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Liverpool centre-back Virgil van Dijk was named as England’s PFA Player of the Year for 2019 on Sunday. Van Dijk succeeded Liverpool team-mate Mohamed Salah in winning the award, voted for by his fellow players and saw off competition from Manchester City striker Raheem Sterling. But Sterling, 24, was named the Professional Footballers’ Association Young […]
Czech international Josef Sural has died of injuries sustained in a minibus crash while returning with teammates from a match in southern Turkey, his Turkish club Aytemiz Alanyaspor said on Monday. The club’s chairman said the accident occurred after both the drivers on the bus fell asleep. “Czech player Josef Sural who was seriously injured […]
Members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) on Monday held a rally in Abuja. The demonstrators, in large number, marched across some major streets of the nation’s capital. They demanded the creation of decent jobs for youths in the country and asked the government to step up efforts at […]
The Senate on Monday passed the Conferment bill which seeks to prescribe punishment for the offenses of abduction, wrongful restraint and wrongful conferment for ransom. This bill which seeks to combat and prevent any form of kidnapping in Nigeria passed its third reading on the floor of the Senate after a report by the Committee on Judiciary, […]
All progressive congress has appointed SUNNY ONYEUKWU as the secretary of the south east APC zonal reconciliation committee. Onyekwu who is the special adviser to the minister of science and technology, OGBONNAYA ONU, was appointed alongside 11 others, making up a 12 member committee headed by a former minister of labour and productivity EMEKA WORGU. […]
Indigenes of Ohaji/Egbema hasprotested over the removal of the Imo State Polytechnic Umuagwoby the state governor ROCHAS OKOROCHA. Speaking to journalists at the gate of the polytechnic in umuawgu, president elect umuawgu youth movement, NNAMDI OPARAH says due process must be follow before renaming or relocating the institution. In his respond, the rector of the […]
Nigerian Government has declared tomorrow, May 1st, as public holiday to celebrate the 2019 Workers’ Day. The Minister of Interior, ABDULRAHMAN DAMBAZAU, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulated Nigerian workers on their commitment and sacrifice toward building a greater Nigeria. He commended workers’ effort at ensuring the full implementation of […]
World number three Petra Kvitova said she had found her rhythm on clay after winning her second WTA title of the season in Stuttgart on Sunday, a month before the start of the French Open. The Czech star beat Estonia’s Anett Kontaveit 6-3, 7-6 (7/2) in the final, succeeding compatriot Karolina Pliskova as champion at […]
Cameroon beat Guinea on penalties 5-3 to be crowned the champions of the Total U17 Africa Cup of Nations 2019 at the National Stadium, Dar es Salaam on Sunday. Goalkeeper Manfred EKoi was the hero for “Les Lionceaux” saving Mohamed Sacko’s kick from the short distance before Saidou Moubarak scored to give Cameroon their second […]
Jamie Vardy scored twice as Arsenal’s hopes of Champions League football suffered another serious setback as familiar failings saw the 10-man Gunners lose 3-0 at Leicester on Sunday. It was the third time in seven days that the north London side, once renowned for an impregnable defence, had conceded three goals following 3-2 and 3-1 […]
