Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo has stated that he “hopes to return to Madrid soon”, the club he achieved most as a player. The terrific forward made this known as he received the Marca Leyenda award. The Portuguese superstar spent a decade at Real Madrid, where he won four of his five Ballons d’Or and four Champions Leagues,…
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The Peoples Democratic Party on Monday urged the Senate to further give credibility to its ministerial screening by sending the names of the ministerial nominees to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for further investigation and screening. The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan, in a statement also stated that the screening must have…
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An attack this weekend by Boko Haram fighters on a funeral in Maiduguri, Borno State, has left 65 people dead, almost triple the initial toll, a local official said Sunday. Dozens more bodies were discovered following the assault Saturday by gunmen on Gajiram village, close to the regional capital Maiduguri. “It is 65 people dead…
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At the recently concluded 5th edition of the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) Entrepreneurship Forum, five African Presidents and thousands of young African entrepreneurs converged at the most influential gathering in the African entrepreneurship ecosystem. Job creation and youth empowerment were the key themes tackled at the Forum. The Tony Elumelu Foundation, which has been at the…
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The Kaduna State division of the Nigerian Police have on Sunday, declared that they had tightened up security ahead of today’s ruling of the application filed by the embattled leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, Ibraheem El-Zakzaky. Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court will rule on the application filed by El-Zakzaky,…
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In a photo making rounds on the internet, a Kenyan pastor allegedly found Jesus and brought him to his congregation to preach. According to reports, his main purpose of coming is to educate people that he isn’t Jesus of the Bible and that he simply acted like Jesus in those movies we’ve been watching since…
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Chelsea manager and club legend Frank Lampard says he doesn’t want to hear offensive songs sung by the club’s fan base after their pre-season friendly with Reading was marred by derogatory chants from the stands. London rivals West Ham and Tottenham were targeted by a section of the traveling Blues support at the Madejski Stadium on Sunday afternoon. One song…
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The Federal Government of Nigeria and the United States Government have sold off a 65-metre Galactica Star super yacht worth $42m (N15.1bn) belonging to oil magnate Kola Aluko, who was accused of cheating Nigeria out of almost $1.8bn (N648bn) in siphoned crude oil sales. Although the yacht was priced at $42m, it could not be…
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The traditional head of Iwo, the Oluwo of Iwo land, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, has stated his wish to acquire English Football Club, which is also the club he supports Chelsea. Speaking in an interview with Sodiq Oyeleke, he spoke about his sports life and more. See extract from the interview Below. Did you indulge in sports…
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The Federal Government has obtained a court order to proscribe the Shiites’ organisation formally referred to as the Islamic Movement in Nigeria. The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday ordered the proscription of the Shiites’ movement as protests by the Islamic organisation rock Abuja. According to PUNCH Justice Nkeonye Maha issued the order in…
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