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Read More »Address insecurity, hunger to avoid revolution, Anglican bishop tells FG
From the Archbishop of the Enugu Province (Anglican Communion), Emmanuel Chukwuma, has asked the Federal Government to address growing insecurity and hunger pervading the country to avoid a revolution. Speaking in Enugu shortly after being conferred with ‘Grand Ambassador of Peace’ award by the Global Society for Anti-Corruption (GSAC) at …
Read More »The Nigerian scientist sequencing new COVID strain as cases rise
Virologist Sunday Omilabu says information he gathers will help battle the spread of the disease in Africa’s most populous country. A Nigerian scientist has spent the holiday season in his laboratory doing genetic sequencing to learn more about the country’s COVID-19 variant, as cases increase in the country. Virologist Sunday …
Read More »Okorocha clarifies ownership of Eastern Palm varsity, says it’s under PPP arrangement
Former Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, has explained that the Eastern Palm University in Ogboko, Ideato South Council of the state was established under a Private Public Partnership (PPP) arrangement. He said the Rochas Foundation for Africa has 90 per cent ownership, while the Imo State Government has 10 …
Read More »How legal framework stalls airport concession plan
The Federal Government’s plan to push airports’ ownership and operations to private investors that are equipped with both the know-how and financial muscle is straightforward. But details get complicated and hobbled in backwater in the absence of an agreeable legal framework and yet unresolved credibility hangover. WOLE OYEBADE writes. When …
Read More »For a climate hero, an a-la-carte terror sentence
Mohamed “Oittey” Hussain has a childlike sense of mischief as he tells the story of how former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed’s 13-year terror sentence was decided. “They called me and told me to pick up a letter from [Judge] Bari,” he says. “That was near Asr [the afternoon] prayer at …
Read More »Nigeria wins bronze medal at the African Judo Championships
Nigeria at the weekend won a bronze medal at the 41st African Seniors Championships held in Antananarivo, Madagascar. Nigeria’s only representative at the championships, Enku Ekuta, defeated Billet Sandrine of Cape Verde with an ippon to win bronze in the 63kg women on Friday. Ekuta, who is sponsored by Accugas, …
Read More »Federer, Serena eye special 40th birthday gifts in 2021
Having endured a 2020 wipeout and seen Rafael Nadal equal his record of 20 Grand Slams, Roger Federer will edge towards his 40th birthday in 2021 with his eyes on an elusive Olympic singles gold medal despite fears over his long-term fitness. Federer played just one tournament this year, a …
Read More »Joshua warns he’ll fight Usyk if Fury rejects ‘serious offer’
• Gypsy King trains in dark after AJ threatens he’ll ‘take his head off Anthony Joshua says he wants to fight Tyson Fury next and says the fight will happen as long as Fury is serious about it, reports boxingscene.com. Joshua, the WBA, WBO, IBO and IBF heavyweight champion, did …
Read More »CAS hands Russia two-year ban from Olympics, World Cup, World Championship
Russia will not be officially represented at the next summer and winter Olympic Games or the 2022 football World Cup after a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), reports independent.ie. A panel of three judges at CAS unanimously found the Russian anti-doping agency RUSADA non-compliant with the …
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