Month: February 2024
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What To Know About Access Bank Boss, Wigwe, His Reported Death
Vanguard News A huge unconfirmed report from the United States indicates that the CEO of Access Holdings Plc, Herbert Wigwe may have died in a helicopter crash near the California-Nevada border. According to reports, the helicopter crashed on Friday night close to a border city between Nevada and California, killing five other people on board…
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Popular Prophet ‘Predicts’ AFCON Finals Between Nigeria, Ivory Coast
A Self-styled prophet, Dr Kan Ebube Muonso of the Power and Victory in Christ Church, has predicted hosts Ivory Coast will win the AFCON 2023 tournament. He stated that Ivory Coast will go home with the cup in error. However, he said that he has been interceding for Nigeria in his mountain programme by the…
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EFCC Declares Emefiele’s Wife, 3 Others Wanted
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has declared Margaret Emefiele, wife of a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, and three others, wanted for money laundering. Mrs Emefiele, Mr Eric Odoh, Anita Omoile and her husband, Jonathan Omoile, were declared wanted Friday night for allegedly conspiring with the former CBN…
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Report: Many Undergraduates Drop Out of School, as Hardship Creates More Indigent Students
Vanguard News The economic crunch in the country that has hit all sectors is not sparing the education sector, as it has created more indigent students who are finding it difficult to cope with the situation. An investigation by Vanguard showed that many students are dropping out of school; attending classes hungry; unable to meet…
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AFCON: Super Eagles React To Death of Fans During Semi-finals
Super Eagles of Nigeria, on Thursday, mourned its fans who died during the semi-finals of the ongoing African Cup of Nations. No less than five persons had died while watching the match between Super Eagles and Bafana Bafana of South Africa on Wednesday. The Super Eagles, while mourning the fans via its X handle wrote,…
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How To Manage Tension-soaked Football To Avoid Health Threats, Death – Medical Experts Counsel Nigerians
Punch Newspaper Football fans have strong emotions when watching their teams on match days, but die-hard fans are more at risk of experiencing dangerous ‘fight or flight’ reactions that can trigger potential health threats and deaths. LARA ADEJORO writes Hopes were high ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations semi-final match between Nigeria and South…
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President Tinubu Orders Release of 102,000 of Grains For Nigerians
As a temporary response to the nation’s growing food crisis and the rising cost of commodities, President Bola Tinubu has ordered the immediate release of more than 102,000 metric tons of various grain types from the National Food Reserve and the Rice Millers Association of Nigeria. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris,…
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AFCON: Kwara Varsity Don Reportedly Dies While Watching Nigeria’s Match Against South Africa
The Deputy Bursar of Kwara State University Malete, Alhaji Ayuba Abdullahi, on Wednesday night reportedly died while watching the semi-finals between Nigeria and South Africa in the ongoing AFCON. Nigeria won the match against South Africa by 4-2 goals on penalties after regulation and extra time ended 1-1. Sources close to the deceased but who…
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Subsidy Pains: NLC, TUC Issue 14-day Strike Notice
The Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria counterpart have issued a 14-day nationwide strike notice to the Federal Government over the failure of the Bola Tinubu-led government to implement the agreements reached on October 2, 2023, following the removal of the subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit known as petrol. Leaders of…
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South Africa Head Coach Reacts To Super Eagles Victory Against Bafana Bafana
South Africa head coach, Hugo Broos, feels his side played better against Nigeria in Wednesday’s semi-finals encounter which they lost 4-2 on penalties in the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast. The Bafana Bafana came back from a goal down to take the game to penalties but ended up losing. Reacting to their…