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Church takes over Mike Tyson’s house

Daily Dispatch March 5, 2018

The Living Word Sanctuary Church has taken a mansion which used to belong to former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson. The Masion is to be converted into a church. The Ohio building, which covers 25,000 square feet, was donated to Living Word Sanctuary Church after its previous owner was

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Serie A: How Davide Astori was found dead in hotel room

Daily Dispatch March 4, 2018

The details of how Fiorentina’s captain, Davide Astori, was found dead in his hotel room  has emerged. His team-mates broke down his door, when Astori failed to come down for breakfast or answer his phone on Sunday morning. “The lad did not turn up to the team breakfast at 9.30am and he was usually the first […]

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World football lawmakers approve VAR for Russia World Cup

Daily Dispatch March 3, 2018

Football’s lawmakers on Saturday approved video assistant referee technology (VAR) for this summer’s World Cup, in one of the biggest changes to the sport in years. The International Football Association Board (IFAB, meeting in Zurich, rubber-stamped a move already backed by FIFA’s top brass, including president Gianni Infantino. “We came to the conclusion that VAR […]

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NFF seeks $2.8m for Russia World Cup

Daily Dispatch March 2, 2018

The President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick,  on Friday said the federation wants  to raise $2.8 million for the Super Eagles’ participation at the Russia 2018 World Cup. Pinnick, who disclosed this during the commissioning of Western Nigeria Football Forum office located at the famous Cocoa House in Ibadan, said good financial support was […]

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Minister Rallies Support For Golf To Boost Tournaments in Nigeria

Daily Dispatch March 1, 2018

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has called on the private sector and philanthropists to support the game of golf in order to raise the prize money and attract internationally-acclaimed golfers to play in Nigerian tournaments. The Minister, who made the call at the opening of the 2018 West African Golf Tour […]

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You lied about Nigeria football- FIFA tells Pinnick

Daily Dispatch February 20, 2018

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has described Nigeria as a country with unquantifiable passion and love for football, and where football is more than a religion. “I was told that in Nigeria football is passion, but it is a lie because it is more than that. In Nigeria I was told that football is love, but […]