Brazil Women Players To Get Equal Pay As Men

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Brazil’s women’s national players will get the same as male players for representing their country. This was announced by the Brazil’s football association (CBF). The CBF disclosed that all players will be granted the same daily and prize amounts for taking part in preparation periods and games. CBF president Rogerio Caboclo says the measures were put in place in March. “Since March of this year, CBF has made an equal value in terms of prizes and daily rates between men’s and women’s football,” he said. “That is, the players earn…

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General Hospital’s Medical Director abducted

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Police at the Ondo State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of the Medical Director of a General Hospital in Idoani, Ondo State, Dr. Olufemi Adeogun. The medical doctor was reportedly kidnapped at the bad portion of Owani/Idoani road, Ose Local Government Area of the state. Also abducted along with the medical director is a record officer with the hospital, Mrs. Foluke Ajibola and another victim, yet to be identified. Reports say, the driver of the vehicle in which they were traveling was shot in the arm, but escaped from…

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Covid-19: 19 infected Gombe students recover

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As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, a Gombe State Epidemiologist, Dr Bile Nuhu, on Tuesday said the state had established school isolation spaces across 16 boarding schools in the state. He said the isolation spaces were for the management of mild cases of COVID-19. He said, “Out of the 20 boarding schools in Gombe State, we used the checklist that looks at the structures on the ground and the components in the structures that are ideal that can serve as isolation spaces for just mild cases not severe cases. Severe…

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Internet fraud: Unilorin udergraduate to clear drainage for 3 months

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Akinsanya Olamide Ridwan, a 400-level undergraduate of the University of Ilorin has been sentenced to three months Community Service for committing romance scam. Justice Sikiru Oyinloye of the Kwara State High Court, sitting in Ilorin convicted and sentenced the undergraduate The service requires him to clear the drainage at Bekind petrol filling station near Tipper Garage, Tanke, Ilorin up to the gate of the University of Ilorin for three months commencing from September 2, 2020. Ridwan got the sentence on Monday, August 31, 2020, after being arraigned on a one-count…

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COVID-19: Don’t be in a haste to reopen schools, says FG

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Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and Chairman, Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, gave a warning on Monday in Abuja at the 62nd joint national briefing of the taskforce, where he called for caution as some state governments announce reopening of schools, saying that COVID-19 remains potent and very dangerous. According to Mustapha, as the nation plans to re-open more sectors, everyone must stay the course and stick with the winning strategy which is anchored on the ability of our health institutions to contain the virus. “While…

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First Bank’s Ibukun Awosika makes movie debut in ‘Citation’

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Mrs. Ibukun Awosika, Chairman, First Bank of Nigeria Limited has made her debut in a movie produced by award-winning, and proudly Nigerian movie producer, Kunle Afolayan. The movie, Citation, is created to correct one of the greatest ills – rape and sexual molestation – which affect the educational system and indeed societies around the world. Mrs. Awosika plays the role of the dean of a university faculty, overseeing the senate hearing panel of a female postgraduate student (Moremi), played by Temi Otedola, who has been a victim of sexual harassment.…

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Reckless drivers to get death sentence in Zamfara State

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Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State is set to introduce punishment of death for reckless drivers in the state following the accident that claimed 16 lives on Wednesday evening. The accident occurred when a BUA company truck lost control and rammed into four vehicles conveying supporters of Matawalle along Gusau/Funtua Road. The governor made this known when he led his cabinet members and the management of BUA Group to a condolence visit to the Emir of Gusau, Alhaji Ibrahim Bello, on Saturday. He announced a donation of N2m to families…

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Two killed as protesting Shi’ites members clash with Police

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Public protest by members of the Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky- led Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) otherwise known as Shi’ites, has left two people dead while many others were injured during a clash with police in Kaduna yesterday. The sect members were out in protest to press demand for release of their leader, Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky and his wife, Zeenat, who have been in detention since December, 2015 after a bloody clash with soldiers in Zaria. Kaduna State Government had since outlawed the group and prohibited all forms of protest in…

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Bayelsa councillor shot dead

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‌ A councillor representing Ward 6 in the Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, Mr Karma Agagowei has been killed by unknown gunmen. Agagowei was shot at Opolo area of Yenagoa, the state capital, while returning from the ward congress of the Peoples Democratic Party on Saturday. It was gathered that, the victim was rushed to two hospitals in Yenagoa, but was allegedly not treated due to the absence of a police report. So, he died after losing so much blood. It was learnt that one person, who was…

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