UEFA move Champions League final to Porto

UEFA announced on Thursday that the Champions League final between Manchester City and Chelsea had been moved from Istanbul to Porto. The match on May 29 has been switched to the Estadio do Dragao to allow English spectators to attend as travel between the UK and Turkey is suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic. Earlier, European football’s governing body announced up to 6,000 supporters from each club will be able to attend. “We accept that the decision of the British Government to place Turkey on the red list for travel…

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Buhari begs Nigerians for understanding

Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday, begged Nigerians to show more understanding on the current economic and security situations in the country. According to a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the President made the appeal while speaking with State House correspondents shortly after observing the Eid prayers, marking the end of one-month-long Ramadan fast, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The statement was titled, ‘President Buhari pledges action against bandits’ threat to national food security.’ Buhari was quoted as saying that “I expect Nigerians…

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‘Its all fake’ -Nigerian Army says Boko Haram video distributing Ramadan welfare not real

The Nigerian Army has reacted to recent viral photos showing members of terrorist groups, Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province distributing Ramadan welfare packages to some residents of Borno and Yobe States as fake and unreal. The Army in a statement signed on Thursday by Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier General, Mohammed Yerima, said the incident never happened but was a mere propaganda to distract Nigerians. Yerima also knocked Sahara Reporters for publishing a story on the so-called donation on Tuesday, adding that story was not factual…

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How NDLEA burst ‘most wanted’ Lagos drug baron with 1kg cocaine, N145m at airport

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has nabbed ex-Lagos council boss and drug baron, Asekun Kehinde, recovering one kilogramme of cocaine and N145 million in the process. Asekun, a former vice-chairman of Lagos Island East Local Council Development Area, was nabbed by operatives of the NDLEA at Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos last Friday while the suspect was trying to board a Virgin Atlantic airline flight to London. According to a statement on Wednesday by the NDLEA Director of Media and Publicity, Femi Babalola, Askeun has been on the wanted…

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Banditry: IDPs in 14 Niger State LGAs get NEMA relief

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has commenced direct distribution of relief materials to 24,925 household of displaced persons affected by banditry in 14 Local Government Areas of Niger State.  Director General of NEMA AVM Muhammadu Muhammed (rtd.) flagged off the relief distribution in Kuta, the headquarters of Shiroro Local Government Area of the state.  The NEMA DG who was represented by the Head of Minna Operations Office, Hajiya Zainab Ahmad Saidu sympathised with the affected persons and said the relief materials approved by President Muhammadu Buhari were delivered to…

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