Everton moved two places up to second in the English Premier League (EPL) and finished in the top four on Christmas Day for the first time in 16 years. This was after a late Gylfi Sigurdsson goal gave them a 1-0 win at bottom team Sheffield United on Saturday. The result left Everton on 29 points from 15 games, two behind champions and leaders Liverpool who are at home to West Browmich Albion on Sunday, while the winless Blades stayed rooted to the bottom with two points. Missing several key players, Everton looked subdued in the first half and nearly…
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Health authorities in northern Zambia on Saturday launched a massive oral cholera vaccination campaign aimed at containing the frequent outbreak of diarrhea disease in some districts. The first round of vaccination campaign will be done in Nsama, one of the districts with high cholera incidences in which over 7,000 people will be captured, according to the state-run news agency, the Zambia News and Information Service (ZANIS). The National Cholera Elimination Coordinator Freddy Kapaya was quoted saying the first round would run for seven days and that the vaccine would be administered to people of all ages including children from the…
Manchester City breezed to a 2-0 home win over Newcastle United thanks to goals in each half from Ilkay Gundogan and Ferran Torres. The victory lifted City to fifth in the English Premier League (EPL) on Saturday. City went ahead in the 14th minute when Gundogan calmly fired home Raheem Sterling’s pass from close range after a typically patient and incisive build-up from Pep Guardiola’s side. Dominant in possession throughout, City went two up 10 minutes after the break. This was when Newcastle defender Federico Fernandez could only deflect a cross from Joao Cancelo into the path of Ferran Torres,…
The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 829 new infections of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), pandemic outbreak in the country. The NCDC made this known via its verified website on Saturday. The NCDC said that the new infections bring the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country to 83,576 which includes 70,495 discharged cases and 1,247 deaths. The public health agency said that the country sadly recorded one additional death in the last 24 hours. It disclosed that 256 patients were discharged after recovering from the infection from isolation centers across the country. “Our discharges today include 113…
The strain of virus of the second wave of coronavirus currently circulating in Senegal is “more virulent” than that of the first wave. Senegalese Minister of Health and Social Action, Abdoulaye Diouf Sarr, disclosed this on Saturday. In an interview with a local newspaper, Le Quotidien, Sarr said that, in terms of the aggressiveness of this second wave, “the virus is considered to be more virulent’’. “Clearly, from the point of view of the statistics that we have on the positivity rate by district, but also the attack rate and other parameters, we can confirm that the start of this…
Germany reported 13,755 more COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours on Sunday, bringing the national tally to 1,640,858, according to data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI). The nationwide death toll rose by 356 to 29,778, the data showed. Germany reported its first case of the new COVID-19 variant on Thursday in a woman, who flew in from Britain, local health authorities said. The patient arrived via Frankfurt airport on Dec. 20 and tested positive upon arrival. Further virus sequencing of the sample at the National Coronavirus Consulting Laboratory in Berlin showed it was a case of variant B.1.1.7.…
Governor Abubakar Bello of Niger, has observed that creating grazing reserves and enforcing cattle tax were necessary in tackling herders-farmers conflicts as well as boosting security in the country. Bello, in an interview in Abuja on Sunday, said these would not only usher in peace among communities but also increase the per capita income of both the state and individuals. “We have a programme in which we have invited herders into Niger and allocated 5,000 hectares of land to them to graze their cattle. “Our purpose is to reduce herders and farmers conflicts as well as tackle insecurity because these…
The Niger Police Command, has arrested the village head of Tungan-Iliya and 10 other persons over alleged banditry in Mashegu local government area of the state. The Command’s spokesman, ASP Wasiu Abiodun said in a statement on Sunday, that following intelligence report received on December 25, a team of operatives went on a clearance operation of suspected bandits’ hideouts in Tunga-iliya forest. “The team engaged the suspected bandits in a gun duel and arrested 11 of them while five others were fatally wounded. “Among the suspects arrested were the village head of Tunga-Iliya and one Summaya Bello who harbours and…
By Ikenna Uwadileke It is no longer news that prices of foodstuffs have hit the roof in many parts of the country. Analysts point to the closure of Nigeria’s borders, insecurity in the country, flooding of farmlands that occurred during the rainy season, and logistic issues, as major reasons for the rising cost of foodstuffs. They express the belief that these factors give rise to the limited availability of foodstuffs in the face of increasing demands, leading to rise in prices. According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)’ report on inflation for November, 2020, the composite food index rose…
The Northern Governors Forum (NGF) has condoled with the former governor of Kano State, Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso, over the death of his father, Alhaji Musa Saleh. The Chairman of the Forum and governor of Plateau, Simon Lalong, in a condolence message, described the demise as a great loss to Kano State’s traditional institution. The message was contained in statement issued by Dr Makut Macham, Director of Press and Public Affairs to the Governor, on Saturday in Jos. “Though his demise is painful, his legacies of service, love and compassion remain indelible as he has impacted the younger generation to continue…