Football legend, Ronaldinho regains freedom

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At last, Brazilian football legend, Ronaldinho has been set free from his house arrest by Paraguayan authorities for using a fake passport into the South American country. The former Barcelona FC star, and his brother Roberto de Assis Moreira were arrested at the airport in March and were imprisoned for a month before detaining them in a luxury hotel. Ronaldinho who helped his country win the 2002 World Cup, was traveling to the country to promote a campaign for the less privileged children before he was apprehended. During his stay…

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JAMB blacklists 22 centres for defrauding 11,823 candidates of N59m

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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has delisted over 22 Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres for allegedly defrauding 11,823 of its candidates to the tune of N59 million. According to the registrar and chief executive officer of JAMB, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, he said they carried out the fraud by charging candidates more than stipulated amount for effecting correction on profile as well as bypassing One-Time Password (OTP) required of candidates to initiate such changes. While saying 22 centres from nine states were indicted for the infractions, Prof. Oloyede said any…

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Genevieve Nnaji on why she is scared of marriage

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Nollywood actress, Genevieve Nnaji says she is scared of getting married. The 41 year-old mother of one who has never been married disclosed that her major fear is having a failed marriage. “If I get married, I really want to stay married, and staying married is not an easy thing. It means you are completely in tune with your partner. It means you have found your soul mate and will have to be able to stand a lot of disappointments that would definitely come but then again you have to…

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Ogun State to begin BRT service in major cities

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Ogun State Government has revealed plans to begin the operation of Bus Rapid Transit service in major cities of the state. The government further disclosed that plans were underway to extend Oshodi-Abule Egba BRT to Ota metropolitan part of Ogun State. The state Commissioner for Transportation, Gbenga Dairo, said this on Wednesday, while speaking at a general stakeholders’ workshop on the Development of Transport Policy and Capacity Building in Abeokuta. Dairo, who argued that it was impossible to implement the Lagos BRT mode of operation in Ogun, hinted that the…

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Attack on journalist: Fani-Kayode withdraws his insults, expresses regrets

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Femi Fani-Kayode, former Nigerian minister of aviation, has said that he regretted the verbal attack on a Daily Trust reporter Eyo Charles at a press briefing in Calabar. The former minister did not apologise to the reporter directly and only “hope that this will assuage the pain and anger of anyone that was hurt or offended by this ugly episode.” “I met with my advisors I wish to say the following. I hereby withdraw the word “stupid” which I used in my encounter with a journalist in Calabar,” Fani-Kayode said…

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Chloroquine potent for COVID-19 prevention – NAFDAC

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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has declared that chloroquine prevents the dreaded coronavirus. Its Director General, Prof. Christianah Mojisola Adeyeye, during an online interactive session said: “We realise that chloroquine can be used in the early stage of the COVID-19 infection as prophylactic treatment. Science does not lie.” The pharmacist further explained: “On March 20, 2020 during a press briefing, I said I was going through a literature and I found (out) that chloroquine and remdesivir killed COVID-19 in vitro – that is in…

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FIRSTBANK PARTNERS UN1TY NIGERIA, PROMOTES GROWTH OF THE NIGERIAN MUSIC WITH THE VOICE NIGERIA SEASON 3

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First Bank of Nigeria Limited today, announced its lead sponsorship of the TV reality musical talent show, The Voice Nigeria, Season 3. The talent show which is organised by UN1TY Nigeria is created to discover, nurture and bring to the fore musical talents amongst the next generation of Nigerian youth. The Voice Nigeria will be produced for the first time in Nigeria and will be aired on DSTV channel (Africa Magic) Startimes and terrestrial TV channel (AIT), amongst other leading television stations in the outside the country. Nigerians can expect…

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Police Commissioner explains how Ogun serial killer died

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‌ The end of an alleged serial killer and drug addict, Feyisola Dosumu came to a sudden end after a rigorous manhunt. Narrating how the suspect was trapped and shot, the Commissioner of Police in Ogun State, Edward Ajogun, on Tuesday disclosed that he and his men employed technology to smoke out alleged serial killer and drug addict, Feyisola Dosumu, from a dungeon before they shot him dead. Ajogun said the command employed technology to fish out the suspect when it became difficult to apprehend him where he hid in…

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Lionel Messi wants to leave Barcelona FC

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Barcelona Football Club star player and Argentine forward, Lionel Messi has signified interest in leaving his club. He said he wants to “unilaterally” terminate his contract with the Spanish giants, a club source confirmed to AFP on Tuesday. The football star, through his lawyers sent Barca a fax in which they announced Messi’s desire to rescind his contract by triggering a release clause. However, the club maintains the clause expired in June and he remains under contract until the end of the 2021 season. “In principial, this clause expired on…

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Covid-19: NCDC reports 321 new cases, infections now 52,548

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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has reported increase in COVID-19 cases to 52,548 with detection of 321 fresh infections in the country. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Monday. It said that the number of people with pneumonia-causing coronavirus, who have died in the country, topped two the same day, pushing the total fatalities to 1,004 in the country. The public health agency said that till date 52,548 cases have been confirmed, 39,257 cases, discharged and 1,004 deaths, recorded in 36 states and the…

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