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Assistant referee Humberto Panjoj collapsed on the field during the Canada vs Peru group match, apparently due to the hot conditions. According kansascity.comCanadian goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau ran to help Panjoj, who was out of sight of everyone else on the field when a corner kick occurred at the other end. “Out of the corner of my eye I saw him …

Vice President Kashim Shettima on Wednesday dismissed insinuations that President Bola Tinubu is against the interests of Northern Nigeria. Shettima stated this when he received a Federal Government delegation led by the Chief of Presidential Staff, Femi Bajabiamila, on a condolence visit over the death of his mother-in-law, Hajiya Maryam Abubakar, in Kano. He cited the appointment of two defense …

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, on Wednesday, blamed those pushing for the imposition of a state of emergency in the state for the failure of the explosion in the state capital. Loud explosions were heard near the Presidential Hotel in Port Harcourt during a protest march by some political leaders supporting the police occupation of 23 local council secretariats in …

Judge Aliyu Shafa of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Gwagwalada, on Wednesday sentenced fake senator, Tom Makwe, to two years in prison for defrauding Spanish citizens of €47,082. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) charged the convict with two counts of intent to defraud via the internet. He pleaded guilty to the charges and asked the court …

For the third consecutive day this week, the naira slumped against the United States dollar to surpass the N1,500 mark. The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, earlier this week assured that the excessive volatility of the naira is now a thing of the past. However, data from the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM) showed …

By Goodluck Ikiebe As part of efforts to position Nigeria as the third largest terrestrial fiber optic infrastructure on the African continent, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of Economy, Wale Edun, spoke at the Fiber Forward Strategic Development Workshop, organized by Federal Ministry of Economy Communications, Digital Economy and Information Technologies (FMCIDENigeria). The Abuja workshop marked a significant …

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Georgia have secured their place in the knockout stages of Euro 2024 after beating Portugal 2-0 in Group F on Wednesday night. Georgia reached their first knockout stage at the European Championships. Portugal had won the group, but were shocked in their final group stage game when Khvicha Kvaratskhelia fired a low shot past Diogo Costa to open the scoring …

A fire has damaged the birthplace of former East German communist leader Erich Honecker. Honecker led East Germany as head of state and leader from 1971 until he was removed from power in 1989, shortly before the country’s collapse. The house in the western German city of Neunkirchen suffered a fire late Tuesday in the roof and attic area that …

‘Shaken to the core’: Death toll from protests in Kenya rises to 13 The government has been taken by surprise by the intensity of opposition to its tax proposals – led mostly by young Kenyans from Generation Z, culminating in scenes in parliament broadcast live on television. Images shared on local television stations after the crowd broke through the barricades …