Britain’s Anthony Joshua defended his WBA and IBF world heavyweight titles by wearing down a game Carlos Takam with a controversial 10th-round stoppage at a raucous Principality Stadium. Joshua, 28, damaged his nose in a heavy head collision early on and did not have things all his own way against a fighter who took the […]
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Everton have sacked manager Ronald Koeman after Sunday’s 5-2 home defeat by Arsenal left them in the Premier League relegation zone. A statement said the club “would like to express their gratitude to Ronald for the service he has given to the club over the past 16 months”. BBC reports that the Toffees are 18th […]
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The Management of Shooting Stars Football Club has relieved the Team’s Technical Adviser, Fatai Amao, of his post. The management equally said that it is reviewing the status of all the remaining technical crew, saying that decision would soon be made on them. In a statement issued on Monday in Ibadan by the club Media […]
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Real Madrid’s Portugal striker Cristiano Ronaldo was crowned the best soccer player in the world for the second year running at FIFA’s The Best awards gala on Monday. The four-time Ballon d‘Or winner won a La Liga and Champions League double with the Madrid club this year. He stroke twice against Juventus in the European […]
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Mr Ahmed Idris, Accountant-General of the Federation, said the Federal Government, States and Local Governments shared N558.082billion in October compared to N637.704 shared in the previous month. Idris made this known at the end of the monthly Federal Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) meeting on Tuesday in Abuja. According to him, the sum is inclusive of […]
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The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the Gross Domestic Product in real terms declined in the third and fourth quarters of 2016. The NBS made this known in its “Nigerian Gross Domestic Product Report on Expenditure and Income Approach for the third and fourth quarter of 2016 released in Abuja. According to the report, […]
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The inaugural edition of the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) Kwese Prospect Camp has been a huge success, the Kwese Premier League Director, Ajibarede Bello, said on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the camp which ended in Kaduna on Saturday had 65 players from across the country participating in an intensive three-day […]
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Oil prices rose on Monday over supply concerns in the Middle East and as the U.S. market showed further signs of tightening while demand in Asia keeps rising. Brent crude futures, the international benchmark for oil prices, were at 57.84 dollars. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were at 52.03 dollars per barrel.. The […]
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Egyptians Al Ahly will play Moroccans Wydad Casablanca in this year’s African Champions League final after thrashing Etoile du Sahel 6-2 to win through 7-4 on aggregate. In an extraordinary semi-final in Alexandria, Al Ahly constantly ripped the Tunisians’ defence apart as they booked their place in the final for a record eleventh time. After […]
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A former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Prof. Chukwuma Soludo has described Anambra as a fast growing economy with vast enabling opportunities. Prof. Soludo who said this at St. Mary’s Field, Nnewi, Nnewi South Local Government Area (LGA) said the present administration was driven by vision. He noted that vision of the administration […]
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