Chairman of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) board, Gbenga Elegbeleye, says random tests would now be conducted on players to curb possible existence of drug abuse in the league. The NPFL board, according to Elegbeleye has already acquired testing kits from the United Kingdom.“We are committed to joining the NFF, CAF, …
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A former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, on Monday, appeared before the Westminster Magistrates’ Court in the United Kingdom over an alleged £100,000 bribe.The district judge, Michael Snow, granted Alison-Madueke a £70,000 bail.Snow further imposed other terms on Alison-Madueke including an 11 pm to 6 am curfew, an electronic …
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A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Wahab Shittu, said that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) case involving Atiku Abubakar against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the February 25 election may have collapsed completely. Despite the release of Atiku’s educational results as ordered by Justice Nancy Maldonado of the Northern District …
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Joseph Aloba, the father of the late Nigerian musician, Ilerioluwa, known professionally as MohBad, has shared his thoughts on conducting a DNA test on his grandson.During an interview with BBC Pidgin, Mohbad’s father emphasised the strong bond he shared with his son, describing their relationship as that of close companions …
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Police authorities in Lagos State have arrested Afrobeats star Naira Marley over the death of former signee Mobhad. “Azeez Fashola aka Naira Marley has been taken into custody for interrogation and other investigation activities,” Lagos police command spokesman Benjamin Hundeyin said late Tuesday.More to follow…
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Actress Beverly Osu has revealed how she was enrolled in a convent as a reverend sister when she was in high school but later got expelled.She disclosed this whilst featuring in the latest episode of the Tea With Tay podcast, hosted by actor, Temisan Emmanuel Ahwieh, aka Taymesa.She, however, stated that the …
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Diezani Alison-Madueke, Nigeria’s former minister of petroleum resources, has appeared at the Westminster Magistrates court in the UK over an alleged £100,000 bribe.Michael Snow, the district judge, granted Alison-Madueke a £70,000 bail. Snow however imposed other terms on Alison-Madueke including an 11 pm to 6 am curfew, an electronic tag …
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The Organised Labour, on Monday night, agreed to suspend its indefinite strike planned for Tuesday, October 3, 2023. The resolution followed over five hours of deliberations between the Federal Government and Labour at the Chief of Staff Conference Room of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.Announcing the outcome of the meeting to …
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The Federal Government is hopeful of the organised labour suspending its planned indefinite strike, saying the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) will consider the government’s offers, including a N25,000 pay increase for all “treasury-paid” federal workers. This was one of the resolutions of the …
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An independence day is an annual event commemorating the anniversary of a nation’s independence or statehood, usually after ceasing to be a group or part of another nation or state, or after the end of a military occupation, or after a major change in government. Many countries commemorate their independence …
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