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D’Tigress to miss World Cup as Buhari pulls Nigeria out of international basketball for two years
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the withdrawal of Nigeria from international competitions for the next two years. This was contained in a statement by the Director (Press & Public Relations) of the Ministry of Youth and Sports Development, Mohammed Manga. The withdrawal means the female national team D’Tigress who have already qualified for the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2022…
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Bukola Saraki formally joins presidential race, seeks PDP ticket
Former President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki has formally declared for the presidency on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2023 elections. Saraki officially declared for the nation’s number one seat in Abuja on Thursday. According to Saraki, his experience in governance in Nigeria makes him the best for the job as Nigeria’s president. “My portfolio…
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EndSars: Osun presents N53.3m to Police brutality victims
Osun State Governor Gboyega Oyetola on Thursday, presented a cheque of N53,290,000 to victims of police brutality in the state as compensation. According to Oyetola, the motive was to redress the wrongs of yesterday and set the state on the path of true healing. He said the gesture was a further testament to the commitment of the State Government to…
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Ambode’s man, Oluwo submits guber forms, challenges Sanwo-Olu for Lagos APC ticket
Wale Oluwo has submitted his All Progressives Congress (APC) nomination and expression of interest forms for the 2023 governorship election in Lagos State. Oluwo, who is an associate of former Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode submitted his forms at the International Conference Centre, Abuja . He vowed to defeat incumbent Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu at the party’s primaries. “Lagos must be…
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Pastor Osinbajo: the most unqualified candidate for President in 2023, By Biodun Ladepo
So, for me, he was the least qualified on my list. The least qualified, yes. But nonetheless, qualified to run as are millions of other Nigerians. But when the RCCG jumped in and overtly (and covertly) sought to make the presidential election a task for electing a pastor, a priest, a clergyman, I took Pastor Osinbajo off my list completely.…
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Kassim Afegbua carpets Ayu, alleges PDP national chairman is working for Atiku
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State, Kassim Afegbua has carpeted National Chairman of the party, Iyorchia Ayu and the National Working Committing (NWC)for jettisoning zoning in the 2023 presidential election. In a statement he signed on Thursday, Afegbua accused Ayu of secretly working for the emergence of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as the party’s…
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Messi beats LeBron, Ronaldo, tops Forbes’ sporting rich list
Lionel Messi was the world’s highest-paid athlete over the last year, according to the annual Forbes list released on Wednesday that had the Paris Saint-Germain forward ahead of the NBA’s LeBron James and Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo. Messi earned $130million (£107m), a figure which includes $55million (£45m) of endorsements, during the 12-month period ended May 1, 2022, to sit atop…
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Buhari pleads with ASUU to call off strike
President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to call off its ongoing strike. Buhari in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, asked the striking lecturers to consider the plight of Nigerian students who have been home for a long time. He made the appeal at the National Productivity…
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Tinubu in Gombe, promises improved livelihood for farmers
National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has promised farmers in the country an improved livelihood if elected president. Tinubu was speaking when he visited the party’s delegates and stakeholders in Gombe State. In a statement by his media office, the former Lagos State governor said farmers play a pivotal role in providing food security for…
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Falegan renews hostility with ex-lover, Nkechi Blessing over personal hygiene
Opeyemi Felegan, estranged lover of Nkechi Blessing, has stirred up a hornet’s nest with the claim that the Nollywood actress wears same pant for 3 days. Falegan revealed on his Instagram story that he left the cross-over actress due to her poor personal hygiene. In her riposte via own Instagram, Nkechi countered Falegan and called him a liar, adding that…
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