Barcelona sits four points ahead of both Borussia Dortmund and Inter Milan, whose game in hand comes against each other later on Tuesday. Barca plays Dortmund at home next but will
Liverpool will play two games in two days nearly 5,000 miles apart after their League Cup quarter-final against Aston Villa was scheduled for the day before their Club World Cup semi-final in Qatar.
The European champions will travel to Villa on December 17, League Cup organisers the English Football League announced on Tuesday.
Liverpool plays their first match of the Club World Cup in Doha the following day, meaning the Red’s will be forced to use two separate squads for the fixtures.
“We will be utilising two playing squads simultaneously, with one squad participating in the FIFA Club World Cup …
Qatar has overcome the effect of the blockade imposed on it by Arab countries in 2017, its emir has said in televised remarks.
Addressing Qatar’s Shura Council on Tuesday, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani outlined the country’s economic achievements and said the Gulf state will keep developing its food security and renewable energy sectors while working to further diversify its economy.
On June 5, 2017, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt severed diplomatic and trade relations with Qatar, closing land, air and sea links, as they accused Doha of supporting “terrorism” and their regional rival, Iran.
London and New York (CNN Business)A controversial policy allowing politicians to run false ads on Facebook will extend to the United Kingdom as the country prepares to vote in a historic December election, Facebook confirmed to CNN Business.
Two of Ireland’s youngest convicted killers have been sentenced for the murder of schoolgirl Ana Kriegel, with one of the teens receiving life in prison.
A man was stabbed to death Monday at a Maryland Popeyes after what appears to have been an argument over the restaurant’s re-released chicken sandwich, police said.
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Justice John Tsoho as the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court.
The confirmation followed a report submitted by Sen. Michael Bamidele, Chairman, Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters which recommended the confirmation of Tsoho’s appointment.
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalled that the Senate at Plenary on Oct. 29 deliberated on President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for the confirmation of the nomination of Tsoho for appointment as Chief Judge of the Federal High Court.
Presenting the report, Bamidele said that the appointment became necessary as a result of the …
Rivers Governor, Nyesom Wike, has said the state government will complete and deliver the Ogoni-Andoni-Opobo-Nkoro Unity Road as part of the first year anniversary of his second term.
To this end, the governor has directed the immediate release of additional funds to the contractor for the completion of work on the all-important road.
He said: “I have directed the release of additional funds to the contractor for the completion of the road.
“We have directed the contractor to use the funds to complete the road. The road will be commissioned as part of the first year of our second term.”…
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The call was made by the Capon of the Ikeja Chapter of NAS, Panama Deck, Mr.Iheanyi Konkwo, at its Citizens Summit with the theme: ‘State of insecurity in the nation’ in Lagos.
He regretted that the lack of political-will has gone a long way in contributing to the state of insecurity in the country.
The Capon noted that not until something happened to people or relatives of those in power, the wheel of the law does not change, saying this should not be case because the life of every citizen should be precious
Konkwo decried the paltry N300,000 paid …
The Court of Appeal in Sokoto has upheld the election of Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko, represeting Sokoto North Senatorial District.
The appellate court dismissed the appeal brought before it by Senator Ahmed Mohammed Maccido of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
Maccido had filed an appeal before the court, challenging the judgement of the National and States Assemblies Elections Petitions Tribunal which sat in Sokoto, that dismissed his petition filed before it, for being Statute barred, as it was filed out of time.
Delivering judgment, Justice Hamman Akawu Barka, dismissed the appeal, saying: “We found out that, it is statute barred, …
The Court of Appeal sitting in Kaduna, yesterday, reserved judgment for November 7, on the appeal filled by Alhaji Isah Ashiru, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in the March 9 election.
Ashiru and the PDP had approached the Appeal Court to challenge the verdict of the Kaduna State Governorship Tribunal that upheld the return of Governor Nasiru El-Rufai of the All Progressive Congress (APC) as duly elected by majority and lawful votes.
The Justice Ibrahim Bako-led Tribunal had dismissed the petition of the PDP and its candidate for lacking in merit.
The petitioners had presented 135 witnesses with various …
The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Imo State Governorship Election in 2019, Senator Hope Uzodinma has said the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari at the Supreme Court is an indication that Nigerians were happy with his achievements during his first term and want him to continue for another four years.
He called on Nigerians to continue to support Buhari as he seeks to take the country to enviable heights
According to him, the apex court’s ruling validated Nigerians’ decision to re-elect Buhari in the February 2019 poll.
He said the court verdict would propel the president …
