Tag: Switzerland
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Switzerland’s injured Shaqiri out of Euro 2020 qualifiers
Switzerland midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri will miss this month’s Euro 2020 qualifiers against Georgia and Denmark due to a groin injury, the Swiss Football Association said on Monday. “The attacking midfielder is suffering from a painful inflammation in the groin,” the FA announced on its website. The 27-year-old Liverpool player missed training on Monday and was…
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Startup focus: Transforming education with a web-based portal in Nigeria
At the Seedstars Summit in Lausanne, Switzerland earlier this year, Edves, a Nigerian startup won the Transforming Education prize worth USD 50,000. According to two prize-winning Nigerian entrepreneurs, the keys to successful social enterprise include focusing on a problem, empathy for people who have that problem, and iteration for a high-quality product. Dimeji Falana and…
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World Cup: Sweden advance to quarter-finals after defeating Switzerland
Sweden are through to the World Cup quarter-finals for the first time since 1994 after a deflected goal from Emil Forsberg clinched a 1-0 win over Switzerland. The first meeting between the nations at a major tournament simmered for 65 minutes in St Petersburg until Forsberg’s fortunate strike handed Sweden a crucial lead. The RB…
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Switzerland returned $322.5m Abacha loot with interest – Envoy
Switzerland said it has returned all the money kept in the country by late Nigeria’s Head of State Gen. Sani Abacha, with 1.5 million dollars interest. Amb. Pio Wennubst, Assistant Director-General and Head, Global Cooperation Department, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, told the Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in New York.…
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Blatter says he wants FIFA to reconsider his case
Former controversial FIFA president Sepp Blatter intends to ask the ethics committee of the global soccer body to reconsider his case and lift his six-year ban from the sport. Blatter, who led FIFA for 17 years, was barred for ethics violations in 2015 amid the biggest corruption scandal to shake world soccer’s governing body. The…
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Overheated iPhone battery injures repairman, causes scare in Apple store
An overheated iPhone battery injured a repairman in an Apple store in Zurich and prompted the evacuation of around 50 people from the shop on Tuesday due to smoke, Swiss police said. Zurich police said the incident occurred as the repair worker was removing the battery, which overheated and burned his hand slightly. “At the…
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Why we helped Nigeria secure Chibok girls’ release – Switzerland
The spokesperson of Switzerland Foreign Ministry, Noemie Charton, said Switzerland took part in negotiations that secured the release of 82 girls kidnapped by Nigerian terror group Boko Haram He said the country took part “at the request of Nigeria” and due to “humanitarian concerns.” TheNewsGuru.com reports that a Boko Haram faction had released the girls,…
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IBB returns to Nigeria after 7-week medical vacation in Switzerland
Former Military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB), has returned to Nigeria after a 7-week medical vacation in the Switzerland. He arrived Minna International Airport on Saturday evening at 6.45 pm. Babangida expressed gratitude for prayers and goodwill messages from different quarters during his vacation. He said: “I am feeling stronger and better now. I…