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Roger Federer has withdrawn from the ATP Cup, a new team competition to be held in Australia in January, citing “family reasons”. “It is with great regret that I am withdrawing from the inaugural ATP Cup event,” Federer said in a statement. “When I entered the event last month, it was a really difficult decision […]
Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets have maintained their perfect start at the FIFA U-17 World Cup tournament ongoing in Brazil. The team continued their winning streak on Tuesday night in Goiania with a brilliant fightback against Ecuador in the second Group B match of the competition. The fascinating match began with a superb performance from Ibrahim Sa’id […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria has signed a memorandum of understanding MoU with the Uniformed Services, Textile and Garment Factory Association in a bid to promote locally made fabrics and encourage Nigerian cotton farmers. The agreement was sealed on Tuesday under the Cotton, Textile and Garment Industry Resuscitation Project. Other beneficiaries of the project include […]
The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, says no fewer than 5,955 suspects have been arrested by the police since the beginning of 2019. He listed those arrested to include suspected armed robbers, kidnappers, murderers, and cultists while over 800 kidnapped persons have been rescued within the period. Professor Osinbajo made the disclosure on Monday in […]
A prosecution witness, Mr Shehu Shuaibu, has told a Federal High Court in Lagos that the sum of N800 million was paid from the Ministry of External Affairs into the account of a company, Jointrust Dimension Ltd. The witness, an investigator with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), gave the testimony on Tuesday at […]
The Police and Army have clashed in Osogbo, the Osun State capital after some soldiers were said to have invaded the police headquarters. The tension started after the soldiers allegedly invaded the police command headquarters on Monday afternoon following the arrest of one of their colleagues who allegedly stabbed a police officer on Saturday night. […]
MTN Nigeria Communication Limited has filed a 9,100-page document in court to prove its N3bn claim against the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami. Copies of the bulky document were brought in a coaster bus and delivered to the registry of the Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday. The telecommunications firm had last […]
Former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, has called on the Federal Government to review Nigeria’s foreign policy in the interest of the nation. He made the appeal on Tuesday, at the maiden edition of the annual Foreign Policy Public Lecture by the Association of Retired Career Ambassadors of Nigeria (ARCAN) at the Ministry of […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in the King Khalid International Airport, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Mr President is in Riyadh to attend the Future Investment Initiative (FII). Under the theme, ‘‘What’s Next for Global Business?’’, the event, which holds from October 29-31, will focus on three key pillars: Sustainable Future, Technology for Good and […]
Chapi Ferrer’s team will play a charity game in support of the Barça Foundation and the Premier League club’s foundation Barça Legends are set to travel to England once again after their visit in September 2017 to play Manchester United. The blaugranes will face Premier League giants Liverpool at Anfield, one of the most emblematic […]
