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Manchester City took revenge for their Champions League final loss to Chelsea and secured a big three points in the early running for the Premier League title with a 1-0 win at Stamford Bridge. Gabriel Jesus’ deflected effort eight minutes into the second-half separated the sides, but City should have been more convincing winners as they laid down a marker after losing to Chelsea three times towards the end of last season. The most painful of those came in Porto as Chelsea lifted the Champions League to deny City the crowning glory of the club’s rise since an Abu Dhabi…

Bruno Fernandes missed a stoppage-time penalty as Aston Villa beat Manchester United 1-0 at Old Trafford on Saturday to prevent the Red Devils moving top of the Premier League. The Portuguese midfielder blasted his 93rd-minute spot-kick over the bar minutes after Kortney Hause’s late headed goal, which earned Villa their first win against United since December 2009. United drew a blank for the first time this season despite boasting the league’s best attacking record and a star-studded line-up featuring Cristiano Ronaldo, Fernandes, Paul Pogba and Mason Greenwood. Jadon Sancho, Anthony Martial and Jesse Lingard — last week’s match-winner at West…

The United Nations in collaboration with Borno state government have provided livelihood support to 140,000 vulnerable households in 13 local government areas of the state. The intervention was provided under Restoring and Promoting Sustainable Agriculture-base Livelihood to improve Food Security, Employment and Nutrition in Borno state. The three year programme is being implemented by Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations , UN Women and World Food Programme with the support of European Union. The project was designed to provide conflict-affected smallholder households particularly those headed by women and youth in Borno state with the means to restore their…

World Health Organisation (WHO), has said that COVID-19 vaccine shipments to Africa must rise by over seven times from around 20 million doses per month to 150 million each month on average if the continent is to fully vaccinate 70 per cent of its people by September 2022. It noted that while Africa’s third wave continues to ease, 108,000 new cases were recorded, and more than 3000 lives lost in the week to 19 September. According to WHO, 70 per cent target was agreed at the global COVID-19 summit hosted by the United States of America on the margins of…

Prominent Nigerians from all walks of life yesterday converged on Osogbo, the Osun State capital, to felicitate with the government and people of Osun, as the State concluded its 30th anniversary celebration with awards presentation to distinguished citizens. However, conspicuously absent at event was the immediate past governor of the state and Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola. Although no official reason was given, sources said it might not be unconnected to the disagreement between him and Governor Adegboyega Oyetola. The event had in attendance former and sitting governors across Nigeria, including: Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu; Lagos State…

The Federal Government has alerted the general public to heightened security activities preparatory to the events marking the country’s 61st Independence anniversary. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, issued the security alert in a statement released in Abuja on Friday . He, however, urged residents of the Federal Capital Territory and its environs not to panic and to go about their legitimate activities. ”Residents are enjoined to report suspicious persons and movements to the security agencies through the following numbers: 09-6305396, 08031230631, 08032003557 and 122,” he said [ThisDay]

The European Club Association has said it is willing to “engage” with FIFA over potential changes to the international calendar but has hit out at world football’s governing body for its attempts to introduce a biennial World Cup. The ECA, which has nearly 250 members from across Europe with Paris Saint-Germain’s Nasser al-Khelaifi its chairman, complained in a statement released on Friday that there had been “a lack of genuine (or indeed any) consultation” from FIFA about its proposals for a more regular World Cup. It said it believes changes are needed to the calendar to make it “modernised and…

Crisis is imminent in Kano State between the executive and legislature, as Governor Abdullahi Ganduje has defied the resolution of the House of Assembly, which called for the sack of Kano Internal Revenue Service (KIRS) Chairman, Abdurrasaq Salihi. In a unanimous resolution passed by the lawmakers last Tuesday, the governor was issued a 48-hour ultimatum to disengage Salihi due to what they considered as poor performance. Beside the ultimatum, the Speaker, Hamisu Chideri, hinted at the inauguration of eight members as ad hoc committee headed by the Chairman, House Committee on Finance, Magaji Zarewa, to investigate activities and challenges of…

Pensioners in Ogun State, yesterday, shut down the governor’s office in Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, in protest against non-payment of N68 billion, which is a 10 years outstanding gratuity. The retirees, under the aegis of Local Government Pensioners Association (LOGPAN), blocked the two main gates to the Governor’s Office Secretariat, preventing the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Tokunbo Talabi and other civil servants from gaining entrance for over four hours. The protesters, armed with placards with inscriptions such as “Gratuities are on sales to pensioners”, “Governor Dapo Abiodun, honour your father and treat pensioners well” and “Governor Abiodun, we don’t deserve…

The Federal Government has said it is making efforts to recover some £200 looted by former public officials and stashed in the United States. Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, made the disclosure while speaking on the fight against corruption and illicit financial flow in Nigeria at an event of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, United States. He said: “We are looking at the possibility of recovering further £200 million among others but then, that does not mean there are not other associated assets being pursued, in terms of other countries of…