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Manchester City striker, Erling Haaland, made history yesterday after scoring a hat-trick in his side’s Premier League 6-3 win over Manchester United.

Manchester City striker, Erling Haaland, made history yesterday after scoring a hat-trick in his side’s Premier League 6-3 win over Manchester United. Man City defeated Man United at Etihad Stadium, thanks to three goals each from Haaland and Phil Foden. Haaland’s goals against Man United means the Norway international has now become the first player ever in the Premier League to score a hat-trick in three consecutive home games.

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Sports

Wolves sack head coach after fourth defeat of premier league season

Wolves manager, Bruno Lage was sacked yesterday after his club plunged into the Premier League relegation zone 24 hours earlier. Wolves have won only once in eight Premier League games this season and Saturday’s 2-0 defeat at fellow strugglers West Ham left them third-bottom of the table. The club spent £100m on new signings this summer as Lage looked to mould a team in his image, but the Portuguese has […]

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Foreign

Religious and community leaders in Burkina Faso say the country’s junta leader Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba has agreed to step down, two days after military officers announced he had been removed from power.

Religious and community leaders in Burkina Faso say the country’s junta leader Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba has agreed to step down, two days after military officers announced he had been removed from power. The leaders in a statement noted that following mediation between Damiba and the new self-proclaimed leader, Ibrahim Traore, “Damiba himself offered his resignation in order to avoid confrontations with serious human and material consequences.

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National

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-RufaI, has condemned the lynching of two herders by mob in Birni Gwari LGA of the state.

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-RufaI, has condemned the lynching of two herders by mob in Birni Gwari LGA of the state. Recall that two herders suspected to be informants to bandits were lynched by mobs in Birnin Gwari LGA. In a statement issued yesterday, Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Kaduna State, Samuel Aruwan said the governor, while condemning the mob action, cautioned residents to be law-abiding and […]

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National

Governors wike, ortom, ugwuanyi, and two others meet in enugu

Ahead of the February 2023 presidential elections, five Governors elected under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, met in Enugu State yesterday. Reports say the discussion centred on how to deliver the Labour Party Presidential candidate, Peter Obi in 2023. The Governors are: Samuel Ortom of Benue State, Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Okezie Ikeazu of Abia State and the host, Enugu State […]

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National

A former Minister of Education Oby Ezekwesili has rated Labour Party’s Peter Obi higher than other leading presidential candidates for the 2023 election

A former Minister of Education Oby Ezekwesili has rated Labour Party’s Peter Obi higher than other leading presidential candidates for the 2023 election. Ezekwesili, during a chat with newsmen, said the former Anambra governor possesses what others do not have even though the country suffers from poor leadership. She also pinned Nigeria’s major problem on leadership, saying the country has recorded stunted growth due to this but stated that she […]

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News

Bola tinubu denies withdrawing from presidential race

The presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has insisted that he is fit to run for the office. The ex-Lagos governor who shared a workout video on his Twitter handle yesterday, denied reports that he has withdrawn from the race. There have been concerns about the health status of the presidential candidate, with many Nigerians questioning his capacity for the nation’s top job. Recall that  Tinubu was […]

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National

The Chief of Staff to the President Muhammadu Buhari, Ibrahim Gambari, believes Nigeria will be a safer and more secure country before the President leaves office on May 29, 2023.

The Chief of Staff to the President Muhammadu Buhari, Ibrahim Gambari, believes Nigeria will be a safer and more secure country before the President leaves office on May 29, 2023. Gambari who spoke yesteray at the 20th convocation lecture of the graduating cadets of regular course 69 of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Kaduna, reiterated his principal’s commitment to tackling the menace of banditry, terrorism, and other violent crimes ravaging […]

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National

Nigeria re-elected into international civil aviation organisation council

The Special Assistant (Public Affairs) to the Minister of Aviation, HADI SIRIKA, JAMES ODAUDU, says Nigeria has been re-elected as a Part-II member of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Council for a new three-year term. Odaudu, who disclosed this in a statement, said Nigeria garnered 149 votes to be elected for the 15th consecutive time. According to him, the re-election took place at the plenary session of the ongoing […]

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Foreign

R. Kelly to pay one of his victims over 300,000 dollars.

Convicted rhythm and blues R. Kelly may be ordered to pay over 300,000 U.S. dollars to one of the victims of his elaborate scheme to sexually exploit young aspiring singers and underage children. A restitution order by United State District Judge Ann Connelly, which is still being finalized, is intended to cover the cost of treatment for the individual’s herpes and psychotherapy. The victim, who remains anonymous, had accused R. Kelly of […]

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