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Mar

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2026

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By Felix Duru Mbah

EPL: Things To Look Out For This Weekend

Sports

Saka At No 10 To Accommodate Madueke? It was something of a surprise that Bukayo Saka was the first substitution made by Mikel Arteta when Arsenal found themselves trailing against Bayer Leverkusen on Wednesday night. The England forward had an unusually quiet game as he struggled to make an impact against an organised defence and the introduction of Noni Madueke on the hour-mark made an immediate impression, even if he was later accused of taking a dive for the penalty that earned Arsenal a 1-1 draw. “I thought that we needed something else,” admitted Arteta afterwards. “Noni has been contributing…

Mar

13

2026

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Tension Grips Volatile Kaduna As Thousands Of Shiites Protest Killing Of Iran’s Khameinei

News

By Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna Several thousands of members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), popularly known as Shiites, today rocked Kaduna, the Northern political capital, with a protest in support of late Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khameinei. Khameinei was among over 40 Iranian military, clerical and political leaders killed by US/Israeli airstrikes at the commencement of the war with Iran on 28 February this year. So far, the war has claimed over 1000 Iranian lives, including school children, and seven US soldiers with heavy infrastructural losses in Israel, Iran and several Middle East nations considered as America's allies. Khameinei…

Mar

13

2026

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International Fiesta Of Sales, Purchases Unveils As Enugu Trade Fair Kicks Off 21 March

News

*Foreign Participants Coming *ECCIMA Admonishes Govt On MSMEs By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Enugu Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and agriculture (ECCIMA) has charged government at all levels to empower Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to become global brand producers. President of ECCIMA, Engr Nnanyelugo Onyemelukwe stated this at the ECCIMA council chamber in Enugu during a press conference to announce the forthcoming 37th Enugu International Trade Fair. The president pointed that the fair with theme 'Empowering MSME's for Global Competitiveness', would hold from Saturday, 21 March to Monday, 30 March, 2026 at the International Trade Fair Complex, Enugu. Onyemelukwe…

Mar

13

2026

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By Felix Duru Mbah

TENSION: How Iran Can Attack, Kill Many Americans On US Soil -Former Top Fighter Pilot Explains

Foreign

*Not A Chance -White House As the US/Israeli war against Iran rolls on, leaving a pile of corpses -especially on the Iranian side --and massive destruction, an Iran attack on US soil to cause chaos and fear is likely. Iranians could do this with '‘thousands’' of vengeful sleeper cells hiding across the country, along with innovative drone assaults never before seen in the country, a former top US fighter pilot has cautioned after intelligence reports suggested strikes on California were possible. “It’s not a matter of if — it’s a matter of when,” retired Top Gun Navy fighter pilot Matthew…

Mar

13

2026

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Gov Mbah Secondary School Sports Tourney Lights Up Enugu

Sports

By Sylvia Udegbunam, Enugu The finals of the third edition of Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah Secondary School Sports Championship kicked off on Wednesday at Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu. In a statement by the Director for Information, Ministry of Youth and Sports, Mr Dan Onwuegbuna, the Ministry stated that the Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Barr. Lloyd Ekweremadu emphasized that the championship is designed to discover hidden sports talents, nurture and expose them to international stardom. Ekweremadu explained that the championship is the culmination of sporting events held in various secondary schools two weeks ago, in the 6 Educational Zones in…

Mar

13

2026

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The Nigerian Casualties Of The Iranian Missiles

Column, Foreign

BY ABRAHAM OGBODO I am confused. I do not know, who, between Dangote and Tinubu should bear the larger blame for the heightened hardship. It is not the first time that war is happening in the Middle East. The Iraqi wars brought boom and not doom to Nigeria. Domestic fuel prices did not hit the roofs because cost per a barrel of crude had shot through the roofs in the international market. As at last Monday in my location in Delta State, cost of a litre of diesel had shot from N1000 to N1800 and Petrol to N1400 from N860.…

Mar

13

2026

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By Felix Duru Mbah

Inside Iran: Dark, Bitter, Terror Of Life Under US-Israeli Bombardment

Foreign

*'I Am Afraid Iran Will Be Destroyed – Yet The Islamic Republic Will Remain' By Elahi, in Tehran It’s 5am on Thursday 12 March. I was finally falling asleep after a day full of fear when the phone rang. Terror rushes through me. It’s not the right time for a call. Someone must need help – or maybe they are alone and frightened. I answer the phone, exhausted. It’s my younger sister. She is crying and cannot speak. My heart breaks into a thousand pieces. I haven’t seen her for many days. When I was released from prison, she had…

Mar

13

2026

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The US-Israeli Strategy Failed To Defeat Iran Quickly – Now They Are Moving To Plan B

Opinion

By Paul Rogers Given the wall-to-wall coverage of the US and its war on Iran, it looks very much like Trump is the key player. He is not. The United States may have far more military power than Israel, but the key player is Benjamin Netanyahu. Moreover, the Israeli prime minister has fallen into a trap of his own making, and is dragging Trump and the US military into that same trap. For Israel, and indirectly for the US, the war has to end in total victory. Anything less is pointless. If it ends with the Iranian regime surviving but…

Mar

13

2026

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You Can’t Run For Office Again -Court Halts Gov Aiyedatiwa

News

A hammer blow came for the re-election aspiration of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State as a Federal High Court sitting in Akure, the Ondo State capital, halted his moves for another term in office. The court presided over by Justice Toyin Bolaji Adegoke held that the 1999 Constitution (as amended) did not permit an elected President, Vice President, Governor, or Deputy Governor to remain in office for more than eight years. Justice Adegoke held that allowing Aiyedatiwa to contest again would violate the constitutional provision limiting the tenure of elected executive office holders. The decision of the court followed…

Mar

13

2026

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24 Enugu Firms Receive SON’s MANCAP Certificate

Economy

*ECCIMA Tasks Govt To Empower MSMEs By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has issued Mandatory Conformity Assessment Programme (MANCAP) certificates to 24 firms operating within Enugu State. The certificates covered the companies' 41 products with one of the firms receiving Product Identification Certificate for its unique product. Issuing the certificates yesterday in Enugu, Director-General (DG) of SON, Dr Ifeanyi Okeke, said that SON's MANCAP certificate remained a seal of quality and international standards for made-in-Nigeria products globally. Okeke said that MANCAP is a mandatory product certification scheme which ensures all locally manufactured products conform with Nigeria Industrial…