Month: August 2020
Al Harash: Libya's situation has only increased appetite for football
Ongoing unrest in Libya harming football in the country Local league suspended for 18 months, national team play home games abroad Zakaria Al Harash says country still up to the challenge of World Cup qualifiers The ongoing fighting and instability in Libya has led to a suspension of domestic football for the last 18 months and the national team having…
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Femi Adesina: Enough Of The Arrogance, We’re Your Employer By Chris Idoko
“That was just a child’s play and irritation by young Nigerians, not a protest (Femi 6/08/2020). “I just want to encourage Mr Ibikunle not to continue to sound like a broken record.” “If you see yourself as used tissue paper I can’t help”. Mr Adesina replies callers (Nigeria Info FM, Premium Times 5/5/2020). “Giving your ancestral land for ranching better…
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Edo State: Oshiomole vs. Obaseki: Both Sides Of The Story vs. One Side Of The Truth By Frisky Larr
Since his unceremonious removal from the Chairmanship of the ruling party and acceptance of his fate in good faith, the former Governor of Edo State has returned to his home-town Iyamho amid the fanfare and jubilation of a teeming number of his supporters. The impressive images of that reception can hardly be ignored. In his usual style and pattern, the…
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Breakthrough star Hau aims high as Vietnam seek to stun the world
Doan Van Hau recently returned home from a one-year spell with SC Heerenveen Defender part of Vietnam’s young golden generation Vietnam on track to reach decisive round of World Cup qualifiers for first time Three-time Youth Player of the Year in Vietnam, 2018 AFF Championship winner, 2018 AFC U-23 Championship silver medal, participant in nation’s groundbreaking 2017 FIFA U-20 World…
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6 Ghanaian Artistes Who Can Make Any Song A Hit When They Are Featured By Other Artistes
Making a hit song is a very difficult task. It’s even more difficult when an artiste gets the hit song and he’s not able to sustain it in subsequent releases. However, there are some artistes in Ghana who seem to have hit songs embedded in their DNAs. READ ALSO: 10 Nigerian Celebrities Who Went Completely Broke These artistes, who are…
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African Development Bank Group to hold virtual Annual Meetings 25-27 August, 2020
The African Development Bank Group will hold its 2020 Annual Meetings virtually, from 25-27 August, 2020. These will comprise statutory meetings of the Board of Governors. A major agenda item of this year’s Annual Meetings is the election of a president.
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New humanitarian air service boosts COVID-19 response in the Pacific
The supplies were transported on behalf of the Pacific Islands Forum, the region’s premier political and economic policy organization. With commercial air services greatly reduced due to airport closures, and other measures to prevent further spread of the disease, the 18-member bloc has established a platform to facilitate the timely and rapid movement of medical and humanitarian assistance, known as…
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August 5 Protest: Adesina’s Comment Unschooled, Unfortunate! By Tope Temokun
The branding of the nationwide protest which took place across the country yesterday as a mere irritation and child’s play by Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman, is unschooled and unfortunate. What happened yesterday in Nigeria was a historical remembrance of a day with history. In a desperate bid to kill the build-up of national mood and frustrate the planned nationwide protest…
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Climate financing by leading multilateral development banks tops $61.6 billion
Climate financing by seven of the world’s largest multilateral development banks (MDBs) totalled $61.6 billion in 2019, of which $41.5 billion (67%) was in low- and middle-income economies, according to the 2019 Joint Report on Multilateral Development Banks’ Climate Finance. The study expands the scope of reporting for the first time to all countries with multilateral development bank operations. It…
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