Year: 2021
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Win AFCON or Refund Money Invested in you, Head of State Warns Players
Guinea’s interim head of state, Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, has warned national team players that they must win the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, in Cameroon next month or refund the money invested in them. The Syli Nationale are paired in Group B of the AFCON alongside Malawi, Senegal, and Zimbabwe. According to him, the…
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Chelsea Announce £145.6m Loss Despite Champions League Success
European champions Chelsea announced Thursday an annual loss of £145.6 million ($196.7 million, 173.5 million euros) for the year to June 30 2021 despite their Champions League triumph. The London club were crowned kings of Europe in May following a 1-0 win over English rivals Manchester City in the Champions League final in Porto. But…
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Dowen College: ‘While House Masters Are Still Locked Up, Killers Have Been Freed’, Cousin of Late Student
Perri, cousin of late student of Dowen College Sylvester Oromoni has accused the Lagos state police command of “hoarding” his second autopsy result. Perri who made the claim while remembering his cousin’s death one month after, also stated that while the house masters of the school are still locked up, the “killers” have been freed on…
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Nigeria Customs Sends Message To Enlisted Applicants
Nigeria Customs Service is set to commence basic training for the recently enlisted and documented candidates. The training programme which will last for six months will take place at the training colleges of the Service in Kano and Lagos, and will commence on Monday, January 10, 2022. A statement by the Service read in part,…
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Police Arrest 20-year-old Notorious Bandit in Zamfara (Photos)
A 20-year-old notorious bandit who specialized in kidnapping, bandirty, cattle rustling and other heinous crimes in Shinkafi, Zurmi and Birnin Magaji Local Government Areas of the state has been arrested by operatives of Zamfara State Police Command. The bandit, Sani Mati a.ka. Mai-Yanmata, was a member of a notorious bandit kingpin,Turji but now operating under another…
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TRCN Gives Update On Proposed N75,000 Stipends For Varsity Students
The Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria, TRCN, has given update on the the N75,000 semester allowance promised by the President Muhammadu Buhari led government to students of education in federal universities and federal colleges of education will be out by next month. The council stated that letters had already been written and the Ministry of…
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NFF Names Portuguese Tactician as Super Eagles Coach
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has announced the appointment of Portuguese tactician, Jose Peseiro, as Super Eagles Head Coach. NFF made this known in a communique on Wednesday after its National Executive Council meeting. “After careful consideration of a memo presented by Chairman of the Technical and Development Sub-Committee, the Executive Committee endorsed a proposal…
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Ekiti Police Command Reacts To Report of Officer Crushed To Death When Chasing ‘Yahoo Boy’
The Ekiti State Police Command has debunked the online reports initially published by Sahara Reporters that a police officer was crushed to death while chasing suspected Yahoo boys along Federal Polytechnic, Ado/Ijan Road. The command image maker, ASP Abutu Sunday, in a statement on Wednesday, described the report as ‘disgraceful, unfortunate, ungodly, inhuman and not in…
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American Varsity Names Two UNILORIN Professors Among Most Produvtive Scientists In World
Stanford University, United States of America-based Elsevier B.V has named two Nigerian professors among the topmost productive scientists in the world. Elsevier B.V is an academic publishing company that publishes medical and scientific literature. The two Nigerian professors are Prof. Kayode Oyewumi, the Dean of Faculty of Physical Sciences and Prof. Musa Yakubu, immediate past…
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How Popular Herbalist Dies After Own Dog Bites His Manhood in Calabar
A 60-year-old herbalist named Ani Ikoneto, reportedly died on Christmas eve, after having his manhood bitten off by his own dog in Calabar South. The Popular herbalist was said to have been drunk before the incident. An eyewitness, who is a neighbour to the deceased, simply identified as Itoro, explained that the neighbours had already…