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Nigeria: Tinubu Demands Justice As CAF Probes Super Eagles’ Maltreatment

[ad_1] President Bola Tinubu has urged the disciplinary board of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to conduct a thorough investigation into the inhuman treatment of the Super Eagles at a Libyan airport. He asked CAF to take appropriate action against those who wilfully violated its statutes and regulations. According to a statement by Mr Bayo Onanuga, his special adviser on information and strategy, the president made the remarks on Monday in Abuja. Tinubu welcomed the Super Eagles' safe return […]

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Japan

Tokyo Metro raises $2.3 bln in Japan’s biggest IPO in 6 years

[ad_1] Tokyo Metro has raised ¥348.6 billion ($2.3 billion) in Japan's largest initial public offering in six years after pricing its shares at the top of its provisional range, a regulatory filing from the company showed on Tuesday.The IPO was more than 15 times oversubscribed, said two sources familiar with the matter, as many investors were drawn by a household name and the firm's attractive dividend yield.The company priced the […]

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Nigeria: Sports Minister, Enoh, Welcomes Eagles Back Home

[ad_1] Nigeria's Sports Minister, Senator John Owan Enoh, while receiving the Super Eagles on behalf of President Bola Tinubu described what the contingent went through in the hands of the Libyan authorities as a "near-death experience." The minister while speaking at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja on Monday thanked the players and officials for exhibiting maturity and not engage in conducts that would have escalate the situation. "It was almost 20 hours of trauma of the worst kind. […]

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Nigeria: Defending Champions, Mfm, to Battle Customs in Zenith League Final

[ad_1] The defending Champion of the Zenith Bank/NBBF Women's Premier Basketball League, MFM Women Basketball team on Monday secured their passage to the final of the 2024 edition of the tournament to set up a big cracker against a former champion, Nigeria Customs Women Basketball team, who eliminated nine-time winner of the league, First Bank Women Basketball team in the semis. In the first semifinal game played, MFM showed champions stuff against surprise team of the competition, Royal Aces, winning […]

todayOctober 16, 2024 2

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West Africa: Nigeria’s Oshodi in Pole Position to Emerge New ATTF President Today

[ad_1] Outgoing President Khaled El-Salhy, after serving three terms (2010-2024), has decided not to seek re-election, paving the way for new leadership. Nigeria's Wahid Enitan Oshodi, currently the Deputy President of ATTF and Executive Vice President of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), is the leading candidate to replace El-Salhy. Cameroon's Alfred Bagueka is the only nominee for the Deputy President position. The Vice President, Administration post will see a contest between Egypt's Moataz Ashour and Algeria's Cherif Derkaoui. For […]

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Libya/Nigeria: Maltreatment of Eagles in Libya – Tinubu Demands CAF’s Investigation, Justice

[ad_1] ·Describes act as inhumane, unsportsmanlike ·Welcomes safe return of national team, FG summons Libya's Charge d'affairs ·CAF refers case to its disciplinary board for investigation, appropriate action Deji Elumoye, Michael Olugbode in Abuja and Duro Ikhazuagbe in Lagos President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, last night, reacted to the inhuman treatment allegedly meted out to the Super Eagles at a Libyan airport, with a call on the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to ensure that those behind the act were brought […]

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Entertainment

Zimbabwe: Artist Paints a Beautiful Story

[ad_1] Harare — based visual artist, Shalom Kufakwatenzi, might not turn heads on the streets, but her art collections have caught the eye of the world. Born a natural artist, Kufakwatenzi is one of the phenomenal creatives whose works are doing well in overseas galleries. The modest and yet creative genius of her own generation, uses wool, fishing and tobacco twine, hessian stuff and leather to create impressive art collections. Her creativity came under the spotlight recently after her first-ever […]

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40% of Japanese women in their 30s and early 40s don’t exercise at all

[ad_1] About 40% of women in their 30s and early 40s do not exercise at all, according to a Japan Sports Agency survey conducted in 2023, reflecting the fact that women of that age tend to be busy with child rearing or work.Only about 30% of women in their 30s and around 30% to 40% of those in their 40s said they exercised at least once a week, results of […]

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Africa

Afcon 2025: Senegal and DR Congo qualify for finals in Morocco

[ad_1] Sadio Mane scored an injury-time winner which secured Senegal's qualification for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) with two rounds of matches to spare.The Teranga Lions were heading for a goalless draw away against Malawi before the former Liverpool forward, who now plays for Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia, struck in the 96th minute in Lilongwe.Senegal move on to 10 points in Group L alongside Burkina Faso and […]

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Africa

Africa: The New Public Health Order – Charting Africa’s Path to Health Sovereignty

[ad_1] The Africa CDC was the first to declare the current mpox outbreak in some African countries as a public health emergency of continental security. This was followed by WHO's declaration of mpox as a public health emergency of international concern. In addition to mpox, there is a  Marburg Virus Disease outbreak in Rwanda, which has killed at least 12 people and spread to other countries. Indeed, disease outbreaks and reemerging diseases have placed immense strain on Africa's health systems. The unprecedented scale, frequency, and scope of […]

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