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NGX: Equity markets recover as investors gain N72 billion

Investors in the Nigerian equity market earned N72 billion at the close of trading on Thursday. This follows a surge in the prices of shares such as Intenegins, ABC Transport and Unilever, among others, on the stock exchange floor. The benchmark All-Share Index (ASI) index increased to 249,175.39 points from 249,062.37 points on the previous trading day. After five hours …

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Eniola Aluko clarifies absence from ITV World Cup amid speculation over role of pundits

Nigerian-born former England international Eniola Aluko will not be part of ITV’s television coverage for this year’s FIFA World Cup, but the former football star’s representatives have rejected claims she has been “abandoned” by the broadcaster. Initial reports in the UK had suggested that Aluko was left out of ITV’s pundit team following previous controversies involving colleague Ian Wright. Read …

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Tinubu has no intention of renaming Nigeria, nor abolishing Sharia law – Presidency

…Says a fake viral report, designed to destabilize the country ahead of 2027 polls The Presidency on Thursday dismissed a viral report that President Bola Tinubu plans to make sweeping constitutional changes to rename Nigeria the “United States of Nigeria” and abolish Sharia law in the North, describing the claims as false, misleading and politically motivated. In a statement, presidential …

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Tuchel removes Maguire from England’s World Cup…

Manchester United defender Harry Maguire has been left out of England’s World Cup squad by manager Thomas Tuchel. Maguire revealed this in a statement shared on his social media accounts on Thursday. The centre-back wrote: “I was confident that I could play an important role this summer for my country after the season I had. I was shocked and devastated …

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