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Brighton condemned Liverpool to their second straight Premier League home defeat on Wednesday, winning 1-0 to leave the champions with a mountain to climb if they are going to retain their title. Jurgen Klopp’s men appeared to have turned the corner with impressive victories at Tottenham and West Ham after a five-match winless run. But defeat to lowly Brighton at Anfield leaves them in fourth place, seven points behind leaders Manchester City, who also have a game in hand and look increasingly likely to win their third title in four years. Liverpool’s 68-game unbeaten home run in the Premier League…

• WHO decries rising cancer cases in Africa, from 338,000 in 2002 to 846,000 in 2020 • Patients with cancer face reduced access to care, competition for scarce resources • Breast cancer costs N18m out-of-pocket for initial treatment • About 200 Nigerians die every day from cancer, with 32 from breast cancer, 28 from cervical cancer, 16 from prostate cancer, 14 from liver cancer As nations mark World Cancer Day today, there are concerns that COVID-19 has further reduced the chances of survival of cancer patients. Reports from the World Health Organisation (WHO), Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) and…

•Former gov says ruling party has divided Nigeria •Interim chairman explains no presidential aspiration being considered for now •Akande dismisses membership revalidation, registration as wasteful exercise A former Governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Sule Lamido, yesterday rebuked governors of All Progressives Congress (APC) that are said to be pushing for former President Goodluck Jonathan to run in 2023 on their party’s platform, saying they are a bunch of hypocrites. But the ruling party’s interim chairman, Yobe State Governor Mala Buni, refuted the speculation about Jonathan, explaining that the party has nothing like that on its agenda. Lamido, a former presidential…

*Says National Assembly with find solution to herdsmen crisis Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Femi Gbajabiamila, has stressed that no ethnic group should dominate other ethnic groups in the bid to resolve the recurring herders/farmers clashes in some parts of the country. Gbajabiamila, who spoke Wednesday with newsmen after a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari, however, called for amicable resolution of the clashes for the nation to move forward. The Speaker, who said he had a fruitful discussion on the state of the nation with the President, stressed that it will be wrong for any ethnic group…

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, has stressed that no ethnic group should dominate other ethnic groups in the bid to resolve the recurring clashes between herders and farmers in some parts of the country. Gbajabiamila, who spoke yesterday with journalists after a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari, however, called for an amicable resolution of the clashes for the nation to move forward. The Speaker, who said he had fruitful discussions on the state of the nation with the president, stressed that it would be wrong for any ethnic group to lord its views on other…

Following a poor run of form, Chelsea FC’s decision to sack club legend Frank Lampard drew a lot of heat from various parts of the British media. Suggestions were made that influential players in the Chelsea dressing room, such as Antonio Rudiger, had a role to play in the decision, and that a divide in the dressing room led to Frank Lampard’s eventual demise. Recently, German defender Antonio Rudiger – a key member of the Chelsea dressing room accused of causing the divide – has opened up about the 42-year-old’s departure, and refuted any claims that he had spoken to…

Alexandre Jankewitz was handed his first senior start on the very biggest stage on Tuesday night as Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhüttl entrusted the teenage midfielder to rise to the occasion against Manchester United at Old Trafford. Having only turned 19 on Christmas Day, Alexandre Jankewitz was taking baby steps into settling down at the club, and had appeared from the bench against Shrewsbury Town in the FA Cup and Aston Villa in the Premier League. However, he will right now only remembered for his performance against Manchester United, and he will live with the remorse and regret of his actions for a…

The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on Crude Oil Theft, Wednesday, said forensic audit conducted had shown that crude oil worth over $20 billion could not be accounted for between 2005 and 2012. The Chairman of the Ad-hoc Committee, Hon. Peter Akpatason, who made the disclosure during the resumed hearing in Abuja, said that the same infractions were observed between 2016 and 2019. Akpatason said the Committee resolved to resume the investigation on crude oil theft in Nigeria, having gone through submissions from the various stakeholders in the sector. The lawmaker while stating that the committee was not set up…

Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as Juventus came from behind to beat Inter Milan 2-1 at the San Siro in their Italian Cup semi-final first leg on Tuesday. Record 13-time winners Juve will be favourites to reach a sixth final in seven years when they bid to complete the job in the return game in Turin next Tuesday. “This is just the first leg, we haven’t achieved anything yet,” Juventus coach Andrea Pirlo told RAI Sport. “What this does prove is that if we are fully concentrated, it becomes difficult for anyone against us.” Inter, who beat Juventus 2-0 last month…

English rugby union’s Premiership is to introduce £100 ($136, 113 euros) fines for any breaches of coronavirus protocols by players, coaches or members of club staff, it was announced Wednesday. The Premiership has been using an education first approach. But from this weekend’s round of fixtures these will be supplemented by financial penalties for any personnel who repeatedly or overtly ignore the rule, either on matchdays or at other times. Examples of behaviour that would be subject to financial penalties include avoidable breaches of social distancing such as try celebrations and the non-wearing of face masks when required to do…