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The Federal Government has shut the Jabi Lake Mall indefinitely for violating the ban on public gathering. The mall was closed by the Federal Capital Territory Ministerial Task Team on COVID-19. In a tweet on its handle on Sunday, the closure is part of precautionary measures taken to curb the spread of the virus in […]
Real Madrid stayed two points behind Barcelona after a 3-1 win over Eibar on Sunday in a game which saw Marcelo take a knee and Eden Hazard suffer another injury. In their first game in three months following the coronavirus suspension, Toni Kroos, Sergio Ramos and Marcelo all scored in the opening 45 minutes. Brazilian […]
Nigerian striker, Taiwo Awoniyi has been hospitalized after he suffered a concussion during a match between his club, Mainz and Augsburg on Sunday. Awoniyi who is on loan from Liverpool, was motionless for some moments after he landed badly following a collision with Augsburg’s Felix Uduokhai in the first half of the German Bundesliga encounter. […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC), in Edo State, has recommended the expulsion of Governor Godwin Obaseki, and the Chairman of the party, Anselm Ojezua as well as the state women leader, Dr Aisosa Amadasun from the party. Speaking at a news conference in Benin City on Sunday, the David Imuse-led executive, also commended the disqualification […]
Members of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) have embarked on an indefinite nationwide strike. NARD President, Dr Aliyu Sokomba, announced this while addressing a press conference on Monday in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory. He noted that the union has decided to exempt its members working in various coronavirus (COVID-19) isolation and treatment […]
Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases surpassed 16,000 on Sunday as Gombe State had the highest number of infections – 73 – for the day. This was revealed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in a late-night tweet on its official handle where it added that the country had 403 new cases of the virus. According […]
Major League Soccer will return from its coronavirus shutdown with a 26-team tournament behind closed doors starting July 8 at Disney World in Florida, the league announced Wednesday. The “MLS Is Back” tournament, which runs until August 11, will feature group-stage matches that will count in the league’s regular season, which was halted after two […]
Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli has been given a one-match ban by the Football Association after joking about the coronavirus in a social media video and will miss his side’s first Premier League match after the restart. In the weeks before the virus took hold across the world, Alli posted a Snapchat clip in which he […]
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called for the immediate reform of the nation’s electoral process. In his Democracy Day message, he also stressed the need to ensure the integrity of the electoral process. Atiku, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last election, asked authorities to ensure that the votes […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the recent attacks that left several dead in Borno and Katsina States. In his Democracy Day broadcast to the nation, the President believes the killings were sparked by the restrictions to curb the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the states. He, however, gave an assurance that the security agencies have […]
