Cavani
30 May
Uruguayan attacker Edinson Cavani announced Thursday the end of his international career at the age of 37. Known as "El Matador", Cavani is Uruguay's second all-time leading scorer and third most-capped player, with 58 goals in 136 appearances. "I have been and always will be blessed to have pulled on this shirt to represent what…
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The Action Peoples Party (APP) has prayed a Federal High Court in Abuja to nullify the election victory of the party’s candidates in the Rivers Local Government (LG) poll held on Oct. 5. The plaintiff, Juboye Abraham, in the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1464/2024 filed by his lawyer, Ukpai Ukairo, urged Justice Binta Nyako to make an…
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Vice President Kashim Shettima has landed in Saudi Arabia where he will hold bilateral talks and visit the mosque of Prophet Muhammad and other holy sites. He was received at the Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Madina, Saudi Arabia, by Abdulmohsen Bin Nayef Bin Hamed, the Deputy Governor of Madina Region, along with Nigerian…
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The Movement for National Reformation (MNR), on Monday, called on President Bola Tinubu to revert to Nigeria's 1963 Constitution and discard the 1999 Constitution to foster national unity and promote true federalism. The group also emphasised the need to restructure the country, advocating for a return to the 1963 Constitution amended to address contemporary realities.…
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The Federal government has approved the renaming of the University of Abuja to Gen Yakubu Gowon University. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, announced the decision on Monday after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Briefing newsmen, Idris explained that the Council's…
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The death toll from people drinking tainted alcohol in Istanbul jumped to 37, the governor's office said Monday. "Thirty-seven people died and 17 others are still receiving treatment" over a period of six weeks, the governor's office said. It said a total of 77 people had been poisoned since November 1, 23 of whom had…
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Gov. Abba Kabir-Yusuf of Kano State has submitted a list of six commissioner nominees to the House of Assembly for approval. Speaker of the assembly, Alhaji Jibrin Falgore, announced this while reading a letter from the governor during Monday’s plenary. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the nominees include: former Chief of Staff…
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A former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Chief Wole Olanipekun, has called on the judiciary to maintain its integrity by purging itself of bad eggs. Olanipekun, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), made the call in Ibadan on Monday at the opening of the Law Week and 70th Anniversary Celebration of the NBA,…
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The Oyo State Road Traffic Management Authority (OYRTMA) launched a series of raids against illegal street traders within the Ibadan metropolis. The operation, led by the agency's Chairman, Major Adekoya Adesagba (rtd), spanned a day and targeted the Oritamerin, Gege, Agbeni, and Ogunpa areas of the state. According to Adesagba, who was accompanied by the…
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SWAN laments state of sports sector in Ondo, calls for intervention The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Ondo Chapter, has expressed concern over the state of the sports sector in the state, stressing that the situation calls for urgent intervention. While frowning over the dwindling fortunes of sports in the state, SWAN expressed concern…
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The North-Central All Progressives Congress, APC, Forum has endorsed President Bola Tinubu for a second term in office. The APC Forum, in a statement on Monday, released after a meeting in Abuja on Sunday, said the region would stand behind the President in the 2027 presidential election. The statement, signed by Chairman of the North-Central…