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Sudanese Referee For Eagles, Namibia Game
World football-governing body, FIFA has named Sudanese referee Khalid Abdel Rahman as the centre man for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying match between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Brave Warriors of Namibia, which is scheduled for the...
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Nigeria Has Over 85m Hectares Of Uncultivated Land, says VP
Vice President Namadi Sambo, yesterday, told a high level trade delegation from Japan that Nigeria has over 85 million hectares of uncultivated arable land.
The Vice President gave this figure while receiving the delegation led by the Nigerian...
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Super Eagles Coach, Keshi To Unveil Hit Squad Tomorrow For The Big Games
Super Eagles’ Head Coach, Stephen Keshi, will tomorrow in Abuja unveil his hit squad for the three big games in the month of June.
Already, 24 home boys have been sweating it out in Abuja for the past two weeeks, ahead of the international...
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Uduaghan condoles with UNILAG over VC’s death
GOVERNOR Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State has commiserated with the students, staff and management of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) as well as the Shofoluwe family over the death of the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Adetokunbo Babatunde Shofoluwe.
He...
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Shonekan tasks government on NLNG project
FORMER Head of the Interim National Government (ING), Chief Ernest Shonekan, has urged President Goodluck Jonathan to approve the Train Seven of the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG).
Shonekan made the appeal yesterday during a visit...
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Ekiti protesters give Jonathan 24 hours to reinstate Salami
HUNDREDS of artisans and market women in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State capital yesterday staged a peaceful protest asking President Goodluck Jonathan to implement the recommendation of the National Judicial Commission (NJC) that Justice Ayo Salami...
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How to reduce maternal deaths, by gynaecologists
Group seeks end to Lagos, doctors’ feud
THE Society of Gynaecology and Obstetrics of Nigeria (SOGON), has urged governments to adopt a “no-blame culture” in investigating all maternal deaths in hospitals and care centres.
Besides, doctors...
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Man to die by hanging for killing parents, others
A KANO High Court has sentenced Bello Garba (a.k.a. Baba) to death after finding him guilty of killing his parents and other family members in 2010.
While delivering his judgment, the presiding judge, Justice Muhammad Halliru Abdullahi said...
