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By Dominic Omuedi Heartwarming, it was for me, to read reports of the press conference addressed on Tuesday by Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, on the country’s Digital Switchover (DSO) process, which seemed to have been interred under the rubble of poor conception, mismanagement and corruption. The cheer brought by the government’s announced intention to reboot the process, positive as appears, has shown nothing beyond the fact that the DSO process is not completely forgotten. No more. No less. At the press conference, Mohammed unveiled a 13-member Ministerial Task Force to take charge of the DSO process…

Nigeria is expected to take delivery of its first batch of COVID-19 vaccine allocation on Tuesday, March 3, 2021 the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has assured. Chairman of the PTF and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha, who made the disclosure late Saturday night, also said the expected allocation will be four million doses. According to him, the vaccine allocation being expected is at no financial cost to Nigeria, adding the batch courtesy of the corporate facility. The government had earlier said that the first four million doses of the vaccines would arrive…

Jadon Sancho scored and recorded his 50th Bundesliga assist as Borussia Dortmund beat Arminia Bielefeld. The 20-year-old England international, making his 99th German top-flight appearance, laid the ball off for Mahmoud Dahoud to score from 20 yards early in the second half. Sancho then scored a penalty after Amos Pieper fouled Marco Reus. Man Utd close in on Sancho deal, Arsenal reveal potential signing Real Madrid loanee Reinier Jesus added a late third after some unselfish play by Erling Braut Haaland. Dortmund are fifth in the Bundesliga table after a run of three wins in a row in all competitions.

Kylian Mbappe scored twice as second-placed Paris St-Germain beat bottom side Dijon in Ligue 1. Moise Kean, on loan from Everton, slotted in an early opener for Mauricio Pochettino’s side. Mbappe scores record hat trick as PSG thrashes Barca 4-1 Mbappe then scored a penalty and curled home a fine second, his 113th goal for the club. Danilo headed in a late fourth from Julian Draxler’s corner but PSG remain one point below Lille, who face Strasbourg in a game in hand on Sunday.

Lionel Messi scored and created the other as Barcelona beat in-form Sevilla and went within two points of La Liga leaders Atletico Madrid. Messi fed Ousmane Dembele to slot home the opener before team-mate Sergino Dest hit the post. Barcelona defender Clement Lenglet had a header disallowed for offside – and then Sevilla’s Youssef En-Nesyri also had one ruled out for offside. Messi scrambled home a late second to clinch the game. The Barca captain had a shot saved by Sevilla keeper Bono, with a lucky ricochet taking Messi past the keeper to score into an empty net. That was…

Scarcity of the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) otherwise known as petrol at the weekend hit the  Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja with most of the independent retail stations under lock and key. Only a handful of petrol stations were opened to customers besides the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). NNPC affiliate retail outlets sold the product for N162 per litre while the A.A. Rano on Banex – Gwarimpa by Jahi sold it for N163 per litre. This gave rise to endless queues at petrol stations that were still open. Speaking with Newsmen, the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN),…

A petitioner, Lucky Philemon who testified today before the Lagos State judicial panel has asked to be paid compensated with the sum of ₦200m as damages for the inconvenience of losing his limbs at the Lekki toll gate protest of Oct 20, 2020. Philemon who says he was shot on the night of October 20 is also demanding ₦1.5m for psychological evaluation, ₦5m for the cost of subsequent medical care and $50,000 for Prosthetic limbs. The petitioner was led in evidence by his lawyer, Oluwole Bamgbala. https://twitter.com/channelstv/status/1365697339659272201?s=20 In his testimony said, “On the 20th October 2020, I was at…

Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje on Saturday ordered the closure of four tertiary institutions in the state. On Friday Ganduje had ordered the closure of ten boarding schools in the state. The closures were preceded by the abduction of over 300 schoolgirls in neighbouring Zamfara State. “The Kano State Government under the able leadership of His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Kano State, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has directed the closure of some tertiary institutions in the state with immediate effect,” a statement signed by the State Commissioner for Higher Education Dr. Mariya Mahmoud Bunkure, said. Ganduje sacks media aide,…

Manchester City extended their winning run to 20 matches and moved 13 points clear at the top of the Premier League as John Stones’ second-half strike was enough to seal victory over a resilient West Ham United. Stones fired home his fourth goal of the season from Riyad Mahrez’s neat lay-off to keep Pep Guardiola’s side in control of the title race. Fourth-placed West Ham gave City a decent game at Etihad Stadium and fought back to level through Michail Antonio before the break, after Stones’ central-defensive partner Ruben Dias had put the hosts in front. But Guardiola, likened to…

Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have commenced a coordinated search and rescue operation, involving the deployment of both ground and aerial assets (including the deployment of 2 surveillance helicopters), aimed at locating and rescuing the students of Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe, Zamfara State, abducted in the early hours of Friday, 25th February, 2021. To ensure the success of the ongoing operation, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, NPM, mni has ordered the immediate deployment of two (2) operational surveillance helicopters to Zamfara State. BREAKING: Abducted Kagara schoolboys released This is in addition to the personnel of Operation…