Former president Goodluck Jonathan says Muhammad Ali Pate, his former minister of state for health, will do very well on his new role at World Bank. Jonathan congratulated Pate, who was recently named global director for health, nutrition and population at the World Bank. “I congratulate Dr. Muhammad Ali Pate, my former Minister of State […]
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Top African and Nigerian football legends gathered at Agege Stadium in Lagos on Saturday. The gathering was for a testimonial match in honour of Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, as he prepares for exit from office. Among the players on the Nigerian legend team coached by Olympic gold medal-winning coach, Bonfrere Jo, include Jay Jay […]
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Novak Djokovic said he was relishing locking horns with his “greatest rival” Rafael Nadal as the pair set up the 54th clash of their careers in the Italian Open final. Djokovic battled past Argentina’s Diego Schwartzman 6-3, 6-7 (2/7), 6-3 and meets defending champion Nadal on Sunday after the Spaniard earlier swept past Greece’s Stefanos […]
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Manchester City completed the first ever domestic treble in English football in emphatic fashion by dispatching Watford 6-0 at Wembley to claim the FA Cup on Saturday. Raheem Sterling scored a hat-trick, while David Silva, Kevin de Bruyne and Gabriel Jesus also netted to cap a glorious campaign with the biggest margin of victory in […]
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Bayern Munich won a record-extending seventh consecutive Bundesliga title on Saturday after crushing Eintracht Frankfurt 5-1 to finish two points ahead of rivals Borussia Dortmund. The Bavarians, who can secure a domestic double if they beat RB Leipzig in the German Cup final on May 25, have now won the German league title a record […]
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Super Eagles of Nigeria and Al Nassr forward, Ahmed Musa, has been named in the Saudi Arabia Professional Football League team of the season. Musa. who joined Al Nassr from English Premier League side Leicester City last summer, scored seven goals in 24 league appearances for the club. Other Africans who made the shortlist are […]
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As efforts are on course to reposition the Mining and Steel sector to take its pride of place as first among equals in terms of contributions to national economic growth, the Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development, Hon. Abubakar Bawa Bwari has said that government will continue to collaborate with International financial partners […]
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A cult clash has reportedly resulted in the killing of four persons at Afokeplla, Etsako East local government area of Edo State. It was gathered that no fewer than 10 burnings were either burned down or destroyed in a reprisal from the crisis. A resident of the community, Mr. Ahmed Seidu, confirmed that the killing […]
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The Secretary-General says securing equal rights and fair treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people is essential to achieving the sustainable development goals. In her message for International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOTB), being observed across the world today, Patricia Scotland said: “The theme for the 2019 IDAHOTB is justice […]
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Ballot box snatching, election result manipulation and loss of lives associated with manual voting might soon be history in Nigeria, following the development of an App that could be use to conduct elections electronically, The App which was developed at Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, Edo State, had been successfully tested. The Vice-Chancellor of the […]
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