AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice on his first Serie A start since returning from injury, helping his side to a 2-0 win at Cagliari on Monday. The win meant the league leaders moved three points clear at the top of the standings. Ibrahimovic picked up a thigh injury in AC Milan’s win at Napoli on Nov. 22, and that kept him out of action until last weekend. Then he had returned as a substitute against Torino, but the evergreen Swede was fit enough to start in Sardinia. He wasted no time in getting back among the goals, winning…
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The Baby Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire on Monday defeated Nigeria’s national under-17 male football team 3-2 to win the WAFU “B” U-17 Tournament in Lome, Togo. The Golden Eaglets were unable to defend the title they won two years ago after going down to the Ivorians for the second time in the regional tournament. Nigeria who are five-times world champions fought from 0-3 down to score twice, but it was a little too late for a comeback on the night. The impressive Ivorians finished the tournament unbeaten by winning all their four matches, while Nigeria on the other hand won…
Nigeria’s death status has reached a total of 1,449 from the deadly COVID-19, with the report of 14 more on Monday, the Centre for Disease Control has announced. The centre on its official Twitter handle @ncdcgov also reported 1,617 new cases of the virus. The country has so far tested 1,172,234 people since the first confirmed case of COVID-19 was recorded on February 27, 2020. It said that till date, the country had recorded 112,004 COVID-19 infections with 89,939 cases successfully treated and discharged in the country. The NCDC said that the 1,617 new cases were reported from 17 states…
Gunmen Sunday night kidnapped Prof. Aliyu Mohammed of Department of Agriculture, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, and killed his son, Abdulaziz. The lecturer, who is also the Wazirin Wusasa, was abducted Sunday night at Wusasa Zaria, Kaduna state. Mr Usman Aliyu, son of the kidnapped professor, told newsmen in Zaria that the incident took place on Sunday at about 10.30 p.m. He said besides kidnapping his father and killing one of his brothers, they also shot Malam Abubakar Kabir, who is a younger brother to the deceased (Abdulaziz Aliyu). Aliyu said no sooner than he returned to the family house…
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has lost one of its Special Forces (SF) personnel in a gun battle as troops of ‘Operation Hadarin Daji’ neutralised 30 bandits at Maje Riverline near Yar-Katsina, Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara. The Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF Headquarters, AVM Ibikunle Daramola, who disclosed this in a statement, on Monday, in Abuja, added that the feat was achieved when the troops from Forward Operating Bases (FOBs) at Kekuwuje, Kwatarkwashi and Maru, comprised mostly of SF personnel, were mobilised. Daramola explained that the mobilisation was in response to reports that scores of bandits,…
The Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr Faisal Shuaib has dismissed speculations that the expected COVID-19 vaccines in the country contained microchips and would alter human genetic information. Shuaib gave the assurance on Monday in Abuja at the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 national briefing. While encouraging Nigerians to take the vaccines once available, he said it would not only protect people but would trigger an immune response that would protect the body against the virus, if encountered. “We encourage all Nigerians to get vaccinated when vaccines become accessible as the benefits of the vaccines far outweighs the…
The Ministry of Finance has released N10 billion to support domestic vaccines production to tackle COVID-19 pandemic in the country. The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, made the disclosure at the Presidential Task Force (PTF) COVID-19 briefing on Monday in Abuja. Ehanire said: “The Ministry of Finance has released N10 billion to support domestic vaccine production. “While we are working to develop our own vaccines, Nigeria is exploring options for licensed production, in collaboration with recognised institutions. We are also exploring the option of local production of the vaccines in the country.” He urged Nigerians to ignore claims by…
The Maiduguri zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned Aisha Alkali Wakil, popularly known as ‘Mama Boko Haram’ before Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court, on a fresh three count charge bordering on criminal conspiracy and obtaining the sum of N41,777,750.00 by false pretence. A statement by the spokesperson of the commission, Wilson Uwujaren made available to ASHENEWS on Monday, said Mama Boko Haram was arraigned alongside Tahiru Saidu Daura and Prince Lawal Shoyede, Programme Manager and Country Director of Complete Care and Aid Foundation (Non-Governmental Organisation), respectively. The defendants were alleged to…
Governor Rotimi of Ondo, on Monday ordered herdsmen to vacate the state’s forest reserves within seven days. The governor in a chain of tweets through his Twitter handle @RotimiAkeredu also issued a prohibition order against cattle movement within the city and highways in the state. According to Akeredolu in a series of tweets, the insecurity in the state could be attributed to some bad elements masquerading as herdsmen. “Today, we have taken major steps at addressing the root cause of kidnapping, in particular, and other nefarious activities detailed and documented in security reports, the press and debriefings from victims of…
The African Bar Association (AFBA) has appointed two Nigerian lawyers as Technical Advisers to the International Commission of Inquiry into alleged systemic racist police violence against people of African descent in the United States. Spokesman for AFBA, Mr Osa Director, said in a statement that the two appointees – Mr Promise Asikpo and Ms. Faith Onyekperem – would act as Technical Assistants to the AFBA President, Mr Hannibal Uwaifo, who was appointed a commissioner in the commission. According to the statement, Asikpo will be coming with his wealth of experience in human rights and access to justice, while Onyekperem has…