Barcelona on Sunday brushed aside Villareal 1-4 in a Spanish La Liga match to keep their title hopes alive. Antoine Griezmann answered his critics in style on Sunday by scoring with a sensational chip as Barcelona. After the humiliation of being brought on in the 90th minute against his former club Atletico Madrid, Griezmann was […]
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NIGERIA – The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has expressed doubt at the possibility of achieving physical distancing on flights without hurting the revenue of airlines. Hadi Sirika said this during a webinar attended by stakeholders in the aviation sector. The webiner focused on the status of the industry restart. Sirika was responding to a […]
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The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has given President Muhammadu Buhari 14 days to “direct the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Mr Abubakar Malami, SAN, and appropriate anti-corruption agencies to urgently investigate allegations that over N300bn of public funds are missing, mismanaged, diverted or stolen, as documented in the 2017 […]
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Kanye West, the entertainment mogul who urges listeners in one song to “reach for the stars, so if you fall, you land on a cloud,” claimed Saturday he is challenging Donald Trump for the US presidency in 2020. “We must now realize the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our […]
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Early morning downpour that occurred in Abeokuta metropolis on Saturday had created problem of flood for some residents and motorists in the city. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the heavy downpour had destroyed many property in the affected areas, especially houses at the back of Ogun River. Among the property destroyed were […]
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Nigeria, on Saturday, recorded 603 new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, raising the nation’s total confirmed infections above the 28,000 mark. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced this in a late-night post via its verified Twitter handle on Saturday. It noted that the country now has 28,167 confirmed COVID-19 cases out of which 634 people […]
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Gianluigi Buffon set a new Serie A appearances record on Saturday as Juventus beat Torino 4-1 in the Turin derby to move seven points clear at the top of the table. The 42-year-old goalkeeper passed the previous record of 647 appearances he jointly held with AC Milan great Paolo Maldini as he started the game […]
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Chelsea held on to their place in the Premier League’s top four by bouncing back to beat Watford 3-0 on Saturday after Manchester United briefly powered past with a 5-2 rout of struggling Bournemouth. Third-placed Leicester also got back on track with Jamie Vardy reaching 100 top-flight goals in a comfortable 3-0 win against Crystal […]
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Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia state has tested negative for COVID-19. A brief statement by the State Commissioner for Information, John Okiyi Kalu on Saturday morning stated that the governor is now free of the deadly virus. The statement reads: “To God the glory of God, repeat COVID-19 test conducted by Nigeria Center for Disease […]
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The Court of Appeal in Abuja has affirmed the election of Yahaya Bello as the Kogi state governor. A five-man panel of the court led by which was led Adamu Jauro in a separate but unanimous judgement on Saturday dismissed four appeals against the polls for lacking in merit. The appeals were filed by the […]
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