World heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has presented his IBF, WBA, WBO, and IBO titles to President Muhammadu Buhari. The 30-year-old celebrated his recent victories with the President on Saturday when the Nigerian leader met with some Nigerians living in the United Kingdom. Excited Joshua could not hide his feelings as he prostrated to pay homage […]
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Chelsea manager, Frank Lampard, has reacted angrily to his team’s 1-0 defeat to Newcastle on Saturday. The manager said he is looking to bring in attackers. Chelsea wasted the chance to go clear in fourth place, as they lost thanks to Isaac Hayden’s late goal. Chelsea could end the weekend nine points behind Leicester in […]
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The Director of Public Health, Enugu State, Dr Boniface Okolo, has cautioned Nigerians against the consumption of cassava flakes, otherwise known as garri to avoid contacting Lassa fever. Okolo, who gave the warning in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Saturday in Enugu, said the rats that caused the disease were mostly […]
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Nepal’s Khagendra Thapa Magar, the former record-holder as the shortest man of the world, died on Friday at the age of 28. Magar, who was admitted to Pokhara based Manipal Teaching Hospital after undergoing some health problems last night, breathed his last breath Friday afternoon, Khagendra Thapa Magar Trust confirmed. According to the Trust, Khagendra […]
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The executive director of research and advocacy, Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors (ANED), Mr. Sunday Oduntan has asked Nigerians to stop calling its members NEPA. ANED is the umbrella body of electricity distribution companies (DisCos). Speaking during a programme on TVC, he said if Nigerians keep calling them NEPA, it means they don’t want electricity. […]
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The Delta State Command of the Nigeria Police Force, has confirmed the death of a man in a hotel, in Ibusa community. Commenting on the incident, the command spokesperson, DSP Onome Onovwakpoyeya told journalists on Friday in Asaba that the incident occurred on Thursday in Ibusa community, near Asaba. The police image maker said the […]
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According to Bloomberg, internet service has been slow in at least 12 African countries, after undersea connection cables were damaged. The WACS and SAT3/WASC cable systems which connect many African countries to Europe are wired through the Atlantic Ocean. The disruption started on Wednesday night with a huge impact on mostly West African countries. NetBlocks, […]
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MVMO, an innovative new entrant to the high-growth African online entertainment market, today announced the launch of its service. MVMO (Movies, Video, Music, Opportunity) is a distribution platform developed in association with the Creative Africa Exchange (CAX), a fast-growing marketplace for the creative and cultural industries, sponsored by Afreximbank. MVMO launches at a time of […]
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The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared N716.298 billion to the three tiers of government for the month of December 2019. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Alhaji Isa Dutse disclosed this while addressing newsmen on the outcome of the meeting in Abuja on Thursday. Dutse explained that the amount […]
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The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, disclosed that the federal government plans to provide alternative petrol Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), for the masses, that will cost between N95 to N97 per litre He promised that the Petroleum Industry Bill(PIB), will also be passed before May 29, 2020. Sylva said this when asked […]
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