Day: October 30, 2023

Bonmati Wins 2023 Women’s Ballon d’Or

Ganiyu Amodu

Chelsea and Australia forward Sam Kerr came second in the final voting, with Paralluelo, a teammate of Bonmati’s at Barcelona, in third place.   Spain’s World Cup-winning star Aitana Bonmati won the Women’s Ballon d’Or at a ceremony in Paris on Monday. Bonmati succeeds her international teammate Alexia Putellas as a winner of the prize after inspiring Spain to glory at the Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand earlier this year. The 25-year-old midfielder was named the best player at the World Cup as the Spanish team overcame…

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Messi Wins 8th Ballon d’Or, Breaks Topmost Football Award’s Record

Ganiyu Amodu

No other player, dead or alive, has done this in human history   Inter Miami player, Lionel Messi has won the 2023 Ballon d’Or awards. With the current feat, the Argentine player has won a total of eight Ballon d’Or awards. He clinched the award in 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2021. READ ALSO: He Force-Kissed Her; FIFA Slams 3-Yr Ban On Spanish ex-Football Chief Nigerian Varsity’s Female Lecturer Found Dead With Throat Slit Table Tennis Champion, Ngannou Taunts Fury After Controversial Win 1,2,3 -0; How Man City Humiliated…

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Things To Know About Ibadan Imams Caught With Human Head, Body Parts

Ganiyu Amodu

When the video of three suspects –Ramoni Opeyemi a.k.a Alubarika; Taofeek Olalekan a.k.a K’abelohun and Tayo Akinrinola a.k.a Ifa– caught with fresh human head and body parts in Ibadan, Oyo State, went viral last weekend, an uproar arose among Nigerian citizens generally and Apete community residents particularly. The name, Apete Community, well known to many non-residents, covers many other communities in the zone of Ido Local Government Area, such as Awotan, Akere, Oriare, Adaba, Alapata, Alakuta and others. The road from Apete links Akufo Village or settlement as it may…

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BREAKING: Ohanaeze ex-Sec Gen, Ben Nwabueze, Is Dead

Ganiyu Amodu

A Constitutional Lawyer and one-time Secretary-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Prof. Ben Nwabueze, is dead. Nwabueze, a native of Atani in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria was born in 1931. The spokesperson for the family, Eni Nwabueze, in a statement on Monday, confirmed that he died on Sunday evening in his home. READ ALSO Rivers Gov Gets Impeachment Notice As Feud With Wike Worsens He Force-Kissed Her; FIFA Slams 3-Yr Ban On Spanish ex-Football Chief Seplat Energy Grows 2023 9M Revenue By…

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Rivers Gov Gets Impeachment Notice As Feud With Wike Worsens

Efe Wellington

Nobody can impeach me, Fubara dares Wike, 24 Lawmakers   The Rivers State House of Assembly has begun the process of impeaching the state governor, Siminialayi Fubara. To this end, Platforms Africa reports that the state’s lawmakers served an impeachment notice on Fubara after removing the House Leader, Edison Ehie, who is believed to be on the Governor’s side. READ ALSO: NCDMB Trains 500 Youths In Solar Power Installation, Maintenance In Cross River State Seplat Energy Grows 2023 9M Revenue By 31% To N478.1bn NCDMB Trains 500 Youths In Solar…

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He Force-Kissed Her; FIFA Slams 3-Yr Ban On Spanish ex-Football Chief

Ganiyu Amodu

FIFA announced Monday it had imposed a three-year ban on former Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales following his forced kiss on the lips of World Cup winner Jenni Hermoso. World football’s governing body provisionally suspended Rubiales for 90 days following his unsolicited kiss during the medal ceremony after Spain won the Women’s World Cup in Sydney in August. FIFA said Rubiales would now be banned from all football activity for three years. READ ALSO Seplat Energy Grows 2023 9M Revenue By 31% To N478.1bn NCDMB Trains 500 Youths In Solar…

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Seplat Energy Grows 2023 9M Revenue By 31% To N478.1bn

Ganiyu Amodu

Seplat Energy Plc, a leading Nigerian independent energy company listed on both the Nigerian Exchange Limited and the London Stock Exchange, announces its unaudited results for the nine months ended 30 September 2023, recording a rise in revenue by 31 per cent to N478.1bn from N258.7bn year-on-year. The company also declared a Q3 2023 dividend of US3 cents per share, in line with higher core annual dividend of US 12 cents. The energy Company’s also grew its 2023 9M gross profit to N245.6bn from N118.5bn year-on-year whilst 9M 2023 production…

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NCDMB Trains 500 Youths In Solar Power Installation, Maintenance In Cross River State

Ganiyu Amodu

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has successfully trained 500 youths in Cross River State on solar power installation and maintenance, with the training taking place in three locations: Calabar, Bekearra and Ogoja, making a significant contribution to the country’s sustainable energy sector. Abdulmalik Halilu, Director, NCDMB, Planning, Research and Statistics, in his comment at the closing ceremony on Friday, hinted that the Board initiated the programme to create employment opportunities in the country, generate wealth and empower the youths to contribute to the economy of the nation.…

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NCC, Systemspecs, New Horizons Bosses To Address Startups At Worldstage Summit 2023

Ganiyu Amodu

All is set for the WorldStage Economic Summit (WES) 2023 on Thursday, November 16, 2023 at the Event Centre, Nigerian Exchange Limited, 2/4 Customs Street, Lagos as top infotec experts confirmed participation to address a special breakout session of the summit tagged Startups on WorldStage with the Theme: ‘The Game Changers’. According to a statement by World Stage Limited, the organizers of the summit, the new Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Mr Aminu Maida as the Guest of Honour will present a key note address; Mr.…

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What’s Your Daughter-in-law Spec?, By Funke Egbemode

ADEOLA YUSUF

It was one of our girls’ hang-out evenings, our special ‘cult’ outings where we let down our hair and say things we would never say when a man is within earshot. We also join hands and pray and fast when we have to ‘bandy’ together against any bandit problem. But this particular episode was just about wine, smoothies and barbecue and pulling one another’s legs. Then Mobola announced to the girls that her son, Ope, had just told her he thought Mimi was the one. In other words, after foraging…

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