One of the top Serie A fixtures of the season descended into chaos on Sunday when Napoli failed to turn up for their match at Juventus. This was after their local health authority told the players to stay at home following positive COVID-19 cases. With the Serie A league refusing to call the game off, Juventus arrived at the Allianz stadium in Turin in their team bus one hour before the scheduled kick-off time. Then, there was no sign of Napoli. Under Serie A rules, Juventus would be handed a 3-0 win in the match, which was due to kick…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says he is concerned and angry that young men and women who are arrested, are in some cases, maimed or killed by men of the Nigeria Police Force. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement, said the Vice President expressed this view on Sunday in Abuja. The Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Mohammed Adamu, had on Sunday banned the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, FSARS, the Special Tactical Squad, STS, and Intelligence Response Team, IRT, from undertaking routine patrols as well as stop and search duties. The Vice President, who had earlier, held a meeting with the I-G…
A sensational first half hat-trick from Ollie Watkins helped Aston Villa to a stunning 7-2 victory over Liverpool in the English Premier League (EPL) on Sunday. It was a result which not only ended the champions’ 100 per cent start to the season, but also was a severe humbling. Liverpool started badly at Villa Park as a poor pass from Adrian —- deputising for Alisson in goal for the visitors — gifted Watkins the opener in the fourth minute. If there was an element of good fortune about Watkins’ first goal in an Aston Villa shirt, his second was all…
Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” willed itself past the $300 million mark globally this weekend even as the overall domestic box office appeared to be on the verge of collapse. Disney’s “Hocus Pocus,” a Bette Middler comedy that flopped when it was initially released in 1993, but became a cult hit on cable and streaming, almost matched “Tenet’s” grosses in North America and beat those of “The New Mutants.” Re-released just in time for Halloween,” “Hocus Pocus” picked up $1.9 million from 2,570 theatres. “Tenet” earned $2.7 million from 2,722 venues, pushing its domestic haul to a paltry $45.1 million. “The New…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 58 new cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) infections in the country. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Sunday. According to the agency, the new infections take the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 59,345. It disclosed that the country also saw 50 persons discharged after they have been successfully treated and recovered from the virus. The public health agency said no death was recorded in the country in the last 24 hours, from the deadly virus, indicating that the 58 new cases were reported…
Former governor of Sokoto state and founder of Democratic People’s Party, DPP, Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa has called on Nigerians to embrace unity, peace and cohesion for the development of Nigeria. He also called on the people of Sokoto state to support the administration of governor Aminu Tambuwal, in order to bring further development and economic growth to the state. Bafarawa stated this in his message to Nigerians and the people of Sokoto state as marked his 66th birthday anniversary on Sunday. He urged the people of Sokoto to eschew political differences and close ranks to support governor Tambuwal led-administration in…
The National President of Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria, REDAN, Alhaji Aliyu Oroji Wamakko has revealed that the association will build 77,400 houses across the 774 local government areas of the country. Addressing newsmen in Sokoto on Sunday, Oroji said that the affordable houses are to be provided under the association’s “Rural-Urban Housing Initiative – RUHI.” He explained that the gesture was the association’s modest efforts to reduce the existing housing deficit in Nigeria, which currently stood at over N22 million. “Under this largesse, each of the 774 local governments in the country will get one hundred houses. “REDAN…
By Jordan Noble Bukayo Saka has broken onto the scene this season and has made a huge positive impact in Arsenal’s first-team no matter where he’s playing on the pitch. His versatility at such a young age has not gone unnoticed, and his fine season saw him earn a new contract at the club. His recent performances have been praised by pundits as well, notably with an assist in Arsenal’s 1-1 draw with Leicester City, and a goal in their 2-0 win away at Wolves. As a whole, there’s little information about the Arsenal youngster online, but here’s 10 facts…
By Tina George, Minna As public and private schools resume in Niger state on Monday, parents whose children attend private schools are lamenting over the demand that all children pay full school fees upon resumption. While some of the schools are giving two weeks grace, others are demanding full payment as the children resume on Monday, October 5, 2020 while others are asking parents to pay half of the fees upon resumption. Various parents who spoke to ASHENEWSONLINE lamented that they were cash-strapped as majority of them have had to turn to their various cooperatives to borrow money to pay…
Goals from Vinicius Jr. and Karim Benzema with some top-class saves from Thibaut Courtois gave Real Madrid a 2-0 win at Levante on Sunday for a third consecutive La Liga victory. Brazilian forward Vinicius, Real Madrid’s match-winner in Wednesday’s 1-0 win over Real Valladolid, also gave his side the lead at Levante. He controlled a loose ball inside the area and took his time to curl into the far corner in the 16th minute. Real Madrid missed chances to extend their lead but in the end had to rely on another exceptional performance from Courtois to see out the victory.…