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Berlusconi Hoping To Lure Ibrahimovic To Third Division

December 14, 2019 2:14 pm

Former AC Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi said Saturday he hoped Zlatan Ibrahimovic would sign for his modest, third division club Monza amid reports the Swedish star is set to return to Italy.

“Ibrahimovic for Milan? I hope he comes to Monza,” the 83-year-old Italian media magnate told journalists on the sidelines of a regional initiative of his Forza Italia political party in Milan.

Former Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi brought Ibrahimovic to AC Milan in the summer of 2010.

Berlusconi’s 30-year ownership of the club ended in 2017 when he sold the seven-time European and 18-time Serie A champions to a …

Election-Weary Israel To Face Third Vote In A Year

December 12, 2019 2:36 pm

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and rival Benny Gantz prepared Thursday for their third election campaigns in a year, with the country trapped in its worst political crisis in decades.

Israel’s parliament dissolved itself and called March 2 elections in the early hours of Thursday morning, less than three months after an inconclusive general election saw neither Netanyahu nor Gantz able to form a governing coalition.

The September election followed a similarly deadlocked vote in April and opinion polls suggested the third round could again be tight, with neither Netanyahu’s right-wing bloc nor Gantz’s centre-left alliance currently on course for …

Bordeaux Edge 10-Man Monaco To Go Third In Ligue 1

November 24, 2019 4:36 pm

Depleted Bordeaux edged in-form Monaco 2-1 at home on Sunday to claw back into the top three in Ligue 1.

“All victories are important for us but especially at a difficult time,” said Bordeaux manager Paulo Sousa.

Already deprived of defenders Edson Mexer and Vukasin Jovanovic who were both suspended, midfielder Youssef Ait Bennasser, who could not play because he is on-loan from Monaco, Bordeaux lost centre-back Laurent Koscielny to injury on Sunday morning and winger Jimmy Briand during the warm-up.

Jonathan Cafu, who was on-loan at Red Star Belgrade last season, made his first appearance since 2018 on the …

Senate

2023: Third Term Agenda Re-Emerges In Senate

November 18, 2019 12:07 pm

The Senate has dismissed claims that it has introduced moves to elongate the tenure of President Muhammadu Buhari. It said such claims were unfounded and untrue.

It said the hate speech Bill which is being tied to the move, is not meant to cage Nigerians and pave the way for President Buhari to run for another term in office.

The Bill tagged: “National Commission for the Prohibition of Hate Speeches”, scaled first reading on the floor of the Senate last week. The Bill is sponsored by Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, who doubles as Deputy Chief Whip of the Senate.

Acting spokesman, …

Samsung Profits Plunge 56%

Samsung Profits Plunge 56% In Third Quarter

October 31, 2019 3:26 am

Samsung’s operating profit plunged 56% in the third quarter compared to last year as the company continues to struggle with sluggish demand for memory chips. But the company said chip sales should pick up in 2020, drawing a line under the prolonged industry downturn.

The South Korean technology giant on Thursday reported operating profit of 7.8 trillion Korean won ($6.7 billion) for the quarter ending September.
That’s down from 17.57 trillion Korean won ($15.1 billion) for the same period a year ago. Sales fell 5% to 62 trillion won ($53 billion) from the same period last year but improved 10%
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Messi Wins Third Golden Shoe As Top League-Goal Scorer

Messi Wins Third Golden Shoe As Top League-Goal Scorer

October 16, 2019 1:55 pm

Barcelona captain Leo Messi received his sixth Golden Shoe as the top scorer in the European leagues on Wednesday.

Messi won the trophy for a third straight year after scoring 36 goals, three more than his closest challenger, Kylian Mbappe of Paris Saint-Germain.

Messi’s sons Thiago and Mateo, presented their father with the trophy supervised by his wife, Antonella Rocuzzo and watched by team-mates, including Luis Suarez and Jordi Alba.

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Messi dedicated the award “to my family, to my colleagues who are here. There are Luis and Jordi, who are two
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FG Records Over $9.29bn Investment Inflow In Third Quarter

FG Records Over $9.29bn Investment Inflow In Third Quarter

October 15, 2019 6:32 am

Over $9.29 billion worth investments came into the nation’s economy in the third quarter (Q3) of 2019, according to the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC’s) July to September 2019, Newsletter.

Broken down, NIPC said a total of 13 projects across four states and offshore Nigeria were announced by investors from four countries.

The investments, however, fall short by a whopping $63.79billion year-on-year to Q3 2018, which recorded about $73.08 billion inflows into the country.

Specifically, some of the investments included the Aiteo Eastern Exploration and Production Company over $5 billion in crude exploration; and Sterling Oil Exploration and Energy Production …

$768.4m – Third largest jackpot in US lottery history

March 28, 2019 11:03 am

Unless you are a Wisconsin resident who got all winning numbers: 16, 20, 37, 44, 62 and the Powerball number 12.

A single ticket sold in the state matched all six numbers to win the third largest jackpot in US lottery history, lottery officials said.
“Due to strong ticket sales, the jackpot climbed to an estimated $768.4 million at the time of the drawing with a cash option of $477 million,” the Multi-State Lottery Association said in a statement.
“The lucky ticket holder(s) will have the choice between an estimated annuity of $768.4 million, paid in 30 graduated payments over
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CBN vows to make Nigeria world’s third palm oil producer

March 18, 2019 1:40 pm

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has vowed to help push Nigeria to the world’s third largest producer of palm oil.

If successful, Nigeria will overtake Thailand and Columbia as a major palm oil producer in the world.

Addressing stakeholders in the palm oil industry in Abuja Monday, the Governor of the CBN Mr. Godwin Emefiele stated that “our ultimate vision is to overtake Thailand and Columbia to become the 3rd largest producer over the next few years.”

The CBN Governor noted that “if we had kept pace with our peers in supporting improved cultivation of palm oil, at the …

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