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Wolves’ Europa League dream came to a heartbreaking end as Sevilla booked a semi-final against Manchester United on Sunday with a late winner in Duisburg. Nuno Espirito Santo’s side – whose pandemic-disrupted 2019-20 season lasted 383 days – had a glorious 13th-minute chance to take the lead but Raul Jimenez’s penalty was saved. They struggled to create chances after that and failed to hold on for extra time as Lucas Ocampos’ header from Ever Banega’s cross settled the tie for Sevilla with two minutes to go. Wolves will not be in European competition next season after finishing seventh in the…

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has named Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate. She is the first black woman to serve in the role. Once a rival for the top job, the California senator of Indian-Jamaican heritage had long been considered the front-runner for the position. The former California attorney-general has been urging police reform amid anti-racism protests. Mr Biden will face President Donald Trump in the election on 3 November. Vice-President Mike Pence remains the Republican incumbent’s running mate. Mr Biden tweeted that he had “the great honour” to name Ms Harris as his running mate. He described…

A former Obama White House official, Susan Rice, is a top contender to be Joe Biden’s running mate. Even if she is not chosen as the vice-presidential nominee, she is likely to be a key player if he wins. So who is she? Speaking at a White House cocktail party shortly before Donald Trump moved in, Susan Rice looked wistful. “You’ll miss us,” she tells a journalist. Today Ms Rice, the 55-year-old former national security adviser, is hoping for a return to power. She is on the short list of candidates to become the Democratic vice-presidential nominee. If she is…

President Muhammadu Buhari has queried Service Chiefs, demanding how terrorists have been getting arms to perpetuate the war in the northeast of Nigeria. “These terrorists are in the localities. How is it that they are not short of small arms?” he queried the security and intelligence chiefs. President Buhari in a meeting with state governors on Tuesday agreed that action was needed on the state of the nation’s security with calls for a joint strategy to bring various conflicts to an end within time limits. They also agreed that field commanders would take measures to protect civilian communities as a…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibadan Zonal Office, on Tuesday arrested 32 “Yahoo boys” for alleged involvement in internet fraud. The suspects were apprehended during a raid on their hideout in Ogbomoso, Oyo State. Officers of the EFCC swept on the location, after diligent analysis of series of intelligence gathered on their alleged criminal activities. Three of the suspects claimed to be serving members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), 19 were undergraduates of various universities across the country, while the remaining 10 laid claim to sundry vocations. The suspects are Oyebamiji Francis; Aremo Jeremiah; Ogbonnaya Prosper…

Jeva store, Nigeria’s one-stop online shopping platform, powered by Spherical System Limited is set to launch in Nigeria and has called on vendors in the country both wholesalers and retailers in various sectors to partner with the newly launched online shopping platform for advertisement and sales of their products. The online shopping platform which is set to officially launch in October is calling on vendors of various products; Home and Office Furniture, Automobiles, large and small home, and office appliances, Musical Instruments, Foods Stuffs & Perishable Items, Sporting equipment, Health & Beauty products, Stationaries, Electronic gadgets (Phones, Laptops, tablets and…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its party leaders to emulate President Muhammadu Buhari on the free and fair election in Edo state. In a statement by the deputy national publicity secretary, Yekini Nabena, the APC said the Buhari administration has never used “federal might” in elections. He explained that President Buhari’s declaration that the APC could have used the military and other security services to overrun opposition states in the 2019 general election but chose free, fair elections is a solid pointer that under the current administration, the days of stolen and…

Nigerian Government may slam visa restriction imposed on United States citizens and other countries in line with its reciprocity rule, the Nigeria Immigration Service says. Comptroller-General of the NIS, Mohammed Babandede, explained this while explaining the new visa policy that was launched by President Muhammadu Buhari early this year. “I can tell you that US is a country, it is a nation like Nigeria. They have the right to restrict who will enter their territory or not just like we can restrict US citizen or whomsoever from entering Nigeria,” Babandede said in an interview. The US had in January said…

President Vladimir Putin of Russia has said a locally developed vaccine for Covid-19 has been given regulatory approval after less than two months of testing on humans. Mr Putin said the vaccine had passed all the required checks, adding that his daughter had already been given it. Officials have said they have plans to start a mass vaccination in October. Experts have raised concerns about the speed of Russia’s work, suggesting that researchers might be cutting corners. Amid fears that safety could have been compromised, the World Health Organization (WHO) urged Russia last week to follow international guidelines for producing…

A groom driving home after making a last-minute cash withdrawal has died in a crash in Oleh, Isoko South council area of Delta State. The incident happened just hours before his wedding. A source said the young man, who lived in Ozoro, opted to drive to neighbouring Oleh to make his cash withdrawal rather than wait his turn at a crowded automated teller machine (ATM) point in Ozoro. Hurrying home, the groom’s car skidded off the road and somersaulted, leaving him in grave danger. Seven police officers die in ghastly accident in Kaduna He was rushed to hospital where he…