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14 Aug
A South-West Leader of the All Nigerian Peoples Party (ANPP), Bisi Olopoenyan, yesterday, called on the Federal Government to urgently send a bill to the National Assembly to commence the process of amending the 1999 Constitution to grant full autonomy to councils.
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Taking a cue from the above, it is not in doubt that the police only role in a protest of this nature is to provide adequate security and protect the people especially the protesters. Therefore, the call or threat by the police to descend on protesters is uncalled for and can only be counter-productive. What…
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The Borno Government spent more than N9.7 billion on students scholarships in 2024, according to Malam Lawan Wakilbe, the Commissioner for Education, Science, Technology and Innovation. Wakilbe disclosed this on Wednesday in Maiduguri while briefing journalists after the first Executive Council meeting in 2025. He said that some of the beneficiaries were in local tertiary…
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has prequalified the first diagnostic test for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency, a critical tool for safely administering WHO-recommended treatments to prevent relapse of Plasmodium vivax (P. vivax) malaria. In a statement on Wednesday, WHO emphasised that the decision reflected updated processes designed to enhance efficiency and accessibility of life-saving health…
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Record 31-time Copa del Rey winners Barcelona were drawn at home against Real Betis in the last 16 on Wednesday. Holders Athletic Bilbao welcome Osasuna while Spanish champions Real Madrid host Celta Vigo. Diego Simeone's Atletico Madrid visit second-division Elche, while fourth-tier Pontevedra, the lowest ranked side left in the competition, host La Liga team…
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Arsenal and Manchester United will fight for a restorative victory in the standout tie of an FA Cup third round packed with potential giant killings, a family divided and a Manchester derby with a difference. AFP Sport looks at the key talking points from an extended weekend of action, which kicks off with Everton's Ashley…
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Britain's advertising regulator Wednesday banned advertisements by an Islamic investment platform that "caused serious offence" for featuring images of burning dollar and euro banknotes on posters across London's transport network. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said it had taken action over the ads seen on London's underground railway and buses in late 2024. Online platform…
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Neymar said that the 2026 World Cup will be his last, adding that he was confident that Brazil would qualify for the finals in North America. "I know this will be my last World Cup, my last shot, my last chance and I will do everything I can to play in it," the 32-year-old attacker,…
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An Italian journalist arrested and jailed in Iran since December has been freed and returned to Rome on Wednesday, even as a diplomatic spat between the two countries lingers over an Iranian held in Milan. A plane carrying Cecilia Sala landed at Rome's Ciampino Airport on Wednesday afternoon, hours after Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's office…
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Manchester United defender Harry Maguire has been banned from driving for 56 days and ordered to pay £1052 ($1299) after being caught speeding twice in three days. Maguire was captured on camera driving his Range Rover at 85mph in a 50mph limit area coming out of a tunnel on Wilmslow Road, under the runway of…
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Barcelona players Dani Olmo and Pau Victor can play for the club on a temporary basis after the Spanish Sports Council (CSD) granted the Catalans precautionary permission on Wednesday. The financially struggling side failed to register the duo before the deadline at the end of last year after Olmo and Victor were given temporary licenses…
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A Russian strike on the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia killed at least 13 people, Ukrainian officials said, one of the deadliest single-air attacks for weeks in the three-year war. Moscow has ramped up its strikes on Ukraine since the onset of winter, casting some of the attacks as retaliation for Kyiv firing on Russian territory…