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Day: May 7, 2019

BREAKING: Liverpool beats Barcelona, 4-0 to book place in Champions League final

Liverpool produced one of the greatest Champions League comebacks in history by overturning a three-goal first-leg deficit to beat Barcelona 4-3 on aggregate and reach the final. After Barcelona won the first leg 3-0 at the Nou Camp, few gave Liverpool a chance of scoring the goals they needed to progress, let alone preventing the…

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Another Yoruba actor, Adio Majester dies after battling with diabetes

Veteran Yoruba Nollywood actor, Adio Majester has passed away after battling with diabetes for several years. According to reports, he died on Tuesday, May 7, 2019 in the intensive care of an undisclosed hospital. Prior to his death, Adio had reportedly suffered severely from the illness which saw him lose a lot of weight. His…

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BREAKING: Tribunal holds inaugural sitting on Atiku’s petition Wednesday

The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal will hold its inaugural sitting on Wednesday, Maranatha Radio news can confirm. As earlier exclusively reported that the notice for the preliminary sitting of the tribunal would be issued this week, the PEPT issued the notice on Monday. Our Correspondent confirmed on Tuesday that the notice was served on all…

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My abductors took N5m ransom before releasing me —OAU lecturer

An orthopaedic surgeon at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Prof. Olayinka Adegbehingbe, who was kidnapped on Sunday, on Monday said that N5.045m was paid to secure his release. Adegbehingbe disclosed this on Tuesday in Ile-Ife in an interview with Maranatha Radio News team at his residence on the university campus. The surgeon, who said he…

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Osinbajo Launches Homegrown Feeding Programme In Ekiti

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday launched the Homegrown Feeding Programme in Ekiti State. After launching the programme, the Vice President alongside the state Governor Kayode Fayemi ate lunch with pupils of St. Michael’s African Primary School, Ado-Ekiti. According to the Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande, Ekiti…

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Adeleke granted bail in sum of 2 million naira

A magistrate court in Mpape, Abuja on Tuesday granted the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in the September 2018 governorship election in Osun state, Senator Ademola Adeleke, bail in the sum of N2 million. The Police in Abuja had arraigned Adeleke at the magistrate court on Tuesday over alleged certificate forgery. He had honoured…

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Revisit the Agricultural blueprint by Adesina; Don appeals to Federal Government

The inaugural lecturer at the 28th Inaugural Lecture at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Professor Gbemiga Adewale has called on the Federal Government to revisit the agricultural development blueprint submitted by the former Minister for Agriculture, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina. Professor Adewale made this appeal while delivering the 28th Inaugural Lecture at the Ladoke Akintola…

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States may lose control of LGAs as NFIU monopolize Local Govt allocation

Governors may lose control of local government funds from the Federation Account, going by the new Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) guidelines. The Joint Account System in place in most states will only exist for the receipt of allocations but not disbursement, according to the guidelines. Besides, each of the 774 local government areas may…

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