English Champions Liverpool fell to a dismal 3-1 defeat at Leicester to leave their top-four hopes hanging in the balance after Alisson Becker’s latest blunder sparked a stunning collapse from the troubled Merseyside side on Saturday.
Jurgen Klopp’s side endured a third successive defeat to effectively end any chance of retaining the title.
Liverpool’s recent disastrous poor run of form has raised serious questions about their bid to qualify for next season’s Champions League.
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Mohamed Salah had given the Reds the lead in the second half at the King Power Stadium.…
Maverick entertainer, Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, has said Nigerian youths have every right to protest at Lekki toll gate.
Charly boy said this on Saturday as police officers and security operatives mount up at the toll gate.
Protesters tagged #OccupyLekki have refused to shelve planned protest against the reopening of Lekki toll gate despite the presence of armed police officers and warnings from the government.
Charly boy, on his Twitter page, joined in condemning the reopening of the toll gate, even as he insisted that Nigerians have right to protest and should not be stopped.
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The Commissioner of Police, Osun State Command, CP Olawale Olokode, has warned that any plans to embark on any gathering in solidarity with EndSars protesters would be termed as unlawful.
In a press release signed by SP Opalola Yemisi Olawoyin, Police Public Relations Officer, Osun State Command, it was revealed that some unscrupulous elements were planning to embark on unlawful gathering, in solidarity with End SARS protesters on Saturday, February 13, 2021, in some parts of the state.
Olokode advised that this unlawful plan should be jettisoned; and consequently warned that, the Command will not condone any act that will …
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has said the National Identity Number, NIN, can be deployed in fishing out criminal herdsmen.
Ganduje made the remark while urging the federal government to ensure herders obtain NIN just like other Nigerians.
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Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, the governor said technology can be deployed to differentiate criminals from non-criminal herders.
…He said ‘If we have data and technology, it is easy to do that (differentiate criminal herders from non-criminals).’
‘We should make sure that all the herdsmen are forced like other Nigerians to
The coach, who was accompanied by the Vice President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Seyi Akinwunmi, and Team Secretary, Dayo Enebi were led on the inspection tour by Chairman of Lagos State Sports Commission, Sola Aiyepeku.
The last time the Super Eagles played a game at the ground was against Sierra Leone in February 2011.
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The team, then managed by Samson
Russia has said it is ready to cut ties with the European Union, according to a fragment of an interview published on Russia’s foreign ministry website Friday morning. The comments mark yet another escalation in tensions between the two sides.
When asked if Russia was heading for a break with the European Union, Russia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Sergey Lavrov said: ‘We proceed from the fact that we are ready (for that). In the event that we again see sanctions imposed in some sectors that create risks for our economy, including in the most sensitive spheres,‘ according to a …
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has ordered the suspension of a multi-million dollar European Union fund operating in the country that supported local democracy and governance groups.
It follows the European bloc’s decision to recommend sanctions against Uganda in light of arrests and a crackdown on political opponents since President Museveni’s contested re-election in January.
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In a letter to his finance minister, President Museveni said funds paid by the EU to the Democratic Governance Facility (DGF) ended up being “used to finance activities and organizations designed to subvert Government …
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has appealed to Nigerians to think of innovative ways to celebrate tomorrow’s Valentine Day and to do so safely while protecting themselves, family and loved ones to avoid being exposed to the rampaging virus
It said several institutions also have a role to play in ensuring adherence to preventive measures, urging business owners to introduce measures that would ensure people visiting their stores, clubs, eateries, fun spots, etc have their facemasks on throughout to protect other customers and staff.
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed that it has continued to see a decline in COVID-19 cases globally, with a 17 percent drop compared with last week in what appear to be positive signs for the world.
This was made known by WHO Director-General, Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, in a speech posted on its website on Friday. He stated that the number of deaths had also reduced.
Ghebreyesus, speaking at a news conference at WHO headquarters in Geneva, said, “this is the fourth week of declining cases.
‘The number of deaths also fell for the second week in a row, …
