The Premier League game between Liverpool and Arsenal produced a 3-3 draw at the Emirates Stadium on Friday. The visitors were the dominant force early on and took a deserved lead through Philippe Coutinho’s header. They should have scored more against their hapless hosts in the first period, although they doubled their advantage quickly in […]
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected a 2.1 percent growth for Nigeria. This is after saying the economy of Nigeria is still vulnerable in spite of the country exiting recession. In a statement by Raphael Ranspach, the organisation’s media and press officer, IMF welcomed the federal government’s actions to improve the power sector and […]
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The outspoken Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has called for the resignation of President Muhammadu Buhari due to his inability to end persistent fuel scarcity in the country. He said the federal government was showing a “nonchalant attitude” towards the fuel situation which had affected economic activities across the country in the last three […]
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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted partly cloudy weather conditions over the central states of the county on Friday. NiMet’s Weather Outlook by its Central Forecast Office in Abuja on Thursday also predicted day and night temperatures in the range of 30 to 36 and 18 to 24 degrees Celsius respectively. The agency predicted […]
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The Government of Ogun State has launched its locally produced rice with a market price of N11,500. While formally unveiling the rice produced and bagged in Ogun at the Asero Market in Abeokuta on Thursday; the state governor, Ibikunle Amosun, said the rice production would boost food supply, reduce dependency on imported ones while the […]
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About 20 Corps members in the 2017 NYSC Batch B, Stream II, in Nasarawa State, bagged various extensions of service period for different misconducts during the service year. Zainab Isah, NYSC coordinator in the state, made this known to newsmen on Thursday after supervising a low key Passing out Parade (POP) for the corps members […]
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Manchester City handed Tottenham Hotspur a 4-1 demolition on Saturday. It was Ilkay Gundogan’s free header from a corner that gave City an early lead before Kevin de Bruyne doubled their advantage with a left-footed drive 20 minutes from time The home side could even afford to see substitute Gabriel Jesus miss a penalty before […]
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The Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has felicitated with President Muhammadu Buhari as he clocks 75 on Sunday. The Governor, however urged the president to quit politics given his age and fragile health condition. The governor spoke at a session with journalists in Ado-Ekiti on Saturday. Mr. Fayose said the president had served the […]
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A second-half strike from Cristiano Ronaldo was enough to hand Real Madrid, the FIFA Club World Cup for the second successive year. Zinedine Zidane’s Madrid have thus become the first side to retain the cup, beating South America’s champions Gremio1-0 win at UAE 2017. Madrid surely deserved the victory, having dominated the encounter with the […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has advocated regional mechanism for evacuation, resettlement and empowerment of stranded ECOWAS citizens abroad. The President made the call at the opening of the 52nd ordinary session of ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government held in Abuja on Saturday. He said the mechanism, when functional, would assist in addressing the […]
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