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Serena Williams joins bid to buy Chelsea
Former tennis world number one Serena Williams and seven-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton have joined Martin Broughton’s bid to buy Premier League club Chelsea, a source close to the bid told Reuters on Thursday. Former Liverpool chairman Broughton’s consortium includes World Athletics President Sebastian Coe and wealthy investors from around the world, who the group says all want…
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Sagay faults USA’s report on corruption in Nigeria
Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) Prof Itse Sagay has faulted the 2021 report of the United States of America on Corruption in Nigeria. In a statement he signed, Sagay said the report was not a reflection of the reality on the ground. According to him, the report “relied on perception, media sensationalism, political storyline and secondary…
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Tragedy as unidentified driver killed LASTMA official
An unidentified driver has allegedly crushed an official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), one Jamiu Issa in the Lekki-Ajah area of the state. According to a statement issued by the spokesperson for LASTMA, Mr Olumide Filade, the unidentified driver was driving against traffic when he rammed into Issa, who wanted to apprehend him for the traffic offense.…
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Buhari appoints Mmegwa as SSA on employment, job creation
Mrs Matilda Mmegwa has been appointed as the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Employment and Job Creation (Office of the Minister of Labour and Employment.) by President Muhammdu Buhari. Mmegwa’s appointment was announced in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, on Thursday. According to the statement, Mmegwa “will work…
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United announce Ten Hag’s appointment as new manager
Manchester United have announced Ajax boss Erik ten Hag as their new manager starting from the end of this current campaign. United announced Ten Hag’s appointment in a statement on the club’s website on Thursday “Manchester United is delighted to announce the appointment of Erik ten Hag as Men’s First Team Manager, subject to work visa requirements, from the end…
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Osinbajo and his seven cardinal sins, By Tope Fasua
He is sleek, debonair, smart, articulate, cerebral… a natural choice for the next president of Nigeria – if not that his duo with Mr Muhammadu Buhari have totally ruined the economy and indeed the society. But asides from that, he has committed seven cardinal sins that only God can forgive him for. I cannot for I am not God. Any…
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We’ll charge Osinachi’s husband to court if postmortem reveals he’s responsible for her death – IGP
The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba has assured that Peter Nwachukwu, husband of late musician, Osinachi, would be charged to court once ongoing investigation finger him in her murder. Baba was speaking while receiving the Minister for Women Affairs, Dame Pauline Kedem Tallen, who paid a courtesy visit on the IGP in his office at the Louis Edet House, Force…
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JJ Okocha: a gift from the heavens, By Odi Ikpeazu
It is not usually in my habit to publicly wax lyrical about people, lest my motive be misconstrued. However in selected cases, I would do so despite standing at the risk of being accused of that act, which I genuinely dislike – being a praise singer. I would take that risk for Kwame Nkrumah. I would take it for Pelé.…
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Troops’ welfare my priority, says COAS
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt Gen Faruk Yahaya has reiterated his commitment to enhance the welfare of personnel in the Nigerian Army(NA). Faruk made this known when he declared open, the Bi-annual Project Management Workshop 2022, organised by Nigerian Army Special Projects(NASP) at the Nigerian Army School of Military Engineering (NASME), Makurdi, Benue State on Wednesday. According to a…
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2023 elections: the Peter principle and limits of sentiments, By Yemi Adewoyin
Politics is a business, and in business, you don’t dwell (too much) on emotions and sentiments to succeed. If political parties make their decisions based entirely on how loud some arguments (emotional, sentimental and sometimes illogical) on the social media are, then we may as well go sit down and wait for Prof Yemi Osinbajo or Mr Peter Obi to…
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