November 23, 2019

Barcelona Sneak Past Leganes As Atletico Held Again

November 23, 2019 3:31 pm

Barcelona needed a late winner from Arturo Vidal to beat bottom-club Leganes 2-1 on Saturday while Atletico Madrid lost further ground on the leaders by being held to a 1-1 draw away at Granada.

Vidal poked in a fortuitous Barca goal in the 79th minute at Butarque after Luis Suarez headed home a Lionel Messi free-kick to cancel out a brilliant opener from Leganes forward Youssef En-Nesyri.

Barcelona stay top of the table, three points above Real Madrid, who play Real Sociedad later on Saturday, and three above Atletico, even though Diego Simeone’s side have played one game more.

Atleti

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Higuain, Dybala Keep Juve Top Of Serie A

November 23, 2019 3:31 pm

Gonzalo Higuain grabbed a second-half brace to fire Juventus to a 3-1 win at Atalanta that kept the champions top of Serie A on Saturday, while Napoli extended their winless league run to five games with a lacklustre 1-1 draw at AC Milan.

Maurizio Sarri’s Juve left it late to seal victory in Bergamo after Robin Gosens had nodded Atalanta ahead after 56 minutes.

But Higuain hit back with two goals in eight minutes before Dybala marked his 200th Serie A appearance with the third goal one minute into injury time.

Juve open up a four-point lead on second-placed Inter …

Elon Musk Net-Worth Plummets By $768 Million

November 23, 2019 1:43 pm
Tesla’s share price plunged by 6% since the close of the market Friday and that takes $768 million out of Musk’s pocket., in a report by TMZ.This might be because of the Thursday night’s unveiling of the Cybertruck at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, CA.

Tesla unveiled its futuristic pickup truck at a promotional event in Los Angeles, but when it came to showing off the vehicle’s durability, things didn’t quite go as planned.

CEO Elon Musk claimed the car was “bulletproof” against a 9mm handgun. But when he

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Nigerians React To The Social Media Bill

November 23, 2019 1:41 pm
Earlier today, the hashtag trending on twitter was #saynotosocialmediabill#. The bill, ‘Protection from Internet Falsehood and Manipulations Bill, 2019’ was introduced on Tuesday, November 5 and according to the sponsor of the legislation, it will curb fake news on the internet.

However, Nigerians are not ready to have this bill and there have been different reactions and actions taken to end this bill. Below are some of these reactions:

Comrade Deji Adeyanju@adeyanjudeji

Every Senator that endorses the Social Media or Hate Speech Bill should receive VISA BAN.

Join us as we next week.

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Kylie Jenner Cosmetic Co. Crashes After She Sells Her Stake

November 23, 2019 1:40 pm
In a report by TMZ, the beauty company that bought Kylie Jenner out of her majority stake is taking a huge hit on Wall Street.
Coty shares are plummeting in the wake of the world’s youngest billionaire’s decision to sell her 51 percent stake in Kylie Cosmetics to the conglomerate. After trading closed this week, Coty stocks were down significantly to $11.53, the lowest they’ve been in a month.

After a brief initial surge, the share price kept trending down, finishing each day this week at a lower

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Game

Actor Reveals Game Of Thrones Shot An Alternate Ending

November 23, 2019 1:39 pm
In a report by Huffpost, the many fans who are still annoyed about the last season of Game Of Thrones now have another reason to feel tortured: the drama filmed an alternate conclusion.
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ASUP Condemns Suspension Of Members In Bida poly

November 23, 2019 1:38 pm
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), has condemned the suspension of 10 members of the union by the management of Federal Polytechnic, Bida.
Mr Usman Dutse, ASUP National President in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Lagos, said that union officials should not be victimised unnecessarily.Dutse said the union officials were queried without any investigation and suspended.“We are not going to tolerate that kind of victimisation because it has become the culture of our institutions to sack union officials anytime they kick against any doubtful activities of the management,” he said.

NAN reports that

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Kanu

Ahmadu Bello Is The Progenitor Of Hate Speech – Kanu

November 23, 2019 1:33 pm

The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has revealed through his verified Facebook page that Sir Ahmadu Bello started hate speech in Nigeria which they now to pass a bill on in the country.

 

“Sir Ahmadu Bello the preliterate Fulani Caliphate feudal lord with his primitive xenophobic tendencies was and still remains the undisputed progenitor of hate speech and irredeemable hater of non-Muslim ethnic groups in the disasterous British colonial experiment known as Nigeria. Fulani were the first to utilise hate speech to advance their domination of the political space in Nigeria, but today they …

Chris Brown Welcomes Second Child With Girlfriend

November 23, 2019 10:57 am
American singer and song writer, Christopher Maurice Brown a.k.a Chris Brown, has welcomed his second child with girlfriend, Ammika Harris.

According to Times Miles Zone (TMZ), the music star and his girlfriend welcomed a baby boy.

Although the singer has not out-rightly come out to announce the good news, Chris, however, posted a cryptic message on his Instagram page @ Chrisbrownofficial two days ago.

Chris Brown took to his Instagram page on Nov. 20, to share a photo of himself looking down and smiling at what is seeming his baby boy.

The 30-year old singer, went on to caption the …

Chimpanzee

12-Year-Old Angolan Half-Chimpanzee Boy’s DNA In Dispute

November 23, 2019 10:57 am
The genetic makeup of a 12-year-old Angolan, boy is now disputed by experts after his deceased mother allegedly told him he is the offspring of a human-chimpanzee love affair, reports the Gazeta Nacional.
The story made national headlines and has unleashed an outpour of generosity towards Augusto Dembo, 12, who now lives with his uncle and aunt in the capital city of Luanda.
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Barcelona

Omeruo, Awaziem Face Messi, Suarez At Barcelona Vs Leganes

November 23, 2019 10:55 am

The duo of Kenneth Omeruo and Chidoziem Awaziem will have their hands full today when Leganes welcome Barcelona at the  Estadio Municipal de Butarque in one of the La Liga Santander fixtures for this weekend.

The Super Eagles defensive duo, who were on duty for Nigeria during last international break in the victories over Benin Republic and Lesotho  in their 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, have the unenviable task of stopping the duo of Barcelona’s principalities, Lionel Messi and Luiz Saurez, who are expected to lead the attack for the La Liga reigning champions.

The fixture could be likened …

‘Warri Again 2019 Will Be Bigger, Better’

November 23, 2019 10:53 am
  • Gyptian, Stefflon Don, Davido, Mayorkun Others On Parade

Organisers of one of the biggest concerts/shows in Nigeria and Africa, Warri Again, have promised to make this year’s edition bigger and better.

The show, which started on October 1, 2013, in Warri, Delta State, has blossomed to become one of the best and biggest shows across the continent of Africa.

Brownhill Events Inc, a creative organisation that provides excellent event solutions within and outside Delta State, is the main organising body.

According to the organisers, the Warri Again concerts/shows has re-awakened and reignited the perception that Warri, one of

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