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Tottenham will play Lokomotiv Plovdiv in Bulgaria, in the second qualifying round of the Europa League. Jose Mourinho’s men might have to play three matches in a bid to qualify for the group stages. Rangers start their quest for European glory again against Gilbralter’s Lincoln Red Imps. Shamrock Rovers host Italian giants AC Milan. They […]
Lagos State Health Commissioner, Akin Abayomi, has recovered from COVID-19. The news was contained in a statement tweeted by the state’s Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso on Monday. Omotoso had announced the Health Commissioner’s positive status on August 24. “It is with gratitude to God that I announce the recovery and subsequent negative […]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it has lifted suspension earlier placed on some processes on its platforms to accommodate more requests from candidates who took the UTME prior to 2020. The board made this known in a statement in Abuja on Sunday by its Public Relations Officer (PRO), Dr Fabian Benjamin. According […]
Re-elected President of the African Development Bank, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, will be sworn-in on Tuesday, September 1, to serve a five-year term. The ceremony, according to the AfDB in a statement on Monday, will be held virtually at 9am. Dr Adesina, Nigeria’s former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, was re-elected last week after getting […]
The 2020 MTV Video Music Awards aired on Sunday with the likes of Lady Gaga shining with multiple awards through the night. Despite COVID-19 pandemic, the (outdoor) show still went on with some of the biggest names in music. Lady Gaga took the stage multiple times, winning the first award of the broadcast for best […]
Barcelona captain, Lionel Messi, has been criticized for a lack of respect, by one of the club’s presidential candidates, Toni Freixa. Messi on Tuesday, officially informed the LaLiga giants, of his desire to leave this summer. The 33-year-old who joined the club in 2001, is keen for another experience, after playing all his career. But […]
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, on Tuesday, rewarded one Mrs Josephine Nchetaka Chukwujama-Eze with N1m for returning the sum of N13,946,400 mistakenly paid into her account. The State Commissioner for Gender Affairs and Social Development, Hon. Princess Peace Nnaji, disclosed the reward after a closed-door meeting with the woman in her office. Mrs Chukwujama-Eze, […]
New Juventus boss, Andrea Pirlo, has warned Cristiano Ronaldo that he must adapt to different tactical systems under him. Pirlo was officially unveiled by the Italian club on Tuesday, after he was appointed as Maurizio Sarri’s successor. Under Sarri, the players were deployed in a strict 4-3-1-2 formation. Although they won the Serie A title […]
The National Industrial Court sitting in Lagos has struck out two cases in respect of the crisis rocking the University of Lagos (UNILAG). Justice Jeremiah Essien struck out the suits on Tuesday following the formal withdrawal of the applications filed by lawyers in relation to the crisis. One of the suits was filed by Professor […]
Manchester United captain Harry Maguire was on Tuesday given a suspended prison sentence of 21 months and 10 days on assault charges by a court in Greece. The England international defender was arrested late last Thursday after a fight at a nightclub in Mykonos. He was charged with assault, bodily harm, verbal abuse and attempted […]
