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Jamaica women’s international Tarania Clarke has died after a stabbing incident in the capital city Kingston.

Nigeria suffered a 2-1 loss to Australia in their final Group B game at the Fifa U-17 World Cup on Friday. Noah Botic’s efforts in each half of the encounter did the damage for the Joeys while Pete Olawale’s equaliser was not enough to inspire Nigeria to victory. The Golden Eaglets had already booked their spot in the Round of 16 before the game and the defeat had no effect in their progress. Botic finished off a fine team move in the 13th minute to break the deadlock at the Estadio Bezerrao. Seven minutes later, Olawale – who was making his first appearance…

Paris Saint-Germain led Dijon through a Kylian Mbappe strike, yet goals either side of half-time earned the Ligue 1 strugglers a 2-1 win.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), said it recorded no fewer than 200 arrests of Internet fraud suspects, popularly known as ‘Yahoo Boys’, in Oct. alone. The Acting Chairman of the commission, Mr Ibrahim Magu, stated this at an interactive session with newsmen on Friday in Abuja. According to Magu, the biggest catch of the commission is Instagram celebrity Ismaila Mustapha a.k.a Mompha, and his Lebanese accomplice Hamza Koudeih. He said the suspects, who were “kingpins of an Organised Cyber Syndicate Network (OCSN)”, allegedly laundered a total of N33 billion. Magu said: “Five wristwatches valued at over N60 million…

To maximise its potentials as Africa’s leading financial technology and human capital management firm, SystemSpecs has appointed Demola Igbalajobi and Ezinne Obikile as Executive Directors. The appointment is to support SystemSpecs’ vision of delivering maximum value to its diverse customers that include individuals, SMEs, corporations and governments in Nigeria and across Africa at large. Demola Igbalajobi would serve as Executive Director in charge of Public Sector and Special Projects Division, and Ezinne Obikile as Executive Director in charge of the organisation’s Payment Infrastructure and Gateway Division. Igbalajobi’s brief  is the development, adoption and support of SystemSpecs’ entire solutions and services suite by governments at…

The transaction is expected to be completed in 2020, pending approval by the board and regulators.

Arsenal manager Unai Emery says captain Granit Xhaka will not be in the squad for Saturday’s Premier League game against Wolves.

The Federal Government of Nigeria has commenced investigations into allegations of women harassment by some officials of the Abuja authorities. In a statement issued on Friday, the federal government warned Nigerians against fake news and spreading falsehood. “It has been brought to our attention that an old video of Hajia Safiya Umar, the acting Secretary to the FCT Social Development Secretariat is making the rounds again in social media. For the sake of public information, please be assured that regarding the matter of the alleged harrassment of women in Abuja and the old video, the Federal Government has since taken…

The Tiv Youth Council Worldwide has commended the Nigerian Army and other security agencies for restoring peace in Benue and Taraba states after deadly clashes in Tiv communities. The commendation was made in a statement issued on Thursday by Mr Mike Msuaan, the President, Tiv Youth Council Worldwide. Msuaan recalled that the Benue valley and surrounding states were gradually becoming a hotbed of violence and almost becoming a safe haven for terrorists before the intervention of the security agents. “The timely strategic intervention of the gallant forces of the Nigerian Army, however, ensured that the situation was brought under full control without…

US President Donald Trump has announced he will make Florida his permanent home instead of Trump Tower in New York. He said he had been badly treated by New York’s political leaders, despite having paid millions of dollars in tax. Mr Trump was born in New York but has increasingly spent more time at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach. The president, a Republican, has been at odds with New York state Governor Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio – both Democrats. They both welcomed the news that the president was Florida-bound. “Don’t let the door…