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A moment of class from Thorgan Hazard proved enough to knock out holders Portugal as Belgium continued their pursuit of a first major title by reaching the quarter-finals of Euro 2020. The Borussia Dortmund winger’s swerving drive from 25 yards arrived late in a cagey first-half and carried Roberto Martinez’s side into a mouth-watering meeting with Italy on Friday. Portugal – who again only introduced Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes from the bench – will look back on key Diogo Jota chances, a Ruben Dias header that was saved and a late Raphael Guerreiro drive that struck the post. Kevin De…

Fans of the Plateau United Football Club have attacked and injured some players of Enyimba, Nigeria Professional Football League, NPFL. It was gathered that the incident happened after the visitors (Enyimba players) held home side Plateau United to a goalless draw in Jos, in a match-day 29 fixture on Sunday. I broke my leg for Nigeria, govt abandoned me – Siasia The Abia State Government on Sunday evening posted the still picture of one of the players who was seriously injured during the attack on its official Facebook page. “Please what type of football league will allow this to happen…

Britain’s financial regulator has ordered Binance, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, to stop all regulated activity and issued a warning to consumers about the platform which is coming under growing scrutiny globally. In a notice dated June 25, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said Binance Markets Ltd, Binance’s UK entity, “must not, without the prior written consent of the FCA, carry out any regulated activities…with immediate effect”. Binance did not respond to a request for comment on Sunday. While trading of cryptocurrencies is not directly regulated in Britain, offering services such as trading in cryptocurrency derivatives does require…

Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the ruling party, All Progressives Congress (APC). Governor Matawalle’s defection to the ruling party was revealed in a statement by the personal Assistant to Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari on Digital and New Media, Bashir Ahmed. Governor Matawalle of Zamfara to join APC Tuesday Bashir Ahmed disclosed this on his verified Facebook page on Sunday morning. The presidential aide wrote ‘’So Zamfara is back home! Welcome, Matawalle’’. However, the Governor is yet to declare his defection officially.

Czech Republic pulled off the shock of the European Championship so far by defeating the Netherlands and booking their place in the last eight after defender Matthijs de Ligt was sent off. Tomas Holes nodded in the opener 13 minutes after De Ligt was sent off for handball following a VAR review, denying Patrik Schick a clear goalscoring opportunity. England beat Czech to top group Holes then turned provider for Schick as the Czechs doubled their lead on 80 minutes. The Netherlands, down to 10 men for over half an hour, had a huge chance earlier on as Donyell Malen…

Former Super Eagles forward, Samson Siasia, has lashed out at the Federal Government of Nigeria for abandoning him. He insisted that he is not getting what he deserves and was neglected by the Federal Government even after achieving so much for the national team. Siasia played for the Super Eagles from 1984-1999. He made a total of 51 appearances and scored 16 goals. The 53-year-old was among the players who won the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, title. Siasia also had two stints as a coach of the Nigeria national team. “I am a legend, I have played, broke…

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the United Kingdom, Honourable Adewale Felix Ajayi on Sunday called on warring factions of the party to harmonize so that the ruling party can be stronger in the country. He described the rancor in the party as sad, call for the leaders of the party both in Nigeria and the UK to resolve the ensuing differences, noting that, this will help the present and future administration achieve the developmental goals of the APC. Ajayi, who is the convener of the APC UK stakeholders meeting said, “We need to put aside our…

The Insight by Lateef Adewole In the past one week, since Father’s Day was celebrated on Sunday, 20th of June, it seems like men “don vex”. The amount of posts and picture messages that flooded the internet and social media platforms was unprecedented. It was as if men held a meeting, where they passed a resolution that they must be recognised and their voices must be heard, “by fire by force” (lol). Can we blame men? Not at all. Since all the attentions seem to, almost always, go to the womenfolk. It’s either Mother’s Day or Women’s Day. Girl-Child or…

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights in Banjul, The Gambia to “issue provisional measures to urgently stop the Nigerian government and National Assembly from supporting and pushing through two bills to gag the media, and impose arbitrary and harsh punishment on journalists, broadcast stations, media houses and media practitioners in Nigeria.” SERAP said: “the Complaint, addressed to the Chairperson of the Commission Mr Solomon Ayele Dersso, and Commissioner and Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa, Ms Jamesina Essie L. King, is brought pursuant to…

Matt Hancock has resigned as health secretary after he breached social distancing guidance by kissing a colleague. In a letter to the PM he said the government “owe it to people who have sacrificed so much in this pandemic to be honest when we have let them down”. Boris Johnson said he was “sorry” to receive the resignation. Former chancellor Sajid Javid has said he is “honoured” to have been chosen as Mr Hancock’s replacement. Mr Hancock had been under increasing pressure to quit, after the Sun published pictures and then a video of Mr Hancock and Gina Coladangelo, who are both…