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Iwobi tells Dyche, Peseiro he prefers No.8 role

By Ifunanya / April 9, 2023

Midfielder, Alex Iwobi, has revealed that he prefers to play in the No.8 role, Sports Extra reports The Nigeria international […]

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Utaka leads Nigeria’s top scorers chat globally

By Ifunanya / April 9, 2023

One-cap Super Eagles striker, Peter Utaka, has emerged as the Nigerian player still active with the most career goals, Sports […]

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Acting adds value to my brand as comedian— Funny Bone

By Ifunanya / April 9, 2023

An actor and stand-up comedian, Chibunna Stanley, aka Funny Bone, has said that although acting is his first love, he […]

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Govt should keep health workers at all cost – Abimbola Abolarinwa

By Ifunanya / April 9, 2023

Dr Abimbola Abolarinwa is a physician and the first female urologist in Nigeria. She tells FAITH AJAYI about her career […]

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Court frees Kogi ex-bursar accused of stealing N88m

By Ifunanya / April 9, 2023

The Kogi State High Court sitting in Lokoja has discharged and acquitted a former bursar with the Kogi State College […]

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VCs who divert TETFUND grant should be jailed – ASUU

By Ifunanya / April 9, 2023

ASUU President, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke The President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, has said any […]

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Buhari may leave Abuja but Abuja will not leave Buhari

By Ifunanya / April 9, 2023

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), has again disclosed how much he looks forward to retiring to Daura, his hometown, next […]

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Panic as Lagos monarch demands settlement from landlords

By Ifunanya / April 9, 2023

Residents and landlords in the Surulere area of Lagos State have expressed fear over the takeover of their property as […]

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Labour Party’s state chairmen insist Abure is National Chairman, call for truce

By Ifunanya / April 9, 2023

The 36 state chairmen of Labour Party, LP, and that of the FCT have called on a party member, Apapa […]

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MAAUN Kano matriculates 1,200 Students for 2022/2023 academic session

By Ifunanya / April 9, 2023

Maryam Abacha American University of Nigeria, MAAUN, Kano, has matriculated no fewer than 1,200 newly admitted students for the 2022/2023 […]

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Migrants die as boats sink off Tunisia, Morocco

By Ifunanya / April 8, 2023

Migrants on high seas, NYT file photo Twenty-seven migrants from sub-Saharan Africa are dead or missing and 53 others were […]

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Rainfall destroys houses in Aba

By Ifunanya / April 8, 2023

A mid-day downpour Saturday in Aba took over people’s houses in Aba, Abia State. Most affected were at 142 Port […]

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Messi, Ramos seal PSG win to ease pressure on coach Galtier

By Ifunanya / April 8, 2023

Lionel Messi scored one goal and set up another for Sergio Ramos as Paris Saint-Germain won 2-0 at Nice on […]

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Group advocates housing scheme for Nigerian youths

By Ifunanya / April 8, 2023

File copy: Nigerian youths The Executive Director, Housing Development Advocacy Network, Festus Adebayo, has urged the incoming administration to prioritise […]

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Again, Buhari expresses admiration for Borno Gov Zulum

By Ifunanya / April 8, 2023

President Muhammadu Buhari has again expressed his admiration for the Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum. The Nigerian leader spoke […]

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Terrorists attack Burkina Faso villages, kill 44

By Ifunanya / April 8, 2023

Forty-four civilians have been killed by “armed terrorist groups” in two villages in northeastern Burkina Faso, near the Niger border, […]

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Buhari, outgoing Rwandan high commissioner, Kamanzi, confer on bilateral gains

By Ifunanya / April 8, 2023

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), and the outgoing Rwandan High Commissioner to Nigeria, Stanislas Kamanzi, on Saturday, in […]

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18 bag First Class at Arthur Jarvis University maiden convocation in Cross River

By Ifunanya / April 8, 2023

Eighteen students graduated with First Class Honour at the maiden convocation of the Arthur Jarvis University, the first private university […]

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Hijab: Iran installs cameras to find defaulting women

By Ifunanya / April 8, 2023

Iranian authorities have begun installing cameras in public places to identify unveiled women, the police have announced, BBC reports. According […]

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I lost two sons to Benue killings – Monarch

By Ifunanya / April 8, 2023

Survivors and aggrieved families on Saturday narrated their ordeals in the hands of suspected killer-herdsmen that invaded Mgban Primary School […]

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