The Federal Government has reacted to claims by former President Olusegun Obasanjo that it (the FG) is plotting to silence him using false witnesses to indict and possibly arrest him. According to a Channels TV report, Minister of Information and Culture, Mr Lai Mohammed, said in a statement on Friday that the allegations by the […]
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Divisions between Donald Trump and other leaders of G7 nations were laid bare on the first day of their summit. The US leader made a surprise call for Russia to be readmitted to the group of top industrialised nations after its expulsion for annexing Crimea. But German Chancellor Angela Merkel said EU members attending the […]
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Ghanaian footballer, Kingsley Sarfo, has been found guilty of having sex with a minor in Sweden and sentenced to two years and eight months in jail, according to a BBC report. Once the 23-year-old has completed his prison term he will be deported from Sweden and has also been ordered to pay just over US […]
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World heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has received an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours, according to a Skysports report. The British boxer of Nigerian parentage currently holds WBA, IBF and WBO titles after winning his March unification clash with Joseph Parker and was honoured for his services to boxing. This is the latest accolade for […]
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Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has admitted that his team is not fully ready for the World Cup while revealing that Crotone striker Simeon Nwankwo will be part of his 23 man squad to Russia, Completesportsnigeria.com reports. Super Eagles lost 2-1 to England at Wembley on Saturday, going down to goals from Gary Cahill and […]
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Donald Trump’s summit with Kim Jong-un in Singapore on 12 June is back on, the US president says, a week after it was scrapped. Mr Trump made the announcement after talks with a senior North Korean envoy at the White House. The envoy, General Kim Yong-chol, hand-delivered a letter from the North Korean leader to […]
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Shoppers queued outside for hours to try to get their hands on Nigeria’s new World Cup football kit in central London. The Nigeria Football Federation says there were three million pre-orders for its replica shirts, and they’ve been selling out online. The home and away shirts, priced at £64.95, were sold out on the Nike […]
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Nigeria Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr on Wednesday dropped Junior Lokosa and Lokomotiv Plovdiv defender Stephen Eze ahead of the friendly match against England on Saturday. The other two players dropped are Standard Liege midfielder Uche Agbo and Plateau United Dele Ajiboye. Meanwhile, Rohr left Abuja with 24 players for London ahead of Saturday’s friendly […]
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South Africa’s education minister Angie Motshekga has condemned a school for allowing girls to expose their buttocks and breasts in a choir competition, saying it was undignified and promoted their “sexual objectification”, in a report published by Times Live. In a statement, she said: “It is extremely disappointing to see that our educators have exposed […]
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A stay-at-home protest by Biafran separatists in Nigeria has crippled cities and towns in the south-east, according to a BBC report. Streets are empty and markets, banks and schools are closed to mark the abortive attempt in 1967 to gain independence for the region. It led to a bitter three-year civil war in which more […]
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