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EPL: Fans hail Chelsea goalkeeper Mendy, angry with Man United’s Maguire
Fans and Thomas Tuchel saluted Edouard Mendy as the Chelsea goalkeeper’s superb display sealed a hard-fought 1-0 win at Brentford on Saturday. Tuchel’s side had been knocked out of pole position by Liverpool’s 5-0 rout of Watford a few hours earlier. But Chelsea had the perfect response with a gritty victory in their first league…
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#EndSARS anniversary: IPOB denies ordering sit-at-home for three days
The Indigenous People of Biafra has denied reports that they ordered a three day-sit-at-home action which reportedly ought to take action on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, this week, respectively, in commemoration of the first anniversary of the #EndSARS nationwide protest. The group described the reports making rounds as fake news in a statement issued by…
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VIDEO: So This Happened (129) reviews man who killed father over chicken, Ugandan headteacher sexually assaults 13 pupils, other
In this episode of our news review show, we take a look at the story of 26-year-old Godwin Matthew, who killed his father because he gave him the head of the chicken. In Uganda, a school teacher has been sentenced to life imprisonment for trafficking and sexually assaulting 13 boys in his custody between 2018…
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Tonto Dikeh’s ex-lover Kpokpogri deletes apology issued to Janemena’s husband
Ever since the split between former lovers, actress Tonto Dikeh and Joseph Egbri fondly known as Prince Kpokpogri, became public knowledge, the development has become messy with various twists. Shortly after their break-up, the pair have made allegations and counter-allegations against each other via their social media pages. Days after their break up, the actress…
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SERAP sues Buhari, wants ‘plan to monitor phone calls, WhatsApp messages’ declared illegal
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has filed a lawsuit against the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), asking the court to “declare illegal and unconstitutional the plan by the administration to track, intercept and monitor WhatsApp messages, phone calls, and text messages of Nigerians and other people, as it severely threatens and violates the right…
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Maguire: Solskjaer gives reason for starting defender against Leicester
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer conceded it was a risk to play Harry Maguire for the first time in three weeks after Manchester United were humbled 4-2 by Leicester. Maguire was notably culpable for three of Leicester’s goals as he was robbed of possession for Youri Tielemans’s equaliser and failed to mark Jamie Vardy for the eventual…
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32 days after, Emir of Bungudu regains freedom from abductors
Thirty-two days after his abduction, the Emir of Bungudu in Zamfara State, Alhaji Hassan Attahiru, has regained his freedom from his abductors. The monarch was abducted by bandits on the Kaduna — Abuja expressway alongside other travellers on September 14, 2021. The family had a few days ago refuted claims that the emir regained his…
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Leicester City vs Man United: Pressure mounts on Solskjaer after loss
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admitted the pressure is building as the beleaguered boss questioned Manchester United’s desire after Saturday’s damaging 4-2 defeat at Leicester. Solskjaer will face renewed scrutiny after United’s collapse at the King Power Stadium left them without a win in their last three Premier League games. “The whole performance was not good enough…
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APC parallel congresses: Three factional chairmen emerge in Akwa Ibom
The crisis rocking the opposition All Progressives Congress in Akwa Ibom state came to the fore on Saturday as there are indications that more than three chairmen of the party emerged from the parallel congresses held at various locations in the state. It was gathered from unconfirmed sources that the group loyal to Bishop Akpan,…
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Chelsea’s Rudiger questions Mendy’s omission from Ballon d’Or shortlist
The German international, Antonio Rudiger, is baffled by Edouard Mendy’s exclusion from the Ballon d’Or shortlist. The Germany international made this admission following the 29-year-old’s awe-inspiring display in Chelsea’s 1-0 triumph over Brentford on Saturday. Mendy made several crucial saves to deny Thomas Frank’s men a chance to restore parity after Chelsea took the lead…
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