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Chelsea further strengthened their position in the Premier League’s top four with a 3-2 victory over Crystal Palace in an entertaining encounter at Selhurst Park, that included a stunning long-range strike from Wilfried Zaha and a rare goal from Christian Benteke. There was an element of fortune about the game’s opening goal, with Palace defender Gary Cahill pulling up with a match-ending injury to allow Willian to charge into the box unimpeded and set up Olivier Giroud to finish. But the rest of the match was a testament to the kind of competitive, high-octane, see-saw football that draws so many…

Jamie Vardy’s late equaliser gave Leicester City a vital point to keep their Champions League hopes on track and end Arsenal’s recent winning streak. The Gunners looked on course for a fifth successive victory to maintain their own outside chance of a place in Europe’s elite competition next season after Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang swept in his 20th league goal of the season in the first half. Leicester goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel kept Arsenal at bay with a string of fine saves before the interval, twice denying Alexandre Lacazette as well as Bukayo Saka – and it proved to be a vital contribution.…

Riot policemen and State Security Services (SSS) operatives searched the residence of Ibrahim Magu, the suspended Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) acting chairman. The security operatives arrived his residence around 7:30 pm on Tuesday. According to source close to the presidential panel set up to investigate Mr Magu, operatives were detailed to conduct searches at Mr Magu’s private home in Karu and his official residence in the Maitama District both in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital. The raid on Magu’s private home and official residence were conducted while he was being detained by the presidential panel for more grilling. “As I…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 503 confirmed new coronavirus cases in the country on Tuesday. The 503 cases announced by the Centre for Disease Control takes the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 29879. The NCDC also announced the discharge of 280 patients from isolation centers across the country with 15 new deaths reported. Lagos state, the epicentre of the virus in Nigeria topped the number of confirmed cases with 153 new cases taking the total number of confirmed cases in Lagos alone to 11520. Nigeria announces 575 new coronavirus cases Ondo state recorded 76…

Senate President Ahmad Lawan on Tuesday explained why the Senate refused to yield to pressure to declare Senator Orji Uzor Kalu’s s seat and position vacant during the period of his incarceration. Lawan told leaders of thought from Abia State that what Senate did by preserving Kalu’s seat and his position was not extra-ordinary but the right and just thing to do. The delegation of the leaders of thought were at the National Assembly in Abuja to appreciate the Senate and it’s leadership for showing their concerns for Kalu during his incarceration. Kalu was the Senate Chief Whip when a…

Kwara State Chief of Staff, Adisa Logun has died of complications from COVID-19, state government sources have confirmed. Logun died only a few hours after he tested positive for COVID-19. Reacting to his passing, Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq wrote, “With total submission to the will of Allah, I announce the passing of my Chief of Staff, Aminu Logun (mni). “We lost him this evening to complications from COVID-19,” he said in a series of tweets on his official account. “Logun was an industrialist, a public intellectual, and an elder statesman who diligently served the state. “I commiserate with his family and…

Senate President Ahmad Lawan has said that the passage of the sexual harassment bill by the Senate will ensure the safety of students of tertiary institutions in the country. Lawan stated this in his remarks on Tuesday after the upper chamber passed a bill for an Act to prevent, prohibit and redress sexual harassment of students in Tertiary Educational Institutions. The bill was sponsored by the Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege (APC – Delta Central). The passage of the bill followed the consideration of the report of the Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters. Speaking on the bill…

Prosecution witness, six (PW6) and the victim in the alleged $25,000 fraud, involving Senator Shehu Sani, Alhaji Sani Dauda, on Tuesday continued his testimony before Justice I.E. Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, revealing how the Senator who represented Kaduna Central Senatorial District, knelt and begged him to alter his statement with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on how he duped him. Sani is facing prosecution by the Commission on  two-count criminal charges,  bordering on name-dropping, influence-peddling and obtaining the sum of USD$25,000.00 (Twenty-Five Thousand United States Dollars) from Dauda, under a false pretence that he would…

…As Lawan voids implementation efforts by Ministry The Minister of Labour, Productivity and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige has apologized to the leadership of the National Assembly over last week’s face-off between the Minister of State For Labour, Festus Keyamo and the joint Senate and House Committees on Labour, Productivity and Employment. The Minister tendered an apology on Tuesday in an address delivered when he led a delegation from the Ministry on a visit to the Senate President Ahmad Lawan at the National Assembly, Abuja. Ngige said: “Having visited your domain to the Joint Committee on Labour, Productivity and Employment over…

The operator of a grand Ponzi Scheme: “No Burn Global Limited”, Umanah Umanah, has been arrested by operatives of the Uyo Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. He was arrested recently in a hotel located at the Osongoma area of Uyo, Akwa Ibom state, following a petition sent to the Commission by Joseph E. Uko, who alleged that Umanah swindled him of over N2.9 million (Two Million, Nine Hundred Thousand Naira) and subsequently issued him a cheque for N500,000 (Five Hundred Thousand Naira only) that was never honoured as the account in question was not funded…