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Bounou the hero as Sevilla claim another Europa League title

NewsDeskNgJun 1, 2023June 1, 20230

Record winners Sevilla of Spain on Wednesday in Budapest claimed a seventh Europa League title with a 4-1 win on penalty kicks against Roma, after a 1-1 extra-time deadlock. Goalkeeper Yassine Bounou was Sevilla’s hero, saving efforts from Gianluca Mancini and Roger Ibanez, before Gonzalo Montiel converted the deciding penalty...

Djokovic keeps focus on court to see off Fucsovics at French Open

NewsDeskNgJun 1, 2023June 1, 20230

Novak Djokovic kept his focus on the court amid his latest controversy as he saw off Marton Fucsovics in the second round of the French Open on Wednesday. The French sports minister had weighed into the continued fall-out over Djokovic’s decision to write “Kosovo is the heart of Serbia” on...

French Open under fire again over no women’s matches in night session

NewsDeskNgJun 1, 2023June 1, 20230

Attention is ramping up again on the French Open’s scheduling, with the night session so far exclusively featuring men’s matches. Tournament director Amelie Mauresmo had to apologise last year after saying men’s matches had more appeal. That was supposed, for her, to be a justification for only one women’s match...

Adamu tasks APC Governors on adherence to party manifesto

NewsDeskNgJun 1, 2023June 1, 20230

Sen. Abdullahi Adamu, the APC National Chairman has charged governors elected on the party’s platform to adhere to its manifesto. He gave the charge on Wednesday in Abuja, when the party’s governors under the agies of Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) met with the National Working Committee (NWC). “For us, anything...

GOC 2 DIVISION ASSURES OF SUPPORT TO OTHER SECURITY STAKEHOLDERS

NewsDeskNgJun 1, 2023June 1, 20230

The General Officer Commanding (GOC), 2 Division Nigerian Army, Major General Muhammad Takuti Usman has assured of his maximum support to the State Director of Security Oyo State and his office. Major General Usman stated this when the Director of the Service in Oyo State Mr John Maigama and his...

Singer Ayra Starr Cancels Performances In Berlin, Others Over Visa Issues

NewsDeskNgJun 1, 2023June 1, 20230

Singer, Oyinkansola Aderibigbe, known professionally as Ayra Starr, has cancelled are shows in Berlin, Bergenfest, and Copenhagen over visa issues. Ayra Starr revealed this in a post on her Instagram story on Wednesday. The music star promised her fans an unforgettable performance after the issue had been resolved. She said,...

Tinubu Meets Chinese Special Envoy In Abuja

NewsDeskNgMay 31, 2023May 31, 20230

The President, Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, met with the Special Envoy of the Chinese President, Xi Jinping, and Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, Peng Qinghua, at the State House in Abuja. Tinubu shared pictures from the meeting on his Twitter handle. The president stated...

Buhari’s Photographer, Bayo Omoboriowo, Shares Last Official Photo Of Ex-president

NewsDeskNgMay 31, 2023May 31, 20230

Bayo Omoboriowo, the photographer of former president Muhammadu Buhari, has shared his last official photo of the ex-president. On Wednesday, he posted his last portrait of Buhari on his Twitter handle, claiming that it depicted Buhari making gestures in response to prayers from visitors at his residence in Daura, Katsina...

Woman Who Killed Son, Ate Body Part Not Mentally Ill, Says Prosecution

NewsDeskNgMay 31, 2023May 31, 20230

Egyptian Public Prosecution has said that Hanaa Hassan, a 29-year-old woman who allegedly hacked her five-year-old son, Youssef, to death with a machete and ate parts of his head after cooking it has no mental disorders. Hassan was charged to the criminal court to stand trial for the planned murder...

FIRS: Nigeria’s Tax-To-GDP Ratio, 10.86% As At 2021

NewsDeskNgMay 31, 2023May 31, 20230

Nigeria’s Tax-to-GDP ratio which, in the last 12 years, hovered between 5% to 6% rose to 10.86% by the end of 2021. The new ratio was communicated to the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), via a letter signed by the Statistician-General of the Federation, Prince Adeyemi Adeniran, on the 25th of...