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Jesse Lingard’s stoppage-time strike denied Burnley a famous win at Old Trafford but he could not stop Manchester United’s fading title hopes from suffering another blow. Ashley Barnes fired the Clarets ahead after three minutes when Johann Berg Gudmundsson’s free-kick was not cleared, and Steven Defour made it 2-0 with a superb 30-yard free-kick into the top corner. Lingard came off the bench for the second half and quickly reduced the deficit with a clever back-heel finish from an Ashley Young cross. United had 75% of possession after the break but struggled to turn their pressure into clear chances until…

Four civilians were killed in an attack by suspected Boko Haram militants on Monday in the Nigerian city at the centre of a conflict with the Islamists, a resident and two officials told Reuters. Nigeria’s army said on Monday evening it had repelled the assault on the outskirts of Maiduguri, the spiritual birthplace of Boko Haram. It was the first major attack on the northeast city since June. The army statement made no mention of casualties but Musa Alkali, a resident of the attacked area, Molai, told Reuters on Tuesday he saw four corpses. “Boko Haram fought their way into…

An oil and gas merchant, Capt. Emmanuel Iheanacho, has attributed the persistent scarcity of petrol to monopoly of the product by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). Iheanacho, also the Chairman, Integrated Oil and Gas Ltd., told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Tuesday that the inability of NNPC to create a window for private importers to import petrol also contributed to the scarcity. According to him, the current shortage in fuel importation gap was caused by the landing cost margin of N171 per litre and the selling cost pegged at N 145 per litre. Iheanacho said…

Egypt’s Prisons Authority says 15 Islamic militants convicted of staging a deadly attack on an army checkpoint in the Sinai Peninsula four years ago have been executed. Tuesday’s executions in two prisons to the west and northwest of Cairo is the largest known number of executions on a single day since the insurgency began four years ago in the turbulent north of Sinai. The 15 were hanged by the Prisons authority. READ: Nigerian army repels Boko Haram attack on Maiduguri The 15 were tried and convicted by a military tribunal over the 2013 attack that killed an army officer and…

Galatasary have offered Emmanuel Eboue a lifeline after the former Arsenal defender revealed he had contemplated suicide after falling on hard times. The former Gunners full back admitted he had seriously considered taking his own life after financial mismanagement has left him penniless with a bitter divorce meaning he has been estranged from his three children since the summer. However help could be at hand after the Turkish giants said they would hand an academy coaching role to the hard-up 34-year-old. Gala boss Fatish Terim, who has taken over at the Istanbul club for the fourth time in his career,…

Nigerian Army says it has repelled an attack on Monday by suspected Boko Haram militants on the city at the centre of the conflict with the Islamist insurgency. Major General Nicholas Rogers, who heads Nigeria’s military operations against Boko Haram, told Reuters that the situation in Maiduguri, in the northeast of Nigeria, was under control. He did not give further details. The government says it is on alert for Boko Haram attacks during the Christmas period and other festivals for Christians and Muslims. Embassies regularly warn their nationals to be cautious and avoid public spaces at those times. Heavy gunfire…

Nigeria musicians, Davido and Wizkid appear to have put their beef aside when the duo shared the stage at Wizkid’s concert in Lagos on Christmas eve. The audience at the crowd-jammed concert themed #WizkidTheConcert went into rapture when Wizkid appeared with Davido, midway into the show, both holding hands. They performed Davido’s hit song FIA together, leaving the fans screaming for more. Davido posted the joint appearance on his Instagram page, Davido official, with the note: 2 KINGS ONE KINGDOM ! Congrats @wizkidayo LOVE U BRO! 2 KINGS ONE KINGDOM ! Congrats @wizkidayo LOVE U BRO ! See y’all on…

Suspected Economic And Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, officials have stormed the Kaduna home of wanted Mr. Abdulrasheed Maina, the former Chairman the Presidential Task Team on Pension Reforms. Maina has been in the hiding ever since he was declared wanted by the Economic And Financial Crime Commission (EFCC). Maina’s resident in Kano Street, Kawo New Extension, Kaduna on Sunday was under police scrutiny, but he was not found. Armed police officers in a Hilux van, joined by plain clothed men in another Hilux Van were deployed to the house. Mr. Aliyu Mukhtar, the Kaduna state Police Public Relations Officer, confirmed…

A man has died after the car in which he was a passenger crashed during a police chase on Christmas Day. The police watchdog has begun an investigation after the BMW hit a bus stop at the junction of Prescot Road and Bell Street in Old Swan, Liverpool, at about 4.35am. Images of the scene show a vehicle with its top cut off and its front end smashed in. The victim, in his 30s, died in hospital. Merseyside Police said the male driver of the BMW was arrested at the scene. Read Also Christmas Day Mass: 20 family members killed…

Former Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan, has met with the Liberia’s presidential candidates and sued for peace and transparency in Tuesday’s presidential run-off elections in the country. Jonathan, who is co-leading the United States’ National Democratic Institute (NDI) International Elections Observation Mission to the country, made the appeal in the capital Monrovia. The former president spoke during separate meetings with the two contestants in the race – former FIFA World Football Player of the year, Mr. George Weah, and incumbent Vice President Joseph Boakai. His media adviser, Mr Ikechukwu Eze, reported the meetings in a statement on Tuesday morning. While calling…