Nigerian Sportsmanship
12 May 2024
Members of the Flying Eagles set of 1983 are honouring the enduring legacy of their late captain, Ali Jeje, by bestowing a full scholarship upon his son, Abdul Rahman Jeje. This poignant gesture reflects the profound impact Jeje had on Nigerian football history, particularly as the cornerstone of the Flying Eagles' journey to the FIFA…
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The Senate Committee on Public Accounts (SPAC) has approved the 2025 budgetary proposal for the Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation (OAuGF), following the resolution of initial concerns. The approval was granted after the Auditor-General, Shaakaa Kanyitor Chira, addressed grey areas identified by the committee during the initial presentation earlier this week. At a…
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The United States withdrawing from the World Health Organization would have a significant impact on public health programmes in Africa, the continent's public health agency said Thursday. Hours after taking office on Monday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the US to withdraw from the UN agency, which threatens to leave numerous global…
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The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has disbursed N116. 184b for institutional loans and upkeep of students across 176, 252 beneficiary institutions in the country as of January 2025, the Managing Director Akintunde Sawyer has indicated. The funds, distributed under the Nigerian Student Loan Scheme, have benefited 680,658 students in universities, polytechnics, and colleges of…
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The Management of Ekiti State Polytechnic, Isan-Ekiti, has appointed Mrs Abimbola Adewumi as the new registrar of the institution.
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Residents of the Jacob Beredugo street along the Osiri area of Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital were on Wednesday night thrown into shock and disbelief following the discovery of the skeleton of 45-year-old Preacher, Esere Okilo in his residence 15 months after he was declared missing. The deceased, Esere Okilo is from Nembe-Bassambiri in Bayelsa…
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A judge on Thursday jailed for life a British teenager who killed three young girls in a frenzied stabbing spree, as the families wept in court at horrific details of the "extreme violence" he inflicted on them.Sentencing violence-obsessed Axel Rudakubana to 13 life terms for the three murders and 10 attempted murders, judge Julian Goose…
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An outbreak of the Marburg virus has killed nine people in Tanzania, Africa's health agency said Thursday, up from eight suspected deaths reported by the World Health Organization last week. The east African nation on Monday confirmed the second outbreak of the deadly virus in its history, following a 2023 outbreak that killed six people,…
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The Katsina Command of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency. (NDLEA), says it has arrested 734 suspects in connection with various drug