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Win 2018 World Cup, get $24m, Pinnick tells Eagles

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Amaju Pinnick, the President, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), has said that the Super Eagles stand the chance of pocketing $24 million if they play in the final of the 2018 World Cup. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the World Cup will hold from June 14 to July 15 in Russia. Pinnick told newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday at a parley that the money was part of the agreement reached with the players to share 50-50, whatever would accrue to the country if they get to the final…

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3 cups of tea, coffee per day good for heart:Study

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Drinking up to three cups of tea or coffee per day could protect people from developing irregular heartbeats or arrhythmia, a new study revealed on Tuesday. Coffee is one of the most popular drinks in the world and the most common form of cognitive enhancement. However, more than 80 per cent of clinicians in the United States recommend patients with palpitations or arrhythmia to abstain or reduce caffeine. But the new study which involved researchers in the University of Melbourne’s Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute along with partners in the…

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Osinbajo lauds nation’s robotics team to U.S. for outstanding show

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The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has praised the effort of Team Nigeria to the First Global Robotic Olympics in Washington DC, U.S., in 2017 for its outstanding performance at the challenge. He made the commendation while receiving the six-member team, their project Director, Mentor and sponsors to the July 14 to July 19, 2017 event in Abuja. Osinbajo said that Nigeria had so many young talents who could do the nation proud in any international competition. “We very strongly believe that this country has the talent and these young…

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“Bet-Naija” pool winner killed in Nasarawa

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The Police Command in Nasarawa State has commenced investigation into the circumstances surrounding the alleged killing of one Joseph Achuku over his “Bet-Naija” pool win. DSP Idrisu Kennedy, the command’s Public Relation Officer (PPRO), disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lafia. Idris told NAN that available information indicated that the killing might not be unconnected with the N7.4 million the victim won in the Bet-Naija game. He said the corpse was recovered on Sunday along Federal University, Lafia, following distress calls from residents of…

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Spurs out to expose City’s frailties

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It may be too late to stop Manchester City’s march to the Premier League title, but Tottenham Hotspur can further delay the title party and further embolden challengers next season by inflicting a fourth straight defeat on Pep Guardiola’s men on Saturday. City have suffered their worst week since Guardiola took charge with three successive defeats for the first time under the Catalan coach. Liverpool romped into the Champions League semifinals 5-1 on aggregate win by winning both legs of their quarter-final, whilst City also blew a two-goal lead and…

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2019: Governor Umahi threatens INEC over voters’ registration

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The chairman of the south east governors’ forum and governor of Ebonyi state, Chief David Umahi, on Thursday has threatened to confront the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, over the ongoing voters’ registration exercise. Umahi made this known in Abakaliki while addressing thousands of prominent stakeholders/political appointees of the state during a one-day voters registration sensitization exercise that took place at the Abakaliki Township Stadium. The governor also declared his preparedness to make sure that the exercise was successful in Ebonyi but threatened to deal physically with any person that…

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Facebook to offer reward for reporting data abuse

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Social media platform, Facebook, will reward people who report any misuse of data by app developers. The platform announced this, Tuesday, after launching the Data Abuse Bounty, targeted at rewarding any misuse. Facebook said is committed to launching this programme as part of its efforts to quickly uncover potential abuse of people’s information. The Data Abuse Bounty, inspired by the existing bug bounty programme, which Facebook uses to uncover and address security issues, will help the company identify violations of its policies. The Head, Product Security, Facebook, Collin Greene, said:…

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Juventus set to unleash fury on seventh straight title bid

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Massimiliano Allegri warned that Juventus will unleash fury in their quest for a seventh straight Serie A title after another shattered Champions League dream. “We start again with our heads high, even very high,” said coach Allegri after the bitter disappointment of winning 3-1 on the night at Real Madrid only to lose their quarter-final 4-3 on aggregate, after Cristiano Ronaldo’s 97th-minute penalty. “There’s no use crying about it. We’re disappointed but we need to get that out of our system because we’re back in league action on Sunday “Now…

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FG commits to assist 36 states without bias

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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said government would continue to assist the 36 states irrespective of their party affiliation and also commit to the people’s welfare, especially the poor and vulnerable. He said the gesture was a clear departure from the primordial practice, where past administrations at the centre limited their assistance to states ruled by the party at the centre. Osinbajo made the commitment on Thursday in Umuahia at the inauguration of the state’s Tele-health initiative, – “Dial-a-doctor – which he described as commendable effort in the healthcare delivery…

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