Nigeria’s D’Tigress have emerged champions of the 2019 FIBA Afrobasket Championships in Dakar, Senegal. D’Tigress edged hosts Senegal 60-55 points in the final to retain the title they won in 2017 and their fourth overall. D’Tigress began the enthralling encounter on a bright note winning the first quarter 14-10 points; second quarter 18-14 points and […]
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Raheem Sterling has a share of top spot in the Premier League scoring charts after netting Manchester City’s opener against Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday. Sterling put City into an early lead, but Spurs hit back twice to earn a point at the Etihad Stadium and keep the champions off the summit of the league table. […]
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Former Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in Bayelsa State, Barrister Anthony George-Ikoli on Saturday declared before a crowd of supporters in Bayelsa East Senatorial District that he is the party’s best candidate for the November governorship election. “Zoning is not the official policy of either the party or Bayelsans as at now. Factually, all zones […]
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The Lagos State Police Command said a 43-year-old commercial bus driver was found dead at a mechanic workshop after allegedly taking a liquid substance suspected to be sniper. The Spokesman for the command, DSP Bala Elkana, confirmed the incident in a statement on Monday, NAN reports. Elkana said the Shomolu Pedro Police Station received an […]
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Ken Okolugbo, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who featured on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday, tackled Joe Igbokwe over Buhari’s performance in office. Okolugbo said the current administration has not fared well in its cardinal promises, lamenting the economic situation. “I can’t condemn entirely everything that President Muhammadu Buhari has done. […]
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The spokesman of the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Joe Igbokwe, says anyone who claims President Muhammadu Buhari is not doing well is a liar from hell. Mr. Igbokwe made the assertion when he featured on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday. He went on to blame the nation’s woes on […]
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Many things have been said about the future Africa and its potential, it has been called the Opportunity Continent, the Next Frontier and Africa rising, with all of these true. For me the excitement comes in how Africa can, and will one day lead in the digital economy, not only creating a better future for […]
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Former Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, has said he is ashamed that Godwin Obaseki, Governor of Edo State, and his predecessor, Adams Oshiomhole, are at loggerheads over the control of the state. John Oyegun, who himself is also a former Edo State governor, made his position known in an interview […]
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Former head of state, Abdulsalami Abubakar, has expressed concern over the growing insecurity in various parts of the country, calling for urgent action. Speaking at a roundtable discussion on the security challenges, he said: “there is anger in the land and the voices of reason are drowning very rapidly”. The parley organised by the General […]
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Nyesom Wike, Governor of Rivers State, on Friday launched a new state Security outfit code-named ‘Operation Sting.’ He said “Operation Sting”will be fully funded by the Rivers State Government with the aim of tackling criminal elements and reducing crime and criminality in all parts of the state. “Operation Sting is therefore, our own specialized and […]
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