May 2020

The Return Of La Liga - What's At Stake

The Return Of La Liga: What’s At Stake?

May 31, 2020 5:19 pm

La Liga resumes on June 11 after a three-month absence due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Real Madrid and Barcelona have been unable to pull away from each other at the top of the table while Atletico Madrid are involved in what looks like a four-way fight for Champions League qualification.

AFP Sport takes a look at some key issues ahead of the run-in.

Turbulent title race

When Real Madrid beat Barcelona 2-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu on March 1, it seemed they had halted a dip in form and seized control of the title race.

But a week later, they

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World virus cases top 6 mn as Brazil toll surges

World Coronavirus Cases Top 6mn As Brazil Toll Surges

May 31, 2020 5:17 pm

The number of coronavirus cases worldwide has topped six million as the disease spread rapidly across Latin America and political leaders feuded over how to deal with the pandemic.

Much of the world is moving at varying speeds to lift lockdowns that have wrecked economies and stripped millions of their jobs while Muslims in Jerusalem and other cities flocked to newly reopened mosques on Sunday.

But in Brazil — the epicenter of South America’s outbreak with nearly 500,000 confirmed coronavirus cases, lagging only behind the US — disagreement among its leaders over lockdown measures has hampered efforts to slow the …

Sancho hits hat-trick, joins 'Justice for George Floyd' protest

Sancho Hits Hat-Trick, Joins ‘Justice For George Floyd’ Protest

May 31, 2020 4:19 pm

Borussia Dortmund’s England winger Jadon Sancho scored a hat-trick and revealed a “Justice for George Floyd” T-shirt Sunday amid several protests in the German Bundesliga at the death of an unarmed black man in the United States.

Sancho’s three goals helped second-placed Dortmund to a 6-1 romp at bottom side Paderborn as Thorgan Hazard, Achraf Hakimi and Marcel Schmelzer also got on the scoresheet.

The result left Dortmund seven points behind defending champions and league leaders Bayern Munich.

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The 20-year-old Sancho was booked after removing his playing shirt in …

Spectre of oil giant Rosneft looms over Russian independent media

Spectre Of Oil Giant Rosneft Looms Over Russian Independent Media

May 31, 2020 4:18 pm

Russian oil giant Rosneft, run by a close ally of President Vladimir Putin, is wielding growing influence over Russia’s remaining independent media outlets, already squeezed by tightening press freedoms and pressure from the Kremlin.

Now, reporters at the country’s top liberal business daily Vedomosti — shaken in March by an announcement from owner Demyan Kudryavtsev that he planned to sell the newspaper — have denounced censorship under its new acting editor-in-chief.

Andrei Shmarov was appointed in late March, ahead of the sale’s completion. Journalists say they were barred from covering negative opinion polls of Putin, and that editors interfered in …

NASA Astronauts Dock At International Space Station

NASA Astronauts Dock At International Space Station

May 31, 2020 2:37 pm

The two NASA astronauts aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon docked at the International Space Station today.

This was after they left the Earth 19 hours ago from Florida.

Their spaceship was the first crewed ship launched from American soil since 2011..

Robert L. Behnken and Douglas G. Hurley were launched into orbit on Saturday atop of a SpaceX rocket.

It also marked the first time the private company founded by Elon Musk sent humans into space.

Read Also: NASA Astronauts Head For ISS On Historic SpaceX Blast Off

The pair took a 19-hour trip around the Earth as their spacecraft …

Omozuwa: Police Parade Suspected Killers Of UNIBEN Student

Obaseki Reacts To Murder Of Vera Omozuwa

May 31, 2020 2:36 pm

Governor Godwin Obaseki has spoken on the murder of a student of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), identified as Vera Uwaila Omozuwa.

The 22-year-old was gang-raped and clubbed to death by yet-to-be-identified persons.

The incident took place on the night of Wednesday last week, inside the Ikpoba Hill branch of Redeemed Christian Church of God(RCCG) in Benin, Edo state.

The 100-Level student of the Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Life Sciences in the institution, was said to have gone to the church to read when her assailants pounced on her.

Read Also: UNIBEN Student Raped Inside Church In Edo, Dies

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Former YABATECH Student Arrested With Nude Photos Of Salawa Abeni

Former YABATECH Student Arrested With Nude Photos Of Salawa Abeni

May 31, 2020 2:35 pm
The operatives of Rapid Response Squad (RRS) has arrested a 19-year-old National Diploma holder of Yaba College of Technology, Lagos as the brain behind the blackmail of Queen Salawa Abeni with nude photographs.

The suspect, Olufowoke Oladunjoye Emmanuel, a resident of Brentfield Avenue, Peace Estate, Magboro, Ogun State, was picked up by the Decoy Team of Rapid Response Squad last week Thursday after three days of monitoring him.

The Commissioner of Police, Mr. Hakeem Odumosu had in the wake of the attempt by an unknown individual to blackmail Alhaja Salawa Abeni sometime in April 2020, directed the Commander, Rapid Response …

Customs Boss, Hameed Ali Takes New Wife

Customs Boss, Hameed Ali Takes New Wife

May 31, 2020 2:34 pm
The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Col. Hameed Ali (Rtd) has taken a new bride Hajiya Zainab Abdullahi.

Read Also: Nigeria Customs Intercept ₦1.2bn Cannabis – Largest Single Bust’

The wedding ceremony, devoid of fanfare because of the COVID-19 pandemic, was held over the weekend.

Hameed Ali’s first wife, Hajiya Hadiza Jummai Ali died in Abuja on October 29th, 2018 at the age of 53 years old.

According to Tribune, Hajiya Ali left behind her husband, Hameed Ali, and four children.

Born 15 January 1955, the current Customs CG previously served as Military Governor of Kaduna State …

Policeman Goes Berserk, Shoots Colleague Dead, Fires Bullets At Residents

Policeman Goes Berserk, Shoots Colleague, Residents

May 31, 2020 2:33 pm

A policeman who went berserk and shot his colleague dead has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command.

The culprit, Inspector Monday Gabriel from No 21 Police Mobile Force Squadron Abuja, on Special duty in a Federal Government facility in Ikoyi, Lagos, went berserk and started shooting sporadically.

He shot one Sergeant Felix Okago dead. Okago, who was on Special duty with the Inspector, died from the gunshot injuries while others escaped unhurt.

It was gathered that the police officer, in a bid to escape, was shooting sporadically on Third Mainland Bridge and was later arrested by policemen from …

Memory - When Odumegwu Ojukwu Returned From Exile

Memory: When Odumegwu Ojukwu Returned From Exile

May 31, 2020 10:41 am

Twelve long years after the brutal Biafran/Nigerian civil war, Odumegwu Ojukwu came back to Nigeria from Ivory Coast.

The great titan who led the 1967-70 Eastern Region’s attempt to secede from Nigeria and form an independent Biafra came back to lead his fellow Ibos again.

This time he appears to have the government’s blessing as the National Party government of President Shehu Shagari granted him an unconditional pardon after 12 years of exile. He had escaped into exile as Nigerian federal troops began the final offensive of a 30-month civil war.

He joined the National Party of Nigeria (NPN) in …

Abducted CAN Chairman Regains Freedom

Abducted CAN Chairman Regains Freedom

May 31, 2020 9:45 am

The Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Nasarawa State chapter, Bishop Joseph Masin, who was abducted by gunmen on Thursday in Lafia has regained freedom.

Mr Bola Longe, Commissioner of Police (CP) in the state confirmed the release of the CAN chairman to newsmen on Sunday in Lafia.

Longe said that four suspects have been arrested in connection with the abduction and that investigation was ongoing to arrest all those involved.

He, however, denied knowledge of any ransom being paid to secure the release of the CAN chairman.

Read Also: Police Parades Suspected Kidnappers Of Islamic Cleric’s Twins

The …

New Zealand Reports No New COVID-19 Case For 9 Consecutive Days

New Zealand Reports No New COVID-19 Case For 9 Consecutive Days

May 31, 2020 9:43 am
New Zealand has reported no new case of COVID-19 for nine days in a row, a statement from the New Zealand Ministry of Health said on Sunday.

New Zealand’s combined total number of confirmed and probable cases stays at 1,504, of which 1,154 are confirmed, it said.

The country currently has 1,481 people reported as having recovered from COVID-19, unchanged from Saturday.

The death toll remained at 22.

Read Also: Pakistan’s Coronavirus Cases Rise To 69,496

The total number of tests completed to date is 280,983, an increase of 2,111.

New Zealand is currently at COVID-19 Alert Level two, and …

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