The scoreline now means England are now the first team in European Championship history to keep a clean sheet in each of their first five games of the tournament.
Harry Kane continued his scoring run as he bagged a brace while Harry Maguire and Jordan Henderson for England’s other goals.
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Played in front of a completely different atmosphere in Rome to the one seen at Wembley in the win over Germany,
It was rowdy yesterday as hundreds of supporters gathered in a show of solidarity for Ex-South African President Jacob Zuma outside his Nkandla homestead, as the deadline for him to hand himself over inches closer.
Africa Daily News, New York had on Tuesday reported that in a ruling, Zuma was asked by the constitutional court to hand himself over by Sunday to start a 15-month jail term for contempt of court.
Supporters, mainly members of the African National Congress’s Umkhonto Wesizwe military wing, have for weeks camped outside Zuma’s home in KwaZula-Natal province in solidarity with the former leader.
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Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has explained why he withdrew his son from the public school in Kaduna stating that he had it on good authority that some bandits terrorising the state were targeting his seven-year-old son, Abubakar Al-Sadiq El-Rufai.
In an interview with BBC Pidgin which was monitored by Africa Daily News, New York, Governor El-Rufai explained he secretly withdrew his son from Kaduna Capital school following intelligence that the bandits were planning to attack the school to kidnap his son.
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Reports on Friday indicated that the governor …
Thousands of people took to the streets of Burkina Faso yesterday in protest, demanding a stronger response to rising jihadist bloodshed after a massacre last month killed more than 130 people.
Africa Daily News, New York gathered that the landlocked West African country has faced increasing attacks by jihadist groups linked Al-Qaeda or the Islamic State since 2015.
In the capital Ouagadougou, protesters chanted ‘No to growing insecurity’, ‘No to populations being abandoned’, ‘No to endless attacks’, and ‘Is there still a president in Burkina Faso?‘
It was the first march organised by the opposition and …
American comedian and actor, Bill Cosby has issued another statement following his release from prison last week.
Africa Daily News, New York recalls that Cosby was released days ago after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturned his sexual assault conviction, ruling that the comedian could not be prosecuted for the same crime again.
Cosby, took to his Twitter page denying both ‘non-consensual’ sex and ‘drugging’ women in a thread.
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He accused the media of sharing fake reports and taking his words out of context.
…His tweets read: ‘In response to the
Nigeria’s Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami has reiterated that the rearrest of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, was in accordance with the legal process.
The Special Assistant to the Minister on Media and Public Relations, Jibrilu Gwandu, while briefing newsmen yesterday revealed that the IPOB leader was represented by a lawyer throughout the judicial process that led to the grant of his earlier bail.
Africa Daily News, New York reports that Kanu, who is facing an 11-count charge of treason, treasonable felony, terrorism, and illegal possession of …
Osinbajo made this claim yesterday in Kano, during the coronation of Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero as the 15th Emir of Kano, where he represented President Muhammadu Buhari.
Africa Daily News, New York reports that the event drew dignitaries from far and wide and it featured, besides the administration of the oath, and the …
The Lagos State Police Command has denied responsibility for the death of a young lady who allegedly died during Saturday’s Yoruba nation rally in Ojota.
In a statement made available yesterday to Africa Daily News, New York, Police spokesperson Olumuyiwa Adejobi described reports blaming the police for the young lady’s death as an attempt to create confusion and fear in the minds of the public.
‘The Command did not fire a single live bullet at Ojota rally today,’ the statement read.
‘The said corpse was found wrapped and abandoned at a distance, far from the Ojota venue of the …
All US and NATO troops have left Afghanistan’s biggest air base, officials, yesterday revealed, but President Joe Biden dampened speculation that the complete withdrawal of foreign forces from the country was imminent after two decades of war.
‘No. We’re on, we’re on track exactly as to where we expect to be,‘ he told reporters at the White House, after the news that US troops had left Bagram Air Base fuelled rumours that the final contingents were due to leave the country within days.
Biden has set a deadline of September 11 for the final pullout of remaining troops.
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Ugandan internet users have been hit by a new tax on mobile data in a move the country’s opposition leader branded a new assault on freedom of speech.
The levy came into effect on Thursday and imposes a 12 percent excise duty on mobile data, pushing up costs in a nation already bogged down by sky-high data fees.
The new tax is part of a government initiative to raise revenue for public services and will replace a fiercely-contested social media tax imposed in 2018, the minister of state for finance and planning, Amos Lugoloobi, told reporters.
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Former Super Eagles attacker, Victor Moses has completed a permanent transfer to Russian Club, Spartak Moscow from Chelsea FC.
The move brings to an end the winger’s nine-year Chelsea career and returns him to the Russian Premier League club, where he made 20 appearances on loan last season, Chelsea wrote in a glowing tribute to the winger on their website.
The 30-year-old has penned a two-year deal with the Russian side, who have recently appointed former Benfica head coach Rui Vitoria as their new manager.
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After joining Spartak 10 …
Barely two days to go before the deadline for South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma to hand himself over to police, he has asked the country’s highest court to review its decision to sentence him to 15 months in jail.
On Tuesday, the Constitutional Court found him guilty of contempt after he ignored the court’s ruling that he should attend an inquiry looking into corruption while he was president.
In court papers filed yesterday, Mr. Zuma has asked for the order to be ‘reconsidered and rescinded’, Africa Daily News, New York reports.
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