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By Muhammad Nur Tijani Kano State Government on Sunday said it would reach out to private organisations ready to invest in promoting Dambe traditional boxing. Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje said this during the opening of Gawuna Dambe championship organised by Mazaje Trado, at Bayero Square, Sabon Gari, Kano. Ganduje, represented byContinue Reading

The Presidency on Sunday described as false and untrue that President Muhammadu Buhari turned his back on Daura community in Katsina State, which was hit by massive floods on Aug.29. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s spokesman in a statement in Abuja on Sunday, said contrary to the allegations a pre-assessmentContinue Reading

Serena Williams charged into the U.S. Open quarter-finals on Sunday but it may have come at a price as the six-times champion suffered a right ankle injury. Williams, who twisted her left ankle during a quarter-final loss at the Australian Open, said she did not think the latest injury seriousContinue Reading

YIAGA-Africa, a Civil Society Organisation (CSO) observed the 2019 presidential election said that the result as announced by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was consistent with its parallel vote tabulation results estimates. The Chairman of the Board of YIAGA-Africa, Dr Hussaini Abdu made this known while presenting the organisation’s reportContinue Reading

A 34-year-old man, Yusuf Oladimeji,  on Tuesday appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly breaking into his father’s tenant’s apartment and stealing two phones and N150, 000. The defendant, who resides at Dopemu area of Agege, Lagos, is standing trial on  a two-count charge of conspiracy and stealing. He,Continue Reading

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grows by 1.94 per cent (year-on-year) in real terms in the second quarter of 2019. The NBS said this in its “Nigeria GDP Report for Second Quarter 2019’’ released on Tuesday in Abuja. According to the NBS,Continue Reading

By Obinna Unaeze All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) in Niger on Monday said that the Volunteer Service Overseas (VSO) has trained its members on agri-business toward tackling poverty. Alhaji Shehu Galadima, AFAN Chairman in the state, who disclosed this to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna, said overContinue Reading