Arsenal football club of England has closed its London Colney training centre after head coach Mikel Arteta received a positive COVID-19 result on Thursday evening. The club stated that personnel who had recent close contact with Mikel will now self-isolate in line with Government health guidelines. “We expect this to be a significant number of […]
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The dethroned emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi, has filed a suit before a federal high court in Abuja, seeking an order for his release from confinement following his dethronement. Sanusi is praying the court for an interim order releasing him “from the detention and or confinement of the respondents and restoring the applicant’s rights to human dignity, […]
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Paris Saint-Germain shrugged off having to play in an empty stadium as Neymar set the French club on their way to a 2-0 win over Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday that took them into the Champions League quarter-finals 3-2 on aggregate. PSG came into the game at the Parc des Princes needing to overturn a 2-1 […]
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The federal executive council (FEC) on Wednesday approved a N29.4 billion contract for the rehabilitation of the 9th Mile section of the Enugu-Onitsha expressway. Babatunde Fashola, minster of works, said the contract was retrieved from an contractor “for incompetent execution”. It has now awarded to RCC construction firm, which is already handling the remaining stretch of […]
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Atalanta’s fairytale Champions League run continued inside an empty stadium on Tuesday as Josip Ilicic scored four times in a 4-3 win over Valencia that sent his team into the quarter-finals 8-4 on aggregate. A frantic contest inside an echoing Mestalla stadium was the first of several in the competition to be played behind closed doors due […]
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Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli questioned the mentality of his side after crumbling to a 3-0 Champions League last 16, second leg defeat to Leipzig on Tuesday to bow out of the competition 4-0 on aggregate. Marcel Sabitzer profited from two errors by Spurs goalkeeper Hugo Lloris in the first 21 minutes to give Leipzig a commanding […]
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His Highness, Aminu Ado Bayero, the Emir of Bichi and son of late Emir Abdullahi Ado Bayero has been appointed the new Emir of Kano by Kano state government. Announcing his appointment on Monday, Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Usman Alhaji, said Aminu Ado Bayero’s appointment was as a result of recommendations by the […]
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Timothy Cole, rector of Christ Church, Washington DC, US, tested positive for coronavirus after shaking hands with over 500 worshippers during holy communion. The priest was diagnosed with the virus on Saturday and has been confirmed as the city’s first coronavirus patient. Health officials said hundreds of people had interactions with the priests. The officials […]
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Lagos state ministry of health declared two passengers on board the Turkish Airline flight which brought the Italian who imported coronavirus into the country, wanted. At a press briefing on Monday, Akin Abayomi, commissioner for health, gave their names as Enwelunta Obumnore Godfrey and Salami Abiodun Sadeeq. He said they are wanted because they were among […]
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The Kano State Executive Council has approved the immediate removal from office of the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II. The Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Alhaji Usman Alhaji, announced the unanimous decision of the Council at a news conference on Monday in Kano. Reason for the removal of the monarch, the SSG […]
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