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8 Jun
Leicester City has confirmed that they are in talks with Super Eagles' midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi regarding his future with them. "The club remains in discussion with midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi regarding his future beyond the expiration of his current contract this month," the Foxes wrote on their official website. READ ALSO: At New Maracana Stadium, Ndidi…
8 Jun
Leicester City on Friday officially confirmed that Super Eagles attacker, Kelechi Iheanacho will leave the club this summer. The Foxes wrote on their official website: "Also leaving Filbert Way is Kelechi Iheanacho, bringing to an end his seven-year stint in the East Midlands." Signing from Manchester City in August 2017, the popular forward has scored…
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Governor of Plateau State, Caleb Mutfwang, has dismissed rumours circulating on social media that he has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a press statement on Monday, Mutfwang described the claims as the handiwork of mischief makers and agents of division, aimed at misleading the public about his political allegiance and unwavering commitment…
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Mr Wale Edun, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, on Monday said the N13 trillion deficit in the N48 trillion 2025 budget would be financed through borrowing. The minister said this while briefing State House Correspondents after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The News Agency of…
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The Super Eagles duo of Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman were the only players listed among Africa Eleven in the Confederation of African Football (CAF) awards in Marrakech, Morocco. The duo was instrumental to Nigeria's sterling performance at the 2024 Africa Cup of Nations held in Côte d'Ivoire in January this year. While Osimhen could…
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Three people have been confirmed dead following a violent clash that erupted between worshippers of the United Methodist Church in Nigeria (UMCN) and the Global Methodist Church (GMC) in Taraba State. The crisis, as gathered by The Guardian, erupted on Sunday in the Karim-Lamido Local Government Area (LGA) after one faction reportedly unsealed a church…
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The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of 11 Commissioners of Police (CPs) and 16 Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCPs) to their next ranks. Mr Ikechukwu Ani, the Head of Press and Public Relations of PSC, made this announcement in a statement on Monday in Abuja. The 11 CPs were promoted to the…
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The Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Dr Zacch Adedeji, has been applauded for attaining the N18.5 trillion revenue target in the 2024 fiscal year. The Policy Monitoring and Accountability Foundation (PMAF), an organisation comprising over 300 persons, including industry experts, policy analysts, business leaders, and civil society advocates, noted that the…
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The organised labour in Nasarawa State has suspended its indefinite strike action after reaching an agreement with the government on the consequential adjustments of the minimum wage for workers. The suspension of the strike was announced at a joint news conference on Monday in Lafia by the labour leaders. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
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Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I. Jibrin, has tasked the legislature with ensuring that the people's interests are always served. According to a statement signed by his spokesman, Ismail Mudashir, the Senate Deputy President gave the charge during the 7th annual Senator Abiola Ajimobi roundtable and the 75th posthumous birthday of the late…
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The Jigawa Tsangaya Education Board says it will construct skills acquisition centre in each of the three newly established Mega Tsangaya Schools in the state. Dr Abubakar Maje, the Executive Secretary of the board, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dutse, on Monday. Maje said the project also included the…
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No fewer than 526 persons were killed in violent attacks and 949 others were kidnapped by criminal elements in various parts of the country, the Nigeria 2024 annual human rights report has revealed. The report also captured attacks by criminal elements on security agents at checkpoints and other security formations, adding that incidents of insecurity…