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Real Madrid legend, Luis Figo, has named the two favourites clubs that can win the UEFA Champions League trophy this season. Figo who snubbed his former club, Real Madrid, named Manchester City and Bayern Munich as the two favourites that can win the Champions League. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the Vicente del Bosque Academy in Calvia, Mallorca, Figo was quoted by Managing Madrid as saying: “In the Champions League, you always have to count on Real Madrid, but my favourite is… Read the full article here
At least 14 people from Cameroon were rescued in eastern Caribbean waters early Tuesday after their boat capsized, but three people died and 13 others are missing, authorities in St. , Kitts said. The group had left Antigua early Tuesday aboard a 32-passenger boat that was apparently en route to the US Virgin Islands when it sank near the island of St. defense of Saint Kitts and Nevis, during a press conference. He said the group had… Read the full article here
The Lagos State Government through the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with eTransact to curb unregulated development, manage setbacks and open spaces, and improve the beautification of the state’s environment. According to the collaborating partners, the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development and eTransact will deploy an integrated technology solution for data collection, management, and… Read the full article here
Some commercial bus drivers plying the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway on Wednesday embarked on a protest against the alleged extortion by transport union workers at the toll-gate end of the expressway. During the protest, the drivers were seen carrying placards with various inscriptions bearing “We are tired of Agberos extortion”, “We can’t continue working for Agberos”, among others. Some of the commuters, who were left stranded by the drivers, told the News… Read the full article here
Now that Nigeria’s next census date has been officially confirmed, I am curious if the exercise will provide a different picture of our population distribution or merely validate the status quo. Anyone who has been a Nigerian for long enough already knows that the national population is a continuation of the politics of power by another means. Virtually every census in modern Nigeria has been vigorously challenged for its statistical accuracy and, of course, its… Read the full article here
The National Missioner of Ansar-Ud-Deen Society of Nigeria, Sheik AbdurRahman Ahmad, has described the alleged attempt to truncate the swearing-in of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, on May 29 as dangerous. The spokesman for All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council,Festus Keyamo, had earlier raised the alarm over alleged plots to truncate the transition process. Speaking at the annual Ramadan lecture of the Ansar-Ud-Deen Society of Nigeria in Lagos on… Read the full article here
Many farmers, particularly those in remote villages, switched to trade by barter in order to feed, following the cash crunch caused by the naira redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria, the All Farmers Association of Nigeria stated on Tuesday. AFAN also stated that the latest findings by the association indicated that farmers lost about N30bn due to the naira crisis, adding that all arms of the agricultural sector were hit by the “painful CBN policy.” The… Read the full article here
Reigning champions Rwanda continued their title defence at the NCF Women’s T20i tournament in Lagos by claiming their second victory with a five-wicket victory over Sierra Leone on Wednesday, The PUNCH reports. Having beaten Ghana in a keen contest on Tuesday, Sierra Leone came into the game with confidence and won the game’s toss. Captain Fatmata Parkinson elected to bat first, but the Ladies Patriots were restricted to 56 runs all out in 19.1 overs. The… Read the full article here
Popular female talking drummer, Aralola Olamuyiwa, aka Ara, another artist, Ruth Mahogany and the ARB Music Band, have been shortlisted to perform at the 2023 summer festivals in Spain after winning the Vis-a-Vis Nigeria. According to a statement by the Embassy of Spain, Abuja, on Tuesday, the Vis-a-Vis project organised by Spain’s public diplomacy institution, Casa África, is a professional meeting between Spanish cultural promoters and African musicians. The… Read the full article here
The regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), is set to ‘break the jinx’ by conducting the first census since 2006. However, census in Nigeria has always been marred by controversies, DEBORAH TOLU-KOLAWOLE writes Nigeria is 17 years behind the last official census, which was conducted in 2006. The country was due for another census in 2016, ten years after the last one was conducted. However, despite efforts, the census did not hold. At the… Read the full article here
