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AC Milan Cruise Into Italian Cup Last Eight

January 15, 2020 4:43 pm

Even with Zlatan Ibrahimovic resting on the bench, AC Milan cruised past SPAL 3-0 on Wednesday to reach the last eight of the Italian Cup.

Later, Juventus took on Udinese without Cristiano Ronaldo who the club tweeted shortly before kick off was suffering from sinusitis.

In Florence, Pol Lirola shot 10-man Fiorentina past Atalanta 2-1 to set up a quarter-final against Inter Milan.

In Milan, Krzysztof Piatek, who is reportedly on the verge of a move to Tottenham Hotspur, outpaced the sluggish SPAL offside trap to give the home team the lead after 20 minutes.

Samuel Castillejo curled a …

NERC: Discos To Pay For Rejecting Electricity

‘How Eight Discos Escaped Licence Revocation’

January 8, 2020 7:47 pm

Fresh facts have emerged as to how eight out of the 11 electricity distribution companies (Discos) were able to escape the withdrawal of their licences by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC).

In October last year, the NERC had served the Discos notices of intention to cancel their distribution licences for allegedly breaching
provisions of the Electric Power Sector Reform Act (EPSRA) 2005; terms and conditions of their respective distribution licences; and the 2016 to 2018 minor review of the Multi Year Tariff Order (MYTO) and Minimum Remittance Order for 2019.

The affected Discos included Abuja; Benin; Enugu; Ikeja; Kaduna; …

Bandits Attack Niger Communities, Kill Eight

December 23, 2019 9:39 am
No fewer than eight villagers have been killed when bandits raided Kaure and Kwaki communities in the Shiroro Local Government of Niger State.
THISDAY gathered that the bandits carried out the massacre in the raid which took place Sunday morning
The invaders were said to have shot sporadically into the air making several of the villagers to run for safety.
It was in the bid to get to safety that some of those killed were hit by stray bullets, while others lost their lives in point blank shots.
The bandits stormed the community on motorcycles with three persons on each
…

Eight-Yr-Old Is Highest Paid YouTuber, Earns $26M In A Year

December 19, 2019 5:23 pm

Eight-year-old Ryan Kaji earned $26 million in 2019 on his YouTube channel, making him the highest-paid creator on the platform, according to a list published Wednesday by Forbes magazine.

Kaji, whose real name is Ryan Guan, was already the video platform’s highest earner in 2018, with $22 million, according to Forbes.

His channel “Ryan’s World,” launched in 2015 by Ryan’s parents, is only three years old but already has 22.9 million subscribers.

Initially called “Ryan ToysReview,” the channel mostly consisted of “unboxing” videos — videos of the young star opening boxes of toys and playing with them.

Several of …

Banker, Eight Others Convicted For Internet Fraud

December 15, 2019 8:51 am

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the convictions of nine internet fraudsters and a banker before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court sitting in Warri, Delta State.

They were arraigned separately for offences bordering on impersonation, intent to defraud and failure to disclose suspicious transactions.

Those convicted are Onomua Victor (a.k.a John Williamson), Ovie Evans (a.k.a Miller John), Ikpasa Efe ( Julius Mark ), Abuwa Mavis, Akegor Godbless Omamuyovwi (a.k.a Sherri Hunt), Eyoyibo Joseph ( a.k.a Norman Greg), Akpighoro Malvelt (a.k.a Michel Reymond), Anthony Omonomo (a.k.a John), Edofeuwose Maya and Peter Atolo.

The charge against …

Fiji Miss Out On Dubai Sevens Last-Eight For First Time

December 6, 2019 4:27 pm

Olympic champions Fiji failed to make the quarter-finals of the Dubai Sevens for the first time on Friday, agonisingly missing out on points difference in their pool.

Fiji finished third in Pool A behind France and Argentina despite all three sides winning two matches apiece to finish on seven points.

However, France ended top with a points difference which was one better than Argentina at +28 with Fiji on +14.

Fiji’s hopes were dashed with a 24-21 loss to Argentina, who made the most of a yellow card handed out to Vilimoni Botitu with Matias Moroni scoring the winning try …

Child

Eight Years Of Safe Motherhood Initiative

December 5, 2019 7:16 am

Uchechukwu Nnaike highlights the efforts of an indigenous oil and gas firm to reduce the maternal and child mortality rate in the country and the progress made so far

If the reports of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG3) and World Health Organisation (WHO) on the good health and child and maternal mortality rates are to be taken seriously, initiatives that support women of childbearing age to safely deliver their babies must be emulated not only by the government, but also by corporate institutions in Nigeria.

According to a 2010 report by the WHO, the infant mortality rate in …

FG Commissions UN House, Eight Years After Boko Haram Hit

FG Commissions UN House, Eight Years After Boko Haram Hit

October 24, 2019 3:46 pm

The federal government has commissioned the refurbished United Nations building in Abuja, eight years after a car bomb explosion by Boko Haram, destroyed the building and killed at least 21 and wounded 60.

The commissioning of the building coincided with the marking of the 2019 UN Day.

President Muhammadu Buhari was represented at the occasion by the Minister, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Malam Muhammad Musa Bello.

He stressed that the efforts of the UN over the years in addressing global issues including conflicts, health and humanitarian matters, climate change and environmental degradation, had

continued to bear positive results around the …

Official Cargo Plane With Eight Aboard Missing In DR Congo

Official Cargo Plane With Eight Aboard Missing In DR Congo

October 11, 2019 2:53 pm

A cargo plane providing logistical assistance for a trip to Presiden Felix Tshisekedi went missing on Friday according to reports by DR Congo Civil Aviation Authority. The report said air traffic controllers lost contact with the Antonov 72 on Thursday, 59 minutes after it took off from the eastern city of Goma.

It said air traffic controllers lost contact with the Antonov 72 on Thursday, 59 minutes after it took off from the eastern city of Goma. The plane, carrying four crew and four civilian and military passengers, was “providing logistics” for the president, the authority’s director-general, Jean Mpunga, …

Eight-year-old Nigerian becomes child-chess star in US

March 18, 2019 2:21 pm

Tanitoluwa Adewunmi, an eight-year-old Nigerian boy has become a child-chess star in the United States.

Adewunmi, whose family is homeless in Manhattan, has seven trophies after winning his category at the New York State chess championship, according to the New York Times.

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