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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Hails THISDAY At 25

January 23, 2020 5:42 am

A renowned Nigerian writer, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, has lauded THISDAY Editors for recognising her as one of the one of the honourees in the THISDAY decade awards.

In a statement she issued yesterday, the young writer also thanked everyone involved in the voting process for the honour of being named “Woman of the Decade” alongside the UN Deputy Secretary General, Ms Amina J Mohammed.

“The thing about being recognised is that it is not the reason one does what one does, but it is always wonderful to get that validation. It means that somebody is saying to you “what you …

Keyamo Hails Anthony Joshua For Prostrating Before Buhari

January 19, 2020 2:31 pm
The Minister of State for Labour and Productivity, Mr Festus Keyamo, has commended Anthony Joshua, the world heavyweight boxer for the respect shown to President Muhammadu Buhari in London.

Kayemo said Joshua’s decision to prorsrate before Buhari while presenting him his world title belts showed respect, stressing that such would make him bigger.

DAILY POST had reported a video showing Joshua prostrating while meeting Buhari.

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Joshua reclaimed the IBF, WBA and WBO titles from Andy Ruiz Jr on Saturday night, while Wilder will defend his WBC gold against

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APC Chieftain, Eze, Hails Judiciary For Ihedioha’s Sack

January 16, 2020 11:38 am
Former National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP) and a chieftain of APC, Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has hailed the ruling of the apex court affirming Senator Hope Uzodinma of the All Progressives Congress(APC) as the duly elected Governor of Imo state.

This is as reactions continue to trail the ruling of the Supreme Court over the sack of Hon. Emeka Ihedioha, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) during 2019 elections.

Eze felicitated with the new Imo State Governor, the APC family and the entire people of Imo state, describing the verdict as one of

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Osimhen Hails Lille’s ‘Important’ Home Win Vs Dijon

December 1, 2019 1:02 pm
Victor Osimhen is delighted to see Lille pick their first win in six games following Saturday’s hard earned 1-0 home victory against Dijon, reports Completesports.com.
 
Lille have endured a poor run of form with one draw and four defeats in five games in all competitions before yesterday’s game.
 
Osimhen was fouled inside the box in the 43rd minute and after a long consultation with VAR by the centre referee, penalty was awarded to the hosts which was neatly tucked into the net by the Nigeria international.
“I’m very happy, the win was very important for us, we failed to record
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Nadal Hails ‘Amazing Atmosphere’ As Spain Beat Russia

November 20, 2019 1:57 pm

Rafael Nadal instigated a Spanish comeback against Russia in the Davis Cup on Tuesday by capitalising on a raucous home crowd to beat Karen Khachanov in straight sets.

Nadal, who will finish the year as world number one, came through a second-set tie-break to defeat Khachanov 6-3, 7-6 (9/7) and level the Group B match in Madrid.

Marcel Granollers and Feliciano Lopez then won the deciding doubles rubber 6-4, 7-6 (7/5) against Khachanov and Andrey Rublev, who had earlier given Russia the lead with a 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7/0) win over Roberto Bautista Agut.

A new format this year means …

Uzodinma Hails Buhari On Supreme Court Victory

Uzodinma Hails Buhari On Supreme Court Victory

November 5, 2019 9:24 am

The  governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Imo State Governorship Election in 2019, Senator Hope Uzodinma has said the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari at the Supreme Court is an indication that Nigerians were happy with his achievements during his first term and want him to continue for another four years.

He called on Nigerians to continue to support Buhari as he seeks to take the country to enviable heights

According to him, the apex court’s ruling validated Nigerians’ decision to re-elect Buhari in the February 2019 poll.

He said  the court verdict would propel the president …

Greek PM hails new ties during North Macedonia visit

April 2, 2019 11:36 am
Greece’s prime minister was greeted with hugs and selfies on Tuesday during his landmark visit to newly renamed North Macedonia, where the neighbours celebrated a new start after resolving their decades-long identity row.The one-day trip came a little more than a month after Alexis Tsipras and counterpart Zoran Zaev finalised a deal that added “North” to Macedonia’s name to distinguish it from a bordering province in Greece.

“We are starting to cover lost ground to build a deep friendship, not only between our governments, but especially between our people,” Tsipras said.

It was the first official visit by a Greek

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