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Nigerian football legend Kanu Nwankwo has launched the N1 billion Jackpot Lotto to Support Kanu Heart Foundation which was inaugurated in 2000. The foundation has helped not just people in Nigeria, but also paid for 538 children to be treated at facilities throughout the world Kanu, a philanthropist launched the biggest lotto in Africa to raise funds for the foundation to help build a specialist cardiac hospital in Abuja. The jackpot starting at N1 billion and will be run in conjunction with AfroMillonsLotto (www.AfroMillionsLotto.com). It offers twice-weekly draws with bigger jackpots than all the lotteries in Nigeria combined, as well…

Some private school owners in the Federal Character Territory (FCT) have lamented the incessant taxes and dues levied on them by the government. The school owners shared their experiences at the Africa Global Education Forum, hosted by Lost Hope Regainer Foundation Ministry on Monday in Abuja. Mrs Peace Iheama, AMAC President, National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools explained that educators in the private sector contributed immensely in promoting the quality of education and therefore should not be levied heavily. She listed some of the levies to include loading and offloading fees for school buses, levies for school stickers and…

Mike Ashley has officially announced his intention to sell Newcastle and his lawyer has confirmed that he is keen to conclude a sale before Christmas. Ashley took over at St James’ Park in 2007 after paying around £134m to acquire 100 per cent of the club’s shares but told Sky Sports in August that he was unable to compete with owners at the likes of Manchester City. Now, in an exclusive interview with Sky Sports, Andrew Henderson of Dentons, who is the lawyer for Ashley’s company St James’ Holdings, said there was a feeling that “all that can be done…

Festus Igeniwari The very instant I saw TSTV’s claims, I knew something wasn’t right. And I maintain that the PayTV industry in Nigeria is a level-playing field for everyone serious and capable enough to offer Nigerians the best value for money in world-class content. First of all, it is important Nigerians realize that – as a rule – you don’t start off a marathon by sprinting; and when a claim sounds too good to be true, it usually is. While I wouldn’t bug anyone with pay-tv lingo, it is now pertinent for Nigerians to grasp the rudiments of how the…

Former Nigeria U-17 goalkeeper Francis Uzoho hailed a memorable Deportivo La Coruna debut after keeping a clean sheet in Sunday’s 0-0 draw at Eibar. The 18-year-old, who arrived at the club from Qatar’s Aspire Academy in January, produced four important saves to help Deportivo claim a point. “A day that will never disappear from my memory – my debut – thanks all for the support,” he said on Twitter. Uzoho is the youngest foreign goalkeeper to ever play in La Liga. READ: Tunisia top African rankings for first time in 15 years At 18 years 11 months and 17 days,…

At least 34 people have been killed by wildfires in Portugal and Spain, officials from both countries said Monday. In Portugal, where 31 people are confirmed dead, more than 4,000 firefighters were at work battling around 150 fires, the Portuguese National Authority for Civil Protection (ANPC) said Monday. At least 51 people in Portugal were injured, with 15 of those in serious condition, according to ANPC spokeswoman Patricia Gaspar. The fires blazed across northern Portugal throughout the weekend before spreading into Spain’s northwest Galicia region. Portuguese firefighters battled 524 fires on Sunday, the highest number the country has ever faced…

An Ebute-metta Chief Magistrate’s Court, on Monday, fixed the trial of a fraudster, Salami Oluwatobi Peter, who claimed to be Oba of Lagos, to defraud his victim of N15 million, till December 6, 2017. The accused is standing triangle before Chief Magistrate A. A. Ajibade (Mrs.) on charges bordering on conspiracy, stealing and fraud. He was first arraigned before the court by the men of State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID) Panti-Yaba, Lagos, sometimes on September 7, 2017. READ: Campaign for Democracy expels Goodluck Obi for selfishness The police had alleged that the 27-year old and others now at…

The leader of a pro-Biafran separatist group in Nigeria has apparently gone missing, prompting speculation as to his whereabouts on the eve of his trial on treason charges. Nnamdi Kanu, who heads the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) movement, has not been seen in public since troops were deployed to the southeastern city of Umuahia last month. Kanu, who wants a separate state for the Igbo people who dominated the country’s southeast, has been on bail since April. He is scheduled to appear in court in Abuja on Tuesday. His lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, told AFP: “Only the army can tell…

The General secretary of Civil Society Organisation, Campaign for Democracy (CD), Goodluck Obi has been expelled for issues relating to lack of integrity, selfishness, and participation in partisan politics. In a statement released by the group at the end of an emergency meeting held by its National Executive Council, NEC, the group vowed that it will not sit back and watch its age-long collective reputation, integrity and democratic struggles be rubbished on the altar of personal interest, selfishness and be subjected to the whims and caprice of Goodluck Obi. While NEC insists that CD is not a partisan organization, and…

Sebastian Kurz, a 31-year-old conservative, is set to become the next chancellor of Austria and Europe’s youngest leader, though he will likely need to form a coalition to rule, early results from Sunday’s election show. The People’s Party (OVP), which Kurz has led since May, is widely expected to form an alliance with the Freedom Party (FPO), putting the far right in an Austrian governing coalition for the first time in more than 10 years. According to preliminary results, the OVP has gained the largest share of Parliament’s powerful National Council, with more than 31% of the vote. That should…