11th June 2024 Germany veteran Toni Kroos said Real Madrid teammate Jude Bellingham can handle the pressure of carrying England’s Euro 2024 expectations. Still just 20, Bellingham comes fresh off a Champions League victory at Wembley and did not play as England lost a warm-up match 1-0 against Iceland. Asked if the pressure was too […]
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11th June 2024 The Nigeria Premier Football League has cracked down on Enyimba International FC, imposing a series of hefty sanctions following the club’s conduct during the Match Day 35 fixture against Rangers International FC held at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium in Enugu on Sunday, June 9. In a letter to Enyimba, dated June 10
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The Super Eagles of Nigeria has expressed dissatisfaction with the team’s performances in the games against South Africa and Benin Republic, respectively. Nigeria played out a 1-1 draw, on Friday, in the first game against South Africa at the Godswil Akpabio Stadium, Uyo. However, on Monday, the team lost 2-1 to the Cheetahs of Benin,
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Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong has been ruled out of Euro 2024 due to an ongoing injury, dealing a significant blow to the Netherlands’ national team. The 27-year-old who has been sidelined since being stretchered off during El Clasico in April, had joined the national team in preparation for the European Championship. However, it has
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Poland’s forward #09 Robert Lewandowski leaves the pitch during the international friendly football match between Poland and Turkey in Warsaw, Poland, on June 10, 2024. (Photo by Wojtek Radwanski / AFP) Poland’s talismanic striker Robert Lewandowski came off injured on Monday after 32 minutes as they won their last Euro 2024 warm-up 2-1 against Turkey
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Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have abducted scores of travellers along the Maiduguri-Kano highway. According to a source, the insurgents abducted the passengers on Monday evening between Garin Kuturu and Mannanari village near Auno along the Damaturu highway. It was learnt that the insurgents reportedly blocked the highway before forcefully abducting some passengers, while other commuters
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Two yet-to-be-identified female passengers have lost their lives while five others were injured in a road crash at Obenetiti Awkuzu along the Onitsha-Nteje-Awka Expressway in Anambra State. Eyewitnesses said the crash occurred at about 5:20am on Tuesday and involved a driver of a Mack tanker with registration number AAA877XR and another driver of a commercial
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[ 11th June 2024 A cross-section of members of the Nigerian Army Women Corps during the Democracy Day Parade at the Eagles Square in Abuja on June 12, 2022. Credit: Channels TV The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, June 12 as public holiday to commemorate this year’s Democracy Day. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo
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11th June 2024 The poor performance of students at the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination has raised concerns over system issues like unqualified teachers dotting the educational landscape, ‘LAOLU AFOLABI writes About 9.17 million out of a total of 11.9 million candidates who sat the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination conducted by the Joint Admissions Matriculation Board
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11th June 2024 The Federal Government, on Monday, raised the alarm over the renewed smuggling of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, following the massive hike in the pump price of the commodity in neighbouring countries. It stated that while the average price of petrol in Nigeria was about N701/litre, the average cost of the
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