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Alleged corruption: FIFA to take over CAF on eve of Cup of Nations (Punch)

A drastic and dramatic overhaul of African football is expected to be announced on Thursday, the eve of the kickoff of the African Cup of Nations, in the wake of corruption scandals consuming the Confederation of African Football. The CAF…

We are title favourites, says Egypt coach before Africa Cup opener (Punch)

Africa Cup of Nations hosts Egypt are confident of defeating Zimbabwe Friday in the opening match of a tournament expanded to 24 teams and staged in mid-year for the first time. Egypt lies 51 places higher on the world rankings…

Jailing corrupt people a waste of time, says Sagay (Punch)

Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, Prof. Itse Sagay, has commended the All Progressives Congress administration under President Muhammadu Buhari for stepping up the fight against corruption in the country in a bid to ensure good governance and…

Iran says its ‘ready for war’ after shooting down US military drone (Metro)

Tensions are rising in the Middle East after an American drone was shot out of the sky in international airspace. Iran has said that it is ‘ready for war’ after shooting the aircraft, further adding to the friction between the…

Drake ‘secretly paid £280,000 settlement to Instagram model who accused him of sexual assault’ (Metro)

Drake reportedly agreed to pay a $350,000 (£280,000) settlement to the same woman he tried to sue for making false sexual assault claims, which he was entirely cleared of in 2017. The alleged settlement has been revealed after Instagram model…

Lagos mobile court prosecutes 13 Seven Up company workers for alleged assault on LASTMA officials (Guardian)

The operatives of the Lagos State Task Force Thursday arraigned 13 workers of ‘Seven-Up Bottling Company’ for allegedly assaulting Officers of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA). Chairman of the Lagos State Task Force CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi disclosed that…

Aunty Abike Dabiri, you got this one wrong – Feyintiba Egbehemi

Abike Dabiri-Erewa is suffering from that disease that see ms to afflict our senior government officials: selective amnesia. From her statement released by her SA Media yesterday, admonishing Nigerians abroad to be good ambassadors and exercise restraint, it seems that…

*Obasanjo should tell Nigerians why he shunned Democracy Day — Presidency (Punch) * Osinbajo, Sanwo-Olu, others say disruptive technology can transform Africa’s economy (Guardian)

Obasanjo should tell Nigerians why he shunned Democracy Day — Presidency (Punch) The Presidency on Wednesday asked former President Olusegun Obasanjo to explain why he was absent from the maiden Democracy Day on June 12. In a statement by the…

Top Stories with Uzoma

Our Vice-President is having sleepless nights Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that the problem of extreme poverty in Nigeria keeps him up at night. Osinbajo disclosed this at a dinner and interactive session with Faculty Members, Harvard Business School on…

*Renewal: No need to visit any Drivers Licence Centre, use Bypass Capture – FRSC (Punch) * Otedola sells off stake in Forte Oil (Nation)

Renewal: No need to visit any Drivers Licence Centre, use Bypass Capture – FRSC (Punch) The Federal Road Safety Corps has urged drivers seeking to renew their licences to make use of the corps’ Bypass Capture scheme. FRSC made the…

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