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10 things about Nigeria’s draw with Canada
In the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, Nigeria faced off against Group B favourites and reigning Olympic champion, Canada, at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium in Australia in the early hours of Friday. Aside from the match ending in a scoreless draw, here are 10 interesting facts to know about it. 1 . In comparison to the
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Nigerians didn’t bargain for current hardship, Gani Adams tells Tinubu
The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yoruba land, Chief Gani Adams, has expressed disappointment over the current economic hardship in the country triggered off by the removal of fuel subsidy. In a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Aderemi, on Thursday, Adams said Nigerians did not expect this kind of hardship under President Bola
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Ex-Lagos deputy gov blames Nigeria’s problems on God’s anger, corruption
The first elected deputy governor of Lagos State, Alhaja Sinatu Ojikutu, has blamed the problems of Nigeria on God’s anger, falsehood, wickedness to one another, and corruption. Ojikutu said God was angry with Nigeria because the nation had decided to follow falsehood, adding, “and we are worshipping too many deities that are not for God.”
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Super Falcons goalie wins Player of the Match award
Super Falcons goalie, Chiamaka Nnadozie, has been named Player of the Match for her impressive performance against Canada. The Nigerian female team forced Canada to a 0-0 draw in Melbourne on Friday with an impressive performance from Nnadozie, who is also the team’s captain. She was crucial to the team’s goalless draw against Canada in
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Anambra seals hotel as partygoers beat lady to death
A lady identified as Chinyere Awuda has allegedly been beaten to death inside Cosmila Hotel in Awka, Anambra State capital, where she went clubbing. The corpse of the deceased, who hailed from Nnobi, in the Idemili South Local Government Area of the state, was said to have been found the following morning near the hotel’s
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Nigeria vs Canada: Netizens hail Super Falcons goalkeeper’s performance
Nigerians on social media have reacted to the Super Falcons’ opening performance at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup campaign. The Nigerian female team forced Canada to a 0-0 draw in Melbourne on Friday with an impressive performance from the team’s captain, Chiamaka Nnadozie, who is the goalkeeper. The Nigeria goalie made a crucial intervention
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FAAC shares N907bn, Tinubu approves infrastructure fund
The Federation Account Allocation Committee says it shared N907.05bn among the three tiers of government for June 2023. The figure represents a marginal increase of N120.89bn compared to the N786.16bn shared for May 2023, and it is the highest this year and the second increase following a constant decline since January. FAAC disclosed this in
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NANS urges action against arms proliferation in Ogun
The National Association of Nigerian Students on Thursday raised alarm over the alleged “reckless and unchecked inflow of arms and ammunitions into Nigeria through land borders.” The student body in a statement made available to our correspondent in Abuja noted that it was reliably informed that the ammunitions were smuggled in through Ogun state land
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Super Falcons start World Cup campaign with a draw
Nigeria’s Super Falcons started their 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup campaign in Australia and New Zealand with a goalless draw against Olympic champions, Canada. Goalkeeper, Chiamaka Nnadozie turned the heroine of the match played in Brisbane after saving Christine Sinclair’s penalty early in the second half. The Falcons also had midfielder, Deborah Abiodun sent off
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NCAA records four fuel contaminations, probes operations
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority has commenced an extensive probe into the recent incident involving water contamination in the fuel tanks of certain aircraft. The NCAA said the move was to prevent future occurrences of such safety breaches. Speaking at a meeting with domestic/international operators, aviation fuel suppliers, and the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum
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