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Federico Chiesa’s cool finish earned Andrea Pirlo his first major trophy as a manager as Juventus beat Atalanta in the Coppa Italia final. Chiesa, who had earlier hit the post from Cristiano Ronaldo’s neat backheel, exchanged passes with Dejan Kulusevski to win a 14th Italian Cup for Juve. Kulusevski had given Juventus a first-half lead with a classy curling effort before Ruslan Malinovskyi levelled. ???? “Olé, Olé, Olé, Olé, ⚪️⚫️!”#ITAL14NCUP #TIMVISIONCUP #ForzaJuve pic.twitter.com/AufqwUfdFz — JuventusFC (@juventusfcen) May 19, 2021 The final was played in front of 4,300 fans at Sassuolo’s Mapei Stadium. European Super League: Real Madrid, Barcelona, Juventus defend…

Paris St-Germain won the French Cup for the sixth time in seven years by beating Monaco at the Stade de France. Mauro Icardi put Mauricio Pochettino’s side ahead after 19 minutes, slotting in from Kylian Mbappe’s pass after he had pounced on a defensive error. Mbappe then sealed victory for the 14-time winners with a delightful chipped finish nine minutes from the end. It is PSG’s second trophy under former Tottenham boss Pochettino, following the Trophee des Champions in January. Neymar extends contract with PSG until 2025 Defending champions PSG are one point behind leaders Lille going into the final…

The Senate on Wednesday considered a bill that seeks to prohibit the payment and receipt of ransom for the release of any person kidnapped, imprisoned or wrongfully confined. The Terrorism Prevention (Amendment) Bill, 2021, which scaled second reading during plenary is sponsored by Senator Ezenwa Francis Onyewuchi. Leading debate on the bill, the lawmaker said the piece of legislation seeks to amend the Terrorism (Prevention) Act, 2013 to outlaw the payment of ransom to abductors, kidnappers and terrorists for the release of any person who has been wrongfully confined, imprisoned or kidnapped. According to Onyewuchi, the bill essentially seeks to…

The Senate on Wednesday passed a bill seeking to upgrade the Yaba College of Technology (Yabatech) to a Federal University of Technology. Also passed was a bill to establish the Federal University, Birnin-Kebbi, Kebbi State. The approval for the establishment of both universities followed the consideration of two separate reports by the Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFUND. Senator Nora Daduut (APC, Plateau South), who presented the report on behalf of the Chairman of the Committee, Senator Ahmad Babba Kaita, said the establishment of the Federal University, Birnin-Kebbi would provide the required manpower needs of Nigeria in the area of…

President Muhammadu Buhari has paid heartfelt tribute to Professor Felicia Adebola Adedoyin, renowned professor of Education and composer of the national pledge, saying her patriotic fervour will be remembered anytime the national pledge is recited. Buhari asserts that the thoughtful and solemn words of the national pledge by the iconic composer, have become an invocation to every citizen of the country to serve our fatherland with faithfulness, loyalty and honesty. The President submits that Nigerians will continue to honour the memory of this legend who in 33 words gave us a timeless promise to keep for the nation. Buhari to…

The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu says attacks on the Commission’s facilities may undermine capacity to organise elections and dent the nation’s electoral process. Yakubu noted that, “these attacks are no longer freak events but appear to be quite orchestrated and targeted at INEC.” He expressed worry that the attacks may affect its preparations for elections. Checks reveal that the number of offices of the Commission that have been torched is now 23. Opening Remarks by the Hon.Chairman INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu at the ongoing meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) at Commission’s HQ…

The Osinbajo Grassroots Organisation has insisted that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo should be allowed to contest for presidency under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). This is coming barely 24 hours after the Office of the Vice President on Monday said Osinbajo has not declared interest to contest for the position of president. The Office in a statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande, also disowned a website and WhatsApp group soliciting and mobilising support for Osinbajo, ahead of the 2023 presidential election. But the Convener of the group,…

Thugs numbering about 100 again attempted to attack the protesting labour unionists, as they tried to invade the secretariat of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) when the workers were gathering for the third-day protest on Wednesday. The thugs carrying dangerous weapons were said to have stormed the NLC secretariat around 7:00 am. Earlier, rumor had it that Kaduna residents were warned to tread with caution as trucks loaded with thugs were seen on their way heading into Kaduna metropolis from Kawo axis. pic.twitter.com/PRGXY5KQTv — Nigeria Labour Congress HQ (@NLCHeadquarters) May 19, 2021 When contacted to confirm whether there were casualties,…

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says residents of Plateau, Kano and Abia states paid the highest amount for petrol in April. The NBS said this in its “Premium Motor Spirit (Petrol) Price Watch for April 2021’’ obtained from its website on Wednesday in Abuja. It said that Plateau residents paid N178.14 for the product, while Kano residents paid N177 and Abia residents N175.92. However, Borno residents paid N152.30, Katsina N156.60 and Gombe N157.11 haven the lowest average price for petrol in March. According to the NBS, the average price paid by consumers for petrol increased by 27.16 per cent…

Senate President Ahmad Lawan has said that the National Assembly holds no predetermined position on any issue of interest to Nigerians ahead of moves to amend the 1999 Constitution. Lawan made this known during plenary on Tuesday, in his remarks after reading a letter signed by the Chairman of the Constitution Review Committee, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, to announce the chairmanship composition to oversee a two-day public hearing across the six geo-political zones on proposals to alter the provisions of the 1999 constitution. According to Lawan, the exercise would avail Nigerians the opportunity to make submissions on any issue of interest,…