Month: December 2022

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Entertainment

Black Panther Star, Michael B Jordan Becomes Partial Owner Of Bournemouth FC.

Marvel’s Black Panther star, Michael B Jordan is now a partial owner of Premier League club, AFC Bournemouth. The club made the announcement yesterday on its official Twitter page. The Creed actor invested in the club as part of a consortium led by American investor, Bill Foley who bought Bournemouth from Maxim Demin. Foley is also the Managing General Partner of Black Knight Football Club, in which Jordan is an […]

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Sports

Oliseh Urges Iwobi to Stay at Everton.

Former Head Coach of Super Eagles, Sunday Oliseh, has urged Alex Iwobi to pen a new contract with Premier League club, Everton as he still has two years remaining on his contract with the club. The midfielder initially struggled for playing time at Goodison Park before Frank Lampard’s arrival. Talks are ongoing between Iwobi and Everton over a new long-term contract and Oliseh has advised Iwobi not to hesitate on […]

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Sports

CAFTo Introduce Var to Underage And Inter-Club Competitions Next Year.

The Confederation of African Football, CAF has announced it will apply the use of Video Assistant Referee, VAR for all underage and inter-club competitions in 2023. CAF maintained that VAR will be present at all venues of the under-age tournaments while it will be introduced to the inter-club competitions from the quarter-finals stage. The 2023 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations will be hosted by Algeria, while Egypt, will host the […]

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Foreign

Channel Migrant Crisis as Small Boat Casizes with Deaths feared.

People are feared to have died after a small migrant boat ran into difficulties in the early hours of today in the English Channel near Kent. The UK coastguard, the French Navy and an air ambulance were all sent to help with the rescue operation which was launched in UK waters in freezing conditions after reports of the incident at about 3am local time. Home Secretary, Suella Braverman expressed her […]

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Crime

Three Persons Sentenced To Death By Hanging Over Murder Of Unilorin Student.

Justice Ibrahim Yusuf of Kwara State High Court has sentenced three persons to death by hanging over the rape and murder of Omowumi Olajide, a 300-level undergraduate of the University of Ilorin Unilorin Olajide was raped and murdered at her Tanke residence around the University of Ilorin on June 2, 2021.Eight suspects including accomplices were arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS in connection with the crime. […]

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Crime

Ado Local Government Executive Council Reacts to the Report that it Aided Fulani Herdsmen.

The Ado Local Government Executive Council has reacted to the report that it aided Fulani herdsmen in last Friday tragic murder of persons and destruction of properties in Eboh, Aha-Amufu Community of Isi-Uzo Local Government Area of Enugu State. The Council expressed shock over the reports in some media houses that the people of Benue State, particularly from Ado Local Government, collaborated with the suspected herdsmen or gunmen who attacked […]

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Crime

Court Orders Police to Release, pay Nnamdi Kanu’s Supporter N50 million.

Justice Z.B. Abubakar of the Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, to release Solomon Onyegbule, a supporter to the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. In a statement issued by a lawyer to Kanu, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, revealed that Justice Abubakar while delivering judgment yesterday filed on behalf of Solomon Onyegbule, directed the Inspector-General of Police to unconditionally release […]

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Economy

Reps Calls NNPC to End the Artificial Petrol Scarcity.

The House of Representatives has called on the Nigerian National Petroleum Company, NNPC Limited to end the artificial scarcity of petroleum products especially the premium motor spirit, PMS known as petrol in the country within the next one week. Following a motion moved by Saidu Abdulahi, members unanimously adopted the motion and expressed sadness that if the situation continues, the festive period will bring untold hardship to millions of Nigerians […]

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Education

Nigeria Joins African Countries Shortlisted To Apply For Qualified Teacher Status in UK in Next Year.

Nigeria has been listed among African countries whose citizens can now apply for qualified teacher status, QTS through the Teaching Regulation Agency in the United Kingdom, from February 2023. A publication early December on the UK government’s website, by its Department for Education, announced the application for interested non-UK nationals, stating that applicants do not necessarily require initial teaching qualifications as the country offers a training programme for the potential […]

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