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An 18-year-old, David Inalegwu of Henry Seriake Dickson Golf and Country Club, Bayelsa State, has clinched victory at the 2024 Junior Open Golf Championship in Abuja. The championship, organised by the IBB Lady Golf Section led by Dame Julie Donli, began on Friday and ended on Sunday. This year's championship, the 16th edition of the…
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The Kano Field office of UNICEF has begun a two-day capacity building programme on result-based budget management and implementation for Katsina lawmakers. READ ALSO:Low breastfeeding rates in five Northern states worry UNICEF Speaking at the opening of the training on Monday, Alhaji Bello Kagara, the Commissioner of Budget and Economic Planning, said that legislative…
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The Nigerian Army said it has deployed officers in several of the northern states, to protect farmers, this is expected to boost harvest and improve the safety of farmers. According to a statement by the Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Edward Buba, the deployment was made particularly in the North West and the…
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Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Olanipekun Olukoyede has said Africa needs to put up a collective front to tackle corruption which has undermined the development of the region. The EFCC boss who made this observation at the opening of the 6th Annual General Assembly of at the 6th Annual General Assembly…
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Switzerland goalkeeper Yann Sommer announced his retirement from international football on Monday after a 12-year career in which he made 94 appearances for the national side. The 35-year-old played all five of Switzerland's matches at Euro 2024. His last international game was the quarter-final defeat by England on penalties. "My time with the national team…
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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thundery and rainy weather conditions from Monday to Wednesday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released in Abuja envisaged thunderstorms over parts of Kano, Katsina, Zamfara, Jigawa, Kaduna, Taraba and Bauchi States during the morning hours. According to NiMet, thunderstorms are expected over parts of Kebbi, Adamawa, Taraba,…
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A British diplomat based in Ireland resigned over arms sales to Israel with his email circulated online, saying the UK's foreign office "may be complicit in war crimes", it emerged Monday. Images of his resignation email sent to colleagues were posted online, with Mark Smith, who was based in the British embassy in Dublin, writing…
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Divers searched off the Italian island of Sicily Monday for six people missing after a superyacht sank during a sudden storm, killing at least one person, officials said. The 56-metre-long luxury yacht had been moored off Porticello, east of Palermo, when violent winds and rains swept suddenly up the coast before dawn, tearing through beach…
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A former Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi has called for the reconsideration of Nigeria's Bicameral legislature to enhance good governance in the country. He said bicameralism offers potential benefits such as preventing hasty legislation, promoting the division of labour, and providing checks and balances, that were not amply manifested in the context of…
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it will commence distribution of Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) in Edo State from Thursday August 22 ahead of the governorship election in the state. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, who disclosed this at a meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) on Monday in Abuja, said the PVCs…