The federal government has claimed that the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, was brought back from India, where he was taken to undergo treatment, because he was seeking asylum in the Asian country. The Permanent Secretary Ministry of Information and Culture, Grace Isu Gekpe , said this in a […]
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Former Super Eagles coach Samson Siasia has been banned for life and fined $50,000 by Fifa for agreeing to ‘the manipulation of matches.’ According to a press release on FIFA.com: “The adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee has found Mr Samson Siasia, a former official of the Nigeria Football Federation, guilty of having accepted […]
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The Cultural Counsellor of the Embassy of China, Mr. Li Xuda, on Friday, gave University admission notices to 58 Nigerians on behalf of his country in Abuja on Friday. The recipients were made up of 16 Doctorate degree, 39 Masters degree and 3 Undergraduate students. Addressing the awardees during a pre-departure briefing, the Ambassador of […]
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A judge in London said on Friday he would grant a firm called Process and Industrial Developments Ltd (P&ID) the right to seek to seize some $9 billion in assets from the Nigerian government over an aborted gas project, according to a Reuters report. The company was awarded $6.6 billion in an arbitration decision over […]
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Congresswoman Rashida, whose application for a visa to visit Israel was initially rejected by Israel then accepted with conditions attached, has now announced via her Twitter account that she no longer wishes to visit Israel. In a Twitter thread, the US Congresswoman has stated that she would no longer be visiting Israel under the conditions […]
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Greenland has said it is “not for sale” following reports that US President Donald Trump has spoken about buying the world’s biggest island. The president is said to have discussed the idea of purchasing Greenland, an autonomous Danish territory, during dinners and meetings with advisers. Greenland’s foreign ministry dismissed the idea, however, saying: “We’re open […]
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A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Ifedayo Adedipe, has questioned the legitimacy of the President Buhari administration over its perennial refusal to honour court’s orders. While appearing on a ChannelsTV program, Adedipe said, “What has really worried me in recent times is that wrongdoing on the part of the government is becoming more manifest and […]
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Sheikh Ibrahim El-ZakZaky, leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, IMN, and his wife, Zeenat, have returned to Nigeria from India, according to a Daily Post report. The Islamic cleric had reportedly refused to receive medical treatment from doctors in India earlier in the week. El-Zakzaky and his wife arrived the country aboard an Ethiopian […]
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21-year-old Chelsea striker, Tammy Abraham, has been receiving support from different quarters after a barrage of insults from Chelsea fans who hold him responsible for the loss to Liverpool in the Supercup final on Wednesday. According to a BBC report, Chelsea released a report saying, “We are disgusted with the abhorrent posts we have seen […]
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Israeli Interior Minister, Aryeh Deri, has said on Friday that he would approve a humanitarian request from Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Minn) to visit her 90-year-old grandmother living in the West Bank a day after Israel announced it was banning the Congresswoman from entering the country for a four day visit, according to a Washington Post […]
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