May 2023
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The Bayelsa State coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, Mrs Okpalifo Charity, has offered reasons why African countries, including Gambia and Sierra Leone, have visited Nigeria to study the NYSC programme. According to her, NYSC has set the pace for other youth organisations in Africa. Mrs Charity, who made this known at the…
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Manchester City celebrated being crowned THE PREMIER League champions with a relatively simple 1-0 win at home to Chelsea. Nottingham Forest’s 1-0 victory against Arsenal on Saturday meant the Citizens were confirmed as title-winners one day early. Pep Guardiola made nine changes to the side that hammered Real Madrid as a result and played the…
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Manchester City lifted the Premier League trophy on Sunday afternoon following their 1-0 victory over Chelsea. Nottingham Forest’s win over Arsenal on Saturday night crowned City as champions for the third successive season. It’s their seventh Premier League title and their ninth top flight championship overall. City players were greeted back onto the pitch after…
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Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, on Sunday, joined those calling for the removal of the chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa. The Igbo group made the demand in a statement published by its National President, Mazi Okwu Nnabuike, MEZIESBLOG reports. He said the call became necessary as the EFCC was, according to…
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A northern coalition of civil society organisations has called on the EFCC chairman, Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa, to resign or be fired over alleged corrupt allegations. In a statement on Sunday, the chairman of the Coalition of Arewa Civil Society Organisations, Adamu Aminu Musa, noted that Abdulrasheed Bawa’s resignation at this point in time is sacrosanct…
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Good evening! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The First Lady, Aisha Buhari, on Friday in Abuja, said the newly inaugurated N21bn presidential wing of the State House Medical Centre would end the need for future presidents and their family members to seek medical treatment abroad. She said this when she joined President Muhammadu…
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The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) has knocked former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili over repeated criticism of President Muhammadu Buhari. BMO said it has become the norm for her to inundate the public space with “a noxious chemistry of bad mouthing and ill-mannered pontification” in addressing Buhari. A statement on Saturday by the Chairman Niyi…
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A Federal High Court has denied nullifying the candidature of the Abia Governor-elect, Dr Alex Otti, who contested the election on the platform of the Labour Party, LP. The court, however, said it nullified the election of the Kano LP candidates that contested the 2023 general election. MEZIIESBLOG recalls that Ibrahim Haruna-Ibrahim had filed an…
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A senior Chinese diplomat on Wednesday called for efforts to strive for a comprehensive cease-fire so as to create a favorable environment for the political process in Yemen. Relevant parties have, for some time, maintained close communication on the political settlement of the Yemeni issue and strived to end the suffering of the Yemeni people.…
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FIFA have officially unveiled the logo and branding for the 2026 World Cup that will take place in the United States, Mexico and Canada. The event took place on Wednesday in Los Angeles at the Griffith Observatory, with the slogan “We are 26,” and kicked off the beginning of the journey that will lead to the 2026 World Cup,…
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A student of Uttar Pradesh’s Shiv Nadar University allegedly shot and killed his woman classmate on campus before shooting himself dead, police said. The 21-year-old later killed himself at the boy’s hostel. Both were third-year students of BA Sociology, the police informed. “Around 1.30pm on Thursday, the administrative officials of Shiv Nadar University alerted the police that…
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Queen Elizabeth’s funeral cost the UK government £162million, the treasury revealed. The state funeral was held on September 19, 2022, following a period of national mourning during which hundreds of thousands visited Westminster Abbey where the monarch was lying in state. The Queen died aged 96 at Balmoral Castle after 70 years on the throne.…
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Rafael Nadal on Thursday withdrew from the French Open because his hip injury has not healed and said he expects 2024 to be his final year in professional tennis. “It’s not a decision I’m taking, it’s a decision my body is taking,” said the 36-year-old Spanish player, who has played at the claycourt major every…
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England goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale has signed a new “long-term” contract with Arsenal, the Premier League giants announced Thursday. The 25-year-old has become a mainstay at the Emirates since he joined the north London club from Sheffield United in 2021. His current contract was due to expire in 2025 and, while Arsenal have not disclosed the…
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British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran on Tuesday beat a second copyright lawsuit in federal court in Manhattan over similarities between his hit ‘Thinking Out Loud’ and Marvin Gaye’s ‘Let’s Get It On.’ District Judge Louis Stanton dismissed the case brought by Structured Asset Sales LLC (SAS), ruling that the parts of ‘Let’s Get It On’ Sheeran was accused…
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