Day: February 6, 2025

IT’S OFFICIAL: Real Madrid Legend Marcelo Retires From Football

Ganiyu Amodu

“My journey as a player ends here, but I still have so much to give to football.”   Brazil defender Marcelo has announced his retirement from football at the age of 36. The left-back, one of the most decorated players in history, played 58 times for Brazil. After coming through the ranks of Brazilian club Fluminense, Marcelo joined Real Madrid in 2007 at the age of 18. He won 25 pieces of major silverware in 15 years at the Bernabeu, including five Champions League titles and six La Liga titles.…

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How Veteran Nollywood Actor, Columbus Irisoanga, Died

Ganiyu Amodu

Veteran Nollywood actor, Columbus Irisoanga, popularly known as ‘Igbudu’ is dead. Columbus Irisoanga’s death was announced by another veteran actress and politician, Hilda Dokubo, in a post on Instagram. Hilda said that Irisoanga had gone to be with the Lord. She also stated that the actor’s death is a heavy one on University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State and Nollywood. Tinubu Seeks Senate’s Approval to Sack INEC RECs ’16-0,’ Shields Becomes First Undisputed Heavyweight Champion “Our uncle Coli @colu_mbusirisoanga has gone to be with the lord. Ikoli eh dein na…

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Dangote Refinery Exports Two Cargoes Of Jet Fuel To Saudi Arabia

Abibat Babalola

Dangote Petroleum Refinery has successfully exported two jet fuel cargoes to Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest oil producer and leading integrated oil and gas company globally. Saudi Aramco is the official Saudi Arabian Oil Company, which is a majority state-owned petroleum and natural gas company that is the national oil company of Saudi Arabia. President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, revealed this on Tuesday during a visit by the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG), team to both Dangote Fertiliser Limited and the Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals in Ibeju Lekki,…

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WHO Worker To Fundraise $1bn To Cover US Pullout

Abibat Babalola

When the World Health Organisation’s top donor the United States announced its withdrawal, one employee launched an online fundraiser to plug the gap — and her efforts have already raised more than $100,000. Tania Cernuschi, 46, told AFP she had the brainwave just after US President Donald Trump signed an executive order announcing Washington would leave the WHO, one of his first actions on returning to office on January 20. The WHO’s financial shortfall is set to grow further after Argentina announced Wednesday it was also quitting the UN health…

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Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order

Abibat Babalola

A federal judge on Wednesday blocked Donald Trump’s attempt to restrict birthright citizenship in the United States in a blow to the president’s bid to end a right enshrined in the Constitution for more than a century. The ruling indefinitely bans enforcement of one of Trump’s most controversial executive orders, which was due to come into effect nationwide on February 19. “The denial of the precious right to citizenship will cause irreparable harm,” District Judge Deborah Boardman was reported as saying during the hearing at a Maryland court. She noted…

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How Fire Killed 17 Children In Nigerian Islamic School

Abibat Babalola

Tragedy struck in the Kaura-Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State, as a fire outbreak at an Islamiya school has claimed the lives of at least 17 Almajiri students. The chairperson of Kaura-Namoda Local Government, Mannir Haidara, confirmed the incident to Channels Television on Wednesday in a telephone conversation. He said details about the incident would be provided later. However, a resident of the area, Abdulrasaq Bello Kaura, said the fire which started on Tuesday night also injured 16 other students of the school. READ ALSO: Kelvin Emmanuel: Demystification of…

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Kelvin Emmanuel: Demystification of a TV Hitman, By Kunle Sharafadeen

Kunle Sharafadeen

  In Nigerian today, there’s a particular individual eking out a living through appearances on national television. Literally prancing and prattling from one TV station to another, branching the moniker, expert or public affairs analyst, ventilating on any issue ranging from the political to the economic. Professing knowledge in these areas, he pontificates magisterially on topical matters, expecting his opinions to be taken as the Holy Grail. In reality, he is a gun for hire on the payroll of one individual here and an organisation there. As a hired gun,…

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Federal Executive Council Approves Key Road Projects + FULL LIST

Abibat Babalola

The federal executive council has approved key road projects, including N470.9 billion allocated for the access road in Delta State, while N148 billion is earmarked for the access road to the Second Niger Bridge in Anambra State. The Lagos-Ibadan Expressway (Phase 2, Section 1) has received an approval of N195 billion for reconstruction as part of the Presidential Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF). The reconstruction of three segments of the Lokoja-Benin road will be fully executed with concrete with a total budget of N305 billion. This includes N64 billion for the…

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Court To Rule On NNPCL’s Objection Against Dangote Refinery Suit

Abibat Babalola

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday, fixed March 18 for ruling on the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL)’s preliminary objection against a suit filed by the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE over oil import licence dispute. Justice Inyang Ekwo fixed the date after counsel to the NNPCL,, Ademola Abimbola, SAN, and lawyer to Dangote Refinery, John Ibrahim, SAN, presented their arguments and adopted their processes for and against the suit. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Ekwo had, on Thursday, fixed today for…

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