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Chelsea legend Frank Lampard is the latest player to be inducted into the Premier League Hall of Fame. Three-time league winner Lampard, 42, who also played for West Ham and Manchester City, scored 177 goals in 609 games – a record for a midfielder – and registered 102 assists. The former Chelsea boss joins Alan Shearer, Thierry Henry, Eric Cantona and Roy Keane as an inductee. Lampard is also Chelsea’s all-time leading goalscorer. A midfielder widely regarded as one of the best of his generation, viewed as a hero among @ChelseaFC fans and respected across the footballing divide ???? Frank…

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has rescheduled the 2021 National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) into Federal Unity Colleges from May 29 to June 5. This is contained in a statement by Mr Azeez Sani, NECO Head of Information and Public Relations Division in Abuja on Wednesday. Sani enjoined candidates, parents, guardians and relevant stakeholders to take note of the new date for the examination. NECO releases SSCE results He said that registration of candidates would continue until the new date of the examination, while advising candidates, parents and guardians to download the new Examination Time Table from the Council’s website:…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo presided over this week’s virtual Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Osinbajo is standing in for President Muhammadu Buhari, who is on a four-day official visit to the French capital, Paris, along with some ministers and other senior aides. At the start of the meeting, a minute silence was held in honor of the former Minister of Women Affairs, Haija Aisha Al-Hassan. Attending the virtual FEC meeting are the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Mr. Boss Mustapha; Chief of Staff to the President, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, and five Ministers.…

Chelsea have made contact with Bayern Munich about a move for 32-year-old Poland striker Robert Lewandowski, but the Premier League club face stiff competition from Paris St-Germain and Barcelona. (Sky Sport Germany – in German) England striker Harry Kane is eyeing a move worth more than £100m to Manchester City in the summer after telling Tottenham Hotspur he wants to leave. Manchester United are keeping tabs on the 27-year-old, while Spurs would be reluctant to sell him to London rivals Chelsea. (Mirror) Kane wants to finalise his transfer from Tottenham before the start of Euro 2020 on 11 June but…

Ortom for Senate 2023 posters have flooded the streets of Makurdi, the State capital. The posters, powered by a group, Diversity Managers Club, were seen at the major roundabouts in Makurdi, including Wurukum roundabout, High Level Roundabout and other areas of Makurdi town. The group stated they decided to single Governor Ortom out because of his stance on ranching, which led to enactment of the anti-open grazing law in the state. Some inscriptions on the posters read: “The Open Grazing Prohibition and Ranches Establishment Law is an element of diversity Management”; “We support Ortom for Senate 2023,” “The national security…

Gunmen have abducted a judge at a Shari’a Court located between Baure Zaka villages in Safana Local Government Area of Katsina State. The judge, simply identified as Alhaji Husaini Sama’ila was, according to a resident (name withheld), was kidnapped at about 3:00 pm on Tuesday while on a personal visit to the court which was relocated to Safana for security purposes. Gunmen kidnap UNIJOS professor and her husband He said the judge was recently moved to Safana town to continue to deliver justice because of the worsening insecurity challenges bedeviling the two villages where the court was established earlier. Meanwhile,…

India became the second country after the United States of America (USA) to report more than 25 million cases of COVID-19 as it registered 263,533 new infections in the past 24 hours yesterday. The virus claimed 4,329 lives, making this the deadliest day in the country since the pandemic began, Health Ministry data showed. The Ministry said overall, 278,719 people have died of COVID-19 in India. The number of new Coronavirus cases has continued to fall since last week after it reached a peak of 414,188 cases on May 7. India COVID variant of global concern – WHO However, the…

France has promised to support Nigeria against the escalating insecurity in the country, the Presidency said last night. A statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, said President Muhammadu Buhari secured the pledge from the French government during a bilateral meeting with President Emmanuel Macron. According to the statement, Macron said his country would be on the side of Nigeria and that it is willing to support with everything to assist the country to overcome the security threats. It reads: “Speaking at a bilateral meeting, at which he hosted the Nigerian…

Brighton delighted their returning fans by coming back from two goals down to beat 10-man Manchester City at a raucous Amex Stadium. New champions City silenced the 7,495 home fans in attendance through Ilkay Gundogan’s second-minute opener, but were a man down after nine minutes, when Joao Cancelo was adjudged to have brought down Danny Welbeck, who was goal side of the defender. Phil Foden’s superb solo effort put City 2-0 up – but Leandro Trossard gave Brighton hope with a cool close-range finish, and the home side then put intense pressure on the champions’ goal. Adam Webster levelled, rising…

Just three days after Leicester beat Chelsea 1-0 in the FA Cup final, Chelsea got some measure of revenge to win thanks to Antonio Rudiger and Jorginho goals in front of 8,000 fans. Kelechi Iheanacho gave the Foxes hope but they did not create enough chances to deserve anything out of the game. Chelsea’s win takes them up to third place in the table, while Liverpool could knock Leicester down to fifth place if they win at Burnley on Wednesday. There was no doubt Thomas Tuchel’s side deserved their victory as Rudiger bundled home from close range from a corner.…