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Steven Bergwijn marked his debut with a superb volley as Tottenham won a bad-tempered Premier League affair with 10-man Manchester City to boost their top-four hopes. The result lifts Spurs to fifth, four points behind fourth-placed Chelsea, while City remain second, 22 points behind leaders Liverpool who can win the title on 21 March when they play Crystal Palace. ???? A message from @StevenBergwijn… #THFC ⚪️ #COYS pic.twitter.com/duf30zArX8 — Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) February 2, 2020 The 22-year-old’s goal came with Spurs’ first shot on target, after Oleksandr Zinchenko had been dismissed for a second yellow card and City midfielder Ilkay…

At least seven persons were injured and property worth millions of naira were destroyed on Sunday after a cooking gas cylinder exploded and kindled a fire at No. 23, Emmanuel Church road, Inland Town Onitsha. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the incident which occurred at about 10:30 a.m., destroyed two rooms in a flat attached to a one-storey building belonging to one Patty Mbamalu. An eyewitness, Mr Okey Okwudili said that the fire was caused by gas leakage. He said that it took the timely intervention of youths to save the entire building from being consumed by the…

Rev. Father Andrew Ihonda-Ovienloba of St. Andrew’s Catholic Church, Aruogba in Oredo Local Government area of Edo has disclosed that robbers broke into his office and stole a huge amount of money belonging to the church. Ihonda-Ovienloba made the disclosure during Sunday mass in the church. The parish priest said he woke up on Sunday morning to discover the robbery incident. He added that the robbers did a ‘very neat job’, indicating that they might probably be people who were familiar with the environment. Robbers kill NYSC member in Osun “Forty days after the birth of Jesus was celebrated all…

The office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ogidi, Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra was on Sunday gutted by fire. Confirming the incident to journalists, SP Haruna Mohammed, Police Public Relations Officer in the state command, said “the fire allegedly emanated from bush a burning. “However, the extent of damages done is yet to be determined.” Revenue from lottery can boost FG’s earnings ― Kashamu Mohammed said that on receiving a report, a police patrol team led by DPO Ogidi Division was dispatched to the scene of the fire and the Fire Service Department immediately contacted.…

Senator Buruji Kashamu has said tax revenue from lotto industry can take Nigeria out of its economic woes if properly harnessed. Kashamu, who represented Ogun East Senatorial District in the eighth senate, revealed this during an interview with journalists in Lagos at the weekend. According to him, the failure of lotto industry operators to be faithful in the payment of taxes and levies to the coffers of government was partly responsible for the inability of government to be up to date in infrastructure development. The former legislator, who has interest in Western Lotto, said he was in support of the…

Nigeria and the US will hold the 5th session of bi-national commission in Washington days after the United States slammed a travel ban on Nigerian immigrants. Mr Ferdinand Nwonye, Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ spokesperson, announced this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. According to Nwonye, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, would lead the Nigerian delegation to the meeting with the theme: “Mutual Prosperity through Innovation and Ingenuity”. “Deliberations at the session will focus on areas of mutual interest, including good governance and anti-corruption, trade and investment, development and food security and security and counter-terrorism efforts. IPOB…

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The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has praised the Republicans Party in Iowa for inviting their leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu to Trump campaign rally at Des Moines Iowa. The group said Kanu was a special guest at the rally on Thursday January 30, 2020 but Chronicle NG cannot confirm if he was invited or if indeed he attended the rally. In a statement on Saturday by its media and publicity secretary, Emma Powerful, said it was ironical having a leader of a group labelled as a terrorist by its government as an important personality in an event attended by…

An official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Agency (LASTMA) has allegedly committed suicide, a source close to the victim says. The body of the official simply identified as Akinde was seen dangling on a tree lifeless. He was said to have allegedly hung himself at Opebi near the popular Adebola House. None of the sympathisers could say what led to the action. The Nation learnt that he was recently redeployed from his Alausa base, but was not happy about the redeployment. Trailer driver, three others drown in Niger A source close to the late Akinde said he was battling…

A trailer driver and three other passengers have drowned in the Kaduna river that separates Izom and Lambata in Niger state. The trailer, according to eyewitnesses, was said to have had a brake failure and when the driver tried to maneuver, he hit a motorcycle and fell into the river. The trailer, which was said to have been loaded from Kaduna and was heading to Lagos bound, had the accident at 4.30 pm at about 20 kilometers from Suleja. The driver of the motorcycle and his passenger were seriously injured as a result of the hit they received from the…