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Some of the World's biggest football institutions have expressed grief over the death of about 30 football fans, who lost their lives, in the Nigerian south-southern city of Calabar on Thursday. World football governing body and Manchester United are among those who sympathized with Nigeria following the tragic event of Thursday night.

Brighton and Hove Albion's hopes of winning the Championship title suffered a bizarre setback on Friday when they lost 2-0 at Norwich City with two own goals off goalkeeper David Stockdale's back. Each goal came from shots by Alex Pritchard which fizzed back off the woodwork and on to the keeper. The result denied Brighton, who are already guaranteed promotion to the Premier League, the win they needed to clinch first place ahead of Newcastle United.

Former Arsenal and England captain Tony Adams suffered his second successive defeat as Granada boss on Friday when the relegation-threatened Spanish side lost 2-0 at Sevilla. A double from Brazilian striker Paulo Henrique Ganso, who hit the target in the fourth and 46th minutes, gave Sevilla victory which pulled them level on 65 points with third-placed Atletico Madrid in the race for a Champions League group stage spot.

Hoffenheim scored a stoppage-time equaliser through Kerem Demirbay to draw 1-1 at Cologne on Friday and snatch a point as they battle for a top three Bundesliga finish and a spot in next season's Champions League group stage. The visitors remained in third place on 55 points but Borussia Dortmund, two points behind in fourth, can overtake them with victory over Borussia Moenchengladbach on Saturday.

Rivers United’s technical manager Stanley Eguma has warned that the playoff tie against Rwandan club Rayon Sports has yet to be put to bed. The Nigerian club won 2-0 in the first leg decided at the Yakubu Gowon Stadium, Port Harcourt last Sunday. Eguma however believes the tie is still in the balance and expects a strong performance from ‘Gikundiro’ on Saturday at the Amahoro Stadium, Kigali.

Nigerian club Rivers United have been dealt a huge blow in their quest to qualify for the group stages of the 2017 Caf Confederation Cup with the news that two of their most trusted stalwarts, Esosa Igbinoba and Markson Ojobo, will miss Saturday’s Caf Confederation Cup clash against Rayon Sports. The two players took part in the first leg in Port Harcourt which United won 2-0. They will however miss the second leg against the Rwandan club at the Amahoro Stadium, Kigali for varying reasons.

Ashley Young has challenged Manchester United to storm to the finish line in the race to make the Premier League's top four, while Liverpool aim to take another step towards the Champions League. With leaders Chelsea and second placed Tottenham clashing in the FA Cup semifinals, the fight for Premier League supremacy is on hold until next week, but there is still plenty at stake in this weekend's fixtures. Significantly, the other FA Cup semifinal features Arsenal and Manchester City and their leave of absence in the league means United have a golden opportunity to close the gap on the top four.

Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic faces a long injury layoff after landing awkwardly on his knee in the Europa League quarterfinal win over Anderlecht, British media reported on Friday. The 35-year-old Swede sustained damage to his right knee late in the game against Anderlecht on Thursday and was assessed by the club's medical staff.

Sealing another top-four finish in the Premier League for Tottenham Hotspur would be more satisfying than winning La Liga with Barcelona, manager Mauricio Pochettino said on Friday. With his vibrant young Tottenham side hunting down leaders Chelsea in the Premier League and facing them in Saturday's FA Cup semifinal, Pochettino's work is making waves.

Dr. Alex Obiogbolu, one of the leading aspirants for the ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the forthcoming governorship election in Anambra State as a student in Kings College, Lagos in the seventies still remembers the visage and carriage of Dr. Olusola Saraki, the medical doctor turned politician who became Senate Leader in the Second Republic.

The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation, NDIC, has filed two separate suits before the Federal High Court in Abuja, seeking to recover the sums of $29.2million and N5.3billion, owed the defunct Gulf Bank Plc. The Corporation, in its debt recovery suits: FHC/ABJ/CS/296/16 and FHC/ABJ/CS/437/15, told the court that two firms—Ibom Power Company Limited and Lyk Engineering Limited—were indebted to the defunct bank to the tune of $29.2m and N5,382,722,528.82, respectively, as of January16, 2006, when it shut down.

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), yesterday, suspended the nationwide implementation of the cash-less policy indefinitely. In a circular signed by Dipo Fatokun, Director, Banking and Payments System Department of CBN,, the apex bank instructed banks to revert to old charges and refund customers who had been debited.

Just when we thought that Nigerian sports was out of the woods, following past FIFA threats to sanction Nigeria following government interferences, another terrible storm appears to be brewing after the release of the Federations Election Guidelines by the Minister of Youth and Sports, Barr. Solomon Dalung.

With the oozing stench of death which hung strong in the air and over a score  wooden benches  scattered all around with   slippers littered every where   anyone who stuck his face  into the makeshift hall, that served as football viewing centre  at 55  Nsak Effiom Lane , Nyahasang  village, outskirts of Calabar Municipality, would  readily know that tragedy had taken place there.

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Those who have been monitoring events in Edo state since the coming of Governor Godwin Obaseki will tell you that the governor has been working silently across the state despite the economic recession in the country. The governor has embarked on cutting cost in all spheres of government in order to finance projects in the state. Unlike most governors in the country, Obaseki sometimes moves with only two vehicles in his convoy and in most cases, when he arrives in an event, it takes people some time to know the governor has arrived because he has maintained a very small convoy.

Leader of the dreaded kidnap gang, Evans, who is a native of Amambra State, has been on the police wanted list for a long time. His father is from Anambra State, while his mother is from Agbor in Delta State. He has been in crime for a long time and together with members of his gang, they have coordinated several bank robberies , in Oyo, Port-Harcourt, Abia States, etc.

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Germany's goalkeeper Manuel Neuer is out for the rest of the season after fracturing his left foot in Bayern Munich's Champions League defeat at Real Madrid, his club announced on Wednesday. The Bayern shot-stopper and Germany captain suffered the injury while trying unsuccessfully to stop Cristiano Ronaldo netting his third goal in the 109th minute at the Bernabeu as defending holders Real won 4-2 after extra-time on Tuesday.

Ashley Young felt Manchester United's stunning victory over Chelsea set a benchmark ahead of the conclusion of their Europa League quarterfinal against Anderlecht on Thursday. United revitalised their season and blew open the Premier League title race by sinking leaders Chelsea 2-0 on Sunday in a tactical masterclass by manager Jose Mourinho. Despite dominating last week's first leg against Anderlecht, United returned from Brussels with a 1-1 draw, but Young says they have no doubts about their ability to finish the job.

Harambee Stars was held to a goalless draw by visiting Malawi’s Flames in an international friendly match at the Kenyatta Stadium in Machakos on Tuesday afternoon, a game watched by new Caf President Ahmad Ahmad. The two teams were using the match to prepare for the African Nations Championship (Chan). While Kenya is preparing for the actual tournament as hosts, Malawi will be playing Madagascar in the first round of the qualifiers in Antananarivo on Thursday.

Mufulira Wanderers coach Ahmed Sulieman has admitted they are struggling because of three key off-season departures. The nine-time champions have made a terrible start to the 2017 Faz Super League campaign, after losing their opening two games and are bottom of the log. On Monday, Wanderers lost 4-1 at home to old Foe City of Lusaka at Shinde Stadium in Mufulira.

Forest Rangers coach Perry Mutapa is resigned to losing striker Felix Nyaende who is reportedly on the verge of joining defending Faz Super League champions Zanaco. Nyaende has missed Forest’s opening two league games away, at Lumwana Radiants that they lost 1-0 away, on April 8 and Sundays 1-1 home draw against promoted Real Nakonde.

Zesco United finally get down to the business, of challenging for the 2017 Faz Super League title on Wednesday. The 2015 champions host promoted Konkola Blades, in a delayed Week 1 match at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola. Zesco’s opening day fixture was postponed due to the Ndola clubs’ 2017 Caf Confederation Cup pre-group stage engagements, against Enugu Rangers of Nigeria that they won 5-2 on aggregate.

Toriq Losper is back in full training at Ajax Cape Town town but the club say they are being cautious about the timing of his return to action. “I must be sure he is 100 ready when I want to use him,” said coach Stanley Menzo. “We’d like to use him but we must also take care of him.”

John Terry insists he has no intention of retiring when he completes the toughest decision of his life by leaving Chelsea at the end of the season. Terry revealed this week that he will bring down the curtain on his glittering 19-year Chelsea career once the current campaign is over. The 36-year-old's decision sparked suggestions that he might hang up his boots after appearing in just five Premier League games this season. But, writing on Instagram on Wednesday, the former England defender said:

Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party ,  PDP, in Rivers State, Mr Felix Obuah, has berated governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress, APC, in the 2015 governorship election in the state, Mr. Dakuku Peterside, over his comment against Governor Nyesom Wike regarding the unclaimed $454 million saga. Obuah, in a statement, said the party could have ordinarily ignored Peterside’s vituperations against Governor Wike but chose to respond so that Rivers people would understand the underlying motive of Peterside’s ill-motivated action.

IT was harvest of arrests across Benue last week, after the state Police Command declared an onslaught against the masterminds of several violent crimes in parts of the state. The operation conducted under the direct supervision of the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Bashir Makama, led to the arrest of members of a suspected syndicate who recently rustled over 200 cows in Agatu local government area.

Kano state’s para-soccer team on Tuesday in Abuja emerged winners of the second edition of the National Para-Soccer League. Newsmen report that Kano won all their games in the competition to retain the title they first won back home in 2016. The Kano state team played seven games at the competition to earn 14 points, with Yobe finishing second and Katsina state finishing third. Speaking at the end of the competition, Ibrahim Musa, the head coach of the Kano team, said he was happy his team won the title for the second time.

AHEAD of Supreme Court judgment on the   N1.68billion perceived illegal deductions of the pensioners by the state government, on April 27, 2017, tension has gripped stakeholders and other citizens of the state. Since the year 2009,the Pensioners under  the aegis of Concerned Pensioners in Kwara State, which claimed to have more than 90% of the support of the members   had dragged the state government to court when the state leadership refused to take the bull by the horn.

B ENIN —EDO State Police Command has disclosed that it recovered a pump action and two double barrel guns from a professor at Ambrose Ali University, AAU, Ekpoma, Edo State. State Police Commissioner, Mr Haliru Gwandu, disclosed this to journalists in Benin, yesterday, while parading 59 suspects arrested for involving in various crimes in the state. Gwandu, who did not disclose the name of the lecturer, said they had intelligence report and went to search the lecture’s house and found the guns, saying that investigation into the matter was on-going.

The Chairman of the Transitional Implementation Committee (TIC), Mallam Musa Buge, representing Baruten Local Government Council of Kwara, said it would start its registration of foreign herdsmen moving into the council area. He made the remarks on Tuesday in a media chat with journalists at Kosubosu, Kwara state.

3 robbers burnt alive in Benue Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/04/3-robbers-burnt-alive-benue/ Sapele—A National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, member, Mr. Toritseju Lodge, was, on Monday, killed by gunmen at Oghara in Delta State, in front of his rented apartment. The NYSC member, a graduate from one of the universities in Oghara, Delta State, and serving in Imo State, was said to have returned to the house he was staying in Oghara to celebrate the Easter with friends, when the masked gunmen shot him.

MAKURDI—Three robbery suspects were, yesterday, burnt alive by a mob at Adikpo in Kwande Local Government Area of Benue State. The would-be victims pounced on the robbers when they ran out of bullets . The trio, who were alleged to be part of the gang terrorising filling stations operators in Adikpo and its environs, were nabbed after a failed attempt to rob a filling station in the area.

Etiyin Etim Edet, the Paramount Ruler of Bakassi and Chairman of Cross River Traditional Rulers’ Council, said that the Bakassi people are suffering because of a single decision made by Olusegun Obasanjo. Etim said that Obasanjo ceded the Bakassi Peninsula to Cameroon without making provisions for the people of Bakassi. ” 13 years after Obasanjo’s handover we are still suffering for his single decision, he has caused us pain.”

Toxic people ‘defy logic’. Some of them are unaware of their negative impact on others and others derive pleasure in causing chaos and pushing others to the edge. Because toxic people are so difficult to understand, it generally makes it difficult to effectively deal with them. Jumia Travel, the leading online agency, helps by sharing 5 ways to push through this difficulty and effectively deal with toxic people.

T HERE should be an elevation of the collective societal aspiration above and beyond narrow contemplations when issues of grave consequence to the lives and survival of a considerable population arise in a polity.  Such is the case in examining the verdict of the Edo State Election Petition Tribunal as the citizenry would now envisage a final settlement to the issue of the 2016 governorship election. It should therefore be morally and journalistically liberating to pierce through the political  iron curtain and the diversionary theatrics in every action and analysis that is related to the Edo election-it should be imperative to deliver incontestable evidence and  unvarnished truths for the actualisation of the genuine political yearnings and economic well-being of the people.

Michael Essien and Carlton Cole are facing problems in Indonesia after their new club admitted it had not obtained work permits for the ex-English Premier League players. The two were signed with great fanfare last month by Persib Bandung, one of the country’s best clubs , in a boost for Indonesian football as it seeks to bounce back from a FIFA suspension and launch a new league.

Donald Trump called Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to congratulate him on winning a referendum granting him sweeping new powers that exposed bitter divisions in the country. The White House said they also discussed a US missile strike in Syria and the fight against the Islamic State group.

US Vice President Mike Pence reiterated his country’s commitment to the security of Japan on Tuesday, as North Korea intensified concerns over its weapons programme with a vow to launch missile tests “every week”. The North, which is intent on developing a nuclear-tipped ballistic missile capable of reaching the mainland United States, defied international pressure Sunday with a test that failed immediately after launch.

The Kogi state chairman of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria, ALGON, Mr. Toufiq Isah, has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, and other anti-corruption agencies to investigate and prosecute Senator Dino Melaye for allegedly stealing items meant for Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, in the North West on December, to his home town Ayetoro-Gbede.

Afghan First Lady Rula Ghani on Tuesday called for the protection of Afghan girls against child marriages. According to her, forced marriages affect physical health of young girls and robs them of their childhood and future. “Child marriage is a depressing phenomenon for the young generation of Afghanistan and it is a national responsibility to stop the menace,’’ she told audience in an event held in Afghan Media and Information Centre .

Sen. Binta Garba (APC-Adamawa) says being the only female senator from the 19 Northern States is not something for her to be proud of. Garba told newsmen in New York that women should make up 30 per cent of all elective and appointive positions. “It is rather unfortunate that I am the only female senator from the 19 northern states; it’s not something of pride. “But if out of 19 states we have at least nine women as senators, it will make our work easier and we would push legislations that affect us health wise, economically and educationally.

“We are hungry because we are lazy”, said Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, on Monday at the 22nd National Ummah Convention in Sokoto. He attributed the current economic recession and hunger to laziness of leaders and the people. The convention which has its theme, “Agriculture: Panacea to Nigeria’s Economic Recession”, was aimed at addressing the cognate issues of hunger in the country.

Sen. Binta Garba (APC Adamawa North) has appealed to men in the country not to see the Gender Equality Bill before the Senate as an affront to them. Garba told newsmen in New York that men and women are partners in progress in all sectors. “Women must be given an equal opportunity to serve her motherland in every standard she would found herself be it in her work place, in her chosen career or whatever. “We are not fighting the men.

A 34-year-old woman, Ada Ikart, on Tuesday appeared in an Apapa Magistrates’ Court, Lagos for allegedly beating her neighbor , Justina Oke, and used razor blade to cut her finger. Ikart, a resident of Baba Sule Str. Ajegunle, Apapa in Lagos, is standing trial on a charge of assault. The Prosecutor, Sgt. Olusegun Kokoye, told the court that the accused committed the offence on December 24, 2016 at her residence .

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A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Niger, Kabiru Rijau, says Nigerians must own up ongoing fight against corruption, to save the country from collapse . Rijau said in an interview with newsmen in Minna on Tuesday that those insinuating political sentiments to the war, were selfish and unpatriotic. According to him, corruption is one of the factors responsible for the nation’s set back and must be fought to a standstill.

M AKURDI— Unknown armed men, yesterday, invaded Abaji Market in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue State, killing five persons and leaving scores with various degrees of injuries. The attack is coming three weeks after armed men invaded the popular Zaki Biam International Yam Market, killing several persons, injuring many and razing many stalls, houses, leaving behind heaps of burnt yam tubers.

ABUJA – As Nigerians join the rest of the world to celebrate Easter, which marks the crucifixion and resurrection of the Lord, Jesus Christ, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, Muhammad Musa Bello has urged residents of the territory to pray for Nigeria and President Muhammadu Buhari for the wellbeing, peace and prosperity of Nigeria as a country.

TALENTED Nigerian kids who took part in the 2017 Toyota Dream Car Art contest have challenged Toyota Motor Corporation to translate their drawing to reality by producing their dream car of the future. About 1122 kids from the ages of eight to fifteen took part in the Toyota organised contest held in three geographical locations in the country, including Abuja, Port Harcourt and Lagos.

Kaduna – The war of words between the governor or Kaduna State, Nasir El Rufai and the national Assembly over the secrecy of the national Assembly escalated further yesterday as the governor told the legislators that resorting to attack on his person will not wish away the issue.

ABUJA-For the second time in a row, President Muhammadu Buhari stayed away from his office Thursday. The President who was expected to chair the Wednesday edition of the Federal Executive Council , FEC meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja failed to turn up. His Vice Osinbajo functioned in his place. The reasons for the president’s absence have largely remained unknown as there was no official position on that.

Former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has agreed to join second-tier United States team the Phoenix Rising in an effort to help them join an expanded Major League Soccer (MLS) competition before he takes an executive role with the team when he retires. The Arizona team added on Wednesday the Ivorian would have a "vested interest" in the franchise.

Cristiano Ronaldo netted his 100th European goal on Wednesday to give holders Real Madrid a 2-1 comeback win at 10-man Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarterfinal, first-leg. Arturo Vidal headed Bayern into a first-half lead, but then skied a penalty attempt on the stroke of half-time before Ronaldo volleyed the defending champions' level.

Liverpool have some amazing talent but are missing a leader cast in the same mould as Steven Gerrard, the Premier League side's former attacking midfielder Luis Garcia told Reuters. The Merseyside club dominated English football for two decades from the 1970s and are one of the world's most successful clubs but have found winning trophies much harder to come by since claiming their last league title 27 years ago.

Premier League-leading Chelsea's success on the pitch has been recognised by the Professional Footballer's Association (PFA) with Eden Hazard and N'Golo Kante making the shortlist for the organisation's Players' Player of the Year award. The six-player list named on Thursday also includes Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane, Manchester United's leading scorer Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Everton striker Romelu Lukaku and Arsenal talisman Alexis Sanchez.

Manchester United fans without tickets have been warned not to travel to Thursday's Europa League quarterfinal against Anderlecht amid high security around the game in Belgium. Around 1 300 English supporters are gathering in the Belgium capital Brussels for the game with the city on high alert following Tuesday night's bomb attack on the Borussia Dortmund team bus ahead of their Champions League quarterfinal against Monaco.