It was a sad day for Brazil as the country’s 200-year-old history museum was gutted by fire in spite efforts by firefighters to douse the massive flames. Reports say the National Museum also known as Rio Museu Nacional, located in Rio de Janeiro, caught fire Sunday night after the building had closed for the day, […]
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Manchester United got a reprieve for their troubled season on Sunday after they defeated their hosts Burnley 2-0 at Turf Moor, despite being down to 10 men with 20 minutes to go. Romelu Lukaku, who has been misfiring so far this season, scored a brace for United in the first half. Lukaku opened his team’s […]
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Some 400 detainees escaped after a riot on Sunday at a prison in the southern suburbs of the Libyan capital Tripoli, as a skirmish between rival militias raged. “The detainees were able to force open the doors and leave,” Libyan police said in a statement quoted by AFP. However, the police did not specify what crimes the escapees […]
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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette’s burgeoning strike partnership came to the rescue as Arsenal eventually shook off Cardiff City to claim a 3-2 win in the Welsh capital. Shkodran Mustafi headed the visitors into an 11th-minute lead before Neil Warnock’s side averted a seventh consecutive goalless half in the Premier League this season when Victor […]
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Former governor of Cross River state and presidential aspirant, Donald Duke, has issued a statement to clarify his position on same sex relationships. Duke had received backlash for a comment he made during a show anchored by Folarin Falana (Falz) and Laila Johnson-Salami. Explaining his stance on same sex relationships, Duke had said that he […]
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Jethro Ibileke/Benin Ahead of the 2019 general election, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has been warned to stay clear of the internal political affairs and decision-making process of the party in Edo South Senatorial District, or risk loosing their love and respect for him, which he enjoys through […]
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The immediate past governor of Delta State, Emmanuel Uduaghan, says he did not defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC) to be shielded from EFCC investigation. Uduaghan confirmed his exit from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after attending a meeting of the APC national caucus in Abuja on Tuesday. He later said in a statement that […]
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Manchester United boss, Jose Mourinho, has reacted to being drawn against Frank Lampard’s Derby County in the Carabao Cup third round. The draw means that Mourinho will clash with his former midfielder, Lampard, who now manages Derby. Asked by MUTV if it will it be strange facing one of his former Chelsea players, Mourinho said, […]
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Late US senator John McCain will receive his final public sendoff Saturday in a nationally televised ceremony featuring eulogies from two ex-presidents, but with current commander in chief Donald Trump conspicuously absent from the proceedings. Republican George W. Bush and Democrat Barack Obama will deliver remarks honoring their friend and former White House challenger, at […]
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Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar on Friday wept when receiving the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) nomination form from his supporters. The supporters purchased the nomination form and presented it to him at the campaign office in Abuja, asking him to contest for the 2019 Presidential election. According to them, the purchase of the form is […]
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