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Lampard seeks to outwit Mourinho as Leicester face Man City
Frank Lampard will lock horns with former boss Jose Mourinho in a Premier League London derby this weekend as second-placed Leicester seek to take advantage of Liverpool’s absence at Manchester City. Elsewhere, out-of-form Arsenal travel to Everton and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer takes his Manchester United side to bottom club, Watford. League leaders Liverpool, who have
Australian PM ends holiday to face fire crisis
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison cut short a Hawaii holiday on Friday following a barrage of criticism for vacationing while his country battles an unprecedented bushfire crisis. Morrison expressed regret for the family trip as two volunteer firefighters were killed and a record heatwave exacerbated dozens of out-of-control blazes. Pressure had been piling on Morrison
Three die in accident involving truck, motorcyle
The Ogun Command of Federal Road Safety Corps on Friday said three persons died while one person sustained injuries in an accident involving a truck and a Bajaj motorcycle around Toll-Gate on Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway. Sector Commander of FRSC, Mr Clement Oladele, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Ota, Ogun, that the accident happened at
Nigeria’s tertiary institutions lack capacity to solve problems –Gbajabiamila
Bola Bamigbola, Osogbo The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Thursday said tertiary education system in the country “is severely and dangerously lacking in capabilities needed to build a nation.” He said a decline in the quality of scholarship and academic output and of the graduates coming out of tertiary institutions were
‘Soldiers’ kidnap Kaduna district head, four others
Godwin Isenyo, Kaduna Gunmen in military uniforms on Wednesday and Thursday kidnapped five persons, including a district head. The two separate operations took place in Birnin Gwari and Sabon Tasha in the Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. While two, including the district head, were abducted at Birnin Gwari; three sons a businessman, were
Britain’s new parliament votes on Johnson’s Brexit deal
Britain’s freshly-elected parliament prepared on Friday to move past years of partisan wrangling and initially approve Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s divorce deal with the EU. The all-but-certain outcome in the lower House of Commons will help Johnson on his way towards meeting his winning campaign promise to “get Brexit done” on January 31. But it
Former Trump spokeswoman apologises for mocking Biden over stuttering
President Donald Trump’s former press secretary was forced to apologise to presidential hopeful Joe Biden for mocking the candidate, who has struggled with stuttering after he touched on the matter during Thursday’s Democratic debate. The bizarre episode began under the glaring hot spotlight during the Los Angeles debate, as Biden — who is not widely
Ondo backs Buhari on NDDC
Samson Folarin The Ondo State Government on Thursday said it was supporting the decision of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to sustain the interim management committee of the Niger Delta Development Commission with a mandate to supervise the forensic audit of the agency. A statement by the state Commissioner for Information and Orientation,
Nigerians spent €5.3m on visa applications to Europe in 2018 —Report
Statistics by SchengenVisaInfo have shown that in 2018, Nigerians spent €5,315,220? on visa applications to Europe. The report added that €2,644,560? of the stated amount was spent by applicants who were refused visa. The statistics also indicated that in 2018, Schengen embassies and consulates in Nigeria processed 88,587 visa applications, 44,076 of which were rejected.
Oshoala leads top footballers against celebrities
‘Tana Aiyejina Super Falcons captain Asisat Oshoala will on Tuesday lead Team Nigerian Footballers against a Team Naija Celebrities side at the Campos mini stadium, Lagos. Earlier, young female footballers from Oshoala’s foundation would take on a selected side of players from the Nigeria Women’s Professional League. Both events are sponsored by Rev Mother Esther
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