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Gray Scores After Penalty Miss As Leicester ‘Reserves’ Down

December 28, 2019 5:11 pm

Demarai Gray atoned for a first-half penalty miss by scoring the winning goal as a second-string Leicester piled the pressure on West Ham manager Manuel Pellegrini with a 2-1 victory at the London Stadium on Sunday.

A fourth successive home defeat for the Hammers, who have won just twice in 14 matches, left them a point above the Premier League relegation zone and to make matters worse came the defeat came against an under-strength Leicester.

Foxes boss Brendan Rodgers made nine changes to the side hammered 4-0 by leaders Liverpool on Thursday, a decision that was as much a …

Akpeyi Saves Penalty As Leaders Kaizer Chiefs Escape

December 22, 2019 4:27 pm

Kaizer Chiefs goalkeeper Daniel Akpeyi saved a penalty as the South African league leaders survived a second-half onslaught from Maritzburg United to force a 1-1 draw Sunday.

The 33-year-old Nigerian dived to his right and used both hands to push a Daylon Claasen spot-kick onto the post and away to safety midway through the second half.

Both goals came before half-time at Harry Gwala Stadium in eastern city Pietermaritzburg with Lebogang Manyama putting Chiefs ahead and Judas Moseamedi equalising.

Chiefs, seeking a first trophy in five seasons, go into a mid-season break with 35 points from 14 matches, seven …

Championship: Eze’s Penalty Earns QPR A Point At Derby

December 1, 2019 1:02 pm
Ebere Eze’s penalty just before half-time earned Queens Park Rangers a point against Derby County at Pride Park.
Eze calmly netted from the spot after Bright Osayi-Samuel was fouled by Martyn Waghorn, who had put Derby ahead.
The 21-year-old has now scored seven goals in 19 league  appearances for QPR this season.
Rangers are now without a win in their past seven matches and are still yet to keep a clean sheet this season.
But they battled back well after falling behind midway through the first half and
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Outrage Greets Senate’s Death Penalty For Hate Speech

November 13, 2019 3:28 am

The Senate came under fire yesterday for proposing the Hate Speech Prohibition Bill, which seeks to criminalise the offence with death as a penalty.

The bill, which passed first reading at the plenary yesterday, seeks to establish a federal government agency to check hate speech.

But senior lawyers, activists and a chieftain of Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, who spoke with THISDAY, condemned attempts to make hate speech a capital offence and urged the National Assembly to tread carefully on the issue.

The bill, sponsored by a former Senate spokesperson, who is now the Deputy Senate Whip, Senator Sabi Abdullahi, is …

Senate May Approve Death Penalty For ‘Hate Speech’

November 12, 2019 7:50 am

A law to establish a National Commission for the Prohibition of Hate Speech has passed first reading on the floor of the Senate. The Bill is being sponsored by the the Deputy Chief Whip of the Senate, Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi.

The 8th Senate tried without success to pass the Bill in 2017. The same Senator Abdullahi had sponsored it.

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The lawmaker, who was the spokesman of the last Senate, had proposed a death penalty for people found guilty of Hate Speech. Following a nationwide outcry that greeted the move, …

Mane Jokes He Would ‘Dive’ Again To Win Liverpool Penalty

November 7, 2019 10:46 am
Liverpool forward Sadio Mane says he will not change his style of play despite Pep Guardiola’s “diving” accusation.
The Manchester City boss made the claim at the weekend when the Senegal international was booked after going down in the penalty area following a challenge by Aston Villa’s Frederic Guilbert.

Manager Jurgen Klopp jumped to his defence and Guardiola subsequently rowed back on the comments, saying they were part of a longer speech in which he praised the forward.

Mane, unaware of the subsequent climbdown, was unmoved by Guardiola’s initial criticism as he believes if there is contact he has a

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Vote-Buying: Foundation Recommends Penalty Against Culprits

Vote-Buying: Foundation Recommends Penalty Against Culprits

October 24, 2019 11:57 am

Cleen Foundation, a non-profit organisation, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to impose significant sanctions against any political parties involved in vote-buying in elections.

The organisation suggests that INEC should begin the sanction with any vote-buying party in the Nov. 16 governorship elections in Bayelsa and Kogi.

Mr Benson Olugbuo, Executive Director of the foundation, spoke in Abuja at the official unveiling of the foundation’s report on the 2019 general elections.

He said that it was important that the electoral body revised the code of conduct for political parties and place greater emphasis on punishing those that …

Last Minute Penalty By King Denies Spain In Norway Draw

Last Minute Penalty By King Denies Spain In Norway Draw

October 12, 2019 7:29 pm

The 94th-minute penalty by Joshua King snatched Norway a 1-1 draw with Spain in Oslo on Saturday as the three-time champions were made to wait to qualify for Euro 2020.

Victory would have booked Robert Moreno’s Spain a spot at next year’s finals, to be played at 12 venues across Europe, if Romania had failed to beat the Faroe Islands or Malta had beaten Sweden.

But Romania saw off the Faroes 3-0 and Sweden thrashed Malta 4-0, while King’s dramatic equaliser mean Spain will need to beat the Swedes in Solna on Tuesday to be sure of qualification with two …

Day Against Death Penalty: NGO Makes Case For Children

Day Against Death Penalty: NGO Makes Case For Children

October 10, 2019 5:33 pm

As the World marks Day Against the Death Penalty, Human Rights Law Service (HURILAWS) and Legal Defence and Assistance Project (LEDAP) on Thursday drew attention to the negative impact of the death penalty on children.

October 10 has over the years been slated as World Day Against the Death Penalty. It is a day set aside every year to advocate the abolition of the death penalty and raise awareness on the conditions and the circumstances which affect prisoners on death sentence. The day was first organised by the World Coalition against the Death Penalty in 2003.

To commemorate the day, …

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