Governor Ambode orders opening of additional World Cup viewing centre as football fever grips Lagosians

LAGOS State's Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has bowed to pressure from soccer-crazy Nigerian football fans and opened a fresh World Cup Viewing Centre in Ikorodu after the nation got gripped by a frenzy after the Super Eagles beat Iceland 2-0 on Friday.

 

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Boko Haram defy Nigerian military by openly celebrating Eid-Fitr in Sambisa Forest

TERRORIST sect Boko Haram have defied the Nigerian Army by holding a brazen Eid-Fitr celebration involving a prayer session and the slaughtering of animals in Sambisa Forest to mark the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.

 

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Oshiomole advised to get rid of Lucifers within APC as he is elected chairman at rancorous convention

FORMER Edo State governor Adams Oshiomole has been advised to resist the blackmail and the stranglehold of the Lucifers within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) after he was unanimously elected as party chairman yesterday.

 

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Argentina drop goalkeeper Caballero for Nigeria game after he receives threats for his gaffe against Croatia

ARGENTINA has decided to go for broke against Nigeria when the two meet for the do-or-die Group D clash in the ongoing World Cup with head coach Jorge Sampaoli deciding to drop error-prone goalkeeper Willy Caballero for the match.

 

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Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Matthew Kukah urges Buhari to negotiate with treasury looters

CATHOLIC Bishop of Sokoto Diocese Mathew Kukah has advised the federal government to change its tactics in the anti-corruption fight against looters and enter into negotiations with the accused as a means of recovering the money they have stolen.

 

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Leicester City look to cash in on Musa's two goals as deal with Galatasaray inches closer

ENGLISH Premiership side Leicester City are looking to cash in on Ahmed Musa's two World Cup goals yesterday as the club believe that his brace against Iceland will boost the strikers' value as they prepare to offload him in a clearout exercise.

 

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Lagos doctor faces police questioning after flogging nurse and asking her to kneel down in hospital

AUTHORITIES at the Awoyaya Hospital and Maternity Centre in Lekki in Lagos State are having to deal with a bizarre case of bullying at work after a doctor asked a nurse working with him to kneel down and then proceeded to flog her with his belt.

 

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Biafra Nations Youth League says southeast and south-south politicians who oppose secession will be voted out

SECESSIONIST group the Biafra Nations Youth League (BNYL) has urged politicians from across Nigeria's southeast and south-south geo-political zones to support the ongoing demands for the creation of an independent republic or risk being voted out in 2019.

 

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Osinbajo says Buhari administration is committed to restructuring of the federation

VICE president Professor Yemi Osinbajo ha revealed that the current administration is not opposed to the restructuring of the Nigerian federation as is currently being canvassed in many quarters.

 

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Gernot makes dramatic changes for tonight's game against Iceland dropping Ighalo and Iwobi

SUPER Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr is reported to have taken the axe to his team and made wholesale dramatic changes ahead of tonight's game against Iceland including switching to a 3-5-2 formation and dropping Alex Iwobi and Odion Ighalo.

 

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