Manchester City and Spain midfielder, Rodri, on Monday 28th, October, clinched the 2024 Ballon d’Or, beating Brazil’s Vinicius Junior and Jude Bellingham to the awards. The 28-year-old defensive powerhouse had a year filled with extraordinary achievements, winning the Euro 2024 with Spain, the Premier League, Club World Cup, and UEFA Super Cup with Manchester City, […]
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Overshadowed by international crises, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank annual meeting is due to start on Monday in the U.S. capital, Washington. The meeting is to bring together finance ministers, representatives from the financial sector and development cooperation, as well as central bankers. The discussions, set to run until Sunday, are […]
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President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote remains the richest man in Africa, and now the 65th richest man in the World, despite the volatility of the Nigerian currency against the dollar. Bloomberg, in its latest top 500 Billionaires Index released on Thursday, revealed that Dangote with a wealth of $28 billion had his wealth increased […]
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The Canadian High Commission in Abuja, on Tuesday suspended operations after a fire incident at the commission on Monday. No staff except security personnel were seen at the high commission situated at 13010G, Palm Close, Diplomatic Drive, in the Central Business District of Abuja. The high commission had on its social media handle on X […]
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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Heads of State and Government Thursday rose from its second Extraordinary Summit on the political impasse in Niger Republic on Thursday, 10th August, 2023, with an order for the immediate deployment of its standby force to restore constitutional order in the country. The regional body also called […]
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Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, has restated its commitment to strategic partnership with its local agents as it held a recognition event in honour of its top travel agents in Lagos recenttly. The event was the first to take place since the outset of the pandemic, and gathered the industry’s best, reaffirming the airline’s […]
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Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris lambasted President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic in a speech Thursday designed to prebut Trump’s own appearance at the Republican National Convention hours later. Ticking through what she characterized as Trump’s early missteps, she said: “Donald Trump froze. He was scared. And he was petty and vindictive.” […]
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The United States President, Donald Trump has formally notified the United Nations (UN) and Congress of his country’s withdrawal from the World Health Organisation (WHO), effective July 6, 2021. UN spokesman, Mr Stéphane Dujarric, confirmed to newsmen in New York on Tuesday that the secretariat had received the U.S.’ withdrawal letter. Dujarric said withdrawal conditions […]
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Celebrations to welcome 2019 are well under way, with the clock striking midnight in various cities around the world. Sydney An estimated 1 million people crowded Sydney Harbour as Australia’s largest city rang in the new year with a spectacular, soul-tinged fireworks celebration. One of the most complex displays in Australia’s history included gold, purple […]
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The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says an estimated 25,685 babies will be born in Nigeria on New Year Day. According to a statement issued on Monday by UNICEF Nigeria Communications Specialist, Eva Hinds, Nigerian babies make up 6.5 per cent of the estimated 395,072 babies born on New Year Day globally. “Within Africa, Nigerian […]
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By Emeka Obasi President Emmanuel Macron is a home boy and cares less about protocol. The same Kalakuta Republic that was burnt down by our maximum dictators in 1977 came back as Fela’s Shrine and hosted the French President in June, 2018. Macron may not be weird but he has a lot of Kalakuta blood […]
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A combined global audience of 1.12 billion watched the World Cup final between France and Croatia in July, FIFA, the governing body of world football, said on Friday. In total, FIFA said, a “combined 3.572 billion viewers – more than half of the global population aged four and over – tuned in to world football’s […]
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