The game between England and Belgium was billed as the most anticipated and important group stage game by most football fans when the World Cup fixtures were announced. It was meant to be an array of attacking display – Romelu Lukaku versus Harry Kane. However, thanks to early qualification, both managers decided to field a weakened... Read More

June 25, 2018

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Panama Papers: Seychelles begin probe of Saraki but it seems Nigeria is not interested

When we thought the uproar generated over the Panama Papers leak of April 2016 which named Senate President Bukola Saraki, his wife and other politically exposed persons and individuals of investing millions of dollars in offshore shell companies, which is another form of money laundering has gone unnoticed as several other issues in Nigeria, the... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

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June 12, 2018

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#WorldCup2018 Profile: Will Belgium drop the underachiever title under Martinez?

One of the most shocking football stories of 2016 was the appointment of former Everton and Wigan Athletic manager Roberto Martinez as the National team manager of Belgium. Martinez was mandated to lead the Belgian golden generation to unprecedented success, and so far he is on track and this World Cup will be his biggest... Read More

The Sports Blog

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June 11, 2016

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Copa America: Messi-inspired Argentina demolish Panama

He can be quiet off the pitch but when there is a call for someone to rise to the occasion, Lionel Messi is always there to deliver in picturesque fashion. The current best football player in the world shone again at the Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois when he came off the bench to inspire a ruthless... Read More

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May 5, 2016

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Tinubu, Saraki and other relatives of politicians in #PanamaPapers

Several politicians, public officials and their relatives have been named in the newly released list of Nigerians involved in the Panama Papers scandal that revolves around shady Panamanian law firm, Mossack Fonseca. The Panamanian company, which has dozens of offices all over the world, sells its shell firms in cities such as Zurich, London, and... Read More

The News Blog

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July 11, 2013

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NDLEA finds 5.9kg of cocaine abandoned at Lagos airport

by Rachel Ogbu Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) are said to have found a huge amount of drugs suspected to be cocaine abandoned at the Muritala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos. Believed to have been left there by a suspected drug trafficking syndicate, the drug was concealed in industrial equipment and weighed in... Read More

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