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Former Arsenal, Chelsea and Barcelona midfielder, Cesc Fabregas retires from football at 36

Former Arsenal, Chelsea and Barcelona midfielder,  Cesc Fabregas retires from football at 36

Former Arsenal, Chelsea, and Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas has announced his retirement from football at the age of 36.   Fabregas earned 110 caps for Spain in an international career that saw him win back-to-back European Championships and the World Cup in between those successes.   The Spaniard began his …

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President Tinubu retires all service chiefs, IGP, Comptroller General of Customs, appoints new ones

President Tinubu retires all service chiefs, IGP, Comptroller General of Customs, appoints new ones

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR,  has approved the immediate retirement of all Service Chiefs and the Inspector-General of  Police, Advisers, Comptroller-General of Customs from Service as well as their replacements with immediate effect.  A statement released by Willie Bassey, Director of Information, Office of the Secretary to the Government of …

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Labour party’s Ireti Kingibe wins FCT Senate seat, retires three-term senator Phillip Aduda

Labour party's Ireti Kingibe wins FCT Senate seat, retires three-term senator Phillip Aduda

Ireti Kingibe of the Labour Party (LP) has been declared as the winner of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Senate seat by the Independent National Electoral Commission.    INEC Returning Officer, Professor Sanni Saka announced the result on Tuesday, February 28, He said Ireti scored 202,175 votes to emerge the …

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Cristiano Ronaldo will ‘go back to Europe’ before he retires, Al-Nassr coach claims

Cristiano Ronaldo will

Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr coach has claimed the forward will ‘go back to Europe’ before retiring from football.    The superstar player only secured a move to the Saudi Arabian side last month in a big money deal.    Now his own coach Rudi Garcia has suggested that the five-time Ballon d’or winner will have one final …

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Former 100m World record holder and Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell officially retires at 40

Former 100m World record holder and Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell officially retires at 40

Jamaican sprinter, Asafa Powell has officially retired following his 40th birthday, the former 100m world record holder announced Sunday on social media. Powell set a world record of 9.77sec in June 2005 before lowering the mark to 9.74, a record that stood until his compatriot Usain Bolt smashed it in …

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