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One police officer has been feared killed as bandits attacked a mobile police checkpoint at Dogon-Gawa community of Takum Local Government Area, Taraba State. The Chairman of the Council, Shiban Tikari, confirmed the incident to Channels Television noting the gunmen struck in the early hours of Saturday. He added that he was there when the attack took place with over 200 of the bandits surrounding them. According to him, there was a heavy gun duel between the police officers and the bandits leading to the death of one officer. Tikari alleged that the Tiv militias comprising of remnants of late…

The global Covid-19 death toll passed three million on Saturday as the pandemic speeds up despite vaccination campaigns, leading countries like India to impose new lockdowns to fight spiralling infection numbers. It is the latest grim milestone since the novel coronavirus first surfaced in central China in December 2019 and went on to infect more than 139 million people, leaving billions more under crippling lockdowns and ravaging the global economy. An average of more than 12,000 deaths were recorded globally every day in the past week, shooting the overall toll past three million on Saturday, according to an AFP tally.…

Chelsea ended Manchester City’s hopes of winning an historic quadruple as they edged a closely-fought FA Cup semi-final at Wembley. City and Chelsea had both secured their places in the last four of the Champions League this week – but Pep Guardiola’s side had their sights set on a unique haul of four trophies as they close in on the Premier League title and also face Tottenham here in the League Cup final on 25 April. ???????????? ???????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????????! ???? #FACup #CHEMCI Hakim Ziyech ???? Timo Werner ???? pic.twitter.com/MyTGoeybua — Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) April 17, 2021 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Chelsea had other…

Queen Elizabeth II on Saturday bid farewell to her late husband, Prince Philip, at a royal funeral like no other, restricted by coronavirus rules but reflecting his long life of military and public service. The Duke of Edinburgh, who died on April 9 at age 99, was interred in the Royal Vault at St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle after a 50-minute service attended by just 30 guests. https://twitter.com/RoyalFamily/status/1383464967064543240?s=20 This afternoon, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Funeral took place at Windsor Castle. It was a family occasion which recognised His Royal Highness’s military associations and included some unique personal touches, in…

Norwich City were promoted to the Premier League without kicking a ball on Saturday as draws for Swansea and Brentford sent the Championship leaders back into the top-flight. Daniel Farke’s side have dominated the second tier with 27 wins from their 41 games so far, earning an immediate return to the Premier League following last season’s relegation. ???? ???????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????????????????! ???? pic.twitter.com/KVFTziVyKV — Norwich City FC (@NorwichCityFC) April 17, 2021 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js The Canaries’ promotion was guaranteed after third-placed Swansea were held to a 2-2 draw by bottom of the table Wycombe, while fourth-placed Brentford drew 0-0 with Millwall. Norwich are…

Chelsea are interested in signing England midfielder Jude Bellingham, 17, from Borussia Dortmund, who rate him as a £100m player. (Eurosport) Manchester United are following the progress of Leicester City’s 20-year-old French defender Wesley Fofana. (Foot Mercato – in French) Liverpool want to sign Barcelona’s French forward Ousmane Dembele, 23, as a replacement for Senegal international Sadio Mane, 29. (Fichajes – in Spanish) Arsenal are interested in Inter Milan’s 20-year-old Uruguayan forward Martin Satriano, who is also being tracked by Chelsea and Manchester City. (Mail) Bayern Munich and Austria defender David Alaba, 28, has a deal in place to join Real Madrid as a free agent this summer, but the Spanish side will not announce it until after this…

Raul Castro confirmed he was handing over the leadership of the Cuban Communist Party to a younger generation at its congress that kicked off on Friday, ending six decades of rule by himself and older brother Fidel. In a speech opening the four-day event, Castro, 89, said the new leadership would be party loyalists with decades of experience working their way up the ranks and were “full of passion and anti-imperialist spirit.” Raul Castro confirmed he was handing over the leadership of the Cuban Communist Party to a younger generation, ending six decades of rule by himself and his older…

Newcastle took a big step towards securing their Premier League status with a dramatic win against 10-man West Ham. Issa Diop’s own goal and a Joelinton tap-in had put the hosts in a commanding position at the break. BACK-TO-BACK WINS FOR THE MAGPIES! ???? — Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) April 17, 2021 However, West Ham, who had Craig Dawson sent off for two first-half bookings, drew level from a Diop header and a Jesse Lingard penalty that was awarded after a VAR review. But with the visitors seemingly on top, Newcastle had the final say, substitute Joe Willock heading an…

The price of cement has increased by 67 per cent in the South East states of Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. A market survey conducted by NAN at various wholesale and retail shops in the zone shows that the price of the cement has increased almost by a factor of two, when compared to the price in 2020. A cement dealer at Kenyetta Market in Enugu State capital, Mr Ifeanyi Amadi said the increase in the product’s price started last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and increase in dollar exchange. He…

The Federal Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami, has denied allegations of hating Christians. He said he has nothing against Christians, many of whom he said he has employed. The Minister disclosed his driver, secretary and technical adviser are practising Christians with whom he has fantastic relationships with. Patanmi spoke on Friday in an interview with People Gazzette following allegations he supported extremism and radical Islam in the previous sermons. This week, Isa Pantami said he has never been soft towards Boko Haram and charged Nigerians to explore his preachings over the years in order to unearth…