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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J In this Video posted by @APCUKingdom shows Nigerians in Diaspora celebrating Democracy day and President Muhammadu Buhari //storify.com/Adekunle2/nigerian-in-diaspora-celebrating-buhari/embed?border=false //storify.com/Adekunle2/nigerian-in-diaspora-celebrating-buhari.js?border=false [ View the story “Nigerian in Diaspora celebrating Buhari..” on Storify ] The post Nigerians celebrating Buhari, Democracy day appeared first on Vanguard News . Vía Vanguard News http://ift.tt/2ryHLbd

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J T he final of the 8th GTBank-Lagos Principals Cup, comes up today at the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Surulere, Lagos. Today’s showpiece final is the official football event to commemorate Lagos @ 50 – the Golden Jubilee celebration of the creation of Lagos State. The curtain raiser for the day will be the female final which pitches 2014 winners, Government Senior College, Agege against the come-back queens of Season 8, Isale Eko Grammar School, Lagos Island who came from behind twice to secure victories in the quarter and semi-final stages. In the male category, Ijaiye Housing Estate Senior Grammar School will take on Ikotun Senior High School, Ikotun who booked their final ticket with an edge-of-the-seat penalty shootout victory. The match is bound to produce a historic moment for one of the schools as both jostle to win the trophy for the first time ever. The competition has, over the years, produced exceptional players both at country and club levels, such as ...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Feet ‘n’ Tricks International at the weekend announced a winning prize of N1m, for the winner of the first edition of the Nigeria National Freestyle Championships scheduled for July 22, in Lagos. The chairman of the organisation, Valentine Ozigbo, announced this during a press conference where Feet ‘n’ Tricks signed an exclusivity agreement with the World Federation of Freestyle Football to organise freestyle competitions in the country. Ozigbo described the motive behind bringing the competition to Nigeria was to make the country the home of freestyle football in the world. According to him, little has been done in the way of promoting, marketing or exploiting one of the most exciting aspects of the game flair which is freestyle. “Feet ‘n’ Tricks is set to develop and nurture an art, a lifestyle, a passion for many, and also a means to a lucrative career,” Ozigbo said. “We have so many people out there who are talented in freestyle football and have been doin...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J THE nation’s external reserve continued its downward trend last week as it fell by $200 million to $30.49 billion last week Thursday from $30.69 billion Thursday of the previous week. According to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the reserve has been on the downward trend since May 4th 2017, when it peaked at $30.99 billion. Since then the reserve has fallen for 22 consecutive days by $500 million. Meanhwile the volatility in cost of funds in the interbank money market is expected to abate this week due to respite from inflow of N181 billion boosting liquidity. Last week, cost of funds experienced wide gyrations with average short term interest rate rising to 135.8 per cent on Wednesday from 22.7 per cent on Monday, before falling to 12.1 per cent at the close of business on Friday. The sharp increase in cost of funds between Monday and Wednesday was caused by outflow of funds for participation in the dollar sales by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) as well...