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Erling Braut Haaland continued his spectacular ascent in European football with two more Borussia Dortmund goals to make history as the first player to score five goals in his first two Bundesliga games – with all of them coming in his first hour of football in Germany. The Norwegian teenager entered play against Cologne in the 65th minute to score twice, having netted a hat-trick against Augsburg on his debut as a 56th-minute replacement last weekend. His first goal on Friday was a tidy finish from a rebound, with his second an excellent shot from a tight angle after going round the…

An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Friday remanded one unemployed Charles Eze in the Ikoyi Custodial Centre, after he pleaded guilty to stealing 16 Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards and some Automated Teller Machine (ATM) cards. The police arraigned 33-year-old Eze together with Raphael Nwachukwu, 36, before  Chief Magistrate T. A. Ojo. The defendants, whose residential addresses were not given, are facing charges of conspiracy and stealing. NAN reports that while Eze admitted guilt, Nwachukwu pleaded not guilty. Ojo remanded Eze pending review of the facts of the case and sentencing, and admitted Nwachukwu to N100, 000 bail with two sureties…

Justice Folashade Olubanjo of the Federal High Court 1, Akure on Thursday, January 23, 2020 convicted Fisayo Adetoro, a final year Business Administration student of a private university in Ondo State of impersonation, forgery and money laundering (Yahoo Yahoo), and sentenced him to a total of 13 years in prison with N1,000,000 (One Million Naira) option of fine. Adetoro, who was said to be a first class student on 4.5 cumulative grade point aggregate (CGPA), was prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan Zonal Office on a on a six-count charge, to which he pleaded not guilty…

Six-time champion Roger Federer survived a scare to beat unseeded Australian John Millman 10-8 in a final-set tie-break to reach the Australian Open fourth round. The Swiss world number three won 4-6 7-6 (7-2) 6-4 4-6 7-6 (10-8) in an epic that lasted four hours three minutes. Federer, 38, trailed 8-4 in the deciding tie-break – but won six points in a row to progress. When @johnhmillman leaves you speechless ????@rogerfederer | #AusOpen | #AO2020 pic.twitter.com/7WznZKdyvU — #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 24, 2020 He will face Hungary’s Marton Fucsovics in the fourth round. Federer looked emotionally and physically drained after a…

Senate President Ahmad Lawan for the umpteenth time on Friday, dismissed the insinuation that the ninth National Assembly is a rubber stamp legislature. Lawan who returned to Nigeria on Thursday morning after about three weeks private visit abroad said no amount of blackmail will discourage the present Assembly from working with the executive arms of government for the betterment of the people. The Senate President was responding to a surprised belated birthday presentation by his North East Support Group at the Dutse Airport in Jigawa state on his way to his Yobe North Senatorial District in Yobe State. Lawan said:…

Six people have been killed and others wounded in a shooting in the south-west German town of Rot am See. A suspect was arrested after the attack, which happened in a building close to the railway station. Police in the state of Baden-Württemberg said initial indications suggested the suspect and the victims knew each other. There was no evidence that anyone else was involved in the shooting, they said. The Bild website reports that those killed in the attack were family members, but there has been no confirmation from police. Two people were seriously wounded, reports said. US neo-Nazi group,…

MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF), the creative shared value initiative of MultiChoice, is set to host Masterclasses on Acting for Camera in the West African sub-region. The Masterclasses will take place in Lagos on 28 January and in Accra, Ghana, on 30 January. The one-day Masterclasses will have as facilitator international award-winning director, Denny. Y. Miller. Speaking on the Masterclasses, Femi Odugbemi, MTF Academy Director (West Africa) said, Miller, who won awards for directing Isibaya and Swartwater, will be at both masterclasses to teach participants drawn from industry groups in new techniques in acting for camera. Miller, who has been in…

Authorities of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) on Friday disclosed, that some scores of Cadets have been withdrawn from the Academy and others demoted, having been found wanting in discipline and general conduct. The Academy Public Relations Officer, Major Abubakar Abdullahi confirmed the withdrawals to Newsmen but was silent on the number of Cadets involved. Major Abdullahi said that the relegation and withdrawal of the Cadets followed the conduct of the Academy’s periodic dossier on all cadets aimed to preserve discipline and improve general administration. US neo-Nazi group, The Base, controlled from Russia He said the mission of the NDA…

The American founder of a US-based militant neo-Nazi group is directing the organisation from Russia, a BBC investigation has found. Rinaldo Nazzaro, 46, who uses an alias in public, left New York for St Petersburg less than two years ago. His extreme right-wing organisation – The Base – is a major counter terrorism focus for the FBI. Seven alleged members were charged this month with various offences, including conspiracy to commit murder. Paramilitary training Court documents prepared by the FBI describe The Base as a “racially motivated violent extremist group” that “seeks to accelerate the downfall of the United States…

Borno Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has stimulated a standing emergency response with a call on the health professionals to ensure the full containment of Lassa fever so it does not spread beyond one case so far established. Zulum also directed that special attention be accorded to government-controlled camps and host communities associated with forced migration of internally displaced persons. Special Adviser on Public Relations and Strategy, Malam Isa Gusau, said in a statement that the Governor had called for briefing by the state’s Commissioner of Health and Human Resources, Dr Salisu Kwayabura, who gave assurance that the standing emergency…