The Federal Government says though it is the constitutional right of the former President Olusegun Obasanjo to support a candidate for an election, his endorsement, however, does not guarantee victory. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who spoke on behalf of the government on Monday in Abuja, said Obasanjo’s candidate for the […]
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Chelsea Football Club have suspended four people from attending the club’s matches pending further investigations into allegations regarding the behaviour of supporters towards Manchester City forward Raheem Sterling. A statement on the club’s website read: “Chelsea Football Club has suspended four people from attending Chelsea matches pending further investigations into allegations regarding the behaviour of […]
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Mr Mustapha Shehuri, the Minister of State 1 for Power, Works and Housing, has expressed concerns over lack of housing for more than 70 million Nigerians. Shehuri who made the disclosure in Calabar on Sunday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) said “ the development was worrisome to the Federal Government.’’ […]
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Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, will address a group of notable German business leaders in Berlin, Germany, on Monday, the Presidency said in a statement on Sunday. In a statement in Abuja, Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice-President, said that Osinbajo would speak on the […]
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Laure Beaufils, British deputy high commissioner to Nigeria, says the UK is committed to fighting terrorism in Nigeria yet “worried” about deploying people to the north-east, the epicentre of Boko Haram insurgency. Since the insurgency started, the UK and other foreign donors have helped internally displaced persons (IDPs) with basic and humanitarian needs. Of late, […]
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The 2018 TechCrunch Startup Battlefield Africa, a competition amongst sub-Saharan startups, will be hosted by Facebook. Facebook said the event will hold for five days and comprise of trainings for women, high school students, developers and aspiring entrepreneurs. On December 11, TechCrunch Startup Battlefield supported by Facebook will bring together the strongest start-ups from across […]
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Liverpool are the new leaders of the Premier League after beating Bournemouth 4-0 at the Vitality Stadium on Saturday, while Manchester City lost 2-0 to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Mohamed Salah was the star man for the Reds, as he bagged a hat-trick in a comfortable victory for Jurgen Klopp’s side. Premier League Week 16 […]
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Chelsea inflicted champions Manchester City’s first Premier League defeat of the season as goals from N’Golo Kante and David Luiz handed the hosts a 2-0 win at Stamford Bridge and sent Liverpool top of the table. Kante’s goal just before half-time came against the run of play as the visitors dominated the first 45 minutes, […]
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American researchers have transformed toxin in wasps into potential antibiotic drugs that may eliminate hard-to-cure bacterial infections. In a study published in this week’s Nature Communications Biology, the researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology created peptides that are potent against bacteria but nontoxic to human cells. They are variants from a peptide toxin normally found […]
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African champions, Nigeria’s Super Falcons have been drawn alongside hosts France, South Korea and Norway in Group A of the FIFA Women’s World Cup next year. Two-time champions Germany are in Group B with China, Spain and Africa’s second representatives South Africa, while 2015 hosts Canada are with European champions the Netherlands, Cameroon and New […]
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