Tag: nigeria
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Nigeria paid Boko Haram millions of dollars in ransom for kidnapped pupils – Intel sources
By Editor The Nigerian government paid Boko Haram militants a “huge” ransom of millions of dollars to free up to 230 children and staff the jihadists abducted from a Catholic school in November, intelligence sources told AFP. Two Boko Haram commanders were also freed as part of the deal, which goes against the country’s own…
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Tinubu approves constitution of Anti-Doping Agency Board
By our reporter President Bola Tinubu has approved the constitution of the Board of the Nigeria Anti-Doping Agency, Chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Malam Shehu Dikko, said on Thursday. Dikko disclosed this to State House Correspondents after meeting the president at the State House, Abuja. He said Tinubu had earlier signed the Anti-Doping…
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Tinubu’s renewed drive for sports inspires reform at NIS
…as NEWSTAP/SWAN honour Shaibu, others By our reporter The Director-General/CEO of the National Institute for Sports (NIS), Comrade Philip Shaibu, on Wednesday anchored his vision for the transformation of Nigerian sports on what he described as the unwavering support of President Bola Tinubu. Speaking in Abuja while receiving a delegation that formally presented him with…
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Kida backs Tinubu’s reforms in sports
●says, NNPCL has already keyed in By Editor The Chairman of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) Board and President of the Nigeria Basketball Federation, Engr. Musa Kida has praised President Bola Tinubu for what he described as the bold removal of long-standing bottlenecks in Nigeria’s sports ecosystem. Kida says the renewed policy direction…
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Terrorists kill at least 162 Nigerians in new attack in Kwara State
By AFP Gunmen killed at least 162 people in Kwara state in one of the deadliest attacks in the country in recent months, a Red Cross official said Wednesday. The attack late Tuesday on a village in the west-central state came after the military recently carried out operations in the area against what it called…
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Dangote Refinery increases fuel price by N100 per liter
By Editor Dangote Refinery has announced a N100 per liter increase in the retail price of Premium Motor Spirit nationwide. According to the detailed report, the gantry price is now at N799 per liter, while the retail price is N839 per liter, up from N699 and N739 per liter sold since December last year. In…
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Kano Governor Yusuf dumps NNPP, set to join APC
By Editor Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has finally resigned from the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) after weeks of what can be described as rehearsals. He is expected to join the All Progressives Congress. The governor’s spokesperson, Sanusi Bature, announced the development in a statement made available to the media on Friday. Bature said…
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Osimhen cost Nigeria the AFCON title – Sunday Oliseh
By Editor Former Super Eagles captain and coach Sunday Oliseh has accused Victor Osimhen of playing a decisive role in Nigeria’s failure to win the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco. Oliseh says that Osimhen’s outburst on the pitch at teammate Ademola Lookman affected the team’s spirit very negatively and at a critical stage…
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AFA Sports: How a local idea became a commitment to African Basketball
By Pius Ayinor Ugo Udezue, the AFA Sports CEO, tells the original story of the birth of the expanding sports and leisure wear company A lot of stories about Africa and Africans were first written by the West, and this created a lot of distortions. A lot of startups and allied businesses have sprung up…
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ADC demands clarification on US–Nigeria Health MoU over conflicting framings, constitutional breach concerns
By Editor, The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has called on the Federal Government to immediately clarify the contents of the recently signed health cooperation Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Nigeria and the United States, citing sharply conflicting public descriptions of the agreement by both governments. While Abuja has presented the MoU as a technical, inclusive…
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