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Manchester United have signed Matthijs de Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui from Bayern Munich, the Premier League club announced Tuesday. Fees for the pair were not disclosed by the English giants, but British media reports estimated the duo had arrived at Old Trafford for a combined £60 million ($77 million, 70 million euros). Netherlands defender De…
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The House of Representatives Special Committee on Oil Theft/Losses has canvassed special intervention funds for the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to enable them to perform optimally. The Chairman of the Committee, Hon. Alhasan Ado Doguwa, said this on Tuesday during a special session/hearing on the utilisation…
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Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has announced plans to provide grants ranging from N500,000 to N10 million to business-oriented youths in the state. The initiative, according to the governor, is part of the Ogun Youth Empowerment and Entrepreneurial Programme (OGYESOGYES), which will be relaunched soon. The governor made this disclosure at the Remo International Youth…
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The Senate Panel on Public Accounts on Tuesday berated the management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), and 12 others over their failure to respond to queries raised against them in the 2019 Audit Report. The Chairman of the panel, Senator Ahmed…
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Former Nigerian leaders, including General Yakubu Gowon, Muhammadu Buhari, Goodluck Jonathan, and General Abdulsalami Abubakar, on Tuesday passed a vote of confidence in President Bola Tinubu’s leadership of the nation and declared their readiness to resist any attempt at an unconstitutional change of government in the country. This was the fallout of the meeting of…
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West Ham signed Manchester United defender Aaron Wan-Bissaka in a deal worth a reported £15 million ($19 million) on Tuesday. Wan-Bissaka agreed a seven-year contract with the Hammers after spending five years at Old Trafford. The 26-year-old right-back made 190 appearances for United following his 2019 move from Crystal Palace. He appeared in United's surprise…
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Bournemouth signed Mexico defender Julian Araujo from Barcelona in a deal worth a reported £8.5 million ($10.9 million) on Tuesday. Araujo agreed a five-year contract with the Premier League club after ending his one-year stay at Barca. Born in California, the 23-year-old right-back started his career at LA Galaxy before moving to the Camp Nou…
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The African Union's health watchdog on Tuesday declared a public health emergency over the growing mpox outbreak on the continent, saying the move is a "clarion call for action". The outbreak has swept through several African countries, particularly the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the virus formerly called monkeypox was first discovered in humans in…
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The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has called on the military to sustain the war against crude oil theft and pipeline vandalism, stating that the current onslaught against the menace has yielded improved growth in the nation’s crude oil production. NNPCL's Group Chief Executive Officer, Mele Kyari, made this appeal when he received in…
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A new Commissioner of Police (CP), Mr Nemi Edwin-Iwo, has assumed duty in Edo, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. According to a statement issued in Benin on Tuesday by the spokesperson of the Police Command in Edo, SP Moses Yamu, the new CP replaced Funsho Adegboye. The statement described Edwin-Iwo, the 47th CP…
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The Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC) impounded alcoholic drinks worth N1 million during a raid on Olupese Terminal Park and Oshodi-Bolade Garages on Tuesday. This was disclosed by LAGESC Corps Marshal, Major Olaniyi Cole (retd), at the Command Headquarters of the Agency at Bolade-Oshodi. The move is part of efforts by the state government to…