughter of the billionaire business mogul. Temi and her beau are currently on tour with her billionaire dad on a 3-week family vacation on a €3million Euro chartered luxury yacht. The revelation on performance artistes from Mr Eazi may be a way…
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I have never, won’t run my administration on religious bias, Tinubu assures CAN
…says choice of Shettima has nothing to do with religion Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has assured the leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) that he will not run his administration on the basis of religion if elected President of Nigeria. Tinubu who met with the CAN leadership in Abuja on…
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Lalong commiserates with Lagos State over loss of assembly member
Plateau State Governor and Director General of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, Simon Bako Lalong has commiserated with the people and government of Lagos State over the demise of late House of Assembly member, Hon. AbdulSobur Olawale who died in Jos shortly after attending the APC presidential campaign flag-off. Governor Lalong, who escorted the corpse of the deceased lawmaker to…
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Buhari approves N134bn for military veterans
…donates N10m at launch of emblem appeal for 2023 Armed Forces Remembrance Day President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Abuja said N134.7 billion has been approved for the payment of Security Debarment Allowance (SDA) to all veterans. The President also announced the donation of N10 million to the Nigerian Legion, on behalf of the Federal Government, at the launch of…
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Osun: Tribunal compels INEC to produce Adeleke’s certificates, nomination form
…as panel refuses to dismiss petition There were hot arguments before the Osun State Election Petition Tribunal on Wednesday, as the panel compelled the State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) to produce the nomination form and academic certificates of Senator Ademola Adeleke used for his nomination in the 2018 governorship election. The order of the tribunal, chaired by Justice Tertsea Kume…
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100 days to 2023 elections: No going back on BVAS, IReV, says INEC chairman
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu has said there is no going back on the commission’s deployment of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) and the INEC Result Viewing Portal (IReV) for the conduct of the 2023 general elections. Yakubu said this in a statement he issued on Wednesday with 100 days to the commencement…
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Adedayo stages photo exhibition on Sanwo-Olu’s achievements to open second term campaign
Award winning documentary photographer, Mr. ‘dayo Adedayo will from November 21, 2022 stage a four-day Photo Exhibition to showcase the achievements of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu in Lagos State. The exhibition designed to showcase the achievements of the Lagos State government under the leadership of Governor Sanwo-Olu will take place from November 21-24 at the Balmoral Hall, Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria…
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