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Tinubu appoints Ogunjimi Accountant-General

Tinubu appoints Ogunjimi Accountant-General

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Shamsedeen Ogunjimi as the new Accountant General of the Federation. The appointment, announced on Tuesday, takes effect on March 7, 2025, coinciding with the retirement of the incumbent AGF, Oluwatoyin…

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Petrol Retailers Say Gradual Price Reduction by Dangote, NNPC Will Tame Inflation

Petrol Retailers Say Gradual Price Reduction by Dangote, NNPC Will Tame Inflation

The Petroleum Retailers Outlet Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) yesterday said the recent petrol price reduction by the Dangote refinery as well as yesterday’s cut by NNPC filling stations will help tame inflation. The group…

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Bournemouth to face Man City, Preston to host Villa

Bournemouth to face Man City, Preston to host Villa

Bournemouth have been drawn at home to Manchester City in the FA Cup quarter-finals. Preston, the only Championship side left in the FA Cup, are at home to Unai Emery’s Aston Villa. Fulham host Crystal…

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FOREST BEAT IPSWICH TOWN 5-4 ON SPOT-KICKS AFTER 1-1 DRAW @ HOME TO REACH FA CUP QUARTER-FINALS

FOREST BEAT IPSWICH TOWN 5-4 ON SPOT-KICKS AFTER 1-1 DRAW @ HOME TO REACH FA CUP QUARTER-FINALS

Nottingham Forest booked an FA Cup quarter-final trip to Brighton after a penalty shootout win over Ipswich. Keeper Matz Sels was the hero, saving Jack Taylor’s low effort as the hosts went through 5-4 on…

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NICO O’REILLY SCORES BRACE AS CITY COME FROM BEHIND TO BEAT PLYMOUTH 3-1 @ HOME TO AVOID FA CUP UPSET

NICO O’REILLY SCORES BRACE AS CITY COME FROM BEHIND TO BEAT PLYMOUTH 3-1 @ HOME TO AVOID FA CUP UPSET

Manchester City youngster Nico O’Reilly scored twice to spare his illustrious team-mates’ blushes and deny Championship strugglers Plymouth another famous FA Cup scalp. For seven glorious minutes, that magnificent, buoyant, vocal 7,800-strong Plymouth support, who…

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MATHEUS CUNHA SHOWN RED CARD AS BOURNEMOUTH BEAT WOLVES 5-4 ON PENALTIES AFTER A 1-1 DRAW IN FA CUP FIFTH ROUND

MATHEUS CUNHA SHOWN RED CARD AS BOURNEMOUTH BEAT WOLVES 5-4 ON PENALTIES AFTER A 1-1 DRAW IN FA CUP FIFTH ROUND

Bournemouth booked a place in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup for only the third time in their history with a penalty shootout victory over Wolves, who had goalscorer Matheus Cunha sent off. Luis Sinisterra…

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Mourinho ban halved and fine reduced after appeal

Mourinho ban halved and fine reduced after appeal

Jose Mourinho has had his four-match suspension halved by the Turkish Football Federation following a successful appeal by his club Fenerbahce. The 62-year-old Portuguese manager has also seen his fine reduced from 1.6m Turkish lira…

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PALACE BEAT 10-MAN MILLWALL 3-1 @ HOME EASILY TO QUALIFY FOR FA CUP QUARTERS

PALACE BEAT 10-MAN MILLWALL 3-1 @ HOME EASILY TO QUALIFY FOR FA CUP QUARTERS

Crystal Palace progressed to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup with a comfortable win over 10-man Millwall at Selhurst Park. The turning point of the match came in the eighth minute when Millwall goalkeeper Liam…

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Mateta carried off with head injury after ‘reckless challenge’

Mateta carried off with head injury after ‘reckless challenge’

Crystal Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta had to be carried off on a stretcher with a head injury after a “reckless challenge” by Millwall goalkeeper Liam Roberts. Roberts was sent off in just the eighth minute…

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First face on Nigeria TV, Anike Agbaje-Williams, dies at 88

First face on Nigeria TV, Anike Agbaje-Williams, dies at 88

Media icon and philanthropist, Anike Agbaje-Williams, has died at the age of 88. PUNCH Online learnt that Agbaje-Williams died peacefully on Thursday in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital, where she had lived most of her…

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