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Holders Barcelona take on seven-time champions Lyon on Sunday in Turin in a rematch of the 2019 final. Barcelona play Lyon in the 2022 UEFA Women’s Champions League final on Saturday at Juventus Stadium in Turin in what is perhaps the most eagerly awaited match ever in the female club game. Holders Barcelona have come a long way since losing 4-1 to Lyon in the 2019 Budapest final, when they conceded four including an Ada Hegerberg hat-trick before half-time. Last season they were 4-0 up at the break in Gothenburg against Chelsea, and held that scoreline to claim their first…
…As beneficiaries thank Gov. Ugwuanyi One of the first batch beneficiaries says experience is rewarding The administration of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State through the State Scholarship Board has secured fully-funded scholarships for another 28 post graduate students who are indigenes of the state to study in Europe and America. Addressing newsmen when he led some of the beneficiaries to the Government House, Enugu, on Friday, to thank Gov. Ugwuanyi for the rare opportunity, the Executive Secretary of the Enugu State Scholarship Board, Barr. Levi Abonyi, disclosed that the scholarship mentorship programme was designed and developed by the Board…
Obasanjo said Nigeria would overcome its security challenges within two years if the leader was ready to make tough decisions. Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has said the country needs to be ruled by a leader who is driven by passion and “a touch of madness” to move it forward. Obasanjo said this when he hosted a presidential aspirant under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. The former President also played host to former minister, Godswill Akpabio, who is running for the presidency on the platform of the All Progressives Congress.…
Lagos High Court on Friday sentenced a Danish man, Peter Nielsen, to death by hanging for killing his Nigerian wife Zainab and their three-and-a-half-year-old daughter Petra, four years after the murder. The Judge said “I hereby pronounce that you Peter Nielsen shall be hanged by the neck until death. May God have mercy on you.” Recall that Nielsen, 54, was arraigned on June 13, 2018, he pleaded not guilty to the two-count charge of murder contrary to Section 223 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015. Lagos Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Kazeem Adeniji, had told the court that…
The former president of US, George W. Bush has mistakenly condemned Vladimir Putin’s invasion of “Iraq”, before correcting himself by saying he was talking about Ukraine. Bush made the blunder during a speech at an event in Dallas, on Wednesday, where he was talking about the importance of fair elections. According to him, “the decision of one man to launch a wholly unjustified and brutal invasion of Iraq… I mean of Ukraine”. He jokingly blamed the mistake on his age as the audience burst into laughter. Recall that Bush was the president during the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003…
Nollywood Actress, Kate Henshaw, has revealed that her cleaner was stabbed on her way to work on Wednesday morning. She said that the incident happened on Idowu Martins next to Mega Plaza on the Island. The Actress tweeted “My cleaner was stabbed this morning at 6am on her way to work on Idowu Martins next to Mega Plaza. She managed to get to a clinic nearby and was sent away that they do not treat knife wounds!! She is now receiving treatment at another hospital. No one is safe!! No one😡” She added that the suspects were on a motorcycle.…
Indications have emerged that the Federal Capital Territory Administration is ready to woo private sector entities to address the housing deficit confronting the nation’s capital. FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, gave this indication at the official launch of the Oak Homes brand and the groundbreaking ceremony of the maiden development of The Oak Villas and Victor’s Court held in Abuja. The minister who was represented by the Special Assistant on Technical Matters, Tpl. Mubdiyu Mustapha, identified high cost of land registration and irregularity of land titles, policy implementation somersaults, licencing issues, inadequate funding as some of the…
A bomb has exploded at Aba Road, Sabon Gari, Kano State, Northern Nigeria, many school children and teachers are feared dead, while scores were seriously injured. This incident was said to have occurred at a private school in the area. Although, the details of the blast is yet to be ascertained as of the time of filing this report. However, visuals from the scene shows many buildings including a private school, were affected. Watch Video Below: Details later…
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, May 16, 2022 arrested serving Accountant General of the Federation, Mr. Ahmed Idris in connection with diversion of funds and money laundering activities to the tune of N80billion (Eighty Billion Naira) only. The Commission’s verified intelligence showed that the AGF raked off the funds through bogus consultancies and other illegal activities using proxies, family members and close associates. The funds were laundered through real estate investments in Kano and Abuja. Mr. Idris was arrested after failing to honour invitations by the EFCC to respond to issues connected to the…
Nollywood actor Leonard Chimezie Onyemachi popularly known as Leo Mezie is dead. He died on Saturday, 14 May, after battling with kidney disease for 6 years. May his soul rest in peace
