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Dortmund Reject Chelsea’s £42m Bid For Gittens
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Dortmund Reject Chelsea’s £42m Bid For Gittens

Affa Acho

Chelsea’s offer worth more than £42m for English winger Jamie Gittens has been rejected by Borussia Dortmund. The 20-year-old already has a seven-year contract on the table and is thought to be keen on a move to Stamford Bridge. But, the two clubs were struggling to meet in…

Ex-Nigerian Ambassador, Ibironke Adefope, Dies At 73
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Ex-Nigerian Ambassador, Ibironke Adefope, Dies At 73

Adebayo Waheed

Former Nigerian High Commissioner to Zambia and Malawi who was also a respected member of the Oyo State Elders’ Council, Ambassador Ibironke Adefope, has passed away at the age of 73. Born on February 23, 1952, in Ibadan, Oyo State, Adefope lived a fulfilled life marked by…

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Parents Of Baby Infected With HIV Petition Edo Attorney General

Patrick Ochoga

Distraught parents of a 19-month-old baby, Mumbor Jeremiah, who was allegedly infected with HIV through positive blood during transfusion at an hospital have petitioned the Edo State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, demanding justice for their child. The…

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Court Sentences Woman To 3-year Jail Term For Child Abuse

Alo Abiola

A 33-year-old woman, Adeoti Moradeke has been sentenced to three years imprisonment with hard labour by an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrate Court for abusing a child. Adeoti was arraigned before Magistrate Olatomiwa Daramola on November 29, 2024, on a one-count charge bordering on…

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No Free Use Of Renovated ICC, All MDAs Must Pay — Tinubu

Jonathan Nda-Isaiah

President Bola Tinubu reopened the renovated Abuja International Conference Centre (ICC) on Tuesday in Abuja and directed all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) to pay for the use of the facility to ensure its upkeep and long-term sustainability. At the event,…

CBEX Ponzi Scheme Restores Subscribers’ Balance
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CBEX Ponzi Scheme Restores Subscribers’ Balance

Remi Adebayo

Crypto Bridge Exchange (CBEX), a Ponzi scheme that disappeared with subscribers’ funds earlier in the year restored depositors’ balance on Tuesday amidst intensified investigation by the Nigerian authorities. LEADERSHIP recalls that the Economic and Financial Crimes…

Wike Renames Renovated Abuja ICC After Tinubu
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Wike Renames Renovated Abuja ICC After Tinubu

Igho Oyoyo

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday commissioned the newly rehabilitated Abuja International Conference Centre, which has now been renamed the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre. He hailed the project as a symbol of Nigeria’s commitment to excellence and…

US To Resume Processing Harvard Student Visas
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US To Resume Processing Harvard Student Visas

Ruth Nwokwu

The US State Department has ordered its embassies and consulates worldwide to “resume processing” of Harvard University students and exchange visitor visas after a judge halted President Donald Trump’s latest attempt to block international students from coming to the…

Dortmund Sign Bellingham From Sunderland On 5-year Deal
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Dortmund Sign Bellingham From Sunderland On 5-year Deal

Affa Acho

Borussia Dortmund has signed Jobe Bellingham from Sunderland on a five-year contract until June 2030. Sunderland said the fee is a club record, believed to be 32m euros (£26.96m) with additional 5m euros (£4.2m) in add-ons. The 19-year-old midfielder has played for the Black…

10 Killed In Austrian High School Shooting
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10 Killed In Austrian High School Shooting

Nafisat Abdulrahman

At least, ten persons, including students and teachers have been confirmed dead following a tragic mass shooting at a high school in the Austrian city of Graz. Authorities said the lone suspect, believed to be responsible for the deadly attack, died from a self-inflicted…

Covenant Varsity To Host QNET’s Amezcua Scientific Dialogue
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Covenant Varsity To Host QNET’s Amezcua Scientific Dialogue

Royal Ibeh

Covenant University is set to host QNET’s Amezcua Scientific Dialogue, an event that will spotlight the cutting-edge science behind QNET’s Amezcua wellness products. The dialogue, themed “Demystifying the Science Around QNET Products”, will take centerstage at Covenant…

World Bank Projects ‘Worse Economic Downturn’ For 2025
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World Bank Projects ‘Worse Economic Downturn’ For 2025

Mark Itsibor

World Bank’s latest Global Economic Prospects report has revealed that ongoing trade tensions and policy uncertainty are expected to drive global growth down this year to its slowest pace since 2008 outside of outright global recessions. The turmoil has resulted in growth…

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Bullish Trading Propels Equities Market To N1.81trn Gains In 4 Days

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The Nigerian equities market ended the first trading week in the month of June on a strong bullish momentum, with the overall capitalisation up by N1.81 trillion. Gains were recorded in all four trading sessions, underpinned by renewed investor interest in financial services,…