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The Governor of Kano State, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has ordered the immediate arrest of the deposed Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero. This directive was issued in a statement on Saturday by the Director General of Media and Publicity at Government House, Kano, Sanusi Tofa. The governor, in the statement titled "Gov. Yusuf Orders…
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Vice President Kashim Shettima yesterday disclosed that funding the nation’s energy transition requires investments of over $10 billion per year up to 2060.
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Determined to ensure only the best players play for the Super Eagles, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) top brass are planning to persuade Crystal Palace winger, Michael Olise, to embrace Nigeria over France, The Guardian can report. A source at the Glass House revealed that the country's soccer governing body is leaving no stone unturned to…
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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has decried the silent treatment of the Federal Government (FG) and called
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Gov. Mai Mala Buni of Yobe has urged the Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development to cut down the prices
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Israel bombed the Gaza Strip, including Rafah, on Saturday, despite an order from the UN's top court for it to "immediately halt"
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A car explosion killed one person in Damascus on Saturday, the official Syrian news agency SANA reported, without identifying the victim.
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Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani on Saturday announced Rome would restore funding for the UN agency for Palestinian
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Two top rivals of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi who accuse his government of targeting them in unjustified criminal probes
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The Nigeria Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has directed Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to review Dana Air
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Gov. Uba Sani, of Kaduna State on Friday said the establishment of Metropolitan Authorities in the state was not intended to
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The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual knockout football competition in domestic English football. First played during the 1871–72 season, it is the oldest national football competition in the world. Manchester United Vs Manchester City will be facing off and here is the preview of the game on The Nutmeg.
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A fire that broke out at a densely populated residential area in the capital city early on Friday killed at least 14 people and injured three.
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There are calls for justice after a damning report shows that the British government intentionally contaminated the blood of tens of thousands of patients between the 1970s and 1990s and attempted to cover it up.
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Ademola Lookman arrived in Dublin at the start of this week having lost the AFCON final with Nigeria and the Coppa Italia final with Atalanta already in 2024.
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What the Super Eagles need is a manager and not a coach. In the national team, there is less coaching and more player management; less technical training and more tactical planning – a very thin but delicate difference.
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What appears a cold war may be brewing between the Sports Minister, Senator John Owen Enoh and the Chairman, House Committee on Sports, Hon. Ekene Adams, over the expenditure of the N12 billion intervention fund released by President Bola Tinubu to the sports ministry earlier this year.
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Twenty-one years ago, Nigeria’s former 400m hurdler, Victor Okorie, was part of the nation’s contingent to the then IAAF World Athletics Championships in Saint Denis, France.
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It was great excitement for children from over 200 schools as the 2024 edition of the National Schools’ Team Chess Championship began in Lagos, yesterday. The event is being organised by Ecobank Nigeria in collaboration with Nigeria Chess Federation (NCF).
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A tanker conveying Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) on Saturday morning exploded after falling on its side at Ibafo axis
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The Kano State Police Commissioner, CP Mohammed Usaini Gumel, has insisted that security forces are fully complying with the court order of the Federal High Court, which halted the reinstatement of Muhammadu Sanusi as the 16th Emir of Kano. Additionally, the police chief in Kano declared he was unaware of any Kano State government order…
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Determined to ensure only the best players play for the Super Eagles, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) top brass are planning to persuade Crystal Palace winger, Michael Olise, to embrace Nigeria over France, The Guardian can report. A source at the Glass House revealed that the country's soccer governing body is leaving no stone unturned to…
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