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South African police Saturday intervened to clear protesters trashing outlets of Swedish clothing giant Hennes and Mauritz in Johannesburg over a controversial advertisement of a black child. A photo on the company’s online website of a black boy wearing a green hoodie with the inscription “coolest monkey in the jungle” had triggered outrage on social […]- This news article is about
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The banality of politicised awards
Thu, 19 Apr 2018 01:09:48 +0200
Thursday with Abimbola Adelakun aadelakun@punchng.com There might be another reason, aside from corruption, why no Nigerian leader has won the Mo Ibrahim Prize: they have won so many other awards that the prize might be superfluous. This year alone,...
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Thu, 19 Apr 2018 01:09:48 +0200
Thursday with Abimbola Adelakun aadelakun@punchng.com There might be another reason, aside from corruption, why no Nigerian leader has won the Mo Ibrahim Prize: they have won so many other awards that the prize might be superfluous. This year alone,...
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Fire guts Kaduna electoral commission’s office
Sun, 22 Apr 2018 01:41:30 +0200
Godwin Isenyo There was confusion on Saturday in the Kaduna metropolis, following an outbreak of fire that engulfed the office of the State Independent Electoral Commission. This happened a few days to the election into the 23 local government areas of...
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Sun, 22 Apr 2018 01:41:30 +0200
Godwin Isenyo There was confusion on Saturday in the Kaduna metropolis, following an outbreak of fire that engulfed the office of the State Independent Electoral Commission. This happened a few days to the election into the 23 local government areas of...
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Senator seeks immigration boss’ sacking
Sun, 22 Apr 2018 01:39:11 +0200
JUSTIN TYOPUUSU The Senator representing Taraba South in the National Assembly, Emmanuel Bwacha, on Saturday, called for the sacking of the Comptroller General of Nigeria Immigration Service, Mr. Muhammad Babandede, for the purported influx of armed militia...
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Sun, 22 Apr 2018 01:39:11 +0200
JUSTIN TYOPUUSU The Senator representing Taraba South in the National Assembly, Emmanuel Bwacha, on Saturday, called for the sacking of the Comptroller General of Nigeria Immigration Service, Mr. Muhammad Babandede, for the purported influx of armed militia...
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I was benched at 2013 AFCON because I refused to replace Yobo — Nwankwo
Sun, 22 Apr 2018 01:34:11 +0200
A former Inter Milan, Parma, CFR Cluj defensive midfielder, Obiora Nwankwo, just returned to football after being sidelined for two years by injury. In this interview with ’TANA AIYEJINA, the 2013 AFCON winner talks about his horrific injury, playing...
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Sun, 22 Apr 2018 01:34:11 +0200
A former Inter Milan, Parma, CFR Cluj defensive midfielder, Obiora Nwankwo, just returned to football after being sidelined for two years by injury. In this interview with ’TANA AIYEJINA, the 2013 AFCON winner talks about his horrific injury, playing...
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Dad believes that to have more, you have to be generous — Hayford Alile’s daughters
Sun, 22 Apr 2018 01:31:11 +0200
Osayi and Nosa are two of the children of the pioneer Director-General of the Nigerian Stock Exchange, Apostle Hayford Alile. They talk about their father with GBENGA ADENIJI Briefly tell us about yourself. Osayi: I am the third of eight children. I am...
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Sun, 22 Apr 2018 01:31:11 +0200
Osayi and Nosa are two of the children of the pioneer Director-General of the Nigerian Stock Exchange, Apostle Hayford Alile. They talk about their father with GBENGA ADENIJI Briefly tell us about yourself. Osayi: I am the third of eight children. I am...
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B’ball: Eight schools qualify for Milo national finals
Sun, 22 Apr 2018 01:29:20 +0200
Eight secondary schools in the male and female categories have qualified for the 2018 National Finals of the ongoing Milo Secondary School Basketball Championship. They are Belary School, Yenagoa, and St. Jude’s Girls Secondary School, Amarata, both...
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Sun, 22 Apr 2018 01:29:20 +0200
Eight secondary schools in the male and female categories have qualified for the 2018 National Finals of the ongoing Milo Secondary School Basketball Championship. They are Belary School, Yenagoa, and St. Jude’s Girls Secondary School, Amarata, both...
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Kanu, Iwobi hail departing Wenger
Sun, 22 Apr 2018 01:27:43 +0200
Idris Adesina Former Arsenal striker Nwankwo Kanu and Arsenal forward Alex Iwobi have praised departing Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger for his role in their football careers. Wenger announced on Friday that he will leave the North London club, which brings...
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Sun, 22 Apr 2018 01:27:43 +0200
Idris Adesina Former Arsenal striker Nwankwo Kanu and Arsenal forward Alex Iwobi have praised departing Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger for his role in their football careers. Wenger announced on Friday that he will leave the North London club, which brings...
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First time player wins N7.7m on BetKing
Sun, 22 Apr 2018 01:25:50 +0200
A first-time player in Anambra State on new sports betting platform BetKing Prince Chukwuemeka has won N7.7m on the platform. According to a statement, the winner emerged last weekend and has been contacted by BetKing’s representatives in Anambra. BetKing...
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Sun, 22 Apr 2018 01:25:50 +0200
A first-time player in Anambra State on new sports betting platform BetKing Prince Chukwuemeka has won N7.7m on the platform. According to a statement, the winner emerged last weekend and has been contacted by BetKing’s representatives in Anambra. BetKing...
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Don’t blame athletes for C’Games failure – Ajunwa
Sun, 22 Apr 2018 01:24:43 +0200
Otaben Prestige Atlanta 1996 Olympic gold medallist Chioma Ajunwa has said Nigeria’s failure to win more than one gold medal in athletics at the recently-concluded Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games should be blamed on the lack of proper preparation...
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Sun, 22 Apr 2018 01:24:43 +0200
Otaben Prestige Atlanta 1996 Olympic gold medallist Chioma Ajunwa has said Nigeria’s failure to win more than one gold medal in athletics at the recently-concluded Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games should be blamed on the lack of proper preparation...
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Chiori talks tough ahead of title defence
Sun, 22 Apr 2018 01:23:26 +0200
’TANA AIYEJINA World Boxing Federation Junior Middleweight champion and Global Boxing Federation World Super Middleweight title holder, Gifted Chiori, says he will stop Teemu Touminen in the third round, when he defends his title in a 10-round bout...
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Sun, 22 Apr 2018 01:23:26 +0200
’TANA AIYEJINA World Boxing Federation Junior Middleweight champion and Global Boxing Federation World Super Middleweight title holder, Gifted Chiori, says he will stop Teemu Touminen in the third round, when he defends his title in a 10-round bout...
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US ’94 experience helped us win Atlanta ’96 Olympics — Amuneke
Sun, 22 Apr 2018 01:19:32 +0200
Emmanuel Amuneke shares his World Cup memories with ’TANA AIYEJINA, which begins SUNDAY PUNCH’s countdown to the 2018 Mundial in Russia The Russia 2018 World Cup would be the Super Eagles sixth appearance at the global football’s showpiece after...
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Sun, 22 Apr 2018 01:19:32 +0200
Emmanuel Amuneke shares his World Cup memories with ’TANA AIYEJINA, which begins SUNDAY PUNCH’s countdown to the 2018 Mundial in Russia The Russia 2018 World Cup would be the Super Eagles sixth appearance at the global football’s showpiece after...
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Buhari must apologise for anti-youth comment
Sun, 22 Apr 2018 01:09:51 +0200
Sonala Olumhense President Muhammadu Buhari should apologise for his insult of Nigerian youths at the Commonwealth Business Forum in the UK last Wednesday. This is now even more important following the “clarification” offered by his spokesman, Femi...
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Sun, 22 Apr 2018 01:09:51 +0200
Sonala Olumhense President Muhammadu Buhari should apologise for his insult of Nigerian youths at the Commonwealth Business Forum in the UK last Wednesday. This is now even more important following the “clarification” offered by his spokesman, Femi...
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Open defecation: Nigeria’s sanitation challenges
Sun, 22 Apr 2018 01:09:03 +0200
NIGERIA’s age-old culture of open defecation has stubbornly held sway in many parts of the country, in spite of the rapid urbanisation being witnessed across the land. It is a mark of bad governance that a practice that should rightly belong to the...
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Sun, 22 Apr 2018 01:09:03 +0200
NIGERIA’s age-old culture of open defecation has stubbornly held sway in many parts of the country, in spite of the rapid urbanisation being witnessed across the land. It is a mark of bad governance that a practice that should rightly belong to the...
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Accepting responsibility for failure
Sun, 22 Apr 2018 01:08:56 +0200
Seni Adetu Leadership is about authenticity and accountability. To be an inspirational leader, you must be authentic – as in being real 24/7. However, it’s accountability I wish to discuss today. Accountability is a massively important tenet of inspirational...
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Sun, 22 Apr 2018 01:08:56 +0200
Seni Adetu Leadership is about authenticity and accountability. To be an inspirational leader, you must be authentic – as in being real 24/7. However, it’s accountability I wish to discuss today. Accountability is a massively important tenet of inspirational...
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My first 30 minutes in court was hell –Pa Gomez
Sun, 22 Apr 2018 01:07:56 +0200
Ninety-year-old lawyer, Pa Tunji Gomez, shares the story of his life with TOLUWANI ENIOLA Where and when were you born? I was born in Lagos on March 18, 1928, to the family of Gomez and Doherty of Lagos. I attended many elementary schools, like the Baptist...
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Sun, 22 Apr 2018 01:07:56 +0200
Ninety-year-old lawyer, Pa Tunji Gomez, shares the story of his life with TOLUWANI ENIOLA Where and when were you born? I was born in Lagos on March 18, 1928, to the family of Gomez and Doherty of Lagos. I attended many elementary schools, like the Baptist...
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