Sadio Mane became the leading scorer in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations Friday when he scored the goal that gave Senegal a 1-0 win over Uganda in a feisty last-16 clash. The Liverpool star struck on 15 minutes with a close-range shot after a passing move carved open the Ugandan defence in Cairo. Mane […]
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According to CNN, Boeing, aircraft manufacturer, has set aside $100 million to support families of those who died in two 737 Max crashes. Recall that Boeing’s 737 Max jets were grounded worldwide after one of its aircraft flown by Ethiopian Airlines crashed shortly after takeoff in March. Two Nigerians, Pius Adesanmi, renowned writer, and Biodun Bashua, a former UN […]
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The Edo State Government has commenced demolition of illegal buildings and structures that violate the state’s extant town planning laws. The move is part of a renewed bid to keep faith with its urban renewal plans and prevent man-made disasters such as flooding. The structures affected are those along waterways, moats, right of way of […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has asked DisCos to improve electricity distribution across the country. Buhari said this as he assured the companies that the Federal Government will sustain efforts in building transmission infrastructure. The President stated this when he received a delegation of Edo State Council of Traditional Rulers and chiefs led by Oba Ewuare II […]
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Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, on Wednesday announced a major shakeup in his cabinet, dropping eight commissioners in the reshuffle. This was contained in a statement issued and signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Barr. Osarodion Ogie. The statement also announced the nomination of six persons for appointment as commissioners and the […]
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Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram experienced an outage on Wednesday, as users could neither download documents nor send audio and video files. Facebook acknowledged Wednesday an outage affecting users in various parts of the world and said it was working on a fix. Online monitoring service DownDetector reported earlier the outage began around 1200 GMT and […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has rejected 17 bills passed by the 8th National Assembly. Buhari, however, gave accent to nine other bills passed by the last senate. The Senior Special Assistant to President (Senate), Sen.Ita Enag disclosed this to journalists at a news conference on Wednesday in Abuja. He explained that the president decided not to communicate […]
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The top socio-cultural organisation of Igbo people, Ohaneze Ndigbo, has commended the federal government for suspending the proposed Ruga settlements in the country. The federal government had suspended the initiative following public outcry against it. In a statement by Nnia Nwodo, president-general of Ohaneze , the organisation said it is heartwarming that the Buhari administration […]
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Liverpool star Sadio Mane scored twice after having a penalty saved as Senegal defeated Kenya 3-0 in Cairo Monday to book an Africa Cup of Nations last-16 place. The Champions League-winning forward had a timidly-struck first-half penalty saved by Patrick Matasi before making amends with a brace after a goalless opening 45 minutes. Ismaila […]
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Another set of 20 loyal customers will join the rising number of millionaires to win a whooping N1,500,000 each, in the 3rd edition of its quarterly draw for the ongoing UBA Wise Savers Promo. The raffle draw which is set for July 31st, at United Bank for Africa’s Corporate head office will see new millionaires emerge in a […]
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