Barcelona midfielder Carles Alena has joined Getafe on loan until the end of the season, the clubs announced on Wednesday. Getafe, who have dropped to 16th in La Liga, will pay all of Alena’s wages as the 23-year-old looks to kickstart his career away from Camp Nou. “FC Barcelona and …
Read More »Insecurity: Soldiers kill 220 bandits, rescue 642 kidnap victims
The Nigerian Army have neutralised 220 bandits, rescued 642 kidnapped victims, foiled 167 banditry and 81 kidnapped attempts from June to December last year. This was stated by the Acting Director Defence, Media Operations, Brigadier General Benard Onyeuko, while briefing newsmen in Faskari Super Camp Four today. General Onyeuko who …
Read More »Carabao Cup: Solskjaer tackles Klopp over penalty jibes
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on Tuesday hit back at Jurgen Klopp’s jibes about Manchester United’s penalty record as the Old Trafford boss claimed Premier League managers are trying to influence referees. Liverpool boss Klopp highlighted the large number of penalties given to United since Solskjaer took charge in a rant that …
Read More »BREAKING: Democrat Warnock defeats Republican Loeffler in Georgia senate runoff
Democrat Raphael Warnock ousted an incumbent Republican Wednesday in the first of two critical runoff elections in Georgia that will decide control of the US Senate at the outset of Joe Biden’s presidency, networks projected. Warnock, a Black pastor with deep roots in Georgia, narrowly ousted his rival Senator Kelly …
Read More »Police to arraign Deeper Life school officials over alleged sexual abuse
Following the alleged sexual abuse of an 11-year-old student of the school in Uyo, the police in Akwa Ibom State are preparing to arraign some officials of the Deeper Life High School. Some officials of the school were said to have been detained after attending a meeting at the police …
Read More »Niger Delta: Militants back out of peace talks, threaten to kick start attacks on oil facilities today
A coalition of nine militant groups under the aegis of Reformed Niger Delta Avengers, RNDA, yesterday, backed out of peace talks with the Federal Government, accusing President Muhammadu Buhari of not doing well for Niger Delta and illegally appointing Mr. Akwa Okon as Sole Administrator of Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC. The …
Read More »WAFU tourney: Vanzekin backs Eaglets to beat Ivory Coast
Former Golden Eaglets, Flying Eagles and U-23 team goalkeeper, Ambrose Vanzekin, has tipped the Golden Eaglets to come out victorious against Ivory Coast in their opening WAFU B U-17 tournament on Wednesday at the Stade de Kégué, Lome. The Eaglets will need to get a favourable result in Group B, …
Read More »Veteran yoruba actress Orisabunmi dies at 60
Popular Yoruba actress, Mrs Folake Aremu, popularly known as Orisabunmi is dead. The veteran actress, a native of Olla in Kwara State, died at age 60 at her residence in Ibadan, Oyo State. She was said to have died after a brief illness. Born on October 10, 1960, in Ilu …
Read More »73 Regular Course entry forms not on sale —NDA
The Nigerian Defence Academy has announced that forms for entry into 73 Regular Course are not yet on sale. The Academy through the Public Relations Officer, Abubakar Abdullahi, said any information circulating on the social media purporting the sale of the forms is false and has no link with the …
Read More »WHO team investigating Covid origin denied entry to China
An expert mission to China to find the origins of the coronavirus pandemic stumbled before it even began, with the head of the World Health Organisation complaining that Beijing was blocking the team from entering the country. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he was “very disappointed” with the last-minute …
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