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Liverpool have made a pre-tax loss of £46m for the year ending 31 May, 2020. Having made a pre-tax profit of £42m for the previous year, it represents a swing of £88m for the Reds. The figures cover the start of the coronavirus pandemic, which caused the Premier League to be halted between March and June 2020. When the campaign did resume, it did so behind closed doors as Liverpool went on to win the top-flight title for the first time since 1990. Newcastle score late goal to hold Liverpool The club said the results showed the “initial impact of…

Osun Police Command has confirmed the release of a traveller, Yinka Okunade, abducted on Saturday by gunmen along Ife/Ilesa expressway in Osun State. It will be recalled that the gunmen waylaid a commercial bus travelling along the expressway on Saturday, April 24, 2021 around 7:40pm and abducted the passenger. Local hunters and others security operatives were drafted to the bush to rescue the victim since Saturday night. The police Public Relations Officer, SP Yemisi Opalola while confirming the release said the victim was released unhurt on Monday evening around 10pm. Gunmen kidnap passenger along Ife/Ilesha road She said the victim…

Senator Mohammed Sani Musa (representing Niger East) moved a motion to tackle the rising spate of insecurity in the Niger state. Senator Musa’s motion was titled: “The activities of bandits and Boko Haram terrorists in Shiroro, Munya and Rafi Local Government Areas of Niger State has taken a dangerous dimension: Urgent need for Federal Government to deploy troops and other security apparatus to immediately bring an end to the menace of insurgency and terrorism in Niger State and other parts of Nigeria.” Part of the motion reads: “I can authoritatively confirm that the Boko Haram terrorists have mounted their flags…

Senate President Ahmad Lawan, on Tuesday, swore in Chukwuma Frank Ibezim to represent Imo North Senatorial District. Ibezim took the oath of office at exactly 11:02am during the start of plenary. The oath was administered by the Clerk to the Senate, Mr. Ibrahim El-Ladan. Recall that the Appeal Court sitting in Abuja had on February 16 affirmed the December 4 verdict of the trial Judge, Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, which disqualified Ibezim as the APC candidate over false statements contained in the educational documents he tendered before the party and INEC. Senate approves $2.6bn loan request…

Zlatan Ibrahimovic is to be investigated by Uefa over an “alleged financial interest in a betting company”. According to reports in his native Sweden, the AC Milan striker, 39, has broken rules after becoming a partner in a betting company. Uefa’s disciplinary regulations state players should not have a financial interest in betting. Last week he signed a new contract that will run until after his 40th birthday. “A Uefa ethics and disciplinary inspector has today been appointed to conduct a disciplinary investigation regarding a potential violation of the Uefa disciplinary regulations by Mr Zlatan Ibrahimovic for having an alleged…

The Federal Government plans to issue a travel advisory within the next two days on inbound flights from India, Brazil and Turkey. This followed the escalation of new variants of COVID-19 virus in those countries. Head, Technical Secretariat of the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19, Dr, Mukhtar Muhammad, said at a news conference in Abuja yesterday. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKXXPVkwtKA] He expressed concern over the situation in India, which is a popular destination for medical tourists from Nigeria. The PSC also urged Nigerians to keep observing all the regulations and instructions already provided to keep safe from the infection of COVID-19,…

The premises of the Federal High Court in Abakaliki was on Tuesday morning set ablaze by yet-to-be-identified hoodlums. Mrs Loveth Odah, Ebonyi State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of Ebonyi, who confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said that no arrest had been made. She, however, said that the command had began investigation to unmask those behind the attack with a view to bringing them to justice. “Hoodlums in the early hours of Tuesday, wielding dangerous weapons stormed the Federal High Court premises and burnt part of the building. Gunmen kill two soldiers at Ebonyi military…

Gunmen on Monday night killed two soldiers at a military checkpoint located at Timber Junction area in Afikpo North Local Government Area of Ebonyi state. It was reliably gathered from a top security source that the incident took place at around 9pm. “The gunmen also carted away the riffles of the two dead soldiers,” the source added. A source in the community, who spoke to The Nation on condition of anonymity, said the gunmen arrived the checkpoint in a white bus and as the military men stopped them for a search, they opened fire on them. According to him, the…

Controversial Islamic cleric Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has warned against the removal or sack of the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami. According to reports, there have been calls for the resignation of the Minister over his past support for terror groups, which he has since renounced. Many Nigerians have demanded for his sack or resignation, insisting his renunciation was not enough. Sheikh Gumi during an interview with Roots TV monitored by Chronicle NG, said the allegations against the embattled Minister were not true and should be discarded. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjSDp_z9fPA] “You cannot Islamise the whole world. Jesus Christ…

RB Leipzig boss Julian Nagelsmann will join Bayern Munich on a five-year contract at the end of this season, the German champions have announced. Current boss Hansi Flick said last week he wanted to leave the Bavarian club. At 33, Nagelsmann is one of the most highly-rated young managers in Europe and led Leipzig to a Champions League semi-final last year. “Julian Nagelsmann stands for a new generation of trainers,” said Bayern president Herbert Hainer. Julian Nagelsmann to join FC Bayern as head coach. Hansi Flick’s contract will be terminated upon request. pic.twitter.com/tJBpXSiozu — ????????????FC Bayern English???????????? (@FCBayernEN) April 27,…