Senegalese striker and Liverpool forward, Sadio Mane has been crowned as the 2019 African Player of the Year. The 27-year old Senegalese striker claimed the top prize for the first time on Tuesday at the 2019 CAF Awards ceremony held in Egypt. Mane beat his Liverpool teammate Mohamed Salah of Egypt who won the award the […]
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Mark Latunski, a 50-year old resident of Michigan was on Tuesday arrested by cops after allegedly murdering a man he met via a dating app and consuming certain parts of his body. According to the reports by WILX media outlet, court documents reveal that the naked body of the victim, a 25-year old man named […]
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United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) on Monday, announced that Oliver Alawuba has been appointed as CEO of UBA Africa, overseeing the bank’s 20 African country operations, ex-Nigeria. He succeeds Victor Osadolor, who retires from the Group Board, after 9 years of service working at UBA. UBA Africa serves over 19 million customers across the […]
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Governor Babagana Zulum, of Borno State, was captured in a video on Monday, confronting soldiers manning Damaturu-Maiduguri road, accusing them of extorting N1,000 from motorists, despite Bboko haram activities in the area. Governor Zulum was said to be on his way to Jakana, a community where the terrorists attacked on Saturday, when he ran into […]
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The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) has opened its application portal (www.tefconnect.com) for applications from African entrepreneurs across all African countries, for the 2020 cohort of the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme. In 2019, 3,050 African entrepreneurs benefited from the Programme, a number which will meaningfully increase in 2020. The TEF Entrepreneurship Programme is open to startup […]
Continue ReadingThe draw for the FA Cup fourth round has been conducted on Monday evening, with Liverpool, Manchester City and Chelsea all in the last 32. However, Tottenham and Manchester United both face third round replays. Chelsea are away to Hull City, while Manchester City host Fulham. Arsenal will play Bournemouth if they see off Leeds […]
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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) on Monday predicted a dry and dusty atmosphere over the entire country for Tuesday. NiMet’s Weather Outlook released in Abuja forecast dust haze conditions over the northern states with horizontal visibility of 2 to 5km and localised visibility of less than 2000m. The agency envisaged day and night temperatures to […]
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Cristiano Ronaldo bagged a hat-trick for Juventus in the game against Cagliari to help defeat the visitors 4-0 and send the Serie A champions, three points clear of second-placed Inter Milan. The Milan side can draw level on points by winning a big match at Napoli later Monday. Juventus for now sit top on 45 […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday, said it has not abandoned the criminal case of double registration against the Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman Voters Education and Information Committee, Festus Okoye, said the Kogi governor is currently shielded by the immunity clause which protects him against any form […]
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Members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) on Monday protested the killing of Qasem Soleimani, an Iranian General, by the United States. Soleimani, who headed the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps’ (IRGC) Quds Force, was killed in a drone strike authorised by the US President, Donald Trump, in Baghdad, the Iraqi capital, on Friday. Following […]
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