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Football Sports

Manchester United crashed out of the Champions League Tuesday as Wissam Ben Yedder struck twice in four minutes in the second-half to send Sevilla into the quarter-finals. It was the first time in 60 years that Sevilla reached ...
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News Nigeria Politics

Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo on Tuesday cleared the air on why he is endorsing his son in-law, Mr Uche Nwosu, to take over from him as governor. Speaking with newsmen at the Sam Mbakwe International Airport in ...
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Football Sports

Jose Mourinho insisted European disappointment is nothing new for Manchester United after losing 2-1 to Sevilla at Old Trafford to crash out of the Champions League. Wissam Ben Yedder struck twice in four second-half minutes on Tuesday to ...
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Elections News

Sierra Leone’s National Electoral Commission has declared March 27 for a run-off as no presidential candidate scored the mandatory 55 per cent of total valid votes cast in the March 7 election. NEC Chairman, Mohamed Conteh made the ...
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News

The presidency on Tuesday summoned the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, for questioning over why he breached President Muhammadu Buhari’s order to relocate to Benue following the January 1 killings in the state. President Buhari received Idris in ...
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Football Sports

Edin Dzeko was the hero as Roma reached the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time in 10 years edging past Shakhtar Donetsk 1-0 at the Stadio Olimpico on Tuesday. Dzeko’s goal allowed the Italians to win the ...
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News Nigeria Politics

The House of Representatives has lifted the suspension placed on the former Chairman, House Committee on Appropriation, Rep. Abdulmumin Jibrin (Kano-APC). This followed a letter of apology signed by Jibrin which was presented by the Speaker of the ...
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Foreign News

The Federal Government says it is working with Libyan Authority to negotiate the release of all Nigerians in Libya slave camps and ensure their repatriation safely to the country. Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama told the News Agency ...
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Foreign News

US President Donald Trump has sacked Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, and immediately replaced him with the director of the CIA, Mike Pompeo. Thanking Mr Tillerson for his service on Twitter, Mr Trump said the new state secretary ...
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Foreign

United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson brought his truncated maiden Africa trip to a close on Monday, promising the full backing of his country to Nigeria and Chad, on the frontline of the war on terror. Washington’s ...
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