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Ighalo eyes MLS move

Odion Ighalo told ESPN he would like to stay at Manchester United beyond the end of the month and revealed he would also be interested in a move to Major League Soccer. Ighalo’s loan from Chinese side Shanghai Shenhua is set to end on Jan. 31 after a year at …

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Elections in Kano like war, says KANSIEC boss

BARELY three days to Kano State local government elections, the Chairman, State Independent Electoral Commission, Prof. Ibrahim Sheka, on Tuesday declared that elections were always like war. “Our elections are always warlike, while it is trailed and marred with chaos and uncertainty. Elections in Kano are always warlike,” he repeated. …

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Rodgers: Why I dropped Iheanacho for Ayoze

Leicester City manager, Brendan Rogers, has explained why he picked Ayoze Pérez ahead of Kelechi Iheanacho against Stoke City on Saturday. The Foxes had Jamie Vardy out with a hip problem and Perez was the manager’s choice to take on Stoke and the Spanish player did not disappoint as he …

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Naira slumps further, exchanges for 473/$

The naira suffered further setback at the parallel market and Investors and Exporters forex window on Tuesday. According to figures obtained from Bureau De Change operators, the naira exchanged to the dollar for 473/$ at the parallel market. It had earlier gained in recent times after it closed the year …

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You can’t link SIM with BVN-generated NIN – NIMC

The National Identity Management Commission on Tuesday said Subscriber Identification Modules would not be linked with National Identity Numbers generated through Bank Verification Numbers. It disclosed this in tweets via its official Twitter handle, stressing that individuals with BVN-generated NINs should visit NIMC offices to validate their NINs. It said …

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Govt forecloses petrol, electricity subsidies

The Federal Government is not subsiding Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol and has no plan to do so, Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, said on Tuesday. She also stated that the government did not make any provision for electricity subsidy in 2021 and would not …

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Mother of slain Imo youth seeks justice

Mrs Roseline Onuachu, mother of a slain Mbaise youth, the late Chika Onuachu, who was allegedly kidnapped and murdered on December 25 has called on the Imo Police State Command to arrest suspected killers of her son and bring them to book. Onuachu made the appeal in an interview with …

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Andy Murray tests positive for COVID-19

Former world number one Andy Murray has tested positive for coronavirus. The 33-year-old Brit had been preparing for the year’s first Grand Slam, the Australian Open. He was due to travel to Australia on one of the 18 charter flights laid on by tournament organisers but is still isolating at …

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