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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.
Pele will have an operation to remove a ‘ureteral stone,’ his doctors said Wednesday, a day after the football great returned to Brazil following treatment in a Paris hospital for an infection. The 78-year-old was admitted to the Albert Einstein hospital in Sao Paulo for more tests after arriving in Brazil early Tuesday. “The tests show […]
Senator Ben Murray-Bruce, the lawmaker representing Bayelsa East, has said that there is a problem with the amount allocated to the education of Nigerian youths and children. Ben Murray-Bruce On Wednesday in a series of tweets not unconnected to the issue of poor education funding in the country, noted the defence and security budget of Nigeria is 3 […]
The United Nations has called on the Nigerian Government to provide humanitarian assistance to up to 10,000 women, men and children in Jakana town in Borno State. The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mr Edward Kallon, made the call in a statement on Wednesday by the Head of Communications, OCHA Nigeria, Samantha Newport. Kallon also […]
Troops of sector two, Operation Lafiya Dole has foiled an attempted attack in Damaturu, Yobe State by Boko Haram Terrorists on Tuesday evening. The troops who acted on credible information ambushed the insurgents few metres ahead of Maisandari community at the outskirts of the city of Damaturu. Acting Assistant Director Army Public Relations, Sector 2, […]
Senators are demanding an end to the Zamfara killings as the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, has called for the declaration of a State of Emergency. A lawmaker, Senator Kabiru Marafa, during plenary on Wednesday asked the Federal Government to step up its efforts in solving the crisis in the state. He presented a motion […]
Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has washed his hands off the suit filed by the Imo state governor, Rochas Okorocha urging the Court to grant an order compelling the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to issue him a Certificate of Return as the Senator-elect for Imo West Senatorial District. […]
Liverpool moved back top of the Premier League in dramatic fashion as Toby Alderweireld’s last-minute own goal beat Tottenham 2-1 at Anfield on Sunday. Jurgen Klopp’s side moves two points clear of Manchester City once more at the top of the table, but City has a game in hand. Liverpool’s hopes of ending a 29-year […]
Zlatan Ibrahimovic returned from injury in style Sunday, converting two penalties in the Los Angeles Galaxy’s 2-1 Major League Soccer victory over the Portland Timbers. Exactly one year after the Swedish striker made his MLS debut for Los Angeles, he returned after missing two games with an Achilles tendon injury and made an immediate impact. […]
