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Osaka Advances While Barty Ousts Azarenka At Miami Open
Naomi Osaka of Japan returns a shot during her singles second round match against Ajla Tomljanović of Australia on Day 5 of the 2021 Miami Open presented by Itaú at Hard Rock Stadium on March 26, 2021 in Miami Gardens, Florida. Mark Brown/Getty Images/AFP Reigning US and Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka advanced to […]
Buhari Meets With Service Chiefs Ahead Of UK Trip
President Muhammadu Buhari is currently presiding over a security meeting at the State House in Abuja. This is taking place hours before his scheduled trip to the United Kingdom today for a routine medical check-up. Those in attendance Chief of Defense Staff, Lucky Irabor who arrived at the State House shortly before 10.00 am; […]
Ex-NFF Technical Director Kashimawo Laloko Dies
A combination of photos of the NFF logo and late Kashimawo Laloko. A former technical director of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Kashimawo Laloko, is dead. Laloko, who founded the Pepsi Football Academy in 1992, was said to have died on Saturday at the age of 76 after a prolonged battle with diabetes. A […]
Iwobi Leaves Super Eagles Camp After Positive COVID-19 Test
Alex Iwobi AFP Photo Alex Iwobi will not be available for Nigeria’s final 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Lesotho after testing positive for Covid-19, officials told AFP on Monday. Everton forward Iwobi tested positive before Saturday’s 1-0 away win over Benin, and travelled back to Nigeria with the rest of the squad […]
Nigeria Records Seven More Deaths, 104 New COVID-19 Cases
A file photo of a health official helping his colleague with his PPE. Nigeria on Sunday reported seven more deaths from complications related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) disease, authorities have said. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed this in its latest update on the outbreak of the disease in the country. In […]
COVID-19 Likely Jumped To Humans From Bats – WHO Report
An international expert mission to Wuhan has concluded it was very likely that Covid-19 first passed to humans from a bat through an intermediary animal, while all but ruling out a laboratory leak. The intermediate host hypothesis was deemed “likely to very likely”, while the theory that the virus escaped from a lab […]
Edo Governorship Tribunal To Deliver Judgement In Four Petitions
A file photo of lawyers at the Edo State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal in Benin City. The Edo State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Benin City is set to deliver judgment in the four petitions before it, following the conclusion of hearing and adoption of addresses. One of the petitions, marked EPT /ED/GOV/05/2020, […]
Biden Says He Expects To Contest In 2024 When He Will Be 82
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks about Monday’s mass shooting in Boulder, Colorado, in the State Dining Room at the White House on March 23, 2021 in Washington, DC. US President Joe Biden said Thursday his “expectation” is to run for reelection in 2024, an apparent effort to douse speculation that the oldest person […]
Nigeria Records Five COVID-19 Deaths In 24 Hours
A file photo of a health worker writing on a paper. Channels TV/ Sodiq Adelakun. Nigeria has recorded five COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours. This is according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) which announced this on Thursday night. This comes six days after nobody died from the highly infectious […]
Ibra Feeling ‘Good’ After Winning Sweden Return, Germany Stage Rights Protest
Sweden’s forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Georgia’s defender Guram Kashia (L) and Georgia’s defender Grigol Chabradze (C) vie for the ball during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 qualification football match Sweden v Georgia in Solna, near Stockholm on March 25, 2021. Zlatan Ibrahimovic made a winning return to international football with Sweden on Thursday after […]