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Africa Cup of Nations postponed until 2022

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The Confederation of African Football has moved the biennial tournament to January 2022, while cancelling the African Women’s Cup of Nations The next edition of the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) has been postponed by 12 months, the Confederation of African Football (Caf) confirmed in their Executive Committee meeting on Tuesday. The 33rd edition of the biennial tournament was due to begin in Cameroon on January 9, 2021, but has now been pushed back to January 2022 due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic across the continent. “After consultation…

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Nigeria’s Power Grid Has Collapsed 108 Times Since Privatisation: TCN

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The nation’s electricity grid has collapsed 108 times after the power sector was privatised, data from the Transmission Company of Nigeria have shown. The TCN, which manages the national grid, is still fully owned and operated by the government. While the TCN says the grid has a wheeling capacity of 8,100MW, the highest power generation ever attained in the country stands at 5,375MW. The sector was privatised by the President Goodluck Jonathan administration with 11 electricity distribution companies and six generation companies handed over to core investors on November 1,…

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Kidnappers kill Doctor, son and friend after collecting N7•5m ransom

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Two kidnap suspects, Gwar Henry and one Bello were part of a crime syndicate terrorizing the North Central axis of the country. The two suspects were arrested by the Intelligence Response Team. They allegedly killed three of their victims after collecting N7.5m ransom from their family members. The Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Frank Mba, disclosed this in Abuja while parading 26 suspects arrested for kidnapping, armed robbery, unlawful possession of firearms and other sundry offences. According to Mba, the kidnap syndicate abducted one Dr Audu Benedict, his son and…

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COVID-19: No Entry For Nigerians, Americans Into Europe

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Nigeria has been excluded from the list of countries whose travellers could be received into Europe when the borders reopen on July 1 . The European Union Commission released a list of 54 countries that qualified for travels into Europe as the union opens its borders that were shut to contain the spread of COVID – 19 . The commission said that citizens of Brazil , Qatar , the US and Russia would only be able to enter Europe at a later date when the epidemiological situation in these countries…

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Cameroon legend Milla: It will ‘be very difficult to beat’ Fifa World Cup record

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Former Cameroon striker Roger Milla has disclosed that his record as the oldest goalscorer at the Fifa World Cup will be very difficult to beat but it is not impossible to achieve. Milla etched his name in the record books on June 28, 1994, after scoring his country’s only goal in their 6-1 loss to Russia in their final group fixture in USA ’94. With Cameroon trailing by 3-0 at Stanford Stadium, 42-year-old Milla replaced Louis Mfede just before the start of the second half, and he found the back…

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FG reopens schools for graduating students, lifts interstate travel ban

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The Federal Government has announced the reopening of schools for graduating students in secondary schools across the country. The task force said that critical and revision classes for JSS 3 and SS 3 students would resume to prepare them for their existing examinations. After accessing the extent of COVID-19 spread in Nigeria, the federal government also lifted the ban on interstate movement and local flights. The chairman of the presidential task force on COVID-19 Boss Mustapha during the daily briefing said that President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the extension of…

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Covid-19: Nigeria’s cases hit 24,567 after 490 new infections

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‌ 490 new cases of coronavirus has been recorded in Nigeria, bringing the total number of confirmed infections to 24,567 in the country. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control announced this on Sunday. It noted that COVID-19 fatalities in Nigeria have increased to 565. Data from the health agency showed that Lagos, Delta, and Ebonyi states recorded the highest cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. It said, “On the 28th of June 2020, 490 new confirmed cases and 7 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. “No new state has…

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Fraud: 11 Nigerians arraigned in US over fresh $6m fraud

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The United States has arraigned 11 more Nigerians over another $6m alleged bank fraud barely two weeks after six Nigerians were arraigned for alleged involvement in internet fraud. According to a statement by the US Attorney’s Office, District of New Jersey, the defendants are Sulaiman Dosunmu, 39;  Tunde Adeowo, 40; Muritala Adeowo, 55; Ayanniyi Alayande, 47; Ahmmed Ponle, 41; Margiettu Kamu, 34; Rafiat Sarumi, 36; Babatunde Oke, 40; Adekunle Owolabi, 49; Olayinka Olaseinde, 42; Olugbenga Oyedele, 47. They were charged for their alleged roles in a conspiracy to commit bank fraud in Southern New Jersey and Southeastern Pennsylvania over the course of four…

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Abductors tell victim’s parents “we only need her virginity”

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Family of kidnapped Bauchi State undergraduate, Patience Emmanuel, who went missing few days back, have revealed that the suspected cultists who kidnapped her, told them that they didn’t need money but the victim’s virginity. The family said Patience, a 20-year-old 100 level Pharmacology student at the Bauchi State University, Gadau, left the house on Wednesday afternoon and her whereabouts unknown since then. Speaking on Saturday, the victim’s father, Mr Emmanuel Kushi, a retired civil servant, said his daughter was abducted on her way home after visiting his younger brother. He…

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Nigerian Embassy: Ghana to concede premises, begins documentation

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Femi Gbajabiamila, Speaker of the House of Representatives, has said Ghana is ready to concede the land on which the building belonging to the Nigeria High Commission was demolished. Gbajabiamila also said the Government of Ghana, apart from rebuilding the structures, would hand over relevant documents on the land to Nigeria. The Speaker disclosed details of his conversation with the Speaker of the Ghanaian Parliament, Aaron Oquaye, earlier on Thursday. Gbajabiamila had promised to take the issue up with his Ghanaian counterpart. The Speaker in a post on his social…

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