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Beyond the bar: my football journey with Barr. Seyi Akinwummi

Long before I entered a courtroom, I was on a soccer field, whether it was on a proper field playing for my elementary school or on a sand field playing “set.” I played football from my teens until well into my forties when we played Sunday Football Football and sometimes joined the All Stars football players at Campos Square and …

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14th Emir of Kano Muhammadu Sanusi II meets with Niger Junta (photos) – The Conclave Online Newspaper

Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and 14th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi has met with the coup leaders that seized power in Niger Republic. The meeting took place after the junta aborted a meeting with representatives of the African Union (AU), the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) and a top US diplomat. A delegation …

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OPINION… REPUBLIC GENERATOR: Nigeria’s most expensive national embarrassment

There is something almost Kafkaesque about Nigeria’s electricity story, 66 years after independence, and yet the country is still unable to provide stable, uninterrupted electricity to its citizens. All the ingredients for generating electricity are abundant there; a country that proudly stands as the world’s sixth largest crude oil producer, the world’s largest cassava producer, and the world’s most populous …

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FIFA Presidency: CAF supports Infantino

Confederation of African Football (CAF) President Dr Patrice Motsepe has said FIFA President Gianni Infantino will be supported for re-election by presidents of member associations in Africa.The election for the top spot in world football will take place next year. Infantino Some members of the European Football Association (UEFA) have opposed Infantino’s return next year.They promised to campaign against him.But …

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