World football-ruling body FIFA on Wednesday in Reims formally welcomed African champions Nigeria to the 8th FIFA Women’s World Cup finals holding in France. Ademola Olajire, Director of Communications of Nigeria Football Federation, said in a statement on Wednesday that the team’s players officially performed the “Welcome’’ ritual. They were taken through the rules of… Continue reading FIFA FORMALLY WELCOME SUPER FALCONS TO FRANCE 2019
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ATM SKIMMING CROOK BEHIND BARS AFTER DRAINING BANK ACCOUNT FOR 2 YEARS
A Boston federal court on Monday sentenced a Romanian national to 65 months in federal prison for a multi-state ATM card-skimming scheme through which he and his gang drained $868,706 from 531 people’s bank accounts. The Justice Department said that Bogdan Viorel Rusu, 38, was also sentenced to five years of supervised release and ordered to pay… Continue reading ATM SKIMMING CROOK BEHIND BARS AFTER DRAINING BANK ACCOUNT FOR 2 YEARS
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FIFA PRESIDENCY: GIANNI INFANTINO RE-ELECTED FOR A SECOND TERM
Gianni Infantino has been re-elected as president of football's world governing body Fifa for a second term. The Swiss-Italian, 49, was re-elected until 2023 without opposition at Fifa's annual congress in Paris. He succeeded Sepp Blatter in 2016 and has increased the number of teams at the 2026 World Cup and proposed key changes to the Club… Continue reading FIFA PRESIDENCY: GIANNI INFANTINO RE-ELECTED FOR A SECOND TERM
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PREMIER OIWOH IS NEW NIBSS BOSS
Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System Plc (NIBSS) has appointed Premier Oiwoh, as the its chief executive officer (CEO) after its former chief, Ade Shonubi, resigned to take up a new role as deputy governor, Operations Directorate of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Premier holds a Bachelor’s degree and an MBA and has attended several training programmes… Continue reading PREMIER OIWOH IS NEW NIBSS BOSS
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UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: NIGERIAN EMERGE PRESIDENT
Muhammad-Bande, the sole candidate for the position, was elected through acclamation at the 87th plenary meeting of the Assembly in New York on Tuesday. He is the second Nigerian to hold the office after Joseph Garba, a retired military officer and diplomat, who led the organ between 1989 and 1990. Muhammad-Bande (OFR) (born December 7, 1957)… Continue reading UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: NIGERIAN EMERGE PRESIDENT
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POLITICIANS FUEL RELIGIOUS AND COMMUNAL CRISES_EMIR OF MURI EMIRATE
The Emir of Muri Emirate in Jalingo, Taraba State, Alhaji Abbas Tafida, has accused politicians of being responsible for the religious and communal crisis. He said this while addressing people from his emirate, who paid him Sallah homage in his palace in Jalingo. Tafida insisted that “politicians, instead of promoting peaceful coexistence, were opting to… Continue reading POLITICIANS FUEL RELIGIOUS AND COMMUNAL CRISES_EMIR OF MURI EMIRATE
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BREAST CANCER TRIAL TREATMENT REVEALS HOPE TO PROLONG LIFE
Research for new treatments for women with a type of incurable breast cancer has taken a “remarkable” step forward. Women given a new combination of drugs had much greater chance of seeing shrinkage in their tumours, a clinical trial led by Cardiff scientists found. They lived on average six months longer than women in the… Continue reading BREAST CANCER TRIAL TREATMENT REVEALS HOPE TO PROLONG LIFE
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MTN BIGGEST SHAREHOLDERS SPUR BOARDROOM SHAKEUP TO CURB DISPUTES
MTN Group Ltd.’s biggest shareholder is pushing for changes at Africa’s largest mobile-phone company to avoid the regulatory, legal and political disputes that have cut its share price by more than half over the past four years. The Public Investment Corp. built a 26% stake in Johannesburg-based MTN by late November and used that to… Continue reading MTN BIGGEST SHAREHOLDERS SPUR BOARDROOM SHAKEUP TO CURB DISPUTES
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FORBES NAMES JAY-Z THE FIRST HIP-HOP BILLIONAIRE
Forbes announced Monday that Jay-Z has become the first hip-hop artist to rack up a billion-dollar fortune, thanks to lucrative investments in real estate, art, liquor and businesses like Uber. The accomplishment is a far cry from his humble beginnings. Jay-Z (real name: Shawn Carter) was a drug dealer in his hometown of Brooklyn before creating his own label in… Continue reading FORBES NAMES JAY-Z THE FIRST HIP-HOP BILLIONAIRE
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