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By Andrew Abah, Abuja  The General Secretary of Nigeria Football Federation,  Dr. Mohammed Sanusi, has been unanimously appointed Chairman National Federation Secretaries for the Confederations of Africa Football. Sanusi was chosen based on his contributions during the elective Congresses  of the Continental body. “Though the position is not new because for the three to four years, I have been the one organising. the secretaries before and after meetings either elective or emergency meeting of CAF. “We also interface with each other for the development of the round leather game in our respective federations. Also we initiate visits during commissioning of…

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Prominent Niger Delta leader, Asari Dokubo, has accused the Nigerian military of being behind 99 percent of oil theft in the country. Dokubo made the accusation after a private meeting with President Bola Tinubu in his office on Friday. He stated that the President has promised to investigate allegations of huge oil bunkering by notorious naval commanders that are kingpins, and promised to take decisive action to halt the shameful act. Dokubo added that there are powerful cabals operating from Abuja, vowing that these powerful forces in place have now met their match and many people would soon be marching…

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The Police Service Commission at its 21st plenary meeting, has approved the appointment of AIGs Bala Ciroma and Frank Mba as Deputy Inspectors General of Police. A statement by the spokesperson of the commission Ikechukwu Ani indicates that DIG Ciroma will replace DIG Ali Janga who has retired from Service and had represented the North East geo-political zone in the Police Management team, while DIG Mba will represent the South East zone, replacing retired DIG John Amadi who before his retirement represented the zone. The Commission also approved the promotion of 14 Commissioners of Police to the next rank of…

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The Acting Comptroller General, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Caroline Adepoju, on Friday announced a state of emergency on Passport issues in the country. Adepoju said during her working visit to Lagos that there was urgent need to address the challenges faced by Nigerians in obtaining international passports. A statement by the Service Public Relations Officer (SPRO) Mr Tony Akuneme, said that the acting CGI inaugurated a state-of-the-art Visa on Arrival Lounge at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport. The NIS boss used the event to announce a comprehensive plan of action to tackle the issues effectively. She said that the facility…

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No fewer than 2,000 students across the 21 Local Governments Areas (LGAs) of Anambra are set to compete in the state finals of the Anambra School Sports Festival, scheduled to hold between June 21 and June 24. The finalists who emerged after scaling through the community, local government and zonal elimination stages will take part in the finals of the 10 competitive events that would be staged in six venues in Awka, the Anambra capital city. The festival, tagged First Solution School Sports Festival, started on May 17 with community preliminaries. Patrick-Estate Onyedum, Chairman of Anambra Sports Development Commission, said…

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Pope Francis was discharged from a hospital in Rome on Friday following an operation on his abdomen. Seated in a wheelchair, he waved to onlookers as he was driven from the Gemelli Hospital, where he was operated on to prevent an intestinal obstruction.He spoke briefly with reporters outside the entrance to the hospital. “I’m still alive,” he said, smiling, before heading back to the Vatican. His doctors have said that the operation went smoothly and he tolerated the general anaesthetic well. Before his operation last Thursday, many Catholics were concerned about the latest, urgent operation partly due to fears as…

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The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has commended the Federal Government’s new forex policy that liberalised the exchange rate of the Naira to the dollar. Mr Festus Osifo, President of TUC, gave the commendation on Wednesday on the sidelines of the on going 111th Session of the International Labour Conference (ILC) in Geneva switzerland. It would be recalled that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in a memo had told banks they can buy forex from any source at any rate and sell at any rate subject to a maximum of N1 bid-ask spread between the buy and sell…

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Mr Blessing Agbebaku (PDP-Owan West), on Friday emerged as Speaker of the 8th Edo House of Assembly. Agbebaku was the Chief of Staff to the immediate past Speaker, Marcus Onobun The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Agbebaku was elected by the lawmakers shortly after a letter of proclamation of the assembly by Gov. Godwin Obaseki was read on the floor of the House by the Clerk, Mr Yahaya Omogbai, in Benin. Mrs Maria Edekor (PDP-Esan North East II) was elected as the Deputy Speaker of the House. NAN reports that 24 members-elect were also inaugurated into the 8th…

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The Kaduna State Governor, His Excellency Senator Uba Sani, has ordered a full investigation into the alleged shooting in the Sabon Gero community in Chikun Local Government Area by the men of the Kaduna Vigilance Service (KADVS), who were trying to push back residents attempting to stop the Kaduna State Urban Planning and Development Authority (KASUPDA) from carrying out demolitions in the community. The Governor expressed deep concern about the incident and directed the relevant authorities to conduct a thorough investigation to determine the facts of the matter and ensure that justice is served. The Governor who also reiterates his…

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