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Buhari Approved The Release Of National Stadium, Surulere To Lagos State

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Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari has approved the release of National Stadium, Surulere to Lagos State Government for retrofitting and upgrading to host international sporting tournaments, the State Government said on Tuesday. Speaking at the ongoing annual Ministerial Press Briefing at Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre in Alausa, Chairman of Lagos State Sports Commission, Mr Kweku Tandoh, said it was gratifying to report that after series of back and forth, action would commence next week on paperwork for the formal handover of the facility to the State Government. Responding to a question…

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Neymar Named Ligue 1 Player of the Year

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Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar was named the Ligue 1 Player of the Year at the UNFP awards on Sunday. Neymar, who signed from Barcelona in August for a world-record fee of €222million, may have been sidelined with a broken metatarsal since February, but 19 goals and 13 assists in 20 appearances earned him the honour. Kylian Mbappe claimed the Best Hope award, while Marseille’s Steve Mandanda was selected as the top goalkeeper and Malcom of Bordeaux was honoured for scoring the best goal of the season. Neymar was named in…

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Fayemi emerges Ekiti APC candidate

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Former Ekiti State Governor and Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr. John Kayode Fayemi has emerged the winner of the rerun All Progressives Congress (APC) primary in the state. Fayemi scored 941 to defeat Oni who came distant second with 454 Votes. New entrant to Ekiti politics, Kayode Ojo scored 245 votes. With this result Fayemi who was believed to be coasting home to victory last week before the primary was disrupted confirmed his popularity among the delegates other 32 aspirants that failed to reach consensus among them. Before the…

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JAMB Makes N8.5 Billion From 2018 Admission Forms

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The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board generated a princely N8.453billion from the sales of forms to applicants seeking admission into tertiary institutions in Nigeria in 2018. A top official of the Board disclosed that the revenue came from payments made by 1,602,762 candidates who registered for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) held across the country in March. Part of the revenue also came from registration fees paid by 135, 670.00 Direct Entry (DE) candidates. Each of the total 1,798,438 UTME and direct entry candidates paid N5,500 for the forms…

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NAFDAC Reopens Emzor, Others Amidst Codeine Controversy

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NAFDAC on Saturday lifted the shutdown order on three companies who were closed on May 7, for production of codeine cough syrups have been lifted and the normal company operations could resume. The companies include the Emzor Pharmaceuticals Ind. Ltd, Lagos, Peace Standard Pharmaceutical Limited and Bioraj Pharmaceutical Limited in Ilorin, Kwara . According to a statement from the agency, the Director-General, NAFDAC, Mojisola Adeyeye, gave the directive following meetings held with the companies and its directorates of Investigation and Enforcement, I&E, Drug Evaluation Research, DER, and Narcotics and Controlled…

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Scores Update for GTBank Masters Cup (Season 7) Quarter Finals

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The 2018 GTBank Masters Cup went into its Quarter Final stage earlier this week. The matches which were played over two days took place at the Agege Mini Stadium on the 8th & 9th of May 2018. Day one began with Ansar-Ud Deen Girls’ High School, Itire winning its match with Greensprings School, Lekki 7-0 with Aleem Aishat scoring a hat trick. The second game of the day saw Queens College Yaba edge Corona School, Agbara 1-0. The third game and first game for the boys save Kings college Lagos…

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22-year-old British-Nigerian, become youngest councillor in the UK

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A 22-year-old student, Elizabeth Bright, has been elected as the youngest councillor in United Kingdom (UK) to represent Eastbrook ward in Dagenham, during the country’s election on Thursday, May 3. Ramota Lawal, known as Tele, was also elected to represent the London Borough of Havering Council, representing residents in Heaton Ward, Harold Hill. Elizabeth’s mother, Afolasade Bright, a councillor from the Borough of Barking and Dagenham, was also re-elected. Afolasade is also a former speaker and civic mayor in London Borough of Hackney. Elizabeth, after the election results, wrote: “Today…

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Buhari returns from medical trip

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After meeting with his doctors in London, United Kingdom, President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday has returned to Nigeria . Buhari returned to the country about 24 hours ahead of schedule. He was earlier scheduled to return on Saturday (today) at the end of what the Presidency described as a four-day medical trip. He left the country on Tuesday. There were however fears that the Nigerian leader who was ill for the better part of 2017 might remain in the British capital beyond his scheduled return date. The President was received…

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Original Iron Man suit goes missing

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The Los Angeles Police Department tells CNN it is investigating a burglary during which it believes the costume from the first “Iron Man” film was taken. Detectives from LAPD’s Foothill division are leading the investigation into the burglary, which took place on Weidner Street in Pacoima, a neighborhood in Los Angeles. he burglary was reported on May 8. According to the Los Angeles Times, the suit, featured in the 2008 film, is valued at $325,000. The suit worn by Robert Downey Jr.’s superhero character has evolved since the first film,…

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NHSA predicts flooding for 35 states this year

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  Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency has announced that 380 Local Government Areas in 35 states would experience flooding this year. According to NIHSA, flooding will be high in about 78 LGAs, although the situation will generally not be as severe as what the country experienced in 2012. Commenting on the agency’s findings as captured in the 2018 Annual Flood Outlook, which was unveiled by the Minister of Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu, in Abuja, the Acting Director-General, NIHSA, Olayinka Ogunwale, stated that the government had been issuing warnings to residents in…

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