Day: March 13, 2023

ISMAILA MABO, EX-SUPER FALCON’S COACH IS DEAD

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Former head coach of Nigeria’s Super Falcons women’s national team, Ismaila Mabo, is dead. His death was confirmed by Mansir Salihu Nakande, his brother, on Monday. Mabo, reportedly in the early hours of Monday after a protracted illness. Coach Mabo died at age 80. Mabo led the Nigerian women’s team, the Super Falcons, to their best-ever performance at the FIFA Women’s World Cup in 1999, where they reached the quarterfinals. He also took Nigeria 2000 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics. Mabo is credited with enormous contributions to Nigeria as…

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EX-JAMES BOND GIRL, MICHELLE YEOH WINS BEST ACTRESS AT 2023 OSCAR AWARDS

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+FULL LIST OF WINNERS Malaysian actress and former James Bond girl, Michelle Yeoh Choo Kheng, has emerged Best Actress at the 2023 Oscar awards. Michelle Yeoh by the feat, also becomes the first Asian to win the best actress Oscar, for her performance in “Everything Everywhere All at Once”. The film, “Everything Everywhere All at Once” also won seven awards including Best picture, Best director, Best original screenplay, Best leading actress, Best-supporting actor, Best film editing and Best supporting actress. Brendan Fraser in the night, won the Best actor in…

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FIRST NIGERIAN FEMALE SENATOR, FRANCA AFEGBUA DIES AT 79

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Nigeria’s first female Senator, Franca Afegbua is dead. She died on Sunday, March 12, 2023 at the age of 79 years. Franca Afegbua, a former beautician before she embraced politics,  represented Bendel North in the Nigerian Senate in 1983. A native of Okpella in the Etsako area of the present Edo State, Afegbua was elected under the National Party of Nigeria, NPN. She had her tertiary education in Sofia, Bulgaria.

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NYSC MEMBER WHO DIED IN TRAIN/BRT BUS ACCIDENT BURIED IN LAGOS

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The remains of Oreoluwa Aina, a 28-year-old National Youth Corps memberwho was involved in the Lagos train accident which occurred on Thursday, March 9, have been laid to rest. Aina was among the six victims who were confirmed dead after a train crushed a Lagos State Government staff bus at PWD, Ikeja area of the state. The late corps member, who was serving with the Curriculum Services Department of the Lagos State Ministry of Education in Alausa was buried on Saturday at Atan cemetery. A delegation of the state government…

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