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LA Galaxy’s enigmatic Swedish striker has reached another notable landmark, with a stunning effort against Toronto seeing him match some modern greats Zlatan Ibrahimovic said he is “happy for Toronto because they will be remembered as my 500th victim” after the LA Galaxy superstar scored a landmark goal. Ibrahimovic joined Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona’s Lionel Messi as the third active player to score 500 goals between club and country on Saturday. The 36-year-old striker celebrated the milestone thanks to an outrageous roundhouse finish in the Galaxy’s 5-3 MLS…

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President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Mrs Zainab Ahmed as the new Minister of Finance. Zainab Ahmed was until now the Minister of State Budget and National Planning. The appointment was announced by the President on Friday, after accepting  the resignation of Mrs Kemi Adeosun. The President thanked the Minister for her services to the nation and wished her well in her future pursuits. Ahmed was born in Kaduna State. She got her first degree in Accounting from Ahmadu Bello University in 1981, after-which she proceeded to Ogun State University for her MBA. Adeosun bowed out after…

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40 people have reportedly lost their lives while about 100 communities were submerged by flood in Niger state. The disaster which started at the commencement of the rainy season first saw the  collapse of bridges and culverts. The flood later became stronger, washing away acres of farmlands, major roads and submerging houses. Presently, no fewer than fourty people including children from across the local government areas of the state have been certified dead as a result of the flooding that swept them off. Farm produce including animals such as cows,…

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Finance minister, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, has resigned her appointment. In her letter of resignation to President Muhammadu Buhari, she responded for the first time officially to the allegation of forging the NYSC exemption certificate, by expressing profound shock. In the letter, the British-born Nigerian said she did not relocate to Nigeria until she was 34 years old, four years older than the 30-year limit for participation by corps members. She blamed those she called ‘trusted associates’, who helped to arrange the ‘exemption certificate’, that came back to haunt her many…

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The 2018 GTBank Fashion Weekend is around the corner, and this time, the stage is set for the next set of potential fashion designers as the organizers have decided to set up a platform specifically for young and budding fashion designers around Africa. The “Sketch to Fame” Competition is offering young African fashion designers the opportunity to have their original collection produced and showcased at the 2018 GTBank Fashion Weekend. To participate in the Sketch to Fame competition, share five of your original sketches for a new collection on social…

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A 70-year-old Edo monarch, Chief Stephen Fogbonjaiye, the Ologun of Agidi-Ododi, has been sentenced to 12 months imprisonment by a Magistrate’s court in Egbe, Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State on charges of “criminal force to a woman with intent to outrage her and mischief.” Fogbonjaiye, a retired civil servant, was arraigned in August 2017 by the victim and complainant, Funmilayo Albert. The incident occurred at Oja-Abu market, Egbe, following a brawl involving the victim, a cassava seller and a fellow market woman over dispute in balance after…

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President Mohammadu Buhari has appointed a new Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS) yesterday. He is Yusuf Magaji Bichi. Bichi’s appointment takes effect from today (Friday) September 14, 2018. The new DSS boss takes over from Matthew Seiyefa, who was appointed in an acting capacity on August 7, 2018, following the sacking of the former boss, Lawal Musa Daura. Daura himself was relieved of his position by the then Acting President Yemi Osinbajo after he approved an illegal invasion of the National Assembly by hooded operatives of…

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