A US federal judge on Wednesday sentenced Jose Maria Marin, the 86-year-old former head of the Brazilian football federation, to four years in prison over the massive FIFA corruption scandal that rocked the world’s most popular sport. Marin — one of seven FIFA officials arrested at a luxury hotel in Zurich in May 2015 — […]
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An Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Dr Olawale Oba, has said that low acceptance of instrumental delivery techniques often leads to the increase of caesarean delivery. Oba, a Senior Registrar at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, made the explanation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos on Wednesday. […]
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By Samueli When I was a child I was told that the angels in heaven have the work of singing the praise of the Almighty ceaselessly! We are told further that the Lord delights in the praise of men. This morning a movie was brought to my attention. A praise singer was working assiduously praise singing […]
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US President Donald Trump lashed out at his former lawyer Michael Cohen on Wednesday after the lawyer implicated him in campaign finance violations. Trump accused him of making up “stories” to get a plea deal. The president’s longtime lawyer dealt him a bitter political blow on Tuesday as he admitted to felony charges in New […]
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Elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark, on Wednesday said that the solution to the prevailing security challenges in the country lay only in restructuring. Clark, a former Minister of Information of Nigeria in the First Republic, gave the recommendation in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). He said the centralised security architecture […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has asked Nigerians to emulate two security men who returned a handbag filled with valuables, including dollars, forgotten at the Murtala Muhammed Airport by an American returnee. He said such conduct reflects the new Nigeria that we all desire. A Lagos-based medical doctor, Banji Oyegbami, who runs Betta Hospital in Agege, had […]
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Human Rights Watch said Saudi prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for a female activist, Israa al-Ghomgham, for non violent acts. It would be the first time that a female activist would bag such a punishment. “It is unprecedented that they would seek the death penalty for a woman,” Zayadin told NBC News on Wednesday. […]
Continue ReadingThe Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has demanded the arrest and trial of the leaders of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association, over the association’s comment on plot to forcefully remove the President of the Senate, Senator Bukola Saraki. It made the call in a Statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan on Wednesday in […]
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Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki on Wednesday boasted that the opposition Peoples Democratic Party will win the 2019 presidential elections. He said this in Ilorin at a meeting with PDP members who came from the 16 local government areas of the state. He also expressed his confidence that his new party would emerge victorious in […]
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The Democratic Alternative and Masses Movement of Nigeria, that participated in the August 18 Port Harcourt Constituency 3 by-election have described the suspension of the election as unnecessary and unlawful. Mr Obrasua Johnbull, Chairman of DA in Rivers, stated this at a joint news conference in Port Harcourt on Wednesday by the two political parties. […]
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