Tag: life
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Doctor dies 15 minutes after arriving to treat patients
Editor A senior consultant physician based in Kano State died after collapsing barely 15 minutes after arriving at a hospital in Kano State to attend to patients who had been waiting several hours for his evening clinic. The incident occurred last Saturday at Arewa Surgery Hospital, Hotoro, Kano, where the doctor reportedly responded to a…
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Iwobi excited ahead of his 100th game for Nigeria
Iwobi picks his goal against Zambia in Uyo in October 2017, which qualified Nigeria for the 2018 FIFA World Cup finals, as his most memorable moment with Nigeria Admin Super Eagles midfielder Alex Iwobi has expressed immense gratitude to Nigeria and Nigerians at home and in the diaspora for the show of love and support…
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IGP Disu: Inside the rotting walls of Zone II
Tunde Odesola Except for its motto and morality, there is hardly anything wrong with the Nigeria Police Force. If burnished in the furnace of grammar, the statement, “Police is your friend,” which is the motto of the Nigeria Police, is wrong because ‘police’ is a plural noun, and so, cannot legally coexist with ‘is’, a…
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How I ended up with a gay man, before marrying Reuben Abati – Kikelomo Atanda-Owo
By Editor Kikelomo Atanda-Owo, the wife of veteran journalist Reuben Abati, has spoken about her previous failed marriages. Abati, a former adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan, unveiled Kikelomo, the CEO and Chief Consultant of Z-Edge Holdings, as his third wife in 2023. Speaking during an interview on media personality Morayo Afolabi-Brown’s “The Morayo Show”, the…
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Anthony Joshua pays emotional tribute to friends who died in crash: ‘The mission must go on’
By Editor Anthony Joshua has paid an emotional tribute to his two friends who died in a car accident in Nigeria. Joshua was in the vehicle with Sina Ghami and Latif “Latz” Ayodele when they lost their lives in the collision. The former heavyweight world champion sustained minor injuries himself. After recording a victory over…
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UNILAG Law graduate dies a day after convocation
A University of Lagos (UNILAG) graduate, Maryam Agoro, has died a day after her convocation ceremony. Agoro, a law graduate, reportedly passed away shortly after celebrating the milestone she had worked years to achieve, reports The Nation. The demise of the young graduate was shared on X on January 21, 2026, by a user identified…
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Woman returns N330 million credited to her bank account by error
By Editor A Nigerian woman identified as Aisha Isah Yelwa has returned N330 million credited to her bank account by error. Yelwa, a petty trader based in Lapai, Niger State, revealed that she discovered the unusual balance in her First Bank account at about 3:49pm on Monday, December 29, 2025. She explained that the discovery…
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World Cup Failure: NFF, Tech Committee to meet with Coach Chelle on Monday
Pius Ayinor The Executive Board Members of the Nigeria Football Federation and the Technical Committee members are scheduled to have a deep meeting with the Super Eagles coach, Eric Chelle on Monday, December 1 in Abuja. A member of the NFF hierarchy who confirmed the meeting to Extrasportnigeria.com said the face-to-face roundtable discussion had become…
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Emotions as ex-Super Eagles goalkeeper Peter Rufai is laid to rest
It was a day of mixed emotions as family, friends, teammates, and well-wishers gathered at the Catholic Church of Visitation, 1st Avenue, FESTAC Town, Lagos, on Friday, August 22, for the burial ceremony of former Super Eagles goalkeeper, Peter Rufai. The ceremony was filled with tributes for the late Nigerian football legend, remembered not only…
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CAA U18/20: Success Oyibu wins silver, as Nigeria dominates women’s sprints
The 3rd edition of the Confederation of Africa Athletics, (CAA), U18/20 Athletics Championship, underway in Abeokuta, capital South-West, Nigeria, has lived up to the expectations and hype in all ramifications. Many promising athletes are proving their worth and one such achiever is Nigerian sprint specialist, Success Oyibu. The 17 year old was instrumental in helping…
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