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NGO Slams NSC’s Leadership, Claims ‘Honeymoon’ Period Is Over

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A non-governmental organisation, known as the Athletics and Other Sports Development Initiative, has condemned the leadership of the National Sports Commission (NSC) for its failure to address the pressing issues facing Nigeria’s sports sector, labelling the period of…

Wikki Tourists Resume Training For NNL Super 8 Playoff
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Wikki Tourists Resume Training For NNL Super 8 Playoff

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Wikki Tourists have resumed preparation for the Nigeria National League (NNL) Super 8 playoff tournament. The Bauchi Elephants players and officials are back in training after embarking on a 10-day break to celebrate Salah. Wikki Tourist finished top of the NNL Group C table…

Serena Remains My Role Model – Gauff
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Serena Remains My Role Model – Gauff

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French Open winner Coco Gauff says Serena Williams is her role model. Recall that the World No 2 battled from a set down to beat world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-4 in the Roland Garros women’s singles final on Saturday, winning her second Grand Slam singles title.…

Poland Manager Quits After Lewandowski’s Captaincy Row
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Poland Manager Quits After Lewandowski’s Captaincy Row

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Poland manager Michal Probierz resigned Thursday following a row over his decision to replace the country’s record goal scorer Robert Lewandowski as captain. Lewandowski, 36, said Sunday he would no longer play for the national team with Probierz at the helm, and told a…

Galatasaray Sign Leroy Sané From Bayern Munich
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Galatasaray Sign Leroy Sané From Bayern Munich

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Galatasaray have completed a deal to sign Germany winger Leroy Sané from Bayern Munich on a three year contract, the Turkish Super Lig champions announced yesterday. Galatasaray said that Sané would be paid a guaranteed annual salary of €9 million ($10.4 million) per season,…

June 12: Gov Mutfwang Pardons 2 Convicts
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June 12: Gov Mutfwang Pardons 2 Convicts

Achor Abimaje

Plateau State Governor, Barr Caleb Mutfwang has granted absolute pardon to two convicts, Danjuma George and Yilmenen Bala for demonstrating genuine remorse after their conviction for different offenses in a symbolic gesture to mark 2025 Democracy Day on June 12. Governor…

China Grants Zero-tariff To All Imports From Nigeria, 52 others
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China Grants Zero-tariff To All Imports From Nigeria, 52 others

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China has announced plans to eradicate tariffs on all imports from African countries with which it maintains diplomatic relations, in a major shift in trade policy, expected to deepen economic cooperation as it positions itself as a key trade and investment partner with the…

‘Uncle Sam’ Is Journalism’s Doyen, Nigeria’s Pride — Tinubu
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‘Uncle Sam’ Is Journalism’s Doyen, Nigeria’s Pride — Tinubu

Jonathan Nda-Isaiah

President Bola Tinubu has described Prince Sam Amuka-Pemu, veteran journalist and publisher of Vanguard newspaper who is fondly called Uncle Sam, as the doyen of Nigerian journalism and a national treasure. In a statement personally written by him, President Tinubu paid…

NNPCL Makes N4.22trn Statutory Transfers In 3 Months
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NNPCL Makes N4.22trn Statutory Transfers In 3 Months

Nse Anthony - Uko

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has recorded total revenues of N5.89 trillion in the month of April, 2025. In a document titled: ‘NNPC Limited Monthly Report Summary — April 2025,’ released on Thursday and posted on its website, the company also…

Part Of North-east To Suffer Blackout, Says TCN
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Part Of North-east To Suffer Blackout, Says TCN

Nse Anthony - Uko

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has said some parts of the north-east would experience a five-day blackout due to construction on the 330 kilovolt (kV) Jos-Bauchi-Gombe transmission line. TCN’s spokesperson, Ndidi Mbah, who made this known, said the construction is…

Business Africa Elects NECA DG To Executive Council
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Business Africa Elects NECA DG To Executive Council

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BUSINESSAfrica, a continental voice of employers and private sector organizations across Africa, with headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, has elected Adewale-Smatt Oyerinde, the director-general/chief executive of Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) into its…

Seven-Up Bottling Announces Leadership Transition
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Seven-Up Bottling Announces Leadership Transition

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Seven-Up Bottling Company Ltd. (SBC), one of Nigeria’s leading beverage manufacturers, today announced a strategic leadership transition as managing director, Ziad Maalouf, retires after nearly 18 years of remarkable service. Sari El-Khalil, a current SBC Board Member and…