Month: March 2018

Sevilla suffer Man United hangover

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Sevilla crashed to a 2-1 league defeat to Leganes on Sunday just days after they pulled off the surprise elimination of Manchester United in the Champions League. The loss means Sevilla are increasingly unlikely to qualify for the Champions League through La Liga this season. Unai Bustinza put Leganes ahead four minutes before halftime with a superb header in their Butarque Stadium in the Madrid suburbs. Javi Eraso doubled the lead in the 69th minute. Mexican international Miguel Layun pulled a goal back for Sevilla in the 90th minute when…

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Shehu Sani: There is civil, cold war in APC

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The Senator representing Kaduna Central District, Shehu Sani, has said despite the reconciliation undertaken by a leader in the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bola Tinubu, there is still a ‘civil and cold war’ within the party. Sani, who spoke in Ibadan, Oyo State, during an interview on Fresh F.M, a privately owned radio station, said Tinubu, who chairs the party’s reconciliation committee, was given the task of “bringing peace between Arab and Israeli,” wondering if the task could be undertaken before the 2019 elections. The civil rights advocate Senator,…

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Peace Corps Bill and National Assembly shenanigans

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I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion– Alexander the Great In 1994, a certain Dickson Akoh founded a group called the “Nigerian Leadership and Marshall Corps” (NLMC). As the years passed, he mooted the idea of a name change and, finally, in 1998, he settled for Nigerian Peace Corps, which he registered as a non-governmental organization. The non-governmental organization is modeled after a similarly named volunteer programme in the United States of…

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Ex-President Obasanjo: Nigeria too solid to collapse

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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday said Nigeria has become too solid as a country for any force, calamity or misgovernance to destroy it. Mr. Obasanjo, who spoke from Azerbaijan where he is chairing a meeting of the InterAction Council of Former Heads of State and Government, was responding to reports quoting him as saying Nigeria would collapse if President Muhammadu Buhari is reelected to office in 2019. The reports claimed that the former president made the comment in a speech at the Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford University, on…

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Drake sets new streaming record in video games

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Hip-hop superstar Drake has set a new record in streaming — this time in video games. The most streamed artist on Spotify, whose latest hit “God’s Plan” has spent the last seven weeks at number one on the US singles chart, made waves this week when he joined the streaming video-game platform Twitch. His livestream — on which he joined the shoot-’em’-up adventure “Fortnite” with players including video-game star Ninja — drew 628,000 viewers, Twitch said, far outpacing the previous record of 388,000. Twitch, which is owned by retail behemoth…

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Oil prices jump, Brent hits $70

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Oil prices jumped on Friday, with Brent crude futures hitting their highest in more than two weeks as U.S. stock prices rose. Investors covered short bets ahead of a weekend in which the U.S. news programme “60 Minutes” will air an interview with Saudi Arabia’s crown prince. Brent futures rose to more than 66.42 dollars, its highest since Feb. 28. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures for April, which will expire on Tuesday, rose to 62.54 dollars on Friday, its highest since March 7. Gains on Wall Street also…

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2018 World Cup: Why Enyeama won’t make my team – Gernot Rohr

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Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr, has declared that Lille of France goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama, will not be part of his squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. The Franco-German said it was practically impossible to consider Enyeama for the tournament. Rohr said the former national team goalie was struggling with his form. Enyeama resigned from his international career in October 2015 following a row with former Nigeria coach Sunday Oliseh. With Rohr in charge, rumours have been flying about that the former Enyimba number one keeper could return to…

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Tumult hits Trump’s administration

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Tumult in the administration of President Donald Trump has hit the roofs as fever of sacks and resignations envelopes the Oval office. Trump himself has made jest of the situation of the exit of aide when he said with laughter, “Who’s next?” It’s the very question that has the whole White House on edge. In recent weeks, the president’s top economic adviser has resigned over a policy dispute, the secretary of state he long clashed with was fired and a slew of top aides headed for the exits. An increasingly…

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Atletico, Arsenal through to quarters

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Atletico Madrid underlined their Europa League favourites’ tag as they marched past Lokomotiv Moscow on Thursday into a powerful-looking quarterfinal draw that will also feature Olympique de Marseille, Lazio and Arsenal. Borussia Dortmund, one of three former European champions to reach the last 16, failed to join them though after a 0-0 draw at Salzburg condemned them to a 2-1 aggregate loss. Atletico’s Fernando Torres struck twice in a 5-1 victory in icy Moscow while Antoine Griezmann was also on target as the La Liga side racked up an 8-1…

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CPC, Online Marketing Companies Partner To Protect Consumers

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The Consumer Protection Council (CPC) is partnering online marketing companies in the country to protect consumers from abuse. This was disclosed on Wednesday in Abuja at a joint press conference addressed by CPC and representatives of online marketing companies in the country to mark World Consumer Rights Day. To mark the Day, CPC engaged the online marketing companies where it was agreed that consumers must be protected as well as protecting legitimate and responsible online marketing companies and their brands. It was also agreed that only a robust ethical and…

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