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Sports Minister laments Nigerian team’s disappointing performance at Olympics

Minister of Sports Development, John Owan Enoh lamented the disappointing performance of Team Nigeria at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The Olympics, which started on July 26, will conclude today (Sunday) in the French capital. Speaking before the closing ceremony of the Olympics, the Minister said there would be closer scrutiny of the constitution governing Nigeria’s sports federations. The Nigerian team …

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Minister laments floods that damaged newly built Kano-Maiduguri highway

Minister of Public Works, David Umahi, lamented the damage to parts of the recently rehabilitated Kano-Maiduguri highway. The minister in a statement issued on Saturday by his media aide, Orji Uchenna Orji, Umahi described the incident caused by the flood as very unfortunate, saying that completed roads in the country do not last for five years. Umahi revealed that a …

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Out-of-favour Super Eagles ace bounces back and is named Man of the Match against Getafe

English Premier League side Southampton wrapped up their preparations ahead of the start of a new season with an entertaining 0-0 draw against Spanish La Liga side Getafe, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports. Returning to the English Premier League after a season in the Championship, the match was their seventh pre-season game as they prepare for their opening game next weekend against Newcastle …

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NDLEA dismantles cocaine syndicates, recovers drugs worth billions of naira in nationwide raids

Cocaine worth billions of naira hidden in sturdy car steering knuckles and Ghanaian fabric, Kente, among others, have been recovered in a nationwide operation conducted by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) In a statement released on Sunday, the spokesperson for the anti-drug agency, Femi Babafemi, while revealing that the operation was intelligence-led, noted that 2.32 kilograms of cocaine …

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