Croatia have booked a date on 11 July with England in the FIFA World Cup semi-final after edging out hard-fighting hosts Russia in penalties in the match played in Sochi. The thrilling quarter-final match had ended 1-1 after regulation time. It also ended 2-2 after extra time, leading to penalty shootout to decide the winner, […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday charged President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately sack, arrest and arraign his minister of finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun for alleged criminal forgery of her NYSC certificate. The spokesman of the party, Kola Ologbondiyan in a statement in Abuja, said the revelation vindicates its stand that the Buhari Presidency is […]
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Senator representing Kogi west, Dino Melaye, has announced his return to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in a video he released on Friday night. Melaye was elected to the house of representatives under the platform of the PDP in 2007 but he joined the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in the buildup to the 2015 […]
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Turkey’s election body has confirmed the outright victory of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in last month’s presidential polls, saying he won almost 52.3 per cent of the vote according to final results. The publication of the final results kicked off a sequence of events that will culminate on Monday with Erdogan’s swearing-in for a second mandate with enhanced powers. […]
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The Police Command in the FCT has arrested and dismissed a policeman who allegedly killed an NYSC member, Angela Igwetu, in Abuja. Miss Igwetu, who was allegedly shot in the early hours of Wednesday around Ceddi Plaza by a police officer, was rushed to the Garki Hospital where she died. The Commissioner of Police, Sadiq […]
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A superb first-half display by Belgium ended Brazil’s hopes of a record sixth World Cup crown as a Fernandinho own goal and a superb Kevin De Bruyne strike proved enough to win 2-1 and seal a semi-final spot. Although Brazil roared back in the second half with a headed goal from Renato Augusto, it is […]
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The death toll in a week-long eastern Canadian heatwave has reached 54, officials said on Friday. Most of the victims linked to the “overwhelming heat” were in the Montreal area, which recorded 28 fatalities, metropolitan health authorities told AFP in an email. The other victims were reported in the southwest of the French-Canadian province, the […]
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France became the first team to reach the 2018 World Cup semi-finals as goals from Raphael Varane and Antoine Griezmann gave them a deserved 2-0 victory over Uruguay on Friday. It is the first time France have been in the last four since 2006 and sets up a mouth-watering clash against either Belgium or Brazil, […]
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The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday permitted Olisa Metuh, former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to commence his evidence-in-chief from outside the witness box. It will be recalled that Metuh, while attempting to enter the dock on May 21 with the help of a walking aid, fell down following which […]
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The speaker of the house of representatives, Yakubu Dogara, says only by enthroning justice and equity that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) will be able to silence voices of dissent and opposition. He said this at a meeting between the APC caucus in the house of representatives and members of the newly elected national […]
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