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Napoli boss: When I die, I want to go out on a football pitch
Napoli boss Gennaro Gattuso has revealed his struggles with an auto-immune disease, while claiming that "when I eventually die, I want to go where I lived, on a football pitch.".
Victor Osimhen: Gennaro Gattuso is becoming a great coach
Super Eagles forward Victor Osimhen says Napoli boss, Gennaro Gattuso was a ‘important’ consideration for joining the club.
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NDE chief: President Buhari determined to eradicate poverty
Director General of National Directorate of Employment, NDE, Mallam Abubakar Fikpo, has said the President Muhammadu Buhari’s led Federal Government was determined to eradicate poverty and unemployment in the country.
South Africa minister dies of coronavirus
South African Minister in the Presidency, Jackson Mthembu, passed away on Thursday due to COVID-19 related complications, President Cyril Ramaphosa said.
Nigerian appeals court throws out blasphemy convictions that caused outcry
The two had been convicted in August by a sharia court in Nigeria’s northern, mainly Muslim state of Kano. Teenager Omar Farouq was accused of making blasphemous comments during an argument, while Yahaya Aminu Sharif was accused of having shared a blasphemous message on WhatsApp.
City of London to remove statues linked to slavery trade
The City of London on Thursday approved the removal from its ceremonial Guildhall home of statues of two figures that symbolise the financial sector’s historic role in slavery.
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Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) registered 1,867 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 107,345.
Kano records 17 coronavirus-related deaths, 827 new cases in 2 months
Dr Sabitu Shanono, the Deputy Coordinator, Technical Response of the state task force on COVID-19, disclosed this during a sensitisation meeting with five Emirs and 50 district heads in the state.
Ondo election: INEC opens defence at tribunal
The Ondo State Election Petition Tribunal on Tuesday resumed sitting with an official of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Tope Aina, disagreeing with the petitioner that votes scored by Governor Rotimi Akeredolu were wrongly credited.
Premier League clubs want to sign Odion Ighalo – agent
“I can confirm that some Premier League clubs, two teams outside England and some clubs in the Middle East have made formal inquiries,” the striker’s agent told BBC Sport Africa.
Borno governor says there are white men, Asians, Christians among Boko Haram sponsors
Zulum said, “I’m from Borno State, and many of our children are into Boko Haram. I’m not denying the fact. But again, they are being sponsored by many people across the world. Among Boko Haram, we have white men, Asians, Africans, Muslims and Christians.”