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Falcons refuse to train after NFF fails to pay their bonuses at ongoing Women's Africa Cup of Nations

NIGERIA'S Super Falcons refused to train yesterday in protest of the fact that they have not been paid their due bonuses at the ongoing Women's Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon) currently taking place in Mexico.

 

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It is unfortunate that Nigeria's APC could not take a leaf from the book of the Democratic Party in the US and do what is right even if it will cost them electorally

Ayo Akinfe 

[1] As we all reel from the effects of yesterday's charade of fake bishops in Abuja, it is really time to look ourselves in the mirror and ask why we are so off the mark in all we do

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Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Agency staff to wear bodywork cameras on duty

LAGOS State government plans to introduce a crime data bank and bodywork cameras for members of its Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Agency (LNSA) as part of efforts to rebrand the agency as its steps up the fight against crime.

 

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African Development Bank loans Nigeria $134m to help modernise rural agriculture

NIGERIA has been granted an agricultural loan to the tune of $134m by the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) to help fund its National Agriculture Growth Scheme Agro Pocket programme.

 

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APC's northern states Muslim youth forum kick out against Tinubu's Muslim-Muslim ticket

MEMBERS of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Muslim youth organisation have kicked out against the decision of their party's presidential candidate Asiwaju Bola Tinubu to pick a fellow Muslim as his running mate got next year's election.

 

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Inec issues Adeleke with certificate of return confirming his victory in Osun elections

RECENTLY-elected Osun State governor-elect Senator Ademola Adeleke has finally been handed his certificate of return by the Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec) following his shock victory at the polls on Saturday.

 

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Oludare Olufunwa searches from new English club after being released by Southampton

 

NIGERIAN-born central defender Oludare Olufunwa is hoping to join another English Premier League or Championship side before the close of the current transfer window after just being released by Southampton.

 

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Were I in Kemi Badenoch's shoes I would try to re-invent myself as Britain's investment ambassador to Nigeria with the target of attracting at least $10bn of foreign direct investment annually

Ayo Akinfe

[1] On August 30 1894, British explorer Frederick Lugard began his expedition of the Niger which led to the eventual creation of the nation state called Nigeria. Over the next 20 years, Lugard had captured nearly 1m square kilometres, subduing about 20m people from 250 different ethnic groups. He created the biggest and most lucrative British colony south of the Sahara to the envy of the Germans and French

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Lawyer Adebayo Lawal sworn-in as new Oyo State deputy governor at ceremony in Ibadan

LAWYER Adebayo Lawal has been sworn-in as the new deputy governor of Oyo State following the recent impeachment of his predecessor Rauf Olaniyan by members of the Oyo State House of Assembly.

 

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Adeleke camp calls on Inec to issue their man with certificate of return following his victory

OSUN State's new governor-elect Senator Ademola Adeleke is yet to receive his certificate of return from the Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec) despite being declared the winner of the recent gubernatorial election.

 

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