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France Book Place In World Cup Final As Belgium Crash In Kazan

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The mercurial 19-year-old was not the difference-maker on the night but in this most closely contested of World Cups he just might be on Sunday So far this has been a World Cup of tactical understanding and physical prowess. By Sunday evening, it could be the World Cup of Kylian Mbappe. France edged out Belgium in St Petersburg not with an Mbappe goal but, somewhat predictably, a header from a corner, courtesy of Samuel Umtiti. Again somewhat predictably, this was a closely contested match that could really have gone either…

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NNPC Signs Agreement To Implement $3.7bn Gas

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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Monday sealed an agreement with Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), Seplat Petroleum Development Company Plc, Oando Plc and other partners on the implementation of seven critical gas development projects worth $3.7 billion to bridge the gas supply shortfall in the domestic market. This development came as crude oil prices rose Monday following increased global demand and the United States efforts to shut out Iranian output using sanctions. The development, according to unfolding drilling data, indicated an increase in US shale. Speaking Monday in Lagos…

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Olubadan’s LG salary suspended by New kings

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The monthly salary of the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Adetunji has been suspended by the new kings installed by Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State. The kings confirmed that they were responsible for the stoppage of the salary and not the state government as being insinuated. The monarchs said this after a meeting held with scores of community leaders (Mogajis) at Mapo Hall in Ibadan Oyo State. This was as the monarchs issued a letter of suspension to the leaders of masquerades who flouted his order not to dance…

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Man jailed for spending fake naira notes

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Seun Abdullahi, a 26-year-old man has been sentenced to one year imprisonment by the Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday for spending fake naira notes. Justice Muslim Hassan jailed the father of two for one year after he owned up to the offence and pleaded for mercy. The convict was arraigned by the police on one count. In the charge, the prosecution said the convict was caught with fake naira notes totalling N40,000. The prosecuting counsel for the police, Joseph Eboseremen, said the convict on March 15, 2018, had…

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Pregnant women blame bad road for high rate of miscarriages in Kaduna community

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The high level of miscarriages being recorded in Rido community in Kaduna State has been blamed on bad state of their road by women in the community. The women also said that the situation has crippled social and economic activities in the community. The women said that the primary health center in the community do not operate at night, thus forcing them to convey patients to Kaduna when the need arises. “When a woman is in labour at night, we have to look for a way to take her to…

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GTBank Rallies Support for Children With Autism… Holds 8th Annual Autism Conference July 17-18

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Foremost African financial institution, Guaranty Trust Bank plc, will hold the 8th edition of its Annual Autism Conference on Tuesday, July 17 and Wednesday July 18, 2018 at the MUSON Centre, Onikan, Lagos. Themed “Raising a Child with Autism, the Role of Family and the Community”. The two-day conference is part of the Bank’s Annual Autism Program, which brings together globally renowned medical specialists, parents, caregivers, health practitioners and concerned members of the public to share ideas on how to support children and adults living with Autism. According to the…

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APC slams four count “criminal” charge against R-APC

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A four point criminal charge has been slammed against the leaders of the Buba Galadima led Reformed All Progressives Congress, RAPC by the All Progressives Congress, APC. The National Legal Adviser of the APC, Mr. Babatunde Ogala in a statement at the weekend also denounced the formation of the group as grievous to law saying that its emergence was likened to a coup. Asserting that the convention was properly organised against the claim of the RAPC, Ogala said that the convention was the culmination of a series of congresses even…

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Suspect’s confession: I went into robbery to satisfy my wife needs

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Jariri Chede, 25, and Janya Shehu, 20 have been arrested by the police in Niger State. The two suspected robbers specializes in attacking vehicles conveying goods from the market in Kokongi through Wawa village in the Borgu Local Government Area of the state. The suspects were arrested by police detectives attached to New Bussa Division after robbing one Sunday Ishaya of Kokongi village of his money and other valuables. It was learnt that the victim was driving to Kokongi en route Wawa village when the robbers dispossessed him of N70,000…

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PDP demands immediate sack of finance minister over alleged certificate forgery

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  President Muhammadu Buhari has been charged by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to immediately sack, arrest and arraign his Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, for alleged criminal forgery of her National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) certificate. PDP also said the “world can now see how the Buhari Presidency has been concealing sharp practices under it. We can now see why there is humongous corruption under President Buhari’s watch and why Mr. President has refused to take any concrete steps to check the sleaze in his administration.” In a…

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Mobile Verification For All Drugs Not Possible Now – NAFDAC

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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control says mobile authentication of all drugs is not possible for now. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Moji Adeyeye, said this in a statement on Friday. The statement was in response to a call by the House of Representatives, that the Consumer Protection Council and the Standards Organisation of Nigeria should use the Mobile Authentication Scheme to detect counterfeit medicines. Adeyeye noted that the scheme was first used by NAFDAC in 2010 as tool to curb the menace of substandard and…

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