NEYMAR FINED $3.3M FOR BUILDING LAKE

A prosecutor in Brazil fined soccer star Neymar 16 million reais ($3.3 million) for building a lake at his mansion on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro without an environmental license, authorities said Monday. The town council in Mangaratiba issued four fines for “environmental violations in the construction of an artificial lake at the player’s…

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FCT ANNOUNCES OUTBREAK OF DIPHTHERIA

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has announced the outbreak of diphtheria infection in some parts of Abuja. Diphtheria is a bacterial infection caused by the corynebacterium species that affect the nose, throat, and sometimes, skin of an individual. Some symptoms of diphtheria include fever, runny nose, sore throat, cough, red eyes, neck swelling, and…

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EJIKEME AND JAMB

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, on Sunday, said it would withdraw the result of a certain Ejikeme Mmesoma for manually inflating her result and announcing herself as the top scorer for the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. According to a statement issued by the Board, Ejikeme used her manually inflated score to attract a…

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NAPOLI CONFIDENT OF OSIMHEN

Napoli is growing increasingly confident of keeping Manchester United and Chelsea target Victor Osimhen by agreeing a new deal with him. According to Corriere del Mezzogiorno via Tuttonapoli, another round of discussion is set to take place between Napoli and Osimhen’s agent Roberto Calenda over the details of the proposed deal. The Italian Serie A champions…

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PRAY AND BE LOYAL
– LAGBAJA

Maj. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, the Chief of Army Staff, has called on troops across various theatres of operations to pray in addition to their efforts. According to him, the spiritual effort was necessary for operational success as well as the peaceful co-existence of the country amidst the raging insecurity. A statement on Sunday by the…

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WOLE SOYINKA: THE WORLD LOOKS UP TO 89

Nigeria’s broadcast world is not likely to accept Prof. Wole Soyinka as a historical ‘burden’. The industry has never celebrated him to offload this ‘burden’ as a matter of professional recognition. Not that the broadcast world does not celebrate him, but only few practitioners of the industry are aware of his pioneering effort towards the…

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JOHN MOMOH AT 66

Veteran Nigerian broadcast journalist John Momoh is 66 today (born 1 July 1957). He is widely recognized in Nigeria as a transformative industry pioneer with 37-year-long career in news television broadcasting. John Momoh is the Chairman and CEO of Channels TV, an independent and multiple award-winning news and media television channel based in Lagos.

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