An England U-20 national team comprising six players eligible to play for Nigeria will be looking to become world champions in the age group for the very first time as they meet Venezuela in the final match of the competition tonight. Taking centre stage after the match for third place between Uruguay and Italy, the […]
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Seven of the newly elected MPs in the just concluded General Elections in the United Kingdom are of Nigerian origin. Four retained their seats while three were elected to Parliament for the first time. The four who retained their seats were, Chuka Umunna (Labour – Streatham), Chi Onwurah (Labour – Newcastle Central), Kate Osamor (Labour […]
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US President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer has rejected allegations made by James Comey, the former FBI director, before the US Senate. Marc Kasowitz said Mr Trump never sought to impede the investigation into possible Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. He suggested that leaks by Mr Comey should themselves be investigated. Mr Comey testified […]
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The northern youth groups that gave an ultimatum to Igbo to leave their region latest on October 1, 2017 have also urged the Federal reaffirmed their stand yesterday. They urged the Federal Government to hold a referendum for the actualisation of Biafra Republic. The groups’ restatement of their position shows that the government at the […]
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Super Eagles Coach Gernot Rohr has dismissed insinuations that he was under pressure in the selection of players for tomorrow’s 2019 AFCON qualifier saying: “the independence I have enjoyed so far has assisted me in building the team. However, he said that his team has adequately prepared for tomorrow match, predicting a win over the […]
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Hibernian have completed the signing of centre-back Efe Ambrose on a two-year deal after a successful spell on loan. The Nigerian international, 28, helped the Edinburgh club clinch the Scottish Championship title after joining on a short-term deal from Celtic on 1 March. He played 12 games at centre-back and right-back, scoring one goal. Hibs […]
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The pound fell sharply overnight, after the election resulted in a hung parliament. At one stage it hit $1.27 against the dollar, before recovering slightly. Traders had been expecting a clear victory for Theresa May’s Conservatives, but are now concerned about political uncertainty. The London stock market begins trading at 08:00 GMT. A weaker pound […]
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Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, has called on Theresa May to resign as election results point to a hung Parliament. Speaking following his re-election as the MP for Islington North, the Labour leader said people had voted “for hope for the future”. And he pledged that Labour MPs would make sure the policies in the party’s […]
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Former President, Goodluck Jonathan has reacted to the ultimatum issued to the Igbos in the north to leave the region, the Daily Post reports. According to Media reports, a coalition of Northern Youth Groups in what they tagged “The Kaduna Declaration” had given all Igbos residing in any part of Northern Nigeria three months to […]
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Suspected Boko Haram fighters attacked the city of Maiduguri in northeast Nigeria on Wednesday, the Islamist militant group’s most serious assault on the regional capital in a year and a half. The raid comes six months President Muhammadu Buhari said Boko Haram had “technically” been defeated by a military campaign that had pushed many jihadists […]
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