U-20 AFCON: Mali defeat Senegal after shootout to claim their first-ever title
Mali on Sunday defeated Senegal 3-2 on penalty kicks to claim their maiden Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title following a 1-1 stalemate at extra time in Niamey.
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INEC and unending poll postponement
By Carl Umegboro
INARGUABLY, February 16, 2019 has become a date Nigerians may never forget in their calendars. It was indeed an exceptionally ‘inactive’ Saturday in history;…
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Bishop Ezeokafor asks Christians to promote peace, national unity
By Sunny A. David, Awka
The Catholic Bishop of Awka Diocese, Most Reverend Paulinus Ezeokafor says history enables one to know the past, present and plan for the future.
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Obi calls for calm after INEC’s polls shift, Umeh, Oye, others react
By Sunny A. David, Awka
Following the postponement of the general elections by INEC, anger, disappointment may best describe the mood of the people in Anambra State.
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8,000 screened for mass wedding in Kano
The Kano State Hisbah Board has screened 8,000 prospective couples to participate in the state-sponsored mass wedding of divorcees, widows and spinsters.
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Manchester City end Newport County’s FA Cup dream to reach quarter-finals
Manchester City's Sterling
Manchester City endured some anxious moments on Saturday but escaped from fourth-tier Newport County with their FA Cup hopes intact as Phil Foden…
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Elections postponement will affect students preparing for WAEC, other exams- NUT
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) on Saturday said the postponement of the 2019 general elections would affect students preparing for the West Africa Examinations Council (WAEC)…
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U-20 AFCON: Flying Eagles finish 4th, lose 5-3 to South Africa on penalty kicks
South Africa claimed the bronze at the 2019 Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) on Saturday after defeating Nigeria’s Flying Eagles 5-3 on penalty kicks in the competition’s…
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Bauchi PRP accuses police of arresting 22 of its members
By Baba Shehu Oscu , Bauchi
The Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) in Bauchi State has alleged that five it members were arrested alongside seven other persons along games village…
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Election postponement: Huge sums wasted as INEC say ‘it was a difficult decision’
INEC chairman, Professor Yakubu Mahmood
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has incurred huge sums of money following the postponement of the…
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Buhari condemns Kajuru killings, directs security agencies to apprehend perpetrators
President Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says he is “pained beyond words” by the news of the new wave of killings on election eve in Kaduna State, according to a statement by …
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INEC postpones Nigeria’s elections to Feb 23, March 9
The Independent National Electoral Commission in Nigeria (INEC) on Friday night announced a shift in the general elections dates to February 23 and March 9 respectively.
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Election: What U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo told Buhari, Atiku
President Buhari (left) and Atiku
U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo has made phone calls to Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on…
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Sad as 66 killed in Kaduna on election eve
Governor El-Rufai of Kaduna State
The Kaduna State Government has confirmed the killing of 66 persons in Kajuru Local Government Area of the state.
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200 armed policemen, soldiers escort sensitive materials to LGAs in Enugu
Enugu INEC REC, Dr Emeka Ononamadu
No fewer than 200 armed policemen and soldiers have been deployed to escort sensitive materials to the 17 Local Government Areas of Enugu State,…
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Elections: I am still in Nigeria, will participate in polls — Obasanjo
Former President Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Friday denied reports in the social media that he had already flown out of Nigeria and would not be in the country…
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