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Lyon Surprise Means New Champions League Format

Key UEFA Meeting To Decide On Suspended Champions League

June 16, 2020 5:16 pm

As football around Europe returns after a long suspension, UEFA is set to announce the format for the latter stages of the Champions League at a key meeting on Wednesday which will also raise the thorny issue of the postponed, pan-continental Euro 2020.

The Champions League was frozen in mid-March before the last-16 stage had been completed, as the sport ground to a halt when the coronavirus pandemic began to take hold.

Initially, European football’s governing body had hoped to finish its flagship competition — along with the Europa League and women’s Champions League — by the end of …

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After One Year, Ihedioha Returns To Thank God

January 12, 2020 7:55 am

In the spirit of thanksgiving and gratitude to God for honouring his request to succeed during his electioneering campaign last year, Governor of Imo State, Hon Emeka Ihedioha, attended The Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Revival Ministries 2020 international crusade held at Mgbidi, Imo State with his wife, Lady Ebere Ihedioha.

The governor said the crusade, titled “What has been determined, shall be done”, marked exactly one year he was at the crusade to commit his candidature to God, by asking the participants to pray for him, which they did. ‘Today marks the anniversary of that historic visit to this place and …

51-Year-Old Man Returns Bag With $17,700

December 26, 2019 1:48 pm

A 63-year-old man in Germany had a very Merry Christmas indeed after an honest finder returned the backpack he had forgotten under a tree – filled with presents and 16,000 euros ($17,700) in cash.

The 51-year-old finder alerted police after stumbling upon the bag near the centre of the western city of Krefeld shortly before midnight on Christmas Eve.

Officers were able to quickly identify the owner and reunite him with the backpack and its precious contents.

The man who found the bag “refused a finder’s fee, because it was Christmas,” Krefeld police wrote on Facebook.

“There really are …

Fela’s Republic And The Kalakuta Queens’ Returns

December 22, 2019 4:16 am

The Bolanle-Austen-Peters Productions (BAP) is bringing back to stage the musical, Fela’s Republic and the Kalakuta Queens during this Yuletide in a 10-day marathon show in Lagos. The play, which had won the hearts of many theatre enthusiasts in Lagos, Abuja, Cairo and South Africa in the past two years, is based on the true life story of women who are behind the music of the legendary Afrobeat musician and Pan-African, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti and the life in his commune known as Kalakuta Republic.

The electrifying musical, which started yesterday, runs untill Sunday January 5, 2020. It is scheduled to hold …

Boeing’s Starliner Returns Early From Failed Mission

December 20, 2019 3:59 pm

Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft won’t achieve its mission objective of docking with the International Space Station, NASA said Friday, dealing a blow to the agency’s plans to end US dependence on Russian rockets for astronaut taxi rides.

Officials said the autonomously flown capsule experienced a glitch involving its onboard clock that led it to burn too much propellant, forcing an early return to Earth on Sunday morning.

“We have made a final decision – Starliner will not dock with the @Space_Station and will return to White Sands on Sunday,” tweeted NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine.

The failure of the mission, a …

At Last, Onyendozi Returns To The Federal House

December 14, 2019 12:23 pm

It has been over eight months of anxiety, trials and great expectations. The supporters of Hon. Dozie Nwankwo and those of Hon Valentine Ayika, who contested for the same seat – the House of Representatives slot for Njikoka, Anaocha and Dunukofia, had been very antagonistic to each other on various social platforms. The political fight was bitter, very aggressive, hostile and vehement. Although the two candidates Hon. Dozie Nwankwo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance and Hon Val Ayika of the People’s Democratic Party hail from the same hometown, Enugwu Ukwu, their supporters made the contest look like an …

The ‘Masses Senator’ Returns To The Red Chamber

December 11, 2019 8:19 am

Ibrahim Oyewale writes that the return of Senator Smart Adeyemi to the Red Chamber of the National Assembly, for a third tenure, has revived hope for another season of quality representation for the people of Kogi West

It is no longer news that Senator Smart Adeyemi won the Kogi West Senatorial rerun election and subsequently returned to the Red Chamber of the National Assembly. This is his third time as a serving senator. In a keenly contested election, Adeyemi polled a total of 88,373 votes to defeat his political arch rival, Senator Dino Melaye who scored 62,133 votes.

Melaye …

Terror Returns To London Bridge In ‘Black Friday’ Attack

November 29, 2019 4:41 pm

A man wearing a suspected hoax explosive device was shot dead by armed officers on London Bridge on Friday after what police said was a terrorist stabbing spree, reviving memories of another horrific attack two years ago that killed eight.

Footage on Twitter filmed by eyewitnesses showed a scrum of people tackling a man on the ground before specialist armed officers arrived and shot him dead as he tried to get up.

It is not known how many people were injured in the stabbing spree before the shooting but London Mayor Sadiq Khan said several people were “seriously” hurt.

Khan …

Pitino Returns To Panathinaikos Until Summer Of 2021

November 27, 2019 4:55 pm

Former NBA coach Rick Pitino has returned to Panathinaikos and signed a contract until the summer of 2021, the Athens club announced on Tuesday.

“I’m not making that much money,” said the 67-year-old former coach of the Boston Celtics and New York Knicks but, he added, Dimitris Giannakopoulos, the team owner “gives me respect and control and at my age it is more important than dollars”.

Pitino led Panathinaikos to the Greek league title last season before quitting because he wanted to return to the US.

He said his wife persuaded him to return to Greece.

“She told me you …

Tiwa Savage Returns With Two New Singles

November 21, 2019 7:14 am

Following the positive acclaim on her debut release on the Universal Music Group, ’49-99′, Tiwa Savage unveiled two new singles Wednesday, ‘Attention’ and ‘Owo Mi Da’.

Both tracks reveal the singer’s alter egos through lyrics styles and instrumentation employed on each musical offerings.

Taking the route of needy lover, Tiwa holds back tears from an unrequited love on ‘Attention’. Over steady rhythmic beats, she subtly warns of a breakup if her lover fails to pay give her the attention she craves.

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Produced by Blaqjerqzee, the track’s texture is reminiscent of ‘Keys …

Luis Enrique Returns As Spain Coach After Daughter’s Death

November 19, 2019 2:01 pm

Luis Enrique will return as coach of Spain and replace Robert Moreno ahead of Euro 2020, the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) confirmed on Tuesday.

Moreno took charge in June after Luis Enrique had resigned to take care of his daughter Xana, who died in August of bone cancer.

“Today we can confirm Luis Enrique returns to his position of work,” RFEF president Luis Rubiales said in a press conference at the national team’s training base in Las Rozas.

Rubiales said Luis Enrique has a contract until the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and that it will be up to him …

Mikel Returns To Trabzonspor Training After Injury Setback

November 14, 2019 4:23 pm

He has missed Trabzonspor’s last six games in all competitions as a result of injury.

Trabzonspor provided an update on the former Chelsea midfielder’s fitness and that of his former Nigeria teammate, Ogenyi Onazi on their website.

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“Mikel, Caleb Ekuban and Ogenyi Onazi continued their work with a special training at Mehmet Ali Yılmaz Facilities today. The players are being closely monitored by

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