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Buhari reacts to investigations in NDDC, EFCC, says appointees abused trust
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Abuja reacted for the first time on the allegations of corruption leveled against the leaderships of some Federal Government Agencies and Commissions. These commissions include the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The president, who spoke after observing his Eid prayers at…
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Mourinho aims dig at Fernandes for penalty record
Jose Mourinho has taken a light-hearted swipe at Bruno Fernandes for his Manchester United penalty record, joking that the midfielder “had about 20 to score” in the second half of the season. United set a new Premier League record for the most penalties won in a single campaign when Anthony Martial was brought down in…
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De Gea must go, Roy Keane tells Man Utd
Roy Keane thinks Manchester United must replace David De Gea if they are serious about challenging for the Premier League title. Despite managing 13 clean sheets, the Spaniard has come under fire for a number of mistakes this season. Keane has been one of those vocal critics and he believes the 29-year-old must be replaced…
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Pay stranded students tuition fees abroad, NiDCOM tells NDDC
The Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has appealed to the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to pay the allowances, tuition fees and other incentives of students on scholarship scheme. In a statement signed by Mr Gabriel Odu, Head of Media, Public Relations and Protocol Unit, NIDCOM, Dabiri-Erewa said that as…
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Transfer: Chelsea put Kepa up for sale
Chelsea are inviting offers for goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga. The Daily Mail says Chelsea will listen to offers for unsettled Kepa Arrizabalaga with Frank Lampard set to recommend the club swoop for a new goalkeeper. But it is understood the Blues are unwilling to accept any deals under £50million if they are to sell Kepa permanently…
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Abuja-Kaduna Train Service: No Mask, No Entry – Amaechi
Ahead of the Wednesday date for resumption of the Abuja to Kaduna train service, the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has said passengers without face masks would not be allowed on board. Amaechi said this at the daily briefing of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 on Monday in Abuja. The News Agency of…
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FG spends N15.8bn on hazard allowances – Ngige
The Federal Government says it has so far spent N15.8 billion on hazard allowances in its teaching hospitals and medical centres across the country. Sen. Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment, disclosed this while addressing newsmen at a meeting with the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) leadership on Monday in Abuja. The meeting…
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Liverpool not arrogant, you need to learn – Klopp tells Lampard
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has snapped back at Chelsea rival Frank Lampard after Wednesday’s blow-up at Anfield. Footage emerged which shows the moment the Chelsea boss lost his cool and exploded into a heated, foul-mouthed argument with Klopp and the Liverpool bench, repeatedly telling his counterpart to “f*** off”. “We are not arrogant. We are…
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Transfer: Aubameyang wants Barca move
Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang wants to join Barcelona this summer. Mundo Deportivo says Aubameyang plans to reject a £250,000-a-week contract extension and ask to be allowed to join Barcelona should they come calling. Aubameyang is in the final 12 months of his current deal and can leave for free next summer. The Gunners are faced…
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Madagascar herb not cure for COVID-19, FG declares
The Federal Government on Thursday declared that the much talked about “Madagascar COVID-19 herb syrup did not show any evidence that it had real curative properties against COVID-19. The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, made the disclosure in Abuja at the 52nd Joint National Briefing of the Presidential Task Force (PTF), on COVID-19. According…