Liverpool closed in on a Champions League semi-final meeting with Barcelona or Manchester United as Porto were swept aside 2-0 in the first leg of their quarter-final tie at Anfield. Naby Keita and Roberto Firmino struck inside the first 26 minutes to put the hosts in command and Liverpool’s only regret may be not building […]
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Tottenham ignored Harry Kane’s latest injury woes as Son Heung-Min sealed a priceless 1-0 win over Manchester City after Hugo Lloris saved Sergio Aguero’s penalty in a dramatic Champions League quarter-final first leg on Tuesday. Mauricio Pochettino’s side earned a slender advantage thanks to Son’s clinical strike late in the second half at the Tottenham […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed November 2 for the gubernatorial elections in Kogi and Bayelsa states. The chairman of INEC’s information and voters education committee, Festus Okoye, made the announcement on Tuesday evening. Mr. Okoye said parties interested in fielding candidates for the polls are expected to hold their primaries between August […]
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Families of eight deceased civil servants who died in active service were on Monday presented with cheques totaling N21.5 million by the Edo State government. The money was proceed from the Group Life Insurance Policy of the State. The State Acting Governor, Philip Shaibu, presented the cheques to families of the beneficiaries. Shaibu who said […]
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Edo State Government said it is set to commence demolition of illegal structures and buildings on moats, and river banks. Such structures are said to have allegedly contravened extant town planning laws. The demolition follows the expiration of notices earlier served on illegal developers in the state. A statement issued by the State Commissioner for Physical […]
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Ace Chelsea forward, Eden Hazard once more reiterated his importance to Chelsea, as his brace earned the club 2-0 win over West Ham on Monday and moved Maurizio Sarri’s men up to third in the Premier League. “Hazard played a wonderful match; when he plays like that we’re very lucky because it’s very easy to […]
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Save the Children, an international non-governmental organisation, has revealed in its new report that at least 550,000 babies have reportedly died as a result of armed conflict between 2013 and 2017 in the 10 worst-affected countries. The organisation said this is an average of over 100,000 every year. The countries include: Afghanistan, Yemen, South Sudan, […]
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Borussia Dortmund captain Marco Reus said his team need to take a long, hard look at themselves after their “catastrophic” 5-0 defeat to Bundesliga title rivals Bayern Munich on Saturday. “We played catastrophically and I don’t have any explanation for it,” Reus told Sky. “We can’t turn up and play like that, Bayern are not […]
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Barcelona went 11 points clear at the top of La Liga on Saturday when Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi scored twice in two minutes to break the resistance of 10-man Atletico Madrid. Diego Costa saw red in the 28th minute at Camp Nou after insulting referee Gil Manzano but while Atletico held on for almost […]
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Gabriel Jesus scored an early goal to help Manchester City beat Brighton & Hove Albion 1-0 on Saturday and progress to the FA Cup final. Back at Wembley where they recorded League Cup triumph over Chelsea, Pep Guardiola’s side were not at their best against a Brighton side struggling to remain in the Premier League. […]
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