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The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has sanctioned the Argentinian Football Association with a fine of 105,000 Swiss Francs and a warning. The Football Association was sanctioned for the violation of article 67 paragraphs 2 and 3 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code. Argentinian supporters had been involved in fights, throwing objects andContinue Reading

Nigerian producer and film maker Femi Odugbemi has been formally invited into the voting membership of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in the United States of America. The academy organises and decides the nominations for the universally-acclaimed Oscars award for motion pictures. It is a world recognisedContinue Reading

Oil prices rose, Tuesday on uncertainty over Libyan oil exports, although plans by producer cartel OPEC to raise output loom. Brent sweet crude futures, the international benchmark for oil prices, were at 74.95 dollars per barrel at 01.04 GMT, up 22 cents, or 0.3 per cent from their last close.Continue Reading

2019: Leverage on NTYR—Philanthropist urges Ebonyi youths Mr Julius Ukachukwu, an Abuja based businessman and philanthropist, has urged Ebonyi State youths to take advantage of the Not-Too-Young-To-Run (NTYR) Act and contest for all the political positions in state in 2019. Ukachukwu, who addressed Ebonyi delegates during a solidarity visit atContinue Reading

AEPB seeks cooperation of FCT residents to check activities of beggars By Deji Abdulwahab The Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB), has urged residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to collaborate with the Board to check activities of beggars in the area. Mr Muktar Ibrahim, the AEPB Head of InformationContinue Reading

FG to reduce cost of houses through FISH- Oyo-Ita By Kate Obande-Okewu The Federal Government says it plans to reduce the cost of providing houses to civil servants through the Federal Integrated Staff Housing Scheme (FISH). The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs Winifred Oyo-Ita, stated thisContinue Reading

Photos: 2 cultists arrested for chilling murder of 2 OOU students Muritala Babatunde and Taiwo Razak, Black Axe Fraternity members arrested for murder Two members of the cult group Black Axe Confraternity  have been arrested in Oru, Ogun state over the chilling murder of a 22 year-old student Oriade AdebisiContinue Reading