Month: August 2023

Roberto Mancini Resigns As Italy Manager

ADEOLA YUSUF

Former Manchester City boss, Roberto Mancini, has resigned as Italy manager. A statement from the Italian Football Federation on Sunday read in part: “The Italian Football Federation announces that it has taken note of the resignation of Roberto Mancini from the position of coach of the Italian national team, received yesterday late in the evening.” Mancini guided Italy’s national team to victory at Euro 2020, including a third place in the Nations League in 2021 and earlier this year. READ ALSO: I Broke My Leg From First Action On Jagun…

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I Broke My Leg From First Action On Jagun Jagun Set – Lateef Adedimeji

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“I have not told anyone this before;” What Kunle Afolayan did for me on Jagun Jagun – Femi Adebayo   Lateef Adedimeji, the star actor in a newly released Nollywood epic movie, Jagun Jagun, had disclosed that he broke his leg from first action on set. Platforms Africa reports that Adedimeji, who said this at the Premiere of the film, maintained that he suffered pains throughout the days on location, “and any time they call action, I cried.” READ ALSO: UI Set To Increase Fees For Fresh, Returning Students Ìlú…

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UI Set To Increase Fees For Fresh, Returning Students

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Arrangment has been concluded by the management of the University of Ibadan to announce new fees payable by new undergraduate and returning students. Finding by SparklightNews revealed that the decision by the management generated apprehension among students and parents. The proposed fees ranges between N90,00 and N230,000 depending on the courses of study and level The mandatory charges for fresh undergraduates indicate that the university has not introduced a tuition fee while the accomodation fees for returning students has been pegged at N45,000 while fresh students are expected to pay…

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Unfair, Unjust; Ohanaeze On Tinubu’s Appointment of Only Five Ministers From S’East

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The Ohanaeze Ndigbo has decried President Bola Tinubu’s nomination of only five ministers from the South-East, describing it as “unfair and unjust”. The group expressed its displeasure in a statement signed by its president general, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, yesterday. It recalled that the states and geopolitical zones were created by the past military administrations, saying Igbos did not play much part in the process. READ ALSO: UK Accuses Striking Doctors Of Harming Patients Tell God To Kill Me Before Sunrise If I Consult Demons – Pastor Adeboye Military Better Under…

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UK Accuses Striking Doctors Of Harming Patients

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Hospital doctors in England on Friday launched their latest walkout as the government said their strike to demand a 35-percent pay increase served “only to harm patients”. The four-day stoppage comes with health chiefs estimating that the repeated industrial action had cost the publicly funded health service £1 billion ($1.2 billion). The British Medical Association (BMA) which represents junior doctors says their take-home pay has fallen by 26 percent in the last 15 years. READ ALSO: Tell God To Kill Me Before Sunrise If I Consult Demons – Pastor Adeboye…

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Tell God To Kill Me Before Sunrise If I Consult Demons – Pastor Adeboye

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The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, called on the members of the church to pray for his death if he consults demons in performing miracles, signs and wonders. Adeboye said this during the RCCG Holy Ghost Service of the 71st Annual Convention at the Redemption Camp, along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Friday. The revered pastor said some prophets accused him of using demonic powers in leading the church, as well as preaching and prophesying to his members. READ ALSO: Military Better Under Democracy, Nigeria…

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Military Better Under Democracy, Nigeria Defence HQ Dismisses Coup Request

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The military high command has frowned on comments requesting the Armed Forces to interfere in the democratic process of the country. Recent allegations of poor welfare among troops across the services had prompted the comment online. However, the Defence Headquarters in a statement on Friday night by the Director, Defence Information, Brig. Gen. Tukur Gusau described the request as wicked and unpatriotic. It partly read, “The Defence Headquarters frown at a report being circulated online about welfare issues in the Armed Forces of Nigeria. The report’s call on the military…

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Oborevwori : Why Completion Of East-West Road Is On Delta Gov’s Mind, By Dennis Otu

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The human nature of the Delta State Governor, His Excellency, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori for the people of the Niger Delta Region in particular and Nigerians generally played out once again on Tuesday, August 8th, 2023 when he received members of the Senate Adhoc Committee investigating the non-completion of the East-West Road led by Senator Abdul Ningi at Government House, Asaba. The East-West connects the South-South, South-East and Western parts of the country and Former President Olusegun Obasanjo had awarded the contract for the East West Road project late in…

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We’ll Kill Bazoum If ECOWAS Sends Troops To Niger – Coup Leader

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Niger’s junta told a top U.S. diplomat that they would kill deposed President Mohamed Bazoum if neighboring countries attempted any military intervention to restore his rule, two Western officials told The Associated Press. Representatives of the junta told U.S. Under Secretary of State Victoria Nuland of the threat to Bazoum during her visit to the country this week, a Western military official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the situation. READ ALSO: Death Toll In Zaria Mosque’s Collapse Hits Eight African Union Backs ECOWAS Response…

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Death Toll In Zaria Mosque’s Collapse Hits Eight

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Cracks on the Wall: How the building carved in on worshippers during evening worship    The death toll in the Zaria Central Mosque’s collapse has hit eight. Platforms Africa reports that seven other worshippers who sustained injuries are getting medical attention while the deceads have been buried. Before the building caved in, it was gathered that there were cracks on the wall, indicating that the mosque building was already distressed. READ ALSO: JUST IN: Zaria Central Mosque Collapses, Kills 4, Injures 7 Mutilated Body Of Nursing Graduate Found In Ibadan…

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