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Celtic Maintain Five-Point Lead Ahead Of Old Firm Clash

December 26, 2019 3:03 pm

Celtic extended their winning run in the Scottish Premiership to 11 games with a 2-1 victory at St Mirren on Boxing Day to maintain a five-point lead over Rangers at the top of the table.

Steven Gerrard’s men have a game in hand over the Scottish champions and kept up their title challenge with a 1-0 win over Kilmarnock ahead of Sunday’s clash between the two Glasgow giants at Celtic Park.

Celtic were more comfortable winners in Paisley than the scoreline suggests as first half goals from Callum McGregor and James Forrest put them in command.

St Mirren goalkeeper …

‘Turning Point’ As Number Of Male Smokers Drops: WHO

December 19, 2019 5:23 pm

The number of male tobacco users is falling for the first time, the World Health Organization said Thursday, hailing a “major shift” in efforts to kick the world’s deadly tobacco addiction.

The number of women and girls who use tobacco products has been steadily declining for years. But tobacco use among males — who account for the overwhelming majority of smokers — has until now been expanding.

In a new report, the UN health agency hailed the beginning decline as a powerful indication that anti-smoking campaigns around the globe had begun to pay off.

Policeman Shoots Man Dead At Bank ATM Point

December 7, 2019 11:18 am

But for the quick intervention of elders and stakeholders irate youths would have set the Njaba Divisional Police Station ablaze yesterday. This followed the shooting to death of an 18-year-old man, Awuzie Duru, by a trigger-happy policeman.

Trouble was said to have started yesterday inside the premises of the United Bank for Africa branch at Umuaka where the policeman shot the Awuzie to death for retaliating to a policeman’s slap during a brawl. One of witnesses to the incident told our correspondent that when Awuzie joined the ATM line, other persons equally queued behind him. But somewhere along the line …

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.

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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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Morata Makes His Point By Scoring Winner For Atletico

October 22, 2019 5:14 pm

Alvaro Morata came off the bench and rescued Atletico Madrid when his late header gave Diego Simeone’s side a gritty 1-0 win over Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League on Tuesday.

Morata dropped after missing chances in Atletico’s draw with Valencia in La Liga on Saturday, played as if he had a point to prove in a match-winning cameo at the Wanda Metropolitano.

“He started on the bench,” said Simeone. “But came on with the motivation of a little boy.”

Victory leaves Atletico with seven points from their opening three games in Group D and on the brink of qualification,

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Mobile policeman rapes ATM user at gun point

March 22, 2019 8:29 pm

A mobile policeman in Anambra State, has been detained for allegedly defiling a 35-year-old lady in the premises of one of the new generation banks.

The victim (name withheld) was said to have gone to make some transactions at the bank’s Automated Teller Machine (ATM) in the night when the incident occurred.

Confirming the report, Commissioner of police, Rabiu Ladodo, said the command was still investigating the matter.

He said the command would make the report public after investigation being handled by the state Criminal investigation Department CID, Awka.