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Shola Shoretire became the youngest player to appear for Manchester United in a European game as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side eased into the last-16 of the Europa League with a goalless draw against Real Sociedad. At 17 years and 23 days, Newcastle-born Shoretire beat the record of Norman Whiteside by 108 days on a night when January signing Amad Diallo also made his first appearance at Old Trafford. They were notable milestones on an evening when Bruno Fernandes went closest for the hosts in the opening period as he smashed a lay-off from Fred onto the crossbar. ???? Sound on…

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored a dramatic late winner to help Arsenal edge past Benfica into the last 16 of the Europa League. In a ‘home’ leg played at the Karaiskakis Stadium in Greece because of Covid-19 restrictions, Aubameyang opened the scoring to give the Gunners a 2-1 aggregate lead. Diogo Goncalves levelled for Benfica just before the break with a superb free-kick after Dani Ceballos had needlessly fouled Julian Weigl. The Spanish midfielder compounded that error after the interval with a poor defensive header that saw Rafa Silva race clear to put the visitors in front. With Arsenal needing two goals…

Microsoft founder Bill Gates has not invested in Bitcoin, he said in a live chat on the social network Clubhouse. Mr Gates told host Andrew Sorkin that he preferred to invest in companies “that make products”, citing malaria and measles vaccines as examples. The billionaire said he did not choose his investments on the basis of whether they would be worth more to others. In an earlier interview he had discussed Tesla founder Elon Musk’s enthusiasm for the virtual currency. Read also: Most powerful financial leader takes side with CBN, says Bitcoin is untrustworthy “My general thought would be that…

More than 2.5 million people across the world have died due to coronavirus. At least 2,500,770 people have died since the beginning of the pandemic, according to Johns Hopkins University data. The milestone of 2 million global Coronavirus deaths was recorded on Jan. 15. The US leads with the most deaths followed by Brazil, Mexico, India and the UK. Read also: Research reveals that COVID-19 can survive for three days on clothing On Feb. 22, the US surpassed the 500,00 total Covid-19 deaths mark, according to Johns Hopkins University. At least 112,716,833 Covid-19 cases have been reported globally since the…

Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State has urged Nigerians to appreciate his administration’s peace and dialogue initiative in the quest to curb banditry and insecurity.  The governor noted this on Thursday when he received another group of repentant bandits. He believes his reconciliation and dialogue initiative is for the benefit of the country and not Zamfara State alone. While insisting that not all Fulanis are criminals, the governor said some of them have been pushed to criminality. Some of the weapons and ammunition surrendered by the repentant bandits include seven AK-47, two general-purpose machine guns, one rocket-propelled grenade launcher, several…

Vice President Osinbajo commended UBA, Sterling Bank, First Bank and Fidelity Bank, for leading off-grid financing in Nigeria. He also added that “the Solar power initiative was designed to boost ongoing efforts to fix Nigeria’s energy supply challenge. The 5 million homes solar installation plan under the Buhari administration’s Economic Sustainability Plan (ESP) will be a game-changer in the renewable energy space. “This is because, besides the installation of the 5 million solar home system and mini grids, the initiative will also generate significant employment through the development of local capacities for the manufacture and maintenance of solar components and…

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan on Thursday assured Nigerians that the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) which is before the National Assembly will change the fortune of the country by the time it becomes law.  “The PIB is going to be a piece of legislation that in our estimation will change the economic fortune of Nigeria and of course improve the earnings by our businesses who are here and we want to attract many more investments into the oil and gas industry in Nigeria,” Lawan said. The Senate President spoke in his office while playing host to the British High…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday vowed to deal with insurgents, bandits, kidnappers and other criminals across the country, ruling out the option of amnesty. Buhari stated this at the joint security meeting of Northern State Governors’ Forum and traditional rulers, he said the country is battling with different dimensions of security challenges, adding that he has asked the new service chiefs to devise new strategies that will end the ugly situation. Represented by Chief of Staff, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, Buhari said criminality should be handled without resorting to ethnic profiling. “I must appreciate the efforts of the 19 Northern States…

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday declined to grant a new application for bail brought by former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina, who is being tried for alleged money laundering related offences. In a ruling, Justice Okon Abang, who held that the application was without merit, noted that Maina did not deserve being granted bail again after jumping the earlier bail. Maina, who is being tried with his firm, had abandoned court in the last quarter of last year, following which the court, on November. 18, 2020, revoked his bail and ordered…

…says pastoralists ready to stop migration …charges State Govts to embrace plan The Federal Government has mapped out 30 grazing reserves for implementation of the National Livestock Transformation Plan, NLTP, as a lasting solution to the farmer/herder crisis. This was made known by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Agriculture, Dr Andrew Kwasari, while addressing journalists on the move by government to solve the protracted conflict over competition of land, water and pasture by herders and farmers. The NLTP is an initiative of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo in conjuction with governors of the 36 states. According to Kwasari…