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FCT high court financial director swept away in floods as he was driving to the airport

FEDERAL Capital Territory (FCT) High Court finance director Tony Okecheme is thought to have lost his life after his car was swept away in recent deluge while he was driving to the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja.

 

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Former Arsenal striker Chuba Akpom signs switch papers allowing him to play for Nigeria

FORMER England youth striker Chuba Akpom has pledged his international future to Nigeria by signing a switch agreement with the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) that will enable the association commence his changeover with Fifa.

 

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Is Vanguard’s apology a Road to Damascus moment that marks a turning point in the fight against sycophancy in Nigeria?

By Ayo Akinfe

(1) One of the biggest drawbacks against Nigeria’s socio-economic development is sycophancy, the rankadede culture and doing anything for the oga at the top in a bid to get your share of the crumbs that fall from the master’s table. As a people, we turn a blind eye to the most heinous crimes for personal gain

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UK donates £22m towards feeding internally displaced persons in northeast Nigeria

BRITAIN is to donate £22m towards feeding victims of the insurgency on northwest Nigeria through the United Nations Children Fund (Unicef) as part of its assistance to displaced persons left destitute by the Boko Haram crisis.

 

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Nigerian teenager Miguel Azeez signs three year professional contract with Arsenal

ENGLISH Premier League giants Arsenal have signed Nigerian-born left-sided attacking midfielder Miguel Azeez offering him a three year contract with an option to extend it for a further two years if he excels.

 

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Buhari uses his address to UN General Assembly to reiterate his commitment to fighting corruption

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari addressed the 74th United Nations General Assembly (Unga) yesterday declaring that his government is facing the challenge of corruption head-on and will not shy away from going after international collaborators.

 

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Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption chair Prof Sagay dismisses allegations against Osinbajo

PRESIDENTIAL adviser Professor Itse Sagay has dismissed the ongoing campaign of calumny against vice president Professor Yemi Osinbajo as the handiwork of government enemies saying the number two man is an incorruptible man of God who is as clean as a whistle.

 

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Buhari tells UN environmental summit that Nigeria will plant 25m trees to combat climate change

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has promised that his government will plant 25m trees over the next four years as part of an ambitious programme to enhance the country’s carbon sink and combat climate change.

 

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Nigeria’s road network is one of the biggest victims of this over-centralisation of power


By Ayo Akinfe

(1) This is Aba. The filthiest and worst planned city in Nigeria. It has grown and expanded without a masterplan, effectively making it Nigeria’s largest ghetto. It ranks alongside the Gaza Strip as a place of human misery

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Federal Inland Revenue Service gives Timi Frank 24 hours to withdraw his wild claims or face a libel suit

NIGERIA'S Federal Inland Revenue Service (Firs) has threatened to sue former All Progressives Congress (APC) spokesman Timi Frank for libel after he alleged that the agency funded the party's 1029 election campaign to the tune of N90bn ($247.62m).

 

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