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Benzema may miss Madrid, Espanyol clash –Report

By Ifunanya / March 9, 2023

Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema is a doubt to feature against Espanyol on Saturday in La Liga after missing the […]

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Tinubu condoles with Ikeja train accident victims

By Ifunanya / March 9, 2023

The President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has sent a condolence message to the families of the victims of a collission […]

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One reportedly killed as APC, PDP supporters clash at Bauchi gov’s village

By Ifunanya / March 9, 2023

One person was reportedly killed while about 15 others sustained injuries from gunshots and machetes attacks at a campaign rally […]

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10 die in Enugu auto crash

By Ifunanya / March 9, 2023

No fewer than 10 persons have reportedly died in a ghastly motor accident along Enugu-Onitsha Expressway, Enugu State. It was […]

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Court orders INEC to allow use of Temporary Voter Cards in March 18 election

By Ifunanya / March 9, 2023

The Federal High Court, Abuja on Thursday, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to allow the use of Temporary Voter […]

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Australian regulator calls on airlines to cut domestic airfares

By Ifunanya / March 9, 2023

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, ACCC, has called on airlines to cut domestic airfares, as consumers are still paying […]

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IWD: Group advocates digital skill for women, claim most African women are caregivers

By Ifunanya / March 9, 2023

As reactions continue to trail this year’s International Women’s Day, IWD, marked every 8 March, a group known as the […]

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Guber election: Court orders INEC to allow use of Temporary Voters Cards, TVC

By Ifunanya / March 9, 2023

Ahead of the March 18 gubernatorial election, the Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission, […]

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FG orders investigation bureau to probe Lagos train crash

By Ifunanya / March 9, 2023

The Federal Government has directed the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau to launch an immediate investigation into the root cause of […]

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France fires Diacre as women’s football team coach

By Ifunanya / March 9, 2023

Corinne Diacre has been sacked as coach of the France women’s team, the French Football Federation announced on Thursday, after […]

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BREAKING: Court remands ex-Imo deputy gov in prison

By Ifunanya / March 9, 2023

Ex-Imo deputy governor, Gerald Irona A Magistrates’ court in Owerri, Imo State, on Thursday, remanded the immediate past deputy governor […]

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NSCDC arrests 9 suspects with fake currencies, 2 others in Plateau

By Ifunanya / March 9, 2023

The Plateau Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has arrested nine suspects with fake naira and […]

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2024 Olympic: Eagles to host Guinea’s under-23 team in Abuja

By Ifunanya / March 9, 2023

Nigeria’s under-23 male football team, the Olympic Eagles, will now host their Guinean counterparts at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium […]

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Indonesian football officials jailed over stampede which killed 135

By Ifunanya / March 9, 2023

An Indonesian court on Thursday handed prison sentences to two football officials for negligence over a stampede which killed 135 […]

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Police probe Imo monarch over alleged misappropriation of contract fund for community development

By Ifunanya / March 9, 2023

The Imo State Police Command has resolved to probe the traditional ruler of Assa autonomous community, HRH Eze Emmanuel Assor […]

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Handball: Nigeria beat Nicaragua 46-30 at International IHF Tourney

By Ifunanya / March 9, 2023

The national U-18 male team on Wednesday began their IHF Trophy Intercontinental Championship campaign with a 46-30 win over Nicaragua […]

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Court reaffirms Bwacha as Taraba APC Gov candidate

By Ifunanya / March 9, 2023

Justice Bala Usman of the Federal High Court in Jalingo has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission not to delist […]

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Nigerian Army raid kidnappers den, rescue commissioner in Cross River

By Ifunanya / March 9, 2023

Troops of 13 Brigade Nigerian Army, Calabar, deployed for Operation Akpakwu, have rescued the Commissioner for Women Affairs in Cross […]

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Cashless policy: Matawalle empowers 300 PoS operators with N70m in Zamfara

By Ifunanya / March 9, 2023

The Zamfara government has disbursed N70 million to empower 300 Point-of-Sale, PoS, operators to fast-track implementation of the cashless policy […]

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Lagos: Don’t allow strangers to take over your land – Yoruba group tells kinsmen

By Ifunanya / March 9, 2023

The Yoruba World Congress (YWC) has enjoined indigenes of Lagos and other residents who are of Yoruba ethnicity not to […]

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