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Former Arsenal forward, Nwankwo Kanu, has backed Arsenal to win their first Premier League title in 19 years after the Gunners passed another huge test in their title charge, defeating Manchester United 3-2 at the Emirates on Sunday The Gunners were held by Newcastle at the start of the month but won at Tottenham last […]
Super Eagles head coach, Jose Peseiro, has confessed that with the array of stars that the country is blessed with, it is tough choosing the right players for the national team. The Portuguese tactician was recently in England to watch Nigeria stars where he also had the opportunity to watch English-based players eligible for the Eagles. […]
Al Nassr star Cristiano Ronaldo has expressed joy after his debut in a Saudi all-star exhibition match against France club, Paris Saint-Germain on Thursday. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner, who took to his social media to express his excitement playing competitively again, said he was happy to be back on the pitch and more so, […]
The scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, grew worse across the country on Thursday, as massive queues were witnessed in Abuja, Lagos, Port Harcourt, Calabar, Warri, Nasarawa, Minna, among other places. Oil marketers stated that the scarcity became worse due to the fact that dealers could hardly access the product from the only […]
The National Youth Service Corps has deployed 1,570 corps members to Bauchi State for the 2023 Batch A Stream 1 orientation exercises. The NYSC Bauchi Coordinator, Alhaji Namadi Abubakar, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria in Bauchi on Friday. According to him, the orientation for the corps members begins on January 25 and […]
Nigerian superstars, Burna Boy, Wizkid, and Davido, clinched awards on Sunday night at the prestigious All Africa Music Awards which took place in Dakar, Senegal. Grammy award-winning Burna Boy bagged the Best Act in Africa award at the eighth edition of the event. He also cliched the Best Album of Year award, beating the likes […]
Deposit Money Banks borrowed the sum of N21.87tn from the Central Bank of Nigeria via the Standing Lending Facility window and Repurchase Lending platform in 2020, according to the CBN financial data. This represents a 260 per cent increase when compared to the N5.744tn recorded via the same windows in 2022. It, however, represents a […]
•Cashiers ration new notes, lenders allot N100,000 per teller in banks •Suspicious customers snub new notes as local traders reject new currency •Court declines to stop CBN withdrawal policy, Emefiele meets Reps Tuesday Mixed reactions greeted the disbursement of the new naira notes that officially went into circulation on Thursday with many bank customers demanding […]
The Royal Morocco Football Federation (FMRF) has lodged a complaint to FIFA over the poor officiating of centre referee Cesar Ramos’ during their 2022 World Cup semi-final defeat to France. Recall that the Atlas Lions lost 2-0 to the reigning champions on Wednesday, however, FMRF claimed that the referee denied the team clear penalties that […]
At St Mary’s primary school in London, almost half of children are entitled to a free school lunch owing to the fact they are from England’s poorest families. And while charities argue that more pupils should be allowed access to taxpayer-funded meals amid a cost-of-living crisis caused by sky-high inflation, the government of Prime Minister […]
