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Indictment On Nigeria That ‘Yahoo Yahoo’ Funding Music Industry – Rapper MI

Indictment On Nigeria That ‘Yahoo Yahoo’ Funding Music Industry – Rapper MI

Nigerian rapper Jude Abaga, popularly known as MI Abaga, has decried the alleged role of internet fraud (locally known as yahoo yahoo) in financing the Nigerian music industry, saying it is a serious indictment on the country. The hip-hop star spoke in a video shared by the So Nigerian podcast on Tuesday, August 12, where he reflected on the struggles of artistes to secure funding. The podcast talks about relatable content to an average Nigerian youth varying "from lifestyle, comedy, guy and girl code, dos and don'ts." Abaga said: "There are a lot of controversies when people talk about yahoo…
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As EPL Kicks Off: Premier League To Test Innovative Ref Cams This Weekend

As EPL Kicks Off: Premier League To Test Innovative Ref Cams This Weekend

The Premier League is planning to test Ref Cams in selected matches during their opening round of fixtures this weekend with a view to making the new technology a permanent feature of live TV games for the rest of the season. Ref Cam technology involves referees wearing cameras on their right ear, connected to a microphone and transmitter, which sends video to the broadcasters. Two wires – one for the camera and the other for a microphone – are put on the back of the referee’s shirt and a transmitter is placed in a shorts pocket. The UK Guardian has…
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Sanctions: FG Steps In With Soothing Balm For Emmanson, KWAM 1,Others

Sanctions: FG Steps In With Soothing Balm For Emmanson, KWAM 1,Others

By Felix Durumbah Reprieve has come for all those slammed with one sanction or the other for allegedly breaching aviation protocols in two separate aviation incidents in the country within a fortnight. Affected are Ms Comfort Emmanson, Fuji maestro KWAM 1, and ValueJet airline captain Oluranti Ogoyi and co-pilot Ivan Oloba. Emmanson, who was arrested, charged to court and remanded in Kirikiri Correctional Centre, over an incident on Ibom Air this week, is to breathe the fresh air of freedom sometime within the week. In the case of KWAM 1, who was involved in a controversial incident involving alleged refusal…
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Champions League Qualifiers: Mourinho Teaches van Persie 5-star Lesson

Champions League Qualifiers: Mourinho Teaches van Persie 5-star Lesson

José Mourinho is one round away from taking Fenerbahce back into the Champions League for the first time in 17 years. The storied head coach’s team surged into the Champions League qualifying playoffs by overturning a two-goal deficit in a 5-2 qualifying round win against Robin van Persie’s Feyenoord, yesterday, August 12. Fenerbahce went through 6-4 on aggregate and will face Benfica, where Mourinho got his first head coach job 25 years ago, with a place in the 36-team league phase at stake. The first leg is in Istanbul next Wednesday with the return on 27 August at the Stadium…
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A Look Ahead At English Premier League 2025-26: NEWCASTLE UNITED

A Look Ahead At English Premier League 2025-26: NEWCASTLE UNITED

Eddie Howe’s side hope the Champions League and smart additions can banish memories of a challenging summer. Prospects A Champions League campaign beckons and there is the Carabao Cup to defend but the removal of Alexander Isak’s image from the windows of Newcastle’s club store at St James’ Park is emblematic of a troubled Tyneside summer. As if the Sweden striker’s decision to skip the club’s tour of Singapore and South Korea while trying to force a move to Liverpool was not bad enough, a succession of transfer targets have turned Newcastle down. Hugo Ekitiké, Bryan Mbeumo, João Pedro, James…
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FCTA Demolishes Cashew Garden, Shanties Illegally Erected By Miscreants In Apo

FCTA Demolishes Cashew Garden, Shanties Illegally Erected By Miscreants In Apo

The City Sanitation Operation of Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has demolished illegal structures and shanties, popularly called “Cashew Garden”, in Apo Cadastral Zone E27, Abuja. Director of Development Control, Mr Mukhtar Galadima, who led the operation today, August 12, told journalists during the exercise that the move was to rid the city of criminal elements and miscreants. “You recall that we were at Zone 3, Wuse and UTC for similar exercises since the commencement of the operation as directed by the FCT Security Committee. "Today we are in Apo, dislodging shanties and miscreants posing security threats to residents of…
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Amid Intel On Planned Israeli Airstrikes, Iran Hides Nuclear Scientists

Amid Intel On Planned Israeli Airstrikes, Iran Hides Nuclear Scientists

About 15 Iranian researchers - from a group of 100 - have been moved out over concerns of further Israeli attacks. In June, Israeli strikes killed several top military commanders and 12 nuclear scientists of Iran. The strikes targeted Iran's nuclear facilities, ballistic missile factories and military commanders to prevent Tehran from developing an atomic weapon. Now Iran has moved its remaining nuclear scientists into hiding, according to a report by the UK's The Telegraph. The scientists have been moved to secure locations in Tehran, the Iranian capital, or northern coastal cities. They no longer live at home or teach…
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A Look Ahead At English Premier League 2025-26: MANCHESTER UNITED

A Look Ahead At English Premier League 2025-26: MANCHESTER UNITED

Ruben Amorim has to turn the ailing club around this season, after £200m on a new forward line, or he could be the next to pay the price. By Will Unwin Prospects The big hope is that Manchester United hit rock bottom last season and things cannot get any worse. They are in effect starting again because ending up 15th in the Premier League resulted in many executives, fans and players waking up in a cold sweat. Expectations within the fanbase are impressively low, not knowing what to expect from a team that stumbled through an entire campaign. There is…
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N’Delta Insecurity: GOC, Maj Gen Emekah, Rallies Ughelli North Monarchs

N’Delta Insecurity: GOC, Maj Gen Emekah, Rallies Ughelli North Monarchs

*'Okuama Saga'll Not Repeat' By Emmanuel Ogoigbe, in Ughelli Irked by the high rate of insecurity in some parts of the Niger Delta, General Officer Commanding (GOC), 6 Division, Nigeria Army, Major General Ejim Emekah, has been doing the rounds rallying influential persons in the region, in a bid to restore normalcy. Some of the personalities he visited were royal fathers. Accompanied by the Commander, 63 Brigade, Delta State, Brig. Gen. M. A. Shonibare, the GOC parleyed with traditional rulers in Ughelli North Local Government Area (LGA). Speaking to newsmen at the ancient palace of the traditional rulers of Ughelli…
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Koseleri Team Hails Honorable Abass Aleshinloye On Appointment As Oyo State Commissioner To FCC

Koseleri Team Hails Honorable Abass Aleshinloye On Appointment As Oyo State Commissioner To FCC

The Koseleri Team, a distinguished group of former Local Government Councils Chairmen in former Oyo State Governor Abiola Ajimobi's administration, has saluted Hon. Abass Aleshinloye on his recent appointment as Oyo State Commissioner to the Federal Character Commission (FCC). In a statement signed by the Coordinator, Hon. Yekeen Popoola, the group praised Hon. Aleshinloye’s integrity, leadership, and commitment to fairness as consistent qualities that have made him outstanding. They expressed confidence that his tenure will enhance equitable representation and resource distribution for the State. The august body --of which Hon. Aleshinloye is a strong member --is renowned for its unwavering…
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