October 20, 2022

[GIST] Amuneke rates Zambian football high

[GIST] Amuneke rates Zambian football high

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Barely a month after he was announced as consultant coach of Zambia Super League club, Zanaco FC, former Super Eagles star, Emmanuel Amuneke, has rated football in the country high, The PUNCH reports. Amuneke was unveiled alongside his assistant, Emeka Amadi, a former Nigeria youth international. The former African Player of The Year has managed


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[GIST] Civil servants, businessman jailed over immigration job scam

[GIST] Civil servants, businessman jailed over immigration job scam

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The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has secured the conviction of three Kano State civil servants and a businessman for defrauding one Alhaji Bala Rabiu of N900,000. The payment was for fake immigration jobs which Rabiu attempted to secure for six of his children. A businessman, Jibrin Babagana; a civil servant with


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[GIST] Nigerian students, dependants contribute £1.9bn to UK – Report

[GIST] Nigerian students, dependants contribute £1.9bn to UK – Report

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Nigerian students and their dependants in the United Kingdom have contributed an estimated £1.9bn to the economy of the UK in one year, according to an analysis by SBM Intelligence. The data covered the 2021/2022 academic session. In the data made available to our correspondent on Wednesday,  it was estimated that a sum of £680,620,000


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[GIST] Kogi drags Dangote to court over Obajana ownership

[GIST] Kogi drags Dangote to court over Obajana ownership

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The government of Kogi State has initiated legal action against Dangote Industries Limited, the parent company of Dangote Cement Plc over the ownership of its cement plant in Obajana, a town located in the Oworo district of the Lokoja Local Government Area. According to a copy of the originating summons marked HcL/8T/2022, and made available


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[GIST] #EndSARS: States fail to compensate victims, police warn protesters

[GIST] #EndSARS: States fail to compensate victims, police warn protesters

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One year after the National Economic Council chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo directed states to pay compensation to the victims of police brutality in the country, indications show that many states have yet to comply with the directive. The PUNCH gathered that only Lagos, Osun, Ekiti and the Federal Capital Territory have complied with


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[GIST] Lagos logistics worker goes missing, family panics

[GIST] Lagos logistics worker goes missing, family panics

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The family of a 56-year-old logistics worker, Olufemi Tokede, has been thrown into panic after he went missing on his way to work at Toyota Bus Stop, Oshodi-Apapa Expressway, Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that on Monday, October 17, Olufemi left his home at Meiran Road, Ologede Bus Stop, around 5am, for work. He was


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[GIST] NEMA trains corps members in disaster management

[GIST] NEMA trains corps members in disaster management

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The National Emergency Management Agency on Wednesday trained some members of the National Youth Service Corps currently serving in Chanchaga and Bosso Local Government Areas of Niger State. Corps members who were trained are those described as Emergency Management Vanguards under the Community Development Service. According to the agency, the training was aimed at improving


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