Ballon d’Or: Real Madrid Wins Best Men’s Team

ADEOLA YUSUF

. The club decided to boycott the ceremony and had no one to receive the award.   Real Madrid was declared the best men’s football club at the Ballon d’Or Awards Ceremony at the Châtelet Theatre in Paris, France on Monday. The team won the UEFA Champions League, the La Liga and the Spanish Super Cup last season. Ballon d’Or: Lamine Yamal Wins 2024 Kopa Trophy Ballon d’Or: Lookman Ranked 14th World Best Player However, the club decided to boycott the ceremony and hence, had no one to receive the…

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Ballon d’Or: Lamine Yamal Wins 2024 Kopa Trophy

ADEOLA YUSUF

“I dedicate this prize to my mother, my grandmother, to the team, the coaches.”   Barcelona star Lamine Yamal has been named the winner of the 2024 Kopa Trophy at the Ballon d’Or awards in Paris on Monday night. Yamal was the hot favourite for the award after playing a starring role for club and country ever since bursting onto the scene. He beats Arda Gukler, Kobbie Mainoo, Savinho and Barcelona team-mate Pau Cubarsi to the top prize. Yamal is the first player aged under the age of 18 to…

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Ballon d’Or: Lookman Ranked 14th World Best Player

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He ended the 2023-24 season with 17 goals, and 10 assists in all competitions for Atalanta, while also becoming the first African player to score a hat-trick in the final of a major UEFA competition.   Super Eagles star, Ademola Lookman has been ranked in the 14th position in the prestigious 2024 prestigious Ballon d’Or award as a reward for a scintillating year for club and country. The organisers made the announcement on Monday, and Lookman was named in the 14th position. Lookman enjoyed a successful year for club and…

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Sanwo-Olu Deepens Solar Energy, Clean Transportation Quest For Lagos

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. Seeks Private Sector Partnerships   Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has called for strengthened partnerships with the private sector, young entrepreneurs, and local and international stakeholders to harness sustainable energy solutions in Lagos and beyond. Speaking at the 18th OTL Africa Downstream Energy Week in Lagos, themed “Alliances for Growth,” Sanwo-Olu, represented by Energy and Mineral Resources Commissioner Biodun Ogunleye, highlighted the critical role of collaboration in driving innovation and building robust energy infrastructure. Furthermore, the Governor urged stakeholders to prioritize cooperation over competition, sustainability over short-term gains, and…

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Nigeria Secures Jindal Group’s Commitment for $4bn Iron Steel Plant’s Gas Offtake

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Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Gas), Rt. Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo, has successfully secured a commitment from Jindal Group to offtake about 450 million metric standard cubic feet per day (MMscfd) of natural gas to underpin a $4 billion investment in a 10 million tonnes per annum Hot Briquetted Iron (HBI) Steel Plant to be located at Ibom Solutions Hub Industrial Park (ISHIP), a free zone facility in Akwa Ibom State. A statement by Louis Ibah, media aide to the Minister of Gas, noted that this project eas expected to create…

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‘Arrested,’ Police Nab Abia Lawmaker Ikwechegh Over Assault on Bolt Driver

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The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Police Command on Monday said it has arrested a lawmaker for assaulting a driver in the nation’s capital. Josephine Adeh, the spokesperson for the Abuja Command, confirmed that Alex Mascot Ikwechegh has been arrested. She said Ikwechegh is “at the Maitama Police Station undergoing questioning”. The Police spokesperson explained in the statement that the cab driver, Stephen Abuwatseya, reported the matter to the Command. “Preliminary investigations indicate that Mr. Abuwatseya was delivering a package to Hon. Ikwegh when a dispute arose concerning the method of…

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‘I can Make You Disappear,’ How Lawmaker Slapped Bolt Driver In Viral Video

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  . Has the self-acclaimed senator confirmed he is a murderer? Is the Bolt Driver Disrespectful? Nigerians sharply divided over the fight of unequals + VIDEO   A member of the Nigerian House of Representatives, Alex Ifeanyi Ikwechegh, has been called out by Nigerians as a video where he allegedly threatened to make a Bolt Driver “dissappear in Nigeria and nothing will happen,” goes viral. PLATFORMS AFRICA reports that Ikwechegh, a member representing Aba North/South Federal Constituency of Abia State, was heard in the video describing himself as a Senator.…

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Erik Ten Hag Sacked As Manchester United Coach

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Erik ten Hag has been sacked as Manchester United manager. The Dutchman was informed on Monday morning and leaves Old Trafford after two and a half years in charge with his final game proving to be the Premier League defeat to West Ham United on Sunday. That result left the club 14th in the table, seven points off the Champions League qualification places, after just three league wins from nine games and only four in 14 in all competitions. The club are now working on next steps with former striker…

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Five Bodies Still Missing In PH Helicopter Crash-NNPC

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Five bodies are still missing in the ill-fated helicopter operated by East Winds Aviation that crashed on Thursday in Port Harcourt,the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited,NNPCL, has confirmed. Olufemi Soneye,Chief Corporate Communications Officer,who confirmed this in a statement on Sunday,disclosed that only three bodies have been recovered since the crash. All the eight passengers on the aircraft have been confirmed dead by police authority in Rivers State. READ ALSO: Ogun Teacher Suspended Over Pupil’s Death Actress Aunty Ramota Becomes Homeless, Begs For Help Your Leg Is Not Good, Portable Mocks…

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NASU, SSANU Begin Indefinite Strike Monday

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The Joint Action Committee, JAC, of non teaching staff unions in the universities, comprising the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions, NASU and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, has directed its members to proceed on a nationwide indefinite strike from Monday over the non payment of the four months withheld salaries. The strike according to the leaders of the two unions would commence on Sunday night of October 27, 2024. JAC in a circular to all branch chairmen of NASU and SSANU in the universities…

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