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Brazil’s former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is starting a 12-year sentence for corruption after surrendering to police. It follows a two-day stand-off that saw him take refuge in a steelworkers’ union building after missing a court deadline to hand himself in. The 72-year-old walked out of the office in his hometown, near Sao Paolo, and was taken away by police cars. Scores of supporters had earlier blocked his car from leaving the scene. Lula maintains he is innocent, but said he would comply with the arrest warrant against him. READ: Bishop Kukah supports amnesty to Boko Haram Footage…

Manchester United staged an incredible second-half comeback to beat Manchester City and delay their rivals’ Premier League title celebrations at Etihad Stadium. Paul Pogba scored two goals in two minutes to overturn City’s first-half lead before Chris Smalling’s header completed the dramatic turnaround. Vincent Kompany had scored a thumping header before Ilkay Gundogan’s sublime skill and precise finish doubled City’s lead. But City, who would have been crowned champions with victory, will have to wait as second-placed United narrowed the gap to 13 points ensuring there were no celebrations on derby day. And the hosts should have been away after…

Bishop Matthew Kukah, the fiery Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, has supported the decision of President Muhammadu Buhari to grant amnesty to repentant members of the Boko Haram. Bishop Kukah revealed his position while appearing as a guest on Channels Television’s Hard Copy in Abuja, the nation’s capital. “I think I was one of the first people to raise the issue of amnesty about five years ago, I know how much we were vilified,” he said. “But I was pretty convinced about what I was saying that for me if you mention the word amnesty, Nigerians think it simply means…

Bayern Munich came from behind to wrap up their sixth consecutive Bundesliga title with a 4-1 win over Augsburg. Jupp Heynckes’ side picked up the Bavarian derby win they needed to become champions with five games to spare. They had trailed through Niklas Sule’s own goal but Corentin Tolisso and James Rodriguez set them on their way towards a 28th German championship. Arjen Robben converted Rodriguez’s cut-back and Sandro Wagner headed a fourth. Treble-chasing Bayern rested a host of players with Wednesday’s Champions League quarter-final second leg against Sevilla in mind. Robert Lewandowski, Thomas Muller, Thiago, Franck Ribery, Mats Hummels…

Christian Eriksen scored twice as Tottenham made it six Premier League wins in a row to increase Stoke City’s relegation fears. Stoke frustrated Mauricio Pochettino’s side before Eriksen fired Spurs into the lead from inside the penalty area after Dele Alli’s pass. Mame Biram Diouf equalised after a mistake by keeper Hugo Lloris, whose attempted clearance cannoned off the Stoke striker and fell kindly for Diouf to roll the ball into the net. READ: Wrestling fans to watch WrestleMania live on DStv, GOtv In an entertaining match, Eriksen scored the winner from a free-kick before Xherdan Shaqiri was denied a…

It is no longer new that the reason many Nigerians are poor and the country’s infrastructure in a state of disrepair can be traced to the unprecedented level of corruption under the Peoples Democratic Party administrations. While the All Progressives Congress administration has been in power for barely three years, it has been a herculean task cleansing the Augean stable of corruption left behind by the successive PDP administrations. It is still a wonder how they managed to condone corruption at the level the Buhari/Osinbajo administration met it. It is also not surprising that Vice president Yemi Osinbajo did not…

Wrestling fans will, this weekend, have the time of their lives, as Wrestlemania lights up DStv and GOtv screens this weekend. They also get the additional benefit of watching live boxing with a double world championship bill from Las Vegas. A whole week of wrestling excess culminates in the show to end all shows at the Superdome in New Orleans, where up to 80 000 fans will pay homage to WWE superstars like John Cena, Roman Reigns, Brock Lesnar, Randy Orton, Braun Strowman and Sasha Banks all parading at WrestleMania 34. There is also the much-anticipated debut of former mixed…

Kwara governor Abdulfatah Ahmed has offered N5million to anyone who provides information that will lead to the arrest of those involved in the robbery attack in Offa on Thursday, in which about 30 people were killed. The offer was made in a statement by the Governor’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Communications, Dr Muyideen Akorede on Saturday. The governor called on anyone with useful information on the incident to contact the state police command on the following numbers (0803 739 1280 and 0803 702 4320). “While we mourn our dead with a heart full of sadness, and care for…

Liverpool were held to a drab goalless draw by Everton in a Premier League match sandwiched between their Champions League quarter-final ties against Manchester City. Reds boss Jurgen Klopp made five changes from the 3-0 win over City in midweek, choosing not to risk the Premier League’s top scorer Mohamed Salah. And, as the game wore on, he substituted midfielder James Milner and forward Sadio Mane, perhaps with one eye on Tuesday’s second leg at Etihad Stadium. The draw meant Liverpool missed the chance to move above Manchester United into second – they are a point behind their north west…

The Police have arrested a herdsman with one AK-47 Riffle and 7.62 Ammunition in Isigwe Ugbawka community in Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu state. The command’s spokesman, Mr. Ebere Amaraizu, said in Enugu on Saturday that the suspect was arrested on April 4 at a farmland in the community. Amaraizu noted that the arrest was made possible because of prompt response to a distress call and intelligence information received from the residents of the community. “The suspected herdsman is now helping the police operatives in their full scale investigations,” he said. He said the Commissioner of Police, Mr…