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21 Dec
George Eastham, a member of England's 1966 World Cup-winning squad, has died at the age of 88, his former club Stoke City announced on their website on Saturday. Eastham, whose father also named George once played for England, won 19 caps for his country between 1963 and 1966. He did not play in England's 1966…
3 Dec
Promptings by the United States and the United Kingdom that translated into long-range military strikes by Ukraine deep on Russia underscore a closer proximity to not only worsening the war in that region
1 Dec
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola reminded Liverpool fans of his six Premier League titles in the past seven seasons after he was taunted towards the end of Sunday's 2-0 defeat at Anfield. Guardiola was met with chants of "you're getting sacked in the morning" from the home support after City suffered a sixth defeat in…
13 Nov
Britain's The Guardian newspaper announced Wednesday it would no longer post content from its official accounts on Elon Musk's X, branding it a "toxic media platform" home to "often disturbing content". "We think that the benefits of being on X are now outweighed by the negatives," the left-leaning newspaper, which has nearly 11 million followers…
10 Nov
Taylor Swift, Charli XCX and Billie Eilish are among the female artists tipped to dominate the 2024 MTV Europe Music Awards to be held in Manchester, northwest England, on Sunday. The ceremony's 30th edition, which brings together the biggest names in world music, gets under way at the city's new Co-op Live venue from 8:00…
20 Oct
Arsenal were the big losers in the Premier League title race this weekend, as the Gunners were shockingly beaten 2-0 at Bournemouth, while Liverpool and Manchester City secured vital wins on Sunday. City needed a controversial 95th minute winner from John Stones to see off bottom-of-the-table Wolves 2-1. Liverpool were pushed all the way by…
1 Oct
Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes has escaped a three-match suspension after his red card in a 3-0 defeat to Tottenham was overturned. The Portugal midfielder was sent off by referee Chris Kavanagh for a high tackle on James Maddison during Sunday's clash at Old Trafford. Fernandes clearly slipped before catching Maddison, who agreed the challenge…
28 Sep
Mohamed Salah fired Liverpool to the top of the Premier League as the Egypt star's penalty sealed a 2-1 win at struggling Wolves on Saturday. Salah struck in the second half after Rayan Ait Nouri had cancelled out Ibrahima Konate's opener for Liverpool. Arne Slot's side have won five of their six league games this…
12 Sep
Nigeria stands to receive about N589 billion (£272.6 million) from eight partnership agreements it signed with the United Kingdom yesterday in Abuja. The programme implementation agreements, signed by the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Abubakar Bagudu, and the UK Chargé d’Affaires, Ms. Cynthia Rowe, commit both countries to collaboration in critical sectors, including…
10 Sep
The Presidency on Tuesday dismissed as untrue, allegations by the United Kingdom (UK) Trade Union Congress that the President Bola Tinubu-led administration is engaged in human rights abuses. In a statement, the Presidency said it is not at daggers drawn with the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), dismissing the allegations as unfounded. "We reject any notion…
4 Sep
About 200 migrants tried to leave French shores for the United Kingdom on Wednesday, the day after 12 people died trying to make the journey. Angele Vettorello, a Calais charity worker and Coordinator at Utopia 56, made the disclosure. She said: “The crossing, it is not going to stop. “This morning, we saw more than…
28 Aug
Four Nigerian nationals have been convicted and sentenced by Woolwich Crown Court in London for creating and using over 2,000 fake marriage certificates to help individuals illegally remain in the United Kingdom. The defendants, identified as Abraham Onifade, Abayomi Shodipo, Nosimot Gbadamosi, and Adekunle Kabir, were found guilty of various charges related to fraud and…
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Kogi State High Court, sitting in Lakoja on Thursday, has granted a stay of execution over the last judgement on the case of the Ohinoyi of Ebiraland. The court also ordered the maintenance of status quo in the case of Ohinoyi of Ebiraland, Ahmed-Anaje, who was sacked on February 3. Justice Umar Salisu of High…
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Lagos Water Corporation has partnered with WaterAid Nigeria and Armani Beauty to rehabilitate the Akilo Waterworks, initially built as part of a project to provide safe, treated water to the Ifako Agege area of Lagos. The Akilo Waterworks was constructed in 2012 as one of the 18 micro waterworks in the state to provide safe…
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A coordinated security operation by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command, the military, and local vigilantes has led to the neutralisation of three notorious armed robbers in Filin-Dabo Village, Dei-Dei outskirts of Abuja. The operation, which took place at midnight, also resulted in the recovery of firearms and other incriminating items. The swift response…
23 mins ago
The National Assembly has explained approval of the 2025 Appropriation Bill, which increased from N49.7 trillion to N54.99 trillion—the highest in the nation's history. This adjustment followed legislative reviews that uncovered additional revenues from key government agencies. The chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriation, Senator Adeola Solomon Olamilekan, while explaining the Budget Expansion and…
27 mins ago
Commander of the 32 Artillery Brigade, Nigerian Army (NA), Brigadier General Justin Ifeanyi, has assured the Ondo State Security Network Agency, otherwise known as Amotekun Corps, of robust synergy. According to the Brigadier General, who resumed command at the artillery a few days ago while on a courtesy visit to the headquarters of the corps,…
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The management of the Enugu State University of Science and Technology Teaching Hospital (ESUTH) says it will dispose more than 300 unclaimed bodies from its mortuary before the end of March. This is contained in a statement issued by the Chief Medical Director of ESUTH, Prof. Bethrand Ngwu, on Thursday in Enugu. Ngwu said that…
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The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to combat malnutrition and improve nutrition outcomes across all 774 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in the country. Ibrahim Hassan-Hadejia, Deputy Chief of Staff to the President at the Office of the Vice President, made this statement during a two-day N-774 Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) validation meeting on Thursday…
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The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dr. Tajudeen Abass, says Nigeria is underperforming when it comes to revenue generation. Speaking in Abuja on Thursday when the leadership of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) paid him a courtesy visit, he asserted that Nigeria cannot record significant progress due to its current tax…
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The National Assembly on Thursday passed the 2025 Appropriation Bill, raising the total estimates by over N700 billion from the proposed N54.2 trillion to 54,990,165,355,396. One key adjustment in the budget is the approval of N300 billion for health intervention programmes following the decision of U.S. President Donald Trump to pause foreign aid for 90…
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A Lagos State High Court sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS) has reserved judgment until Feb. 27 in the case of a 50-year-old man, Benjamin Ogudoro, who allegedly burnt his wife and brother-in-law to death. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the judgment, which was slated for Feb. 13, before Justice Sherifat Sonaike,…