The Cameroon Football Federation sacked coach Clarence Seedorf and assistant Patrick Kluivert on Tuesday, the pair paying the price for the defending champions’ last 16 exit at the Africa Cup of Nations. Cameroon crashed out 3-2 to Nigeria last Saturday, an exit the federation described as “premature” in its statement. Former Dutch international Seedorf won just three of nine […]
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The Nigerian Navy, on Tuesday, released names of successful candidates in its 2019 Recruitment Aptitude Test. This was contained on its official website www.joinnigeriannavy.com.The candidates are to appear for interview at the Nigerian Navy Secondary School Ojo, Navy Town, Lagos from Monday 29 July – Tuesday 27 August 2019. The interview will include screening/verification of […]
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The final season of “Game of Thrones” smashed the record for most Primetime Emmy nominations by a drama series in a single year, earning a whopping 32 nods on Tuesday. HBO’s fantasy epic enraged fans with its bumpy conclusion but still trounced the competition to strengthen its iron grip on the small-screen equivalent of the […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has lashed out at those criticizing his administration over security challenges in some parts of the country. The president who spoke at an audience with the National Executives of the Buhari Campaign Organisation (BCO) in the State House, Abuja, on Tuesday, The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the killing of […]
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Ms Christine Lagarde, the Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF), has resigned, the IMF says. The Executive Board of the fund said this in a statement issued by it on Tuesday in Washington D.C., adding that it has accepted Lagarde’s resignation with effect from Sept. 12. “We would like to express our greatest appreciation for […]
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The Oyo state chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC), led by its chairman, Akin Oke, has asked Seyi Makinde, governor of the state, to explain the source of his asset. Recall that on Monday, Makinde declared N48 billion worth of assets. Speaking with NAN on Tuesday, Oke said the governor should not only tell people […]
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The Bayelsa State Command of the Nigeria Police Force has confirmed the kidnap of Beauty Siasia, the mother of former Super Eagles coach Samson Siasia. In a statement on Monday, spokesman for Command, Asinim Butswat, said the octogenarian was abducted by gunmen at a village in Sagbama Local Government Area of the state. “On 15 […]
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Nigeria’s inflation eased sharply lower in June to 11.22 percent year on year, a 0.18 percent points decrease than 11.40 percent posted in May. Latest data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Tuesday showed that the headline index fell to 1.07 percent on a month-on-month basis, indicating a decline of 0.04 percent […]
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A middle age man was killed in an early morning gunfight between operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) and suspected robbers in Lagos. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Bala Elkana, confirmed this in a statement sent to Channels Television on Monday. According to him, the security operatives were on their way […]
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Former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has written another letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, decrying the incessant killings across Nigeria. Obasanjo said the issue of killings can no longer be ignored or treated with nonchalance. He noted that it can not be swept under the carpet or treated with cuddling glove. The elder statesman […]
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