The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 48 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. The NCDC, on its verified wedsite on Saturday, noted that COVID-19 related mortalities stands at 1,129 as no new death was recorded in the last 24 hours. The public health agency said that 95 treated persons were also discharged from various isolation centres across the country. The NCDC disclosed that the new infections were recorded in five states and the Federal Capital Territory, with Lagos having 18, FCT 13, Kaduna six, Rivers and Ogun five each and Ondo one. It added that 61,930 cases were…
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The troops of Operation Fire Ball have inflicted heavy casualty on Boko Haram/Islamic States for West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists killing 16 in recent encounters in North East theatre of operation. The Acting Director, Defence Media Operations, Brig.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko, in a statement on Sunday, said that operation was a subsidiary operation launched under Operation Lafiya Dole to route out remnant of terrorists. Onyeuko said that four terrorists’ gun trucks were destroyed as well as recovery of large cache of arms and ammunitions during the various encounters. He disclosed that the troops had on Oct. 21 noticed unusual vehicles tailing…
The Taraba Government has imposed a curfew on Jalingo, the State capital, following the invasion of government warehouses by hoodlums on Saturday. The Deputy Governor of the State, Alhaji Haruna Manu, announced the order in a state wide broadcast in Jalingo on Saturday night. Manu expressed worry that some hoodlums invaded government warehouses containing palliatives and carted away items meant for distribution to members of the public. “Some hoodlums and vandals forced their way into government warehouses and looted items meant for distribution as palliatives. “The government has therefore imposed a curfew on Jalingo from 11 p.m. on Saturday to…
The Lagos State Ministry of Justice will prosecute 229 suspects arrested by the police for allegedly using the #EndSARS protest to destroy and loot public and private properties in the state. A statement issued by Mr Kayode Oyekanmi, the Ministry’s Director, Public Affairs on Saturday said that the Lagos State Director of the Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP), Mrs Olayinka Adeyemi, has gone round relevant Police formations for that purpose. According to the statement, the DPP went with a team of prosecutors to evaluate files of those arrested by the police with a view to determine those that have prima…
Diogo Jota’s second half header secured a 2-1 win for Liverpool over struggling Sheffield United at Anfield on Saturday. But the English Premier League (EPL) champions were made to dig deep for the points. Sheffield United, still looking for their first win of the season, went ahead in the 13th minute when Sander Berge netted from the penalty kick spot. He could have even increased their lead. But Roberto Firmino levelled in the 41st minute with a tap-in. Jota then rose to thump home a header in the 64th minute, shortly after Mohamed Salah had a goal ruled out by…
Romelu Lukaku struck again as Inter Milan ground out a 2-0 win away to Genoa in a lacklustre Serie A match on Saturday. The Belgian scored his fifth league goal of the season, and his seventh in all competitions, as Inter Milan ended a three-match winless run. They also kept a clean sheet for the first time this season. Lukaku broke the deadlock in the 64th minute and Danilo D’Ambrosio headed the second 15 minutes later. Beaten 2-1 by AC Milan last week, Inter Milan moved up to third with 10 points from five games. It was anything but a…
Ajax Amsterdam set an Eredivisie record on Saturday, when they scored 13 goals past a hapless VVV-Venlo side, with seven different players getting their names on the score sheet. The win ensured that Ajax moved to the top of the standings. The previous record for most goals scored in an Eredivisie game was also held by Ajax when they beat Vitesse 12-1 in 1972. Led by 19-year-old Lassina Traore, who scored five times and assisted three more, Ajax dominated the contest and were already 4-0 up when Venlo were reduced to 10 men after skipper Christian Kum was sent off on…
Unstoppable Bayern Munich forward, Robert Lewandowski, scored a hat-trick, taking his tally to 10 goals in five Bundesliga games, as the defending champions thumped hapless Eintracht Frankfurt 5-0 on Saturday. In a typically ruthless Bayern performance, the prolific Poland forward struck twice in the first half hour and added a third after halftime before substitutes Leroy Sane and Jamal Musiala completed the rout. The only disappointment for Bayern was an early injury to Alphonso Davies who had to be carried off after twisting his ankle in the fifth minute. Bayern moved into second place with 12 points from five games,…
Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos once again proved to be the man for the big occasion as he converted a fiercely debated penalty to help his side to a 3-1 win over rivals FC Barcelona at an empty Camp Nou in La Liga on Saturday. Ramos, making a record 45th appearance in the ‘Clasico’ fixture, was awarded the spot-kick following a VAR review, after falling in the area when his shirt was tugged by FC Barcelona’s Clement Lenglet as the pair contested a corner. The defender showed his customary calm to score from the spot in the 63rd minute and…
The Kaduna state government, says it has expanded the 24-hour curfew, earlier imposed in some communities in Chikun and Kaduna South local government areas, to cover the whole state. A statement by Samuel Aruwan, the Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs on Saturday, said “this measure is taken to help safeguard our communities, protect lives and property and contain criminal elements who are looting public and private assets. “The extension of the 24-hour curfew to all the 23 local government areas of the state is effective immediately. “Kaduna state government will keep the situation under review and regrets the…