President Trump has agreed to shut down his embattled personal charity and give away its remaining funds. This is coming following allegations that he used it for his personal and political benefit, the New York attorney general announced Tuesday. New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood announced that the Donald J. Trump Foundation is dissolving as her […]
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Lionel Messi collected a record fifth Golden Shoe award on Tuesday for finishing last season as the top goalscorer in Europe. The striker scored 34 goals in 68 games for Barcelona, putting him ahead of Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah and Tottenham’s Harry Kane. Cristiano Ronaldo, who has won the award four times, hit 26 goals in […]
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On Tueday, Jose Mourinho’s increasingly tempestuous reign at Manchester United came to an end when the club sacked him after just two-and-a-half years in charge. The 55-year-old’s unhappiness at the club manifested itself even before the season started. Here AFP Sport picks out five quotes that chart the decline in relations between Mourinho, the club […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on December 17, 2018, arraigned a former Chairman, Board of Directors, Skye Bank Plc, Tunde Ayeni, before Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court, Abuja on an eight-count charge, bordering on money laundering to the tune of about N8 billion. Mr Ayeni was arraigned alongside Timothy Oguntayo, […]
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The Enugu Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on December 17, 2018 arraigned Ogbonna Victor Chibuzor, a serving member of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC before Justice A.M. Liman of the Federal High Court, Enugu on a five-count charge bordering on intent to defraud, and possession of fraudulent documents contrary […]
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US singer, Ed Sheeran has topped Pollstar’s 2018 year-end global touring chart with a record $432 million gross on 4,860,482 tickets sold, the publication announced today. With Taylor Swift’s “Reputation” tour leading the U.S. tours chart with $277.3 million and came in second globally with $345.1 million on 2,888,892 tickets sold. Jay-Z and Beyonce’s “OTRII” tour […]
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Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday officially endorsed the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, saying that the duo were prepared for the campaign and ready to take on the task of moving the State to greater heights. The […]
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Former champions Chelsea will face Malmo in the last 32 of the Europa League while Arsenal will lock horns again with BATE Borisov. The two sides met in the Europa League last season, the Gunners hammering the Belarussian side 6-0 at the Emirates. Five-time champions Sevilla, currently second in La Liga, face a difficult tie […]
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Amid reports on Monday about merger plans between Access Bank and Diamond Bank, the capital market regulatory authority, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has given clarification on the current situation. The commission, in a statement by its spokesperson, Efe Ebelo, sent to PREMIUM TIMES said only a notice to merge has been received from […]
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A federal high court in Osogbo, Osun state, has sentenced Richard Akindele, sacked lecturer of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Ile-Ife, to two years in prison. The court handed the sentence after Akindele pleaded guilty to a four-count charge filed against him. Akindele was arraigned by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission […]
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