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Cristiano Ronaldo was substituted for the second straight game as replacement Paulo Dybala scored the winner against AC Milan to return Juventus to the top of Serie A.

Manchester City’s chances of winning a third straight title were dealt a big blow as clinical Liverpool earned a huge 3-1 win at Anfield.

Manchester United moved up to their highest Premier League position in two months as they beat Brighton to go seventh. Andreas Pereira’s first goal of the season set them on their way to a fifth win in six games. After a long VAR check, Davy Propper’s own goal doubled United’s advantage before half-time, with Marcus Rashford responding almost immediately after Lewis Dunk had pulled a goal back for Brighton. Rashford should have had another but inexplicably fired Daniel James’ cross wide of an open goal. Brighton keeper Mat Ryan saved from James and Brazilian midfielder Fred, who was outstanding, before…

Nigerian music composer and singer Cobhams has prayed lavishly for Vice President Yemi Osinbajo admitting that he has harshly criticised him in the past. In a post on his Instagram post, Cobhams urged Nigerians to pray for him, stressing that, he will be vindicated at the end. In what appears to be an eye-opener, Cobhams described Prof Osinbajo as a honourable man. “Today, I pray for our Vice President: May the Almighty God bless @profosinbajo May God uphold him, strengthen him and see him through the good and the bad,” he wrote. “May the Almighty God blind the forces of…

Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau has congratulated Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama on his appointment by Pope Francis as the Archbishop of Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja. The appointment of Archbishop Kaigama, who is the Archbishop of Jos Catholic Archdiocese followed the retirement of John Cardinal Olorunfemi Onaiyekan. Lalong in a statement by his Director of Press and Public Affairs, Dr Simon Macham described the appointment as a higher calling to divine duty. The governor said that the appointment was a testimony of Kaigama’s impeccable track record of service in the Lord’s vineyard over many decades. He particularly expressed joy that the new…

President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with his nephew and long time friend, Alhaji Mamman Daura, on his 80th birthday, congratulating him for many years of love and sacrifices to the nation, especially in his chosen career, journalism. A statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja, Buhari joined all family members and friends of the veteran journalist in celebrating the milestone. President Buhari recalled, with delight, Daura’s remarkable brilliance from childhood at the Katsina Middle School and Government College which caught the attention of Northern Regional Government. According to him, this feat earned…

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit in the Federal High Court, Abuja “seeking leave to apply for judicial review and an order of mandamus to direct and compel President Muhammadu Buhari, Senate president Ahmed Lawan, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila to disclose details of allocations, disbursement and spending of security votes by the Federal Government, 36 state governors and 774 local governments between 1999 and 2019.” The suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/1369/2019 and filed last Friday followed SERAP’s Freedom of Information requests and “the respondents’ failure to account for some N241.2 billion of public…

*Its modernization by Buhari Administration will provide linkages, job creation, & more *After riding the Lagos-Ibadan train from Iju to Kajola, VP performs ground-breaking of wagon assembly plant in Kajola, Ogun State Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says railway holds master key to transforming Nigeria’s economy during the ground-breaking ceremony of Rail Wagon Assembly Plant at Kajola, Ogun state. He noted that it was a special pleasure to perform the official ground-breaking ceremony of the Wagon Assembly Plant here in Kajola. The plant which is a private investment undertaken by Messrs CCECC. “It is an important project for so many reasons.…

The Federal Government says it is establishing a “Delivery Unit” to coordinate the tracking and monitoring of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) approved policies, programmes and projects, in line with the priority areas of Government. Mr Babatunde Lawal, the Permanent Secretary, Cabinet Affairs office (CAO), Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF) disclosed this on Saturday in Lagos State. Lawal was quoted in a statement issued by the acting Director-General of Centre for Management Development (CMD), Mr Bitrus Chinoko, as saying that the unit will be domiciled in the CAO. Lawal was speaking at a specialized…

KSI celebrated a split decision victory over Logan Paul after the YouTube rivals produced a wild and reckless rematch in Los Angeles.