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The Fire House Church International Worship Centre has threatened legal action against The Nation Newspaper over a report it published about an alleged ‘miracle scam’. The report published on January 28 was titled: “Drama As Man Dies In Coffin After Abuja Pastor Allegedly Paid N500,000 for Miracle Scam.’’ The publication had alleged that a trader who was paid N500,000 to pose as a dead man in a coffin to be brought back by an Abuja-based pastor, died before the ‘miracle’ could be performed. The man was reported by the newspaper to have passed on in the coffin before the General…

The Zone RS2 Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) comprising Ogun and Lagos States has advised motorists against overloading following the ban and restriction of commercial motorcycle (Okada) and Tricycle (Keke) in Lagos. The Zonal Commanding Officer, Mr Samuel Obayemi, gave this caution an interview with NAN in Lagos on Monday. The zone RS2 Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) comprised Ogun and Lagos States. Obayemi said officers of the corps would not close their eyes and watch motorists overloading their vehicles, especially commercial vehicles, for any reason. According to him, overloading remains an offence and…

Teenager Ansu Fati scored twice to give Barcelona victory over Levante and reduce the gap to La Liga leaders Real Madrid to three points. The 17-year-old raced clear for the first goal, then fired home from an angle inside the penalty area. Levante rallied in the second half but their pressure did not pay off until stoppage time. POST-GAME REACTIONS | @ANSUFATI, @ivanrakitic, and @QSetien pic.twitter.com/9NOq2Q6A8D — FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) February 2, 2020 Ruben Rochina’s half-volley from 25 yards took a deflection to wrong-foot Barcelona keeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen. Ronaldo scores in ninth straight game for Juventus If Ter Stegen…

Cristiano Ronaldo scored two penalties to take his tally to 10 goals in his last six games as Juventus beat Fiorentina 3-0. The hosts were first awarded a spot kick for handball in the first half and Ronaldo swept home the penalty. Rodrigo Bentancur was fouled inside the box towards the end of the second half and Ronaldo again converted. Matthijs de Ligt then headed in a third in injury time. Lukaku strikes twice as Inter beat Udinese Ronaldo has now scored in nine successive Serie A games for Juventus, becoming the first player to do so since David Trezeguet…

Romelu Lukaku scored twice as Inter Milan won at Udinese to maintain the pressure on Juventus at the top of Serie A. Inter remain second in the table, three points behind Juve who beat Fiorentina earlier on Sunday. Christian Eriksen, Ashley Young and on-loan Chelsea winger Victor Moses made their league debuts for the Nerazzurri. But it was Lukaku who ensured victory, scoring with a close-range shot before adding his second with a penalty. Bergwijn strikes as Tottenham beat Man City The former Manchester United forward has now scored 16 league goals since moving to Italy last summer and has scored 20…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has described the helicopter crash-landing he and 11 others survived exactly a year ago as a miraculous and divine deliverance, while noting that the incident has strengthened his faith in God. Speaking to the media after a special thanksgiving service at the Aso Villa Chapel earlier today, Prof. Osinbajo stated that the incident also strengthened his faith in Nigeria, as well as the faith of everyone who survived the chopper crash in Kabba, Kogi State. The Vice President said, “I think that what happened on that occasion was so amazing and miraculous, 12 of us in…

A man in his 20s was stabbed outside Naira Marley’s afrobeats concert at London’s O2 Academy in Brixton on Sunday night. Police officers and an ambulance rushed to Stockwell Road, Lambeth, at around 9.40pm to reports that a young man had been stabbed outside the venue where Naira Marley was playing. The victim’s wound was not said to be life-threatening and the concert was allowed to go ahead. However, many were left furious and confused outside the concert hall after they said staff had shut the doors and refused to let anyone else in. Videos emerged of Capital Xtra DJ Tim…

The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN on Sunday departed Nigeria to attend a three-day meeting of the United States-Nigeria Bi-national Commission in Washington DC. Dr Umar Gwandu, the Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations in the Office of the Minister disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. The Minister is expected to, on behalf of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, sign a tripartite agreement with Nigeria, the Island of New Jersey and the United States of America. The agreement is for repatriation of $321m looted assets and as part of…

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi, has debunked the rumours making the round over a case of novel coronavirus in the state, saying that there is no suspected or confirmed case of the virus. Abayomi gave the clarification in a statement issued on Sunday in Lagos. He urged citizens to disregard the misinformation on social media as well as any other information about the virus that did not emanate from his ministry, the Federal Ministry of Health or the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). “I would like to reassure Lagosians that our vigilance levels are very…

The Police in Ekiti State says it has set in motion the process of recruiting 800 Special Constables that will work with the conventional police to tackle the rising level of insecurity in the country. In a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Sunday Abutu on Sunday, the Commissioner of Police in Ekiti, Mr Asuquo Amba, said that forms for the special recruitment had been distributed to all police stations across the state. He urged interested applicants to obtain the forms before presenting themselves for screening at a date to be announced later. “This is to inform the…