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Osimhen opts for Saudi's Al Ahli

29th August 2024

FG to distribute rice, fertiliser in Nasarawa

To ease the economic strain on Nigerians, President Bola Tinubu has unveiled plans to distribute rice and fertiliser in Nasarawa State on 31st August 2024. In a statement released on Thursday by Jonat...

29th August 2024
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Liverpool sign Chiesa from Juventus for £12.5m

Liverpool have completed the signing of Federico Chiesa from Juventus in a deal worth £12.5m. The fee for the winger is £10 million upfront, plus £2.5 million in add-ons, which are dependent on Liv...

29th August 2024
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Chelsea academy player Anjorin signs for Empoli

Tino Anjorin has completed a permanent transfer to Serie A side Empoli. According to a post on Chelsea Football Club’s website on Thursday, Anjorin, who first trained with Chelsea at the age of ...

29th August 2024
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Kieran Trippier calls time on England career

England defender, Kieran Trippier has announced his retirement from international football. The 33-year-old was capped 54 times with his only goal coming against Croatia in the 2018 World Cup semi-fin...

29th August 2024
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Nigeria's GDP surged by 3.2% Q2 2024 -NBS

The Nigerian Bureau of Statistics has stated that the nation’s real Gross Domestic Product grew by 3.2 per cent year over year in Q2 2024. According to a statement issued on Monday by the Specia...

26th August 2024
Nigerian Bureau of Statistics

DSS management promises to support new DG

The management and staff of the Department of State Services, on Monday, lauded the appointment of Mr. Adeola Ajayi, as the new Director General of the agency by President Bola Tinubu. This was contai...

26th August 2024
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Anambra doctors call off strike

Doctors in Anambra have called off the indefinite strike action they embarked upon to protest the kidnap of their colleague, a private practioner, Dr. Stephen Ezeh based in Ihiala. In a statement sign...

25th August 2024
NANS

Cross River records first case of mpox

The Commissioner for Health, Cross River State, Dr Egbe Ayuk, on Sunday, confirmed the first case of mpox in the Okoshe community, Obudu Local Government Area of the state. According to him, the repor...

25th August 2024
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AfDB, AU partner to tackle malnutrition in Africa

The African Union Commission and the African Development Bank Group’s African Leaders for Nutrition initiative, in collaboration with the government of Senegal, have unveiled a series of regiona...

25th August 2024
African Development Bank AFDB

Bandits kidnap 10 in Zamfara, demand N50m

The Zamfara State Police Command’s spokesman, Yazid Abubakar, has confirmed that bandits raided the Moriki community in Zamfara State on Wednesday night, kidnapping over 10 locals and demanding ...

22nd August 2024
Bandits

Abia, police partner to strengthen security

The Abia State Government and the Nigeria Police Force have partnered to strengthen the state’s security architecture. The move according to them is coming on the heels of the Tinubu-led adminis...

22nd August 2024
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Gunmen kill 13 farmers in Niger, deputy gov fumes

Gunmen have reportedly killed 13 persons on their farms in the Anguwan Mai-Giro community of Shiroro Local Government in Niger State. The attack occurred on Wednesday. In a statement on Thursday, the ...

22nd August 2024
Map of Niger State

Ex-minister urges parents to teach values

A former Minister of Information, Prof. Jerry Gana, has called on parents to instil biblical values in their children for national transformation. Gana said this at the Grand Finale of the “2024 Cha...

22nd August 2024
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Nigeria, Tanzania forge strong economic ties

Vice President Kashim Shettima has called for strengthened cooperation between Nigeria and Tanzania, as both countries share aspirations for continental growth and unity. This, he said, has become nec...

22nd August 2024
Shettima

EPL: [Full Time] Man City beat Chelsea 2-0

Manchester City secured their first three points in the new season at Stamford bridge defeating Chelsea 2-0. Two goals in either half from Erling Haaland and former Chelsea midfield maestro Mateo Kova...

18th August 2024
Haaland

EPL: [First half] Chelsea trail Man City 1-0 

A goal from Erling Haaland, the Premier League’s top scorer for the past two seasons, is the difference between Chelsea and Manchester City in both teams’ opening match of the 2024/2025 se...

18th August 2024
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Firms lament brain drain in health sector

Nigeria-based Kasi Healthcare and China-based Shenzhen Le Medical Technology have sealed a partnership to address the brain drain in Nigeria’s health sector. This is as the firms lamented that b...

18th August 2024
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Strasbourg sign Chelsea’s Diego Moreira

Diego Moreira has completed a permanent transfer to RC Strasbourg from Chelsea. In a statement obtained from Chelsea Football Club’s website on Friday, the Portugal Under-21 international offici...

16th August 2024
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