The Plateau chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has inaugurated a 96-member senatorial Campaign Council to solicit for the votes of the people of Plateau South for the senatorial by-election scheduled to hold in the zone on Oct. 31. The State Publicity Secretary of the party, Sir John Akans, said in statement on Sunday in Jos said that campaign council would be led by Mr Kefas Dandam. Akans said Dandam would be assisted by all aspirants who contested along with the senatorial candidate, Mr George Daika. He said the council was inaugurated by the State Chairman of the party,…
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Bruno Fernandes made amends for a missed penalty with a late strike as Manchester United thrashed Newcastle United 4-1 on Saturday for their second Premier League win of the season. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side got off to the worst possible start when the ball deflected off Luke Shaw for an own goal in the second minute. But United captain Harry Maguire put his side level from a corner in the 23rd minute. Fernandes, who missed from the spot after Marcus Rashford was fouled, made no mistake in the 86th minute when he finished off a superb flowing counter attack by…
The Nigeria Union of Traders Association in Ghana (NUTAG), has carried out a peaceful protest over Ghanaian authorities’ refusal to open shops owned by Nigerians in that country. The President of NUTAG, Mr Chukwuemeka Nnaji, who led the protest, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in a telephone interview that Ghanaian authorities’ refused to open their shops since 2019. He noted that the Ghanaian authorities’ refusal to open the traders’ shops was despite several meetings between top officials of both governments of Nigeria and Ghana. He said that the protest was to press the Ghanaian authorities to open shops…
The Federal Government has warned that it will not allow the country to be thrown into anarchy following the violence that has trailed the #EndSARS protests. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, stated this on Saturday when he featured on a late night Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) news programme, “Weekend File” At the programme entitled, “EndSARS Protest: The Way Forward,” the minister said Saturday’s assassination attempt on the Osun Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, while addressing the protesters was a clear confirmation that the protests had been hijacked by hoodlums and people with ulterior agenda. He noted that while…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control(NCDC) has confirmed 113 new cases of COVID-19 in the country. The NCDC, which made this known on its official twitter handle on Saturday, stated that total infections now stand at 61,307. A total of 14 states recorded the 113 infections in the country in the last 24 hours. According to the NCDC, the new cases bring the nation’s confirmed COVID-19 cases to 61,307. The NCDC also noted that four persons died from complications resulting from the virus. It added that COVID-19 fatalities in the country increased from 1,119 to 1,123 as of Saturday night.…
Suspected hoodlums on Saturday attacked Osogbo City Mall, vandalised shops and stole electronic gadgets, phones and laptops. Eye witnesses said that the hoodlums stormed the mall on motorcycles at about 7pm, forcing security guards and shops owners to run for safety. The attack came on the day the state governor’s convoy was allegedly attacked by #EndSARS protesters, leaving two people reportedly dead. One of the eye witnesses, who preferred anonymity, said that the fierce approach of the hoodlums sent everyone in the mall running for safety. He said that the hoodlums came in large numbers and had a free day,…
AC Milan’s 39-year-old Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who recently recovered from a COVID-19 infection, scored an early brace to secure a 2-1 win over neighbours Inter in the Serie A derby on Saturday. The Swedish striker put Milan in front after 13 minutes, tapping the ball in from the rebound after his penalty was saved by Samir Handanovic. He then struck again three minutes later after latching on a Rafael Leao’s cross. In a breathless first half, Romelu Lukaku pulled one back for inter in the 29th minute, the first Serie A goal Milan have conceded this season. Inter were awarded a…
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno on Saturday, donated building materials and cash to 1,111 displaced families from 25 villages in Jere Local Government Area. The displaced families fled their homes and took refuge in Maiduguri, when insurgents invaded their settlements three years ago. Zulum, at a ceremony to resettle the IDPs in Yawuri village, said that the gesture would assist the IDPs to reconstruct their homes, get empowered and become self-reliant. He reaffirmed government’s readiness to help the IDPs to return to their homes “in a dignified manner”. “When we resettle the communities, we shall provide them with the necessary…
Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski and Thomas Mueller scored two goals each as the German champions crushed hosts Arminia Bielefeld 4-1 in the Bundesliga on Saturday to move within a point of top spot. Mueller scored either side of Lewandowski’s double, with the Polish striker taking his season’s tally to seven league goals from four games. The win meant Bayern moved to nine points, level with third-placed Borussia Dortmund and one behind leaders RB Leipzig, who won 2-0 at Augsburg. Mueller grabbed an eighth minute lead with a bit of luck after his first effort was saved but the ball bounced…
Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen scored his first goal for his new club as Napoli blasted four goals in a devastating 20-minute, first-half spell, thumping Atalanta 4-1 in a Serie A match on Saturday. The hosts are said to have handed the visitors a taste of their own medicine. Free-scoring Atalanta, last season’s top-scorers with 98 goals, had netted 13 goals in winning their first three games but had no answer to Napoli’s attacks in an extraordinary first half. Mexican forward Hirving Lozano, out of favour with coach Gennaro Gattuso last season, set Napoli on their way with two goals in four…