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Rangers moved seven points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership thanks to a dominant display against Dundee. Joe Aribo scored the first-half opener via a deflection, before Ryan Sweeney slid the the midfielder’s cross into his own net after the break. Alfredo Morelos poked in the third with 20 minutes remaining. And it could have been a much more convincing scoreline had it not been for a series of saves by visiting goalkeeper Adam Legzdins. A fourth consecutive win as Rangers manager for Giovanni van Bronckhorst means his side again put pressure on Celtic as their second-top city…

Adds: President Buhari investing more in security Urges enhanced synergy between security, intelligence agencies In order to improve the nation’s security architecture in line with global standards and more effectively tackle challenges nationwide, the Buhari administration is asking security agencies to leverage more technology-driven solutions and intelligence-driven collaboration, as the Federal Government is investing more in the sector. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, stated this today at the graduation ceremony of participants of the Executive Intelligence Management Course 14 at the National Institute for Security Studies, Bwari, Abuja. According to Prof. Osinbajo, President Buhari “has emphasized an approach that leverages…

Callum Wilson his sixth goal of the season as Eddie Howe’s Newcastle claimed their first Premier League win of the season at the expense of fellow strugglers Burnley. Wilson steered the ball into the roof of the net from the edge of the area after Burnley goalkeeper Nick Pope fumbled Joe Willock’s cross under pressure from Fabian Schar. Burnley created the better openings before Wilson struck, Maxwel Cornet twice going close and Johann Berg Gudmundsson striking the outside of the post via a deflection off Javier Manquillo. Matej Vydra also missed a glaring opportunity to equalise on the stroke of…

Liverpool went top of the Premier League as substitute Divock Origi scored a last-minute winner to sink Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux. With seconds remaining, Origi latched on to a Mohamed Salah pass, smashing the ball beyond Jose Sa in the Wolves goal. The win meant Liverpool leapfrogged leaders Chelsea, who lost 3-2 to West Ham in Saturday’s early kick-off, although they will drop down to second if Manchester City beat Watford in Saturday’s 17:30 GMT match. Liverpool maintain perfect start, see off Porto to reach last 16 Defeat was cruel on Wolves, who had defended heroically for 94 minutes and…

Defender Arthur Masuaku scored a late winner as top-four hopefuls West Ham twice came from behind to beat Premier League leaders Chelsea in a pulsating encounter at London Stadium. After collecting the ball wide on the left, Masuaku arrowed a left-footed cross-cum-shot past Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy at his near post to send the Hammers supporters into ecstasy. Thiago Silva broke the deadlock for Chelsea in the first half, heading Mason Mount’s corner past Lukasz Fabianski via the inside of the post. West Ham equalised when Edouard Mendy brought down Jarrod Bowen following a poor backpass from Jorginho, allowing Manuel…

The Etsu Nupe and chairman of Niger State Council of Traditional Rulers, Alhaji Dr. Yahaya Abubakar, CFR, on Saturday described Vice President Yemi Osinbajo as a man who loves all Nigerians irrespective of religion, ethnicity or beliefs. He noted that the Vice President who is in Bida, Niger State to honour the Bida Emirate invitation to grace the turbaning of eminent persons is genuinely concerned about all Nigerians is a true patriot and leader. He conferred the Vice President with the title, Garkuwan Yamma Nupe (the Defender of Nupe Kingdom). “Prof Osinbajo has shown that he is concerned about all Nigerians,…

Bolarinwa Oyegoke Babalakin, an influential judge, who retired as a Supreme Court justice, has died at the age of 94. Mr Babalakin, the father of billionaire businessman and lawyer, Wale Babalakin, who was called to the London Bar in the late 1950s, died on Saturday morning. Prayers will be held for him today at his hometown of Gbongan in Osun State. Babalakin accuses Visitation Panel to UNILAG of bias More to follow…

The Ogun State Police Command has detained one Kehinde Wasiu, 32, for allegedly setting fire to her husband’s 23-year-old mistress Tosin Olugbade. According to a statement signed by DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the spokesperson for the Ogun Police Command said that: “The suspect was arrested following a report lodged at Onipanu Divisional Headquarters, Ota, by the husband of the deceased Fatai Olugbade who reported on the 22nd of November that sometime in August 2021, he accused his wife of having extramarital affairs with one Ismail Wasiu.” “He said that his wife packed out of his house and moved to the house…

Joe Biden has warned that he will not accept “red lines” set by Moscow as fears mount that Russia is planning an imminent invasion of Ukraine. The US president said he will make it “very, very difficult” for Russia to invade its neighbour. Meanwhile, US media has reported that intelligence officials fear an invasion could begin in early 2022. It comes as Ukraine says Russia has boosted its military at the border and amassed some 94,000 troops there. A video call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Mr Biden to ease tensions is expected this week. The US President told…

The world should not panic about the new Omicron variant of Covid-19 but it should prepare, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. Speaking at a conference on Friday, top WHO scientist Soumya Swaminathan said the situation now was very different to a year ago. Reports suggest Omicron has been found in close to 40 countries. It is still unclear if the highly mutated variant is more transmissible or better able to evade vaccines. Early data reported by scientists in South Africa – where the variant was first detected – suggests Omicron may evade some immunity to Covid-19, although experts…