February 20, 2023

[GIST] Replace Potter with Zidane, says Leboeuf

[GIST] Replace Potter with Zidane, says Leboeuf

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  Frank Leboeuf has said that Chelsea’s current manager, Graham Potter needs to be replaced with former Real Madrid head coach, Zinedine Zidane. The Chelsea legend said this would be a good move for the club presently under the leadership of Todd Boehly. “I don’t know, but it would be a very good idea, I


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February 19, 2023

[GIST] Airlines divert, cancel flights over poor weather

[GIST] Airlines divert, cancel flights over poor weather

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Most flights from Lagos to many northern states were delayed, diverted or cancelled on Saturday morning as a result of low visibility caused by poor weather conditions. Harmattan haze staged an unexpected return to states in the southern part of the country on Wednesday with reduced visibility even for motorists. The same scenario also prevails


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[GIST] Farmers score FG low on food security

[GIST] Farmers score FG low on food security

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Farmers in the country under the aegis of the United Integrated Farmers Association of Nigeria have scored the regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), low in tackling the nation’s current food crisis.  The organisation said there had not been serious intervention in ensuring that Nigeria had food sufficiency since the current government


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[GIST] Firm boosts innovation in furniture making

[GIST] Firm boosts innovation in furniture making

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Iròkó, Nigeria’s furniture and lifestyle brand has said as part of its efforts at boosting innovation in the sector, it launched a ready-to-assemble sofa and bed frame collection specially designed. In a statement on Friday, it said the sofas and beds were durable, stylish and could be assembled easily with little effort and in very


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[GIST] Big tech face tougher EU online content rules

[GIST] Big tech face tougher EU online content rules

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Alphabet Inc’s Google, Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc, Twitter, and Apple face stricter EU online content rules, based on monthly user numbers published by the companies, which exceeded an EU threshold for big online platforms. According to Reuters, the new rules known as the Digital Services Act label companies with more than 45 million users


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[GIST] Rivers won’t vote presidential candidate who will kill me – Wike

[GIST] Rivers won’t vote presidential candidate who will kill me – Wike

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The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has said the people of the state will not vote for a presidential candidate that will kill him when elected into office. Wike stated this while speaking at the Obio-Akpor LGA campaign rally on Saturday organised by the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party. The governor said the


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[GIST] Seven ways to safeguard children in school

[GIST] Seven ways to safeguard children in school

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Slips, falls and trips are common accidents in schools. This is mostly caused by carelessness, clumsiness, tiredness, miscalculation of risk, nervousness and negligence of both children and caregivers in school. Studies identify sports, physical education and school play accidents as common activities where children can sustain injuries. Recent data further affirms that over 55 per


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