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World Cup winners Argentina have returned to the top of the FIFA World Rankings for the first time in six years. Lionel Scaloni's side – who captured their third world title with a thrilling final win against France in Qatar last year – won friendlies against Panama and Curacao in the March international break. Captain Lionel Messi brought up two milestones in those fixtures, netting his 800th career goal in a 2-0 victory over Panama before reaching 100 international goals as ...

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has pleaded with theCentral Criminal Court of England, otherwise known as theOld Bailey, to temper justice with mercy in the May 5sentencing of convicted Deputy Senate President IkeEkweremadu; and his wife Beatrice.After a six-week trial at the Old Bailey, last month, the coupleand their doctor were convicted of organ trafficking in a rulingsaid to be a first of its kind under the Modern Slavery Act...

The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has concludedplans for 40 junior athletes to resume camping in Abuja nextweek.This was made known by the Athletics Federation of Nigeria(AFN) Technical Director, Samuel Onikeku during aninterview in Abuja.The former Nigeria track and field international and a WorldAthletics Level 1 coach said the 40 junior athletes werediscovered in Kaduna during the AFN All-comers Junior...

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved 320.3 billionnaira as the 2023 Intervention Funds for public tertiaryeducation institutions in the country.The Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund(TETFund), Sonny Echono, confirmed this in Abuja, duringthe Fund’s annual strategic planning workshop with all headsof beneficiary institutions.Echono said the meeting was an avenue to receive feedbackand e...

The Federal Government has declared Friday, March 7, 2023which is Good Friday and Monday, March 10, 2023 which isEaster Monday as public holidays to mark this year’scelebrations.The public holiday was declared by the Minister of Interior,Rauf Aregbesola, in Abuja.In a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary of theMinistry, Shuaib Begore, the Minister encouraged Christiansto emulate the virtues of sacrifice...

The Federal Government has secured 800 million dollars fromthe International Bank for Reconstruction and Development(World Bank) to provide post-petroleum subsidy palliatives forover 50 million Nigerians ahead of June 2023.The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning,Zainab Ahmed, revealed this to State House correspondentsafter this week’s Federal Executive Council chaired byPresident Muhammadu Buhari at the Aso Rock ...

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The former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria,Muhammed Sanusi, says Nigeria has never been this dividedsince the Civil War of 1967 to 1970.He said the country, because of the elections, was nowdangerously divided along ethnic and religious lines, addingthat it had put the integrity of public institutions in question.Sanusi made the remarks at the third Nigerian LeadershipColloquium in honour of the senior pastor of Tr...

Some opposition parties’ House of Representatives members-elect have pledged to work together to protect democracy inthe 10th National Assembly.The lawmakers include members elected on the platform ofPeoples Democratic Party, Labour Party, New NigeriaPeoples Party, All Progressive Grand Alliance, YoungProgressive Alliance, Action Democratic Congress and SocialDemocratic Party.The parties adopted as their sloga...

President Muhammadu Buhari has named the newlycommissioned National Counter Terrorism Center after theJordan King, King Abdullah bin Al-Hussein.The Senior Special Assistant to the President, Garba Shehu,revealed this in a statement, adding that the president alsohad a phone conversation with Al-Hussein.Shehu said both leaders expressed satisfaction at thedeepening of the Nigeria-Jordan strategic partnership inmatter...