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The Ligue 1 match between Marseille and Lyon on Sunday was called off after a chaotic incident that led to the attack on Lyon’s team bus. The incident left head coach Fabio Grosso and his assistant Raffaele Longo, seriously injured in the face. According The Guardian UK, the incident occurred as the team was en…
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The Canadian government says it will introduce new measures to tighten standards on colleges, responding to allegations that Canada’s education sector is bringing in so many foreign students to boost pressure on housing and the labor market. According to a report by Bloomberg, Canada’s Immigration Minister Marc Miller has announced a franework that will make…
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No fewer than 20 persons have been feared killed in Sunday’s renewed clash between people of Yache-Ijiegu community in Yala LGA of Cross River State and Tiv settlers from Benue State, over lingering boundary clashes. Specific numbers of casualties are yet to be determined, but women and children are feared to constitute higher numbers. We…
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Former UFC champion, Francis Ngannou has insisted that he won his boxing match against Tyson Fury despite the split decision favouring the Briton. Recall that Ngannou lost a controversial decision against Fury in the pair’s boxing match on Saturday night in Saudi Arabia, despite knocking down the WBC heavyweight title holder in Round 3. Speaking…
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The presidential compressed natural gas initiative (PCNGI) has inaugurated a CNG vehicle pilot conversion centre as part of the federal government’s effort to curtail the petrol subsidy removal effect. Speaking at the inauguration of the FEMADAC station, located in Lekki-Epe, Lagos state, on Saturday, Micheal Oluwagbemi, chief executive officer (CEO) of PCNGI, described the step…
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Equipment worth 1.2 million Euros will be imported to effect maintenance on the Eko Bridge in Lagos, Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi has said. Mr Clement Ezeorah, Assistant Director of Information at the Federal Ministry of Works made this known in a statement he issued on Sunday in Abuja. He stated that the minister…
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Governor of Lagos State, Mr @jidesanwoolu at the #LagosFashionWeek 2023, closing the Emmy Kasbit show. #LFW23 #BNStyleLFW23 #GreaterLagosRising
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Nigerian hip-hop artiste, Tochukwu Ojogwu, aka Odumodublvck has said Burna Boy is currently ahead of Wizkid and Davido “based on activity” currently. Featuring in the latest episode of London’s 90 podcast, the ‘Declan Rice’ crooner said he would place Burna Boy at number one on his ranking of top afrobeats artists. He said Davido will…
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Ben Murray-Bruce, a former senator, has asked Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) and Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to congratulate President Bola Tinubu. On Thursday, a seven-member panel of the supreme led by Inyang Okoro, dismissed the petitions filed by Obi and Atiku against the election of Tinubu. The apex…
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Nigerian athlete Grace Nkwocha has been handed a three-year ban by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for using prohibited substances. The AIU announced the sanction on their official X handle. Nkwocha was a member of the quartet that won gold for Nigeria in the 4x 100m at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. The athlete…