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Group backs Sunday Igboho, recounts atrocities of Fulani herdsmen in Ibarapaland
A body, Lanlate Renaissance Group, has declared its support for Yoruba activist, Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho, in his bid to check the insecurity in Ibarapaland.
Rangers closing in on deal for ex-Flying Eagles star
Rangers have held talks with Bournemouth over midfielder Nnamdi Oforboh.
Rangers records best start to premiership campaign in 53 years
Glasgow Rangers continued their impressive start to the 2020-2021 season with another thrashing, this time of Aberdeen on Sunday.
Leon Balogun celebrates Rangers win vs Aberdeen
Leon Balogun is delighted to see Rangers beat Aberdeen 4-0 in their Scottish Premier League clash at Ibrox Stadium on Sunday.
Joe Aribo, Leon Balogun helps Rangers thrash Aberdeen, extend lead over Celtic
Joe Aribo and Leon Balogun returned to club duties and featured as Rangers moved 11 points clear of Celtic at the top of the Scottish Premiership with a resounding 4-0 win against Aberdeen on Sunday.
UEFA writes FIFA requesting change in handball law
UEFA have asked FIFA president Gianni Infantino to change the handball rule to stop “growing frustration” following a spate of penalties awarded for the offence, European football’s governing body confirmed on Thursday.
Protests in several US cities as presidential vote remains undecided
Protesters turned out in multiple U.S. cities Wednesday to call for a complete count of presidential election votes, while smaller pro-Trump groups rallied outside vote-counting centers in Michigan and Arizona.
Qatar renews apology over Doha airport incident
Qatar’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani spoke to his Australian counterpart Marisa Payne on Friday, weeks after the October 2 incident that saw airport staff take women off several planes to examine them to check whether they were the mother of a baby abandoned at Hamad International Airport (HIA).
Democrats kick as US Senate confirms Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee
Prominent Democrats have condemned the confirmation and swearing in of Judge Amy Coney Barrett as justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Joe Aribo scores in Rangers’ home win vs Livingston
Hagi dispossessed Efe Ambrose and set up Defoe, whose shot was stopped by the goalkeeper’s legs, but Hagi showed good awareness to square to Aribo, who swept the ball into the empty net.
Pele: Cristiano Ronaldo better than Lionel Messi but i’m greatest player ever
Brazilian legend Pele has claimed that Cristiano Ronaldo is better than Lionel Messi but insisted that he is still the greatest footballer of all time.
Joe Biden urges halt of Donald Trump’s US Supreme Court push
Democratic hopeful Joe Biden on Sunday urged lawmakers to wait until after November’s election to tackle a Supreme Court vacancy that President Donald Trump has pledged to fill quickly, as the nomination becomes a new flashpoint in the battle for the White House.
Barcelona confident on new deal for Germany goalkeeper
Barcelona are confident of renewing the contract of goalkeeper Marc-Andre Ter Stegen with president Josep Maria Bartomeu seeing it as a priority before he departs the club next year.
Newcastle sign Ryan Fraser from Bournemouth
Newcastle United have completed their second signing of the day with the capture of Ryan Fraser from Bournemouth.
South Africa seeks to curb gender-based violence
President Cyril Ramaphosa has termed them as the “most far-reaching legislative overhaul in the fight against gender-based violence and femicide”.
Leonardo: Paris Saint-Germain thought about buying Leo Messi
Messi dropped a bombshell when he handed in a transfer request but the Barca captain and six-time Ballon d’Or champion will remain at Camp Nou for the 2020-21 season.
Livingston’s Efe Ambrose named in Scottish Premiership Team of the Week
Efe Ambrose has been named in the SPFL Team of the Week after a stellar performance in Livingston’s 1-0 win over 10-man Ross County at the weekend.
U.S. restricts Chinese diplomats from cultural events
The United States Government has imposed restrictions on senior Chinese diplomats, regarding their engagement in cultural and university events in the country.
UEFA Europa League third qualifying round draw
The draw for the third qualifying round of the 2020/21 UEFA Europa League, made at UEFA’s Swiss headquarters in Nyon on Tuesday:
Steven Gerrard: Leon Balogun fit to face Hamilton Academical, Joe Aribo still out
Rangers manager Steven Gerrard says Leon Balogun is available for selection again after missing the side’s last two league games due to injury.
Finidi George: Why Super Eagles lost to Italy at 1994 World Cup
Former Nigeria international Finidi George has revealed some of the reasons that led to the Super Eagles painful exit at the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States.
Godfrey Oboabona: Dinamo Batumi can be Europa League’s surprise package
Nigeria international Godfrey Oboabona feels Dinamo Batumi can be the surprise package of this season’s Europa League.
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NDLEA: Nigerian kidnappers now ask for ransom payment in drugs
Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brigadier-General Buba Marwa (rtd) has expressed regret that the drugs abuse situation in the country is so bad that criminal elements especially kidnappers and armed bandits now ask for payment of ransoms in drugs.
Minister: Unifying Naira’s exchange rate will take time
The total borrowing of the country as of 31 December is 21.6 per cent of the GDP. So, if we were not looking at adding the other category of loans that I mentioned, we don’t even need to increase that at this time As of 2019, the debt to GDP ratio was 19.2 per cent so only two per cent was added.
Minister inaugurates 259 monitors for N-SIP projects in Adamawa
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq, has inaugurated training for 259 Independent Monitors to supervise Integrated National Social Investment Program (N-SIP) at community level in Adamawa state.
Northern governors to wade into spat between Samuel Ortom, Bala Mohammed
The Northern State Governors Forum has expressed commitment to ending the nomadic grazing of cattle across the country as part of measures to resolve the herders-farmers conflict and end the activities of some criminal herdsmen.
Ekiti acquires computerised vehicle inspection equipment
The Ekiti government has acquired and installed a computerised vehicle inspection equipment to identify the level of road worthiness of vehicles in the state.
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Instagram adding easier access to support for eating disorders
Instagram says that currently, it tries to blur out potentially triggering content in search results, and it does direct people to generalized crisis support, but it should now direct users to resources specifically designed around eating disorders.
Dietician urges Nigerians to take adequate nutrition to reduce risk of cancer
A dietician, Mrs. Chinyere Okwara, has urged Nigerians to always take balanced diet so as to reduce the risk of cancer and other diseases.
Judge withdraws from suit against Air Peace, NCAA, others
The suit filed against Air Peace Limited, Inspector-General of Police (IGP), the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and others over alleged right abuse has suffered set back, following the withdrawal of the trial judge, Justice Chuka Austine Obiozor from hearing it.
Sunderland takeover confirmed as billionaire heir Kyril Louis-Dreyfus promises new era
Sunderland takeover by 23-year-old Kyril Louis-Dreyfus has been completed after Football League bosses green-lit the deal.
Kwara APC local council, ward chairmen reject ‘sham’ membership registration exercise
Local government and ward caretaker committee chairmen of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara have rejected the ongoing membership revalidation and registration in the state.