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MTN will shut down without tariff hike — CEO

MTN Nigeria, the country’s largest telecom operator, has stressed the urgent need for the telecommunications sector to return to profitability to sustain its operations. The Chief Executive Officer of MTN, Karl Toriola, made this known on Monday during a tour of MTN’s facilities by Fellows of the Media Innovation Programme in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos. The MTN...
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UCL: Arsenal earn slim win, Aston Villa top table

Arsenal emerged as 1-0 winners at home to Ukraine’s Shakhtar Donetsk, thanks to an own goal from the visitors’ goalkeeper. Dmytro Riznyk could only grasp at thin air after Gabriel Martinelli cut in from the left and struck the ball against the near post before it rebounded off the goalkeeper and crossed the line. Leandro...
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Delta varsity gets new vice chancellor

The Governor of Delta State, Sheriff Oborevwori has approved the appointment of Prof. Samuel Asagba as the new Vice Chancellor of Delta State University, Abraka. This was contained in a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Dr Kingsley Emu, copies of which were made available to journalists in Warri on Tuesday. Related...
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JUST IN: PDP govs, NWC, BoT members meet in Abuja

Governors of the Peoples Democratic Party are in an emergency meeting in Abuja over the recent crisis rocking the leading opposition party. PUNCH Online gathered that the ongoing meeting is being held at the lodge of the Bauchi State Governor and the Chairman of the PDP Governors Forum, Bala Mohammed. The forum will also host...
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Court stops sale of late judge’s property as daughter sues church

Justice Mohammed Madugu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Bwari, Abuja, has issued an interim injunction restraining Christ the King Catholic Church in Okene, Kogi State, and its parish priest, Reverend Father Ezekiel Awolumate, from selling properties belonging to the former President of the Abuja Customary Court of Appeal, late Justice Moses Bello. The...
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FIFA under fire over 400 players’ relief fund

More than 400 footballers have been waiting for over a year to receive payments from a FIFA-run fund designed to help players owed money by their clubs, AFP understands. The amount of $4 million was reportedly meant to be paid to 420 players by September 30 of last year. However, it has been reported that...
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