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Lottery Battle Over Game Rights, Revenue

December 23, 2019 5:32 am

Following the exclusive rights obtained by Western Lotto Nigeria Limited to sell and promote Ghana Games in Nigeria, lottery operators in the country are at daggers drawn.

Some alleged that the agreement between Western Lotto and LMC VAS Ghana, owners of the Ghana Games intellectual property was an attempt by Western Lotto Limited to appropriate the regulatory functions of the NLRC as the sole regulator of the lottery industry in Nigeria.

According to a statement, the lottery operators opposed to Western Lotto also claimed that the agreement debars them from offering 5/90 Ghana games comprising Monday Special Lotto, Lucky Tuesday …

Zidane And Valverde To Meet In Clasico Battle

December 17, 2019 5:22 pm

Zinedine Zidane and Ernesto Valverde might have been fearing for their jobs if they had lost a Clasico back in October but its postponement means that on Wednesday they can face each other feeling more secure.

Stalling in the autumn, Real Madrid and Barcelona have rolled through the gears in the lead-up to Christmas, meaning the winner of Wednesday’s crunch meeting at Camp Nou will move seven points clear of third place.

More importantly, in what increasingly looks like a two-pronged title chase, the winner will pull three ahead of the loser, with one round Liga matches left before the

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Battle For Ohanaeze Leadership Heats Up

December 14, 2019 3:38 am

As the curtain sets to be drawn on January 9, 2020, marking the end of Chief Nnia Nwodo-led leadership of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, many prominent Igbo citizens from Imo State have started jostling to succeed him.

In line with the Ohanaeze constitution, the three-year tenure of the presidency of the organisation rotates in alphabetical order among the five Igbo-speaking states of Southeast and the Igbo speaking parts of Delta and River states.

Abia State had the first slot with Prof. Joe Irukwu as the president. Thereafter, it shifted to Anambra, with the late Dr. Dozie

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Civilian JTF, Hunters Equipped To Battle Insurgency

December 6, 2019 7:21 am

The battle against insurgency and banditry in the North East has received a boost with the sustained training programme for Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), vigilance group and hunters on counter-terrorism to provide intelligence gathering for the military to secure members of their communities.

The volunteer security outfit, made up of young men and women have contributed immensely to the success recorded by the military on the fight against Boko Haram in the North East. Sadly, some members of the CJTF have paid the supreme price, working round the clock to protect members of their communities from invasion by insurgents

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Samoa Shuts Down In Unprecedented Battle Against Measles

December 5, 2019 3:19 pm

Samoa entered a two-day lockdown Thursday to carry out an unprecedented mass vaccination drive aimed at containing a devastating measles epidemic that has killed dozens of children in the Pacific island nation.

As the death toll climbed to 62, officials ordered all businesses and non-essential government services to close, shut down inter-island ferries and told people to keep their cars off the roads.

Residents were advised to obey a dawn-to-dusk curfew, staying in their homes and displaying a red flag if any occupants were not yet immunised.

Hundreds of vaccination teams, including public servants drafted in for the operation, fanned …

Melaye

Melaye Vs Adeyemi: The Final Battle

November 26, 2019 6:24 am
The proposed rerun election between Smart Adeyemi of the All Progressive Congress and Dino Melaye of Peoples Democratic party (PDP) may just be the final battle between two brothers. The two former senators from the same local government area, Ijumu, will go to the poll again on a date to be fixed by the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC). INEC had declared Kogi West senatorial re-run held on Saturday, November 16 inconclusive. The contest was a two-horse race between Smart Adeyemi Dino Melaye.The returning officer, Prof. Olayide Lawal, who made the declaration at the end of collation, said that supplementary
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Kanu Unveils Fresh Biafra Battle Plans In Radio Broadcast

November 16, 2019 7:27 am

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has announced what it called upcoming  special broadcast by its leader,  Mazi Nnamdi Kanu on Radio Biafra, London at 7 pm on Saturday, November 16, 2019.

As part of the broadcast, the group said Kanu would educate and enlighten listeners on the diplomatic steps being taken by IPOB to bring about Biafra restoration and collaborative efforts with other ethnic nationalities to bring about “the peaceful dissolution of Nigeria as the only viable means of stopping the perpetual reign of terrorism, feudal conquest and enthronement of Almajiri reign of mediocrity, primitive repression and mindless government …

UK’s Johnson Says Battle Against IS Group ‘Not Yet Over’

UK’s Johnson Says Battle Against IS Group ‘Not Yet Over’

October 27, 2019 8:21 pm
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday hailed the death of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as “an important moment” but said the fight against his group “is not yet over”.
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Battle For Implementation Of Minimum Wage Moves To States

Battle For Implementation Of Minimum Wage Moves To States

October 21, 2019 1:14 am
  • Governors non-committal on commencement date
  • Await FG’s circular on agreement with labour

Fresh from the conclusion of minimum wage consequential adjustment negotiations with the federal government, the organised labour has begun warming up for a fresh battle with state governors over when they would begin to pay minimum wage to their workers.

While some labour leaders are optimistic that their governors would pay the minimum wage, others are not sure on the amount to be paid and when the payment would take off.

Although the organised labour and the federal government had earlier reached an agreement on October 31 as …

Battle-ready soldiers deployed in Ibadan

March 11, 2019 3:13 am

There was palpable fear and tension within Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, yesterday, ahead of the announcement of the final winner of Saturday’s governorship and House of Assembly election.

The fear, according to investigation, was as a result of political clash that resulted in the death of a member of the House of Representatives, Mr. Olatoye Sugar.

Military operatives were seen mounting security checkpoints at Idi-Ape and Agodi-Gate – the road leading to the Agodi Government House among others.

Sporadic gunshots were heard around Iwo Road, Gbagi-Wema, Alakia-Isebo, Iyana Church and Monatan, which is believed to be the stronghold of …

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