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LA Olympics Qualifier | Zambia 4-1 Uganda [Agg: 5-3] as it happened

  FULL-TIME | 🇿🇲 Zambia W 4-1 Uganda W 🇺🇬(Natasha Nanyangwe 8′, Eneless Phiri 20′, Barbra Banda 50′, 80′ |…

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Kundananji dropped to bench as Copper Queens face Uganda

  Zambia forward Rachel Kundananji has been named among the substitutes for the Copper Queens’ decisive second-leg clash against Uganda…

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Mwanza backs Copper Queens to deliver against Uganda

  Copper Queens defender Saliya Mwanza says Zambia are united and determined to overturn their first-leg deficit against Uganda as…

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Zangose Zulu urges fans to rally behind Copper Queens against Uganda

  Copper Queens midfielder Blessings Zangose Zulu has urged fans to turn out in numbers at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium on…

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Bayelsa APC youths protest moves to revoke surveillance contracts

The Bayelsa Progressives Youth Movement (BPYM), a pro-All Progressives Congress (APC) group, has cautioned against alleged plans by the Bayelsa State Government, in collaboration with some federal figures, to revoke existing surveillance contracts held by loyal members of the party.

In a statement signed on Friday by its Secretary, Jordan Ebifatei, the group described the move as politically motivated, saying the only “offence” of the affected contractors was their unwavering loyalty to former Governor and APC leader, Chief Timipre Sylva.

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Adopt interfaith dialogue to end religious conflicts, Odey urges Nigerians

A Church History and African Culture scholar, Prof. Onah Augustine Odey, has called for the adoption of interfaith dialogue, mediation, and education as key instruments for resolving religious conflicts and divisions in Nigeria.

Delivering the 121st inaugural lecture of the University of Uyo on Thursday, titled “The Battle of the Gods in the Christianization of Yala (1928–2024),” Prof. Odey stressed that open communication and mutual understanding are vital for peaceful coexistence among Nigeria’s diverse religious groups.

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INC joins global call for exoneration of Saro-Wiwa, others

The Ijaw National Congress (INC) on Thursday joined the global call for the formal exoneration of Ken Saro-Wiwa and the Ogoni eight of the allegations for which they were convicted and executed.

Prof. Benjamin Okaba, Global President, INC, made the call in his Solidarity message on the 30th anniversary of the execution of the Ogoni nine.

Saro-Wiwa and eight other Ogoni activists, known as the “Ogoni Nine,” were executed by the Nigerian military government in November 1995 following a trial.

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EFCC arraigns CEO, company for multiple fraud in Kaduna

The Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned one Bashir Bello Ibrahim, a former Kaduna State government contractor and Chief Executive Officer, CEO, of Formal Act Legacy Limited, before Justice R. M. Aikawa of the Federal High Court, sitting in Kaduna, for fraud.

He was arraigned on five-count charges bordering on advance fee fraud, money laundering, retention of proceeds of crime and obtaining money under false pretence.