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Three Brazilian players not in Ancelotti’s future plans

Brazil coach, Carlo Ancelotti, has suggested that players like Casemiro, Neymar and Danilo will no longer be in Brazil’s plans as he starts looking to the new generation. Neymar has already retired from international football after the 2026 World Cup ended earlier this month, while Casemiro and Danilo have not commented on their Brazil futures….

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Judicial Reform: Body of Benchers cracks down on charge-and-bail lawyers

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri The Body of Benchers (BoB), the apex regulatory body for the legal profession, has vowed to wield the big stick to check what it termed the embarrassing conduct of charge-and-bail lawyers. The body is responsible for the call of graduates of law school to the Nigerian Bar as well as the regulation…

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UNIBEN makes Edo Polytechnic Acting Rector an Associate Professor

By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY – THE Acting Rector of Edo State Polytechnic, Usen, Dr. Nosakhare Liberty Arodoye, has been promoted to the rank of Associate Professor of Economics by the Senate of the University of Benin (UNIBEN). This development has drawn widespread commendation from the Polytechnic community. The promotion followed a successful academic assessment…

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Meet Oghenetega Ighedo, first black woman to earn pure mathematics PhD at UNISA

Professor Oghenetega Ighedo has become the first Black woman to earn a doctorate in Pure Mathematics from University of South Africa, marking a historic milestone in the institution’s 148-year history. The Nigerian-born academic achieved the feat while serving as an Associate Professor in UNISA’s Department of Mathematical Sciences, completing her PhD in just three years…

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Idi Amin’s grandson disqualified from Commonwealth boxing bout

The grandson of former Ugandan president Idi Amin saw his bid for Commonwealth boxing gold end in disgrace as Aziz Abdul was disqualified for a headbutt in his quarter-final on Wednesday. Amin famously declared himself the “King of Scotland” in 1976, having developed a fascination with the country with his remark inspiring an Oscar-winning film,…

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Trump says US to hit Iran hard

US President Donald Trump vowed to hit back hard at Iran after it attacked US bases in Jordan on Wednesday, as the Middle East war reignited and again drew in the Islamic republic’s proxies. The warning came after a lull in the fighting — which had spurred hopes of a return to negotiations — appeared…

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Transfer: Serie A club seal agreement for Inter Milan’s Akinsamiro

Inter Milan will reportedly receive €7.5 million plus a 10 per cent sell-on clause from any future transfer. There is no buy-back clause in the deal, with Inter letting go of their youth academy product. There had also been interest in Akinsamiro this summer from the likes of Bologna, Werder Bremen and Borussia Mönchengladbach. The…

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Chelsea’s former striker Radamel Falcao to land new managerial job

Former Chelsea and Manchester United striker, Radamel Falcao, is set to become Colombia’s assistant manager. Falcao recently became a free agent after ending a two-year stay with Bogota club Millonarios. However, as reported by The Sun, the Colombian FA has targeted the 40-year-old to become number two to national coach Nestor Lorenzo after previous assistant…

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Police hunt kidnappers of three Lafia varsity students

By Edwin Philip, Lafia The Nasarawa State Police Command has launched a manhunt for the abductors of three students of the Federal University of Lafia. The students were reportedly kidnapped at their off-campus lodge in the Bukan Kwato area of Lafia, near the university, at about 8:45 p.m. on Saturday. Speaking with our correspondent on…

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Anosike returns as Anambra APC chairman as party moves to end crisis

By Vincent Ujumadu AWKA — The national leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has intervened in the lingering crisis within the Anambra State chapter of the party, reaffirming Senator Emma Anosike as the state chairman. The party’s Deputy National Chairman (South), Dr. Benjamin Nwoye, who led a reconciliation team from the national secretariat to…

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