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Barcelona’s Lionel Messi scored an equaliser to deny Chelsea a famous victory in the first leg of their last-16 Champions League tie at Stamford Bridge. Willian, who had twice hit the post in the first half, put the Blues ahead with another low strike from outside the penalty area. However, Antonio Conte’s side were only ahead for 13 minutes before Andreas Christensen played a loose pass and Andres Iniesta linked up with Messi, who slotted it past Thibaut Courtois. The second leg takes place at the Nou Camp on Wednesday, 14 March and La Liga leaders Barcelona, with the…

The Lamido of Adamawa, Alhaji Muhammadu Barkindo has described former head of states of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo and Ibrahim Babangida has empty barrels. Barkindo who received President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday at his palace in Yola urged the President to forge ahead with his 2019 reelection agenda. Obasanjo and Babangida had in separate open letters urged President Buhari not to seek reelection, with Obasanjo stressing that he needs to rest. “I am calling you to remain focus, stand firm and don’t listen to the empty barrels Nigerian elites who are calling you not to re-contest for 2019 Presidential election.…

…Says Arrest Confirms Sabotage Of Cleaner Lagos Initiative …We’ll Not Be Blackmailed – LASG The Lagos State Government has arrested four officials of a Private Sector Participant (PSP) operator in waste management, Ayomide Olayinka Ventures, for dumping waste on the street along the Central Business District (CBD) of Lagos Island in the middle of the night. The suspects were arrested by security operatives in the early hours of Tuesday while using their compactor with registration number FST 908 XG to dump refuse on the street. They included driver of the compactor, Oloruntele Adekunle and three others. The company was…

Will Lionel Messi break the jinx? Or will Chelsea keep their record against one of the world’s greatest players when Barcelona play the Blues at Stamford Bridge. But here are the stats to have in mind when the game kicks off in England tonight. A ???? from @DidierDrogba against Barcelona 12 years ago! pic.twitter.com/3GlCy2yAU8 — Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) February 20, 2018 Match stats Chelsea and Barcelona are facing each other for the 13th time in the Champions League, the fifth-most played fixture in the competition. The London club are unbeaten in their last seven Champions League games against Barcelona (won…

The demolition of the secretariat of a faction of All Progressives Congress (APC) was not politically motivated following reasons adduced by the Kaduna State Urban Planning and Development Agency (KAPSUDA). Mr. Ibrahim Husseini, the Director-General, the Kaduna Geographic Information Service (KADGIS), said on Tuesday that KAPSUDA was currently undertaking operations across Kaduna metropolis in compliance with its mandate. In partnership with sister agencies, KASUPDA is clearing illegal structures, tackling street hawking and restoring order across Kaduna. “This morning a building on 11B Sambo Close was removed for flagrant violations of land use and non-payment of ground rent since 2010.…

…Receives FIFA President, Secretary General, CAF President In Lagos Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday evening said that the State has the capacity to host international football tournaments and use sports as a tool to showcase its rich tourism, hospitality and entertainment culture. Governor Ambode, who spoke when he received the President of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), Gianni Infantino and his team on a courtesy visit to the Lagos House in Alausa, Ikeja, said the population, soccer enthusiasm and the tourism potentials that abound in the State are indicators to the fact that the State…

…Project Designed To Become Iconic Reference Point In Lagos Island The Lagos State Government on Tuesday said that the ongoing construction of the Ilubirin Housing Scheme would be completed before the end of the year while it would go on sale to members of the public from the first quarter of 2019. The Government, in a statement signed by the Commissioner for Housing, Mr. Gbolahan Lawal, said the development of the scheme, would be built in seven phases starting with the completion of the existing structure which is already underway, while other plashes of the project would be completed over…

The secretariat of the faction of ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna has been demolished. The controversial secretariat is reported to have been demolished in the early hours of Tuesday. According to Channels TV, the Secretariat is located at number 11B Sambo in the state capital. The Secretariat belongs to the faction loyal to the suspended senators representing Kaduna Central, Senator Shehu Sani and that of Kaduna North zone, Senator Suleiman Hunkuyi. It was opened last week as a parallel State APC office due to the inability of the group to reconcile with the State party organ. READ:…

In an effort to frustrate the activities of fraudsters in the state, the Police Command in Enugu has urged residents to guard their bank details jealously to avoid being victims of fraud syndicate operating in the state. The Command’s spokesman, SP Ebere Amaraizu, gave the advice in a statement issued to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu on Tuesday. Amaraizu noted that the advice had become necessary in view of intelligence report about the antics of mischief-makers, who tried to reap where they did not sow. He said the command had started to unmask and arrest members…

The operations of MTN and Airtel have come under intense scrutiny, attracting the most fines from the governments of African countries, a recent study by Xalam Analaytics has shown. The report entitled, ‘Another fine mess by African telecoms,’ stated that the value of fines imposed on MTN by African governments in the past three years was the highest, reaching about $400m, apart from the Nigerian fine of $5.2bn. It, however, added that Airtel African operations had been the most targeted by regulatory procedures. Xalam Analytics said, “Airtel’s African operations have been the most targeted by government procedures, slightly ahead…