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Football Legend, Samuel Eto’o elected president of Cameroon FA
Former Barcelona, Inter Milan, and Chelsea striker, Samuel Eto’o has been elected president of Cameroon FA The former Cameroon international received 43 votes from members of FECAFOOT’s general assembly during the election, which took place on Saturday, December 11. He defeated rival Seidou Mbombo Njoya – who was the interim president of the country’s football federation (Fecafoot), by 43 votes to 31. The 40-year-old is one of the country’s greatest ever players after scoring 56 goals in 118 appearances during…
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2023: Don’t direct Yoruba people to support any aspirant – Obasanjo advises Ooni of Ife
Ahead of the 2023 general election, former President Olusegun Obasanjo has appealed to the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, not to endorse any political aspirant contesting for any public office during the elections. The former President made the appeal at an event held at the palace of the Ooni on Saturday, December 11. Speaking on the 2023 elections, the former president said as a father to all, politicians will approach the monarch for support, but the…
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Abacha’s CSO, Major Al-Mustapha saved me from being raped as an Investigative Journalist – Abike Dabiri-Erewa
Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa has narrated how she was almost raped while engaging in investigative journalism. Speaking after receiving an award at the maiden edition of the National Freedom of Information (FOI) Awards organised by the International Press Centre (IPC) and Media Rights Agenda (MRA), in Abuja, Abike encouraged journalists in Nigeria to brace the odd and undertake investigative journalism. Sharing her experience while engaging in the practice, the former lawmaker recalled how the timely…
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Soun of Ogbomoso passes on at 95
The Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Oladunni Oyewumi, Ajagungbade III, has died. Family sources say the 95-year-old monarch died on Sunday morning, December 12. The palace is expected to announce his demise soon. Born on May 27, 1926, in Ogbomoso, Oba Oyewumi ascended the throne on October 24, 1973. May his soul rest in peace, Amen.
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‘He is better than most of your fathers’ – MC Oluomo’s son responds to those who call his dad a tout
King West, son of NURTW boss, MC Oluomo, has responded to those who are in the habit of always referring to the transport union leader as a ”tout.” He shared a photo of MC Oluomo attending his sibling’s graduation in the US and wrote; ”What did you say about a tout? Well all I know is he is better than most of your pops”
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Casting aspersions on great men of God like Pastor Adeboye is unwise & dangerous – Doyin Okupe warns Femi Falana
Former Presidential aide, Doyin Okupe, has warned human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, against speaking ill about the general overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor E. A . Adeboye. In a post shared on his Facebook page this morning, Okupe said he recently read a story online where Falana was quoted as saying Adeboye was building business centers and not churches. Okupe said he has waited for Falana to debunk it and since…
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FG to restrict airlines from UK, Canada and Saudi Arabia in retaliation for Omicron travel ban on Nigeria
The Federal government has concluded plans to restrict airlines coming from Canada, United Kingdom, and Saudi Arabia into Nigeria from Tuesday, December 14. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, who disclosed this in Lagos, said it was to reciprocate the travel ban placed on Nigeria over the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron. Sirika said President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration would place the three countries on a red list over the outbreak and spread of the Omicron variant. Last…
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Stop starving, Maltreating Nnamdi Kanu, IPOB tells DSS
Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has accused the Department of States Services of starving and maltreating it’s leader, Nnamdi Kanu in their custody.The group’s Director of Media and Publicity, Emma Powerful, stated this in a statement, on Saturday.The secessionist group alleged that the DSS has denied Kanu food, for three days running.The group also called on the security agency to, as a matter of urgency, transfer Kanu to Kuje prison or any other correctional centre,…
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Military allowed Bandits displaced in Zamfara to enter Sokoto – Tambuwal
Governor of Sokoto, Aminu Tambuwal, has accused the military of putting the state “extremely susceptible” to the actions of bandits expelled from Zamfara.He said this when he met delegates of President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday. Tambuwal blamed the situation on the inflow of bandits displaced by Operation Hadarin Daji’s clearance operations in Zamfara.He alleged that the exercise had resulted in attacks and kidnappings “in broad daylight” in several regions of the state as a result…
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Insecurity: The disturbing recent footages on social media is disheartening and inhumane. Losing Arewa to banditry is like loosing the whole nation – Actress Rahama Sadau
Actress Rahama Sadau has lamented the incessant gruesome killings in the Northern part of the country. Asking what Nigerians did to “deserve such cruelty and disregard from our leaders”, the Kannywood actress stated that the “disturbing recent footages on social media is disheartening and inhumane.” Sadau stated that losing the northern region of the country to bandits is like losing the whole nation adding that no one is safe until everyone is. In her words;…
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Nigeria will be better if those in Government face consequences of their Actions – Minister, Ikeazor
Sharon Ikeazor, Minister of state for Environment has averred that Nigeria will be better, provided those in power suffer the repercussions of their actions.Ikeazor spoke during the Abuja public presentation of Waziri Adio’s book, “The Arc of the Possible,” on Saturday. Adio is the former executive secretary of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI).Adio’s book, according to the minister, reflects what is required of public, she noted that entering the public sector should be…
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No one is Happy Anymore – Ortom laments state of Nation
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue Predicament has complained that Nigerians are suffering and no one is happy anymore due to the country’s current state. The governor spoke during the swearing-in of the Peoples Democratic Party’s new National Working Committee, led by its Chairman, Dr. Iyorchia Ayu, and other members of the National Working Committee, NWC, on Friday.He urged Nigerians to work together to restore the country’s glory.He encouraged all inhabitants of the country to put…
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