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Counsel for Asa Investment limited owned by late Dr Olusola Saraki, Mr Abdulrazeez Ibrahim, and the state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Salman Jawondo, who is representing the Kwara State Government, on Monday, told a Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin that the amicable resolution to settle the revocation of disputed land on which Ile Arugbo was built has collapsed. Following the collapse of the peace talks on the disputed land, Justice Abiodun Adebara has fixed March 25, 2020, for the hearing of the suit challenging the Kwara State Government’s revocation of the land allegedly owned by late…

Real Madrid won the Clasico and might have saved their season as they ended their slump in the best way possible on Sunday by beating Barcelona 2-0 and returning to the top of La Liga. Vinicius Junior’s deflected finish and a stoppage-time goal from Mariano Diaz decided a frenzied contest at the Santiago Bernabeu, where Madrid found new life after a Champions League defeat by Manchester City had left them on the brink of crisis. “It’s been a tough week,” said Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane. “We talked about how we had an opportunity this weekend and we took it.”…

The Centre for Disease Control (CDC) has announced that it would allow hundreds of laboratories to test for the virus, while Donald Trump administration said it was distributing tens of thousands of testing kits. The US’s Health and Human Services Secretary, Alex Azar said after weeks of stalled testing for the coronavirus, the US now has enough diagnostic kits to test 75,000 people, with more on the way. The Trump administration has faced widespread criticism for a slow and scattered delivery of testing materials to states, where only 12 labs are capable of diagnosing the virus. Mr. Azar’s announcement, on…

Former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has thrown his weight behind those canvassing that the federal government enters into negotiation with terrorists as alternative to physical confrontation. Ribadu also said he was not against rehabilitation of repentant insurgents, saying such action by government can go a long way in addressing the decade-long attacks that have seen many lives lost and many people injured with property worth several millions of naira destroyed. Speaking to journalists, weekend in Abuja, on the sideline of Adamawa Community Association election, where former Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Mr.…

Barcelona vs Real Madrid remains one of the biggest clashes in world football. A fixture filled with some legendary moments that has seen some of the world’s greatest legends go head-to-head against one another, there are few other games which incite the level of excitement as Spain’s El Clasico. On Sunday night, the two European heavyweights will go against each other for the second time this season as Real Madrid host their bitter rivals at the Santiago Bernabeu. With just two points separating league leaders Barcelona from their opponents this weekend at the top of the table, this game promises to be a…

Marcus Rashford is expected to make his return from a back injury late this season in a boost for Manchester United, manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said. Rashford, who has scored 19 goals this season, has been sidelined since mid-January due to the injury. But amid fears the forward would miss the rest of the campaign, Solskjaer revealed the 22-year-old England international was likely to return late in 2019-20. “The scan came back quite positive,” he told UK newspapers. “But we will give him the time he needs. He’s desperate to come back, of course, but it’ll be another couple…

While all eyes are on El Clasico, Real Madrid and Barcelona are considering their number nine options ahead of next season. The LaLiga giants, who meet at the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday, appear set to strengthen their options up front ahead of 2020-21. And both Madrid and Barca are linked with similar names as they look to add forwards. TOP STORY – MADRID, BARCELONA CONSIDER WERNER, MARTINEZ AND HAALAND With Luka Jovic so far unable to make an impact at Real Madrid, they are considering Borussia Dortmund star Erling Haaland, Inter striker Lautaro Martinez and RB Leipzig’s Timo Werner, according to Marca. Haaland is top of…

Odion Ighalo has vowed to seize his opportunity to impress with Manchester United, stating “I will give my blood” to make the most of his time with the club. Signed on deadline day in January on loan from Shanghai Shenhua until the end of the season, the 30-year-old striker has already made an impact for the Red Devils. Having appeared as a substitute in Premier League wins over Chelsea and Watford, Ighalo marked his first start for United with his first goal in Thursday’s 5-0 defeat of Club Brugge at Old Trafford in the second leg of the Europa League…

A prominent traditional ruler in the north recently decried the growing population of young children, who are orphans, in the region. He said the rising insecurity in the country had significantly contributed to this trend and warned of the consequences if those at the helm of affairs fail to do something about it urgently. While killings, abductions, banditry and cultism, among others, occur in several parts of the country, there have been calls from different quarters for negotiation with the perpetrators of these crimes. The plans to mitigate the rising levels of insecurity have, however, neglected the adequate welfare of…

Ayo Olukotun The divisions around propriety, timing and motivation, notwithstanding, a bill to grant immunity from prosecution for presiding officers of the federal and state legislatures has passed second reading in the House of Representatives. The Bill seeks to amend section 308 of the 1999 constitution (as amended), by extending the immunity granted to the top hats in the executive, to include helmsmen in the legislature. Many constitutions in the developing world and in Western Europe, already grant immunity from prosecution while in office, not just to principal officers of the National Assemblies, but to all members of the House.…