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Bendel Insurance Football Club of Benin on Wednesday defeated visiting Enyimba International Football Club of Aba 1-0 in a rescheduled week 20 Nigeria Premier Football League game, played at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium. The lone goal…
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Nigeria’s economy is paying a heavy price for its inefficient port operations. With the Lagos port handling over 80 per cent of imports, congestion and bureaucratic inefficiencies are stifling trade and economic expansion. As the country…
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Nottingham Forest manager Nuno Espirito Santo has confirmed that striker Taiwo Awoniyi suffered a concussion and a broken nose in Forest’s FA Cup fourth-round victory over Exeter City on Tuesday night, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The…
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Equity investors gained N779bn on the Nigerian Exchange Limited on Wednesday as the market capitalisation rose to N67.3tn from N66.5tn recorded in the previous trading session, nearing the N70tn mark. The All-Share Index appreciated by…
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The Nigerian real estate sector recorded a 46.52 per cent expansion in the third quarter of 2024. The Group Managing Director of Alpha Mead Group, Femi Akintunde, disclosed this at a recent event in Lagos. He noted that the real…
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A worrying scenario is unfolding in the Super Eagles goalkeeping department as Stanley Nwabali continues to stand head and shoulders above his competitors, with no clear challenger emerging to push Nigeria’s number one for his spot, PETER…
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Nigeria international, Kelechi Iheanacho, says he is excited to return to a familiar ground where he feels very much at home following his move to Middlesbrough in the January transfer window after a short spell in Spain with Sevilla,…
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Italian Serie A leaders Atalanta have slapped a €60m price tag on Super Eagles forward Ademola Lookman amid growing interest from several European clubs, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The reigning African Footballer of The Year has been a…
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Members of the Niger Delta People’s Assembly on Wednesday paralyzed business activities at the popular East-West Road in Ughelli, Delta State, when they staged a protest against what they described as the systematic marginalisation of the…
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Everton and Liverpool played out an intense 2-2 draw in a dramatic Merseyside derby that saw late drama at Goodison Park. A stoppage-time equaliser from James Tarkowski ensured the Toffees shared the spoils with their city rivals. The…
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