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The recent tragedies at charity gatherings in the country, have in a very stark way exposed the nation’s dire economic crisis. Desperation has caused many families to risk their lives for basic necessities, transforming charity events that were expected to court public goodwill into deadly stampede scenes. A Christmas to remember for all the wrong…
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Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on Sunday demanded that Russia admit that it fired at an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet before it crashed, accusing Moscow of initially trying to cover up the cause of the fatal disaster. Aliyev made the accusation in an interview to state media at Baku airport four days after the AZAL Embraer…
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Pep Guardiola said relief was his overriding emotion after a 2-0 victory at Leicester secured just a second win in 14 games for the crisis-hit English champions on Sunday. Savinho and Erling Haaland struck either side of half-time as City ended a run of eight away games without a win. The performance was still far…
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Sheffield United regained top spot in the English Championship on Sunday despite being held 1-1 by managerless West Brom as pressure mounted on Plymouth boss Wayne Rooney following another demoralising defeat. Andre Brooks gave Sheffield United the lead in the early kick-off before Karlan Grant's equaliser in first-half stoppage time earned the Baggies their first…
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Juventus and Fiorentina's Serie A match in Turin on Sunday was interrupted after seven minutes after racist insults from the stands aimed at home striker Dusan Vlahovic. Earlier, Napoli edged past struggling Venezia 1-0 to move level on points with leaders Atalanta. In Turin, referee Maurizio Mariani called over the two captains to tell them…
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The International Air Transport Association called Sunday for a thorough, impartial and transparent investigation into the fatal Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash. IATA said that if a probe finds the passenger plane was brought down by combatants, the perpetrators must be brought to justice. The AZAL plane crashed in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, killing 38 people of…
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The Dr. Wale Fasakin-led executive committee of the University of Ilorin Alumni Association has described as "unguarded and misdirected" the claim by Prof. AbdulRasaq Kilani that he is being impersonated as the group's president. Kilani's faction had earlier on Sunday accused Fasakin of parading himself as the association's president three years after his removal for…
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The holiday weekend in North America saw two films battling for box-office supremacy and both emerging with a claim to first place. Disney's animated drama "Mufasa: The Lion King" prevailed in the five days from Christmas Day through Sunday with an estimated take of $63.8 million, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday. But Paramount's action…
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Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has commended Remoland for the progress it has made in agriculture and industrialization. Speaking at the maiden edition of the Remo Day celebration held at the Gateway International Stadium, Sagamu, Governor Abiodun said Remoland has achieved many breakthroughs in the areas of agriculture, education, science, and technology through a…
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The beneficiaries of the foreign post-graduate scholarship program of the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I Jibrin, have departed the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport for India on Sunday, where they will pursue courses in artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and other fields. Through the Barau I Jibrin Foundation (BIJF), 70 students from across the…
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Former lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani, has criticised the immediate past Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, over recent comments on alleged issues of nepotism at the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). The senator, who represented Kaduna Central in the defunct 8th National Assembly, on Sunday took a swipe at the former governor, saying that…