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What’s the story? Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo boasts having an incredible goalscoring record in the knockout stages of the UEFA Champions League, miles ahead of Barcelona captain Lionel Messi. In case you didn’t know… Both Barcelona and Juventus have crucial European clashes looming in the form of the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final fixtures against Manchester United and Ajax respectively. The two football giants will walk into the closing leg of their fixtures as favourites after having earned a first-leg advantage last week. While Barcelona won 1-0 at Old Trafford, courtesy of an own-goal from United full-back Luke Shaw, Juventus have an away goal advantage,…

The end of the last Star Wars trilogy has been dubbed ‘The Rise of Skywalker’ and now the official trailer has given fans a first look into what the next movie has in store. “We’ve passed on all we know,” Luke Skywalker says in ominous, wise voice-over in the trailer for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. “A thousand generations live in you now. But this is your fight.” From the trailer we can see that after a time jump of an unknown length, we’re back with Rey, Kylo Ren, Finn, Poe Dameron, Rose Tico, and the rest of the crew. New…

Antiretroviral therapy may soon be obsolete, as scientists have successfully used immune cells to kick the dormant form of Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV) out of its hiding place and destroy it. The findings may soon lead to an HIV vaccine. With the help of antiretroviral therapy, over half of these people now have a very low level of the virus. This means that they can no longer transmit it to other people. Antiretroviral therapy can keep HIV in check so well that the virus is near-undetectable in the blood. However, HIV continues to “live” in latent form, so people with…

By Hope Eghagha It is interesting, even strange the way the marriage institution has evolved, revolved, devolved or degenerated these days, the last days, if I may borrow that apocalyptic phrase from Christian theology. Now, I’m not going to discuss anything serious like the extreme development of same sex marriage though I am yet to get used to the very idea of a man introducing another man to me as his wife or a woman introducing another woman as her wife, and they both ferry three or four kids around the place even when they cannot multiply and fill the earth.…

Relationships are huge tasks; these tasks often times presents itself in complicated and difficult manners. But the good thing is, people who find themselves in one see some pretty clear signals to know if the relationship is going to work or not. It is all about reading the handwriting on the wall, in other words, not ignoring the red flags. However, it is also relevant to note that a relationship can never be perfect; the society has succeeded in painting a picture to many individuals that relationships must lead to a lifetime of commitment and unending love, but in reality,…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), says it has confirmed 16 new cases of Lassa fever from five states in Nigeria. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, disclosed this in Abuja on Saturday ,while given an update about the disease and effort by the centre. He said that the 16 new cases have now brought the number of confirmed cases to 526 out of the 2,034 suspected cases since Jan. 1 in 21 states. He also said that a total of 121 deaths had been recorded since the onset of the outbreak. Ihekweazu said Edo,…

Lionel Messi is a “magician” who will pose the greatest threat to Manchester United when they take on Barcelona in the Champions League, Andy Cole has warned his former club. United face Barca over two legs for a spot in the semi-finals, having stunned Paris Saint-Germain with a last-gasp away-goals win in the French capital to reach the last eight. Cole, a European champion in United’s 1998-99 treble-winning season, cited the danger that Messi represents to the club’s hopes of getting their hands back on the famous trophy. “They’ve got a little magician in their team and, if he turns up,…

Nigeria’s national football team, the Super Eagles, have moved up four spots on the FIFA ranking with the latest ranking released on Thursday by the world football governing body. The Super Eagles moved from 46th spot in the world to the 42nd position. In Africa, the Super Eagles maintain its third position on the ladder just behind Senegal and Tunisia respectively. Morocco, Congo DR, Ghana, Cameroon, Egypt, Burkina Faso and Mali occupy the remaining spots in Africa’s top ten teams. In March, the Eagles have played two competitive games and won both. Nigeria rounded off their 2019 Africa Cup of…

Sergio Aguero will miss Manchester City’s Premier League match against Cardiff City and is a doubt for Saturday’s FA Cup semi-final against Brighton and Hove Albion. Aguero was substituted before the hour during Saturday’s 2-0 win over Fulham, having earlier dispatched his 29th goal of the season in all competitions. Speaking at a pre-match news conference, Guardiola did not disclose the nature of Aguero’s injury but he is not willing to risk the 30-year-old as City enter a pivotal phase of their battle for honours on all fronts – including the first leg of a Champions League quarter-final at Tottenham…

Maurizio Sarri encouraged Chelsea fans to create a positive atmosphere during Wednesday’s clash with Brighton and Hove Albion, claiming criticism of his coaching harms the team. Blues supporters were vocal with their frustrations during a 2-1 win at Cardiff City on Sunday, with several fans chanting for Sarri to be sacked as they trailed in the closing stages. Chelsea turned the situation around but the Italian, while not concerned by the criticism, does not want the negative climate to be repeated in midweek. “I think [the fans] have to help the players during the match,” Sarri told a pre-match news conference.…