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Paris St-Germain have signed Nuno Mendes from Sporting Lisbon.

Paris St-Germain have signed Nuno Mended from Sporting Lisbon on a permanent deal after they activated an option to buy him for a reported 34million pounds and his new contract ties him to the French club until June 2026. 19-year-old Mendes joined PSG on a season-long loan last summer and has made 37 appearances, providing two assists. The left-back was one of four PSG players named in the Ligue 1 team of the year and has made 13 senior appearances […]

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Foreign

The largest known plant on Earth, roughly three times the size of Manhattan has been discovered.

The largest known plant on Earth, a Seagrass, roughly three times the size of Manhattan has been discovered off the coast of Australia . Using genetic testing, scientists have discovered that a large underwater meadow in Western Australia is in fact one plant and it is believed to have spread from a single seed over at least 4,500 years. Researchers from the University of Western Australia says the Seagrass covers about 200 square kilometers, adding that the team stumbled upon the discovery by accident at […]

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National

INEC has lamented the high number of uncollected Permanent Voters Card.

The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has lamented the high number of uncollected Permanent Voters Card PVCs, putting the figure at about 20 million. The National Commissioner of INEC, FCT, Nasarawa, Kaduna and Plateau States, Mohammed Haruna, disclosed this yesterday at the launch of a campaign to drive the collection of PVCs and increase participation in the ongoing continuous voter registration exercise. He stated that statistics by INEC in 2019 showed that over 84 million PVCs were printed, 72 million already collected while over 11 million voter […]

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National

The Nigerian Army has dismissed claims that some villages were attacked by Ambazonia militants.

The Nigerian Army has dismissed claims that some Nigerian villages were attacked by Ambazonia militants, a separatist group in Cameroon. The Director of Army Public Relations,Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu,said although the military authorities confirmed that the militants stormed some communities on Sunday, the attack did not happen on Nigerian territory. Nwachukwu disclosed that contrary to the misinformation, their troops deployed at Danare received information on Sunday morning about the said attack and they immediately mobilised to the Bashu community, which […]

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Entertainment

Trino Motion Pictures’ 2021 comedy ‘The Razz Guy’ has been confirmed for a Netflix release.

  Trino Motion Pictures’ 2021 comedy ‘The Razz Guy’ has been confirmed for a Netflix release on August 12, 2022. The Udoka Oyeka directed film starring comedian Lasisi Elenu in his debut lead role, premiered in cinemas last year to impressive reviews. The Razz Guy follows the story of Temi,an annoying senior Executive who loses his ability to speak proper English after a curse was placed on him and he must find a way to lift the curse ahead of […]

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Sports

The duo of Joe Aribo and Calvin Bassey are the latest players to arrive Super Eagles.

The duo of Joe Aribo and Calvin Bassey from Ibrox Rangers are the latest players to arrive Super Eagles camp in the United State ahead of their International Friendly match against Mexico and Ecuador. More players are also expected in the team’s camp which came alive yesterday following the arrival of more invited players. The Super Eagles will tackle the El Tri of Mexico in their first friendly at the At&t Stadium Arlington, Texas on Saturday before they play Ecuador four days later at […]

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Foreign

The former head of the Louvre Museum in Paris has been charged in connection with trafficking of ancient objects.

The former head of the Louvre Museum in Paris Jean-Luc Martinez has been charged in connection with a wide-ranging inquiry into the trafficking of ancient objects from the Middle East. French investigators alleged Martinez facilitated the transfer of the objects to the Louvre Abu Dhabi. They reportedly included a granite stele inscribed with the seal of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh, Tutankhamun. Martinez has however denied the charges and insisted that he acted in good faith.

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National

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has held that the NBC acted beyond its powers.

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos presided over by Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa has held that the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission NBC acted beyond its powers in seeking to regulate the practice of advertising in Nigeria contrary to the provisions of the extant Advertising Practitioners Regulation Act of 2004. The court also declared that the NBC lacks the power to prohibit exclusivity on privately acquired intellectual property right in programme contents of a right holder viz a viz the salient provisions of the […]

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National

Judgement reserved by The Supreme Court .

The Supreme Court yesterday reserved judgement in a suit filed by President Muhammadu Buhari and the Attorney General of the Federation, seeking an interpretation of Section 84 subsection 12 of the electoral act, 2022. The seven-man panel led by Justice Mohammed Dattijo, says the date will be communicated to the parties involved in the suit, after taking arguments from parties and adopting their processes. The All Progressive Grand Alliance APGA, and the Nigeria Bar Association NBA, at the proceedings, brought an application, seeking […]

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