Day: October 17, 2022

OFFICIAL: Karim Benzema Wins First Ballon d’Or In His Career

Ganiyu Amodu

Real Madrid super star, Karim Benzema, has won the Ballon d’Or for the first time in his career. The France International (player) won based o his sterling performance at the last football season. Here, below, are his records. 2021/22 season by numbers: ◉ 56 games ◉ 50 goals ◉ 16 assists 🏆 LaLiga 🏆 Supercopa 🏆 Nations League 🏆 Champions League 🏅 UEFA Men’s Player of the Year 🏅 UCL Player of the Season 🏅 UCL Golden Boot 🏅 Pichichi Trophy 🏅 Ballon d’Or The perfect season. 💯 #BallondOr

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Lucky Undergrads Bag Scholarships At Crescent Varsity’s 14th Convocation

Olaniyi Akanji 

At least thirteen lucky fresh undergraduates of Crescent University, Abeokuta have benefited from scholarships in Law, Nursing, Mass Communication and other programmes awarded by benefactors including honorees at the 14th Convocation. The Proprietor, represented by a member of the Board of Trustees, BoT, Prince Adesegun Ajibola (SAN) had announced in his speech that the trio of the Osi of Egbaland, Chief Bode Mustapha, Banking Amazon, Mrs. Tamramat Mosun Belo-Olusoga and the Chief Executive Officer of Splash FM, High Chief Murtala Adebayo Akande were honoured with Doctors of Science, DSc, Honoris…

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How Three Okrika Communities Found Common Ground in Petralon 54 Limited

ADEOLA YUSUF

In a remarkable show of acceptance, Ogoloma, Okochiri and Koniju communities in Okrika Local Government, Rivers State, have found common ground in Petralon 54 Limited, an indigenous oil exploration and production company, recently granted the sole operatorship of the Dawes Island Field Petralon 54, which was awarded Petroleum Prospecting License No. 259 (PPL 259) by the Federal Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in accordance with the Petroleum Industry Act, 2021, have been actively engaging the community since the award, with the motive of discovering the needs and pain…

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2023: “APC, PDP 24 years rule have brought us only misery”- Senator Datti

Daniel Atori

MINNA: As Nigerians prepare for the 2023 general elections, Vice Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Senator Baba Ahmed Datti has said that the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) have both ruled for 24 years combined with nothing to show other than insecurity, corruption and other challenges. While making the declaration during an interview after a town-hall meeting with key stakeholders including state party leadership, Coalition of Obi/Datti Support Groups, aspirants for the various elective positions ahead of next year’s general election in Minna…

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Court Order Is Major Reason We Suspended Strike, Says ASUU President

Abibat Babalola

Emmanuel Osodeke, president of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), says the main reason lecturers decided to resume teaching is because of a court order asking them to do so. ASUU had been on strike since February 14 to press home the demand for improved funding for universities, and a review of salaries for lecturers, among other issues. On October 7, the court of appeal sitting in Abuja ordered the union to call off its strike. READ ALSO: Power Cut Rocks UK Stadium, Leeds Vs Arsenal Match Suffers Temporary…

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