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Barcelona secured a place in the Champions League last 16 on Wednesday with a convincing 3-1 victory over Borussia Dortmund. Luis Suarez, Lionel Messi, and Antoine Griezmann scored for the La Liga champions who have an unassailable four-point advantage ahead of the German side at the top of Group F with one round to go.
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has affirmed the victory of Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State in the March 9 governorship election. In a unanimous judgement delivered on Thursday, the court dismissed the appeal filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate in the poll, Mr Emmauel Jime, for lacking in […]
Nigeria’s recent border closure drill has been linked to the recent rise in headline inflation which is currently at 11.61 per cent as of October 2019. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, briefed State House Correspondents after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in Abuja, that recent figures from the […]
Real Madrid boss, Zinedine Zidane has admitted that he was “worried” about forward, Eden Hazard after the former Chelsea star sustained an injury in his side’s 2-2 draw against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League on Tuesday night. Hazard was forced to withdraw from the encounter after 20 minutes in the first-half following a strong […]
The Lagos State Government says it has an agreement with religious bodies on the registration of all churches and mosques in the state. A communique issued at the end of a meeting between the state government and the Nigeria Inter-Religious Council on Tuesday in Ikeja, and read by the Commissioner for Home Affairs, Mrs Uzamat […]
A Nollywood film directed has expressed satisfaction at Teni’s first attempt at acting in a film. Teni has left Samuel Olatunji, a film director, impressed after she aptly interpreted her role in an upcoming film, ‘Dear Affy’. Olatunji, who is widely known as Bigsam, said he was amazed at Teni’s role interpretation on her acting […]
Halima Abubakar is going to be a mum very soon. Nollywood actress, Halima Abubakar is pregnant and she can’t keep calm about it. The beautiful actress hinted about the pregnancy via her Instagram page on Wednesday, November 27, 2019. According to her, she is expecting a ‘Lil Minnie’ and can’t wait for motherhood. “Smile of […]
Manchester City booked their place in the Champions League last 16 for a seventh successive season despite a lacklustre 1-1 draw against Shakhtar Donetsk on Tuesday. Pep Guardiola’s side were well below their best at the Etihad Stadium, but Ilkay Gundogan’s second-half strike put them on course to wrap up first place in Group C […]
Jose Mourinho survived a huge scare on his home debut as Tottenham Hotspur manager as his side came from 2-0 down to beat Olympiakos 4-2 and reach the last 16 of the Champions League. The Greek champions blew a huge chance to give themselves a shot at reaching the knockout stages after scoring twice in […]
The national leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has cautioned the Federal Government over the proposed Social Media Bill and the Hate Speech Bill and called on Nigerians to raise their voices against the two bills. At a press conference held at the Iweirohin House of the Nigeria Union of journalists in […]
