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Norwich City secured promotion to the English Premier League after a three-year absence with a 2-1 win at home to Blackburn Rovers on Saturday. The victory left Championship leaders Norwich nine points clear of third-placed Leeds with just six left to play for in the final two regular-season games and only the top two assured […]
Lionel Messi clinched an eighth La Liga title for Barcelona in 11 seasons on Saturday as he scored the only goal in a 1-0 win at home to Levante. The Argentine star struck his league-leading 34th goal of the campaign after coming off the bench for the second half to help Barca wrap up the […]
The Federal Government has condoled with the family of the General Manager of the National Theatre, Dr Stella Oyedepo, who died in a road accident. The Minister of Information and Culture, Mr Lai Mohammed, said her death has created a huge vacuum in the ecosystem of the nation’s creative industry. He made the remark on […]
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama will be representing President Muhammadu Buhari in Guinea Bissau on Sunday. Mr Onyeama will undertake an urgent mission as President Buhari’s Special Envoy in the company of ECOWAS President, Jean-Claude Brou. In a series of tweets by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, […]
Residents of some communities in Asaba, the Delta State capital have asked the state government to adopt proactive measures in fixing dilapidated roads around the city. Of particular concern is a major road just by the entrance to the capital city, leading to many other communities, which according to residents has been in a deplorable […]
Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Femi Falana, has condemned the Navy’s continued detention of some civilians and military personnel without trial in According to Falana, some of those held in detention have been there for about 7months. The civil rights advocate made this disclosure in a statement on Sunday. The statement […]
Nigeria Labour Congress has warned state governors against any delay in the payment of the 30,000 Naira new minimum wage, saying doing so will force workers to embark on an industrial action. Imo State Chairman of the NLC, Austin Chilakpu, disclosed this to journalist in Owerri, the imo state capital. He advised governors to cut […]
Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai has revealed that the Nigerian Army is sourcing for 1 billion naira to support indigenous production of equipment and armoured fighting vehicles in the country. He stated that the monies which will be sourced internally and externally will support the Nigerian Army Vehicle Manufacturing Company (NAVMC) to […]
Ajax and Juventus draw 1-1 in the first leg of Champions League quarter-final. Cristiano Ronaldo’s flying header on the stroke of half-time gives Juventus a slight edge over Ajax after Wednesday’s breathless first-leg draw in Amsterdam. Ronaldo subdued the 50,000 home fans in the Johan Cruyff Arena when he headed Juventus in front on the […]
Barcelona beat Man Utd 1-0 in the first leg of Champions League quarter-final on Wednesday after a first-half own goal by Luke Shaw at Old Trafford. Luis Suarez’s 12th-minute back-post header was deflected past David de Gea by United left-back Shaw.R The teams meet again next Tuesday at the Camp Nou.
