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President Muhammadu Buhari has been conferred with the first Black History Month National Black Excellence and Exceptional African Leadership Award 2018. The conferment which took place at the Council Chambers in Abuja was done by Martin Luther King’s Jr family. The ceremony was witnessed by Mrs Naomi Barbara King and Amb Erika Bennett and other members of African-American Human Activist Late Martin Luther Jr. Others at the ceremony were Hon Abike Dabire Erewa, and Mr. Baba Onabanjo. While receiving the award, Buhari promised that the present administration will remain loyal and stand by the ideals of the renowned American activist.…

UEFA has confirmed that more changes have been made to the regulations of the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League, and they will be applied from the start of next season. With UEFA’s club competitions entering a new three-year-cycle starting next season, several key changes have already been announced as part of their evolution. These changes, which will apply equally to the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Super Cup, include: • From the 2018/19 season, a fourth substitute listed on the match sheet may take part in knockout matches exclusively during extra time. This will not…

Hundreds of people are protesting in the Siberian city of Kemerovo, angry at Russian officials over the leisure complex fire that killed at least 64 people, 41 of them children. President Vladimir Putin arrived in Kemerovo earlier and blamed “criminal negligence” for Sunday’s blaze. Relatives say as many as 85 people are still missing, most of them children, according to Interfax news agency. Investigators say the fire alarm was switched off and exits were blocked. Some 300 people rallied outside the local government headquarters on Tuesday, demanding that officials be sacked over the fire safety shortcomings. The cause of the…

Nigeria and Switzerland signed a memorandum of understanding on Monday to pave the way for the return of illegally acquired assets, the west African country said. Switzerland said in December that it would return to Nigeria around $321 million in assets seized from the family of former military ruler Sani Abacha via a deal signed with the World Bank. Since taking office in 2015, President Muhammadu Buhari has sought help from several nations to recover money he said was taken from public coffers of the OPEC member, which is Africa’s biggest oil producer and has the continent’s largest economy. Buhari’s…

President Muhammadu Buhari has assured the United Nations that Nigeria will sign the continental free trade agreement despite failing to attend the African Summit in Rwanda where other African leaders committed to the free trade deal. Buhari gave the assurance when the UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed met him in Abuja, according to a note by the UN issued from New York. Mohammed undertook a two-day visit to Nigeria from March 23 to 25, during which she met with Buhari in Abuja and interacted with other senior officials and stakeholders in Lagos. The UN said the President and the Deputy…

One of Nigeria’s most reliable financial institutions, Keystone Bank Limited has bagged the Best Bank In Women Entrepreneurs Empowerment award in New York, USA. The bank’s unflinching contributions to women entrepreneurs was rewarded at the Africa Women Forum themed “Fostering Global Partnerships and Collaborations in Delivering SDGs: Women Empowerment in Focus”. The award was received by the Group Managing Director/CEO of Keystone Bank Limited, Obeahon Ohiwerei. The United Nations-sponsored Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) recognizes gender equality as not only a fundamental human right, but a necessary foundation for a peaceful, prosperous and sustainable world. READ: Buhari, governors, lawmakers to attend…

Barcelona are considering a summer bid for Manchester United defender Luke Shaw. The 22-year-old England left-back has been heavily criticised by United boss Jose Mourinho in recent weeks. (Mirror) French champions Monaco are the latest club to reveal their interest in Manchester United midfielder Marouane Fellaini. The 30-year-old Belgian is out of contract in the summer and is expected to leave Old Trafford. (Mail) Liverpool target Dani Ceballos has been told he can leave Real Madrid this summer. The 21-year-old Spanish midfielder is also interesting AC Milan and Juventus. (Mundo Deportivo via Talksport) Belgian goalkeeper Simon Mignolet, 30, says he…

Ronaldinho is one of the greatest players to ever grace the football pitch. He’s the Brazilian with a smile on his face and one that finds football amusing for some reason. He’s won almost everything there is in football and was a fans delight during his time. In this interview with FourFourTwo, the former Barcelona revealed that he almost joined Manchester United and would party twice as hard if he had won the World Cup again. On his memories of the 2002 World Cup….I saw he was off his line. About five metres off. I really aimed at the goal,…

European champions Portugal suffered a heavy shock friendly defeat by the Netherlands in Geneva. Former Manchester United winger Memphis Depay and ex-Liverpool forward Ryan Babel put the Dutch 2-0 ahead. Reds defender Virgil van Dijk, recently named as the new Dutch captain, netted their third with Joao Cancelo dismissed for Portugal in the second half. The game brought to an end Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo’s run of scoring in nine consecutive games. READ: GOtv Boxing Night 14: Baby Face Vows To Win WABU Title In that time the Portugal captain, replaced by Monaco’s Joao Moutinho on 68 minutes, had…

Leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), including President Muhammadu Buhari, would attend the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting on Tuesday. Governors and lawmakers elected on APC platform, members of its Board of Trustee and National Working Committee (NWC) members are among others, also expected at the meeting. “It is going to be a routine NEC meeting which is a final leg of the meeting that was held last month. “If you recall after the NEC meeting last, month, I told you that two issues were outstanding and that members asked for more time to study those issues.…