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Bashir Ahmad writes NFF to caution Boniface over ‘Aboki’ comment

A former presidential aide, Bashir Ahmad, has written the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) over a tweet by Super Eagles and Bayer Leverkusen striker Victor Boniface. Boniface, on Thursday, was presented with his Europa League Golden Boot award as joint top scorer of the competition last season. The Bayer Leverkusen forward posted a video of the Golden Boot award on his …

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Amadi wins $100, 000 NLNG prize for scientific work on new-born  – Blueprint Newspapers Limited

A visiting Professor in the Department of Bioengineering at the Imperial College London, Hippolite Amadi, has emerged winner of the 2023 Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) prize for his novel scientific work on respiratory technologies that keeps Nigerian new-born babies alive.  The Advisory Board of the Nigeria Prize for Science, Thursday, announced Professor Amadi as winner of the prize worth $100,000, …

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Lagos govt reopens Alaba Int’l, Trade Fair Markets as Commissioner denies ethnic allegations

The Lagos State government has announced reopening of the Alaba International Market and the Trade Fair Complex Markets earlier closed down for breaching environmental and sanitation regulations. The State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, who announced the reopening of the markets on Saturday, said the environmental issues had been addressed. Wahab, in a post on X, …

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IPU: Barau hails Ackson election as president, Akpabio executive committee member

Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, has congratulated the Speaker of the Tanzanian Parliament, Rt. Hon. Tulia Ackson, on her election as the President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Ackson was on Friday in Luanda Angola, elected as the 31st President of the global parliamentary body, making her the first female African to lead the union. She defeated …

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