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  London, July 20, 2020 Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers shrugged off Sunday’s 3-0 defeat by Tottenham Hotspur. He believes next week’s English Premier League (EPL) finale at home to Manchester United is “perfect” as they try and seal a top four finish. When Leicester won eight successive league games …

  For over thirty two years after it was abandoned by previous governments, President Muhammadu Buhari would soon be invited to perform a virtual commissioning of the Itakpe/Warri standard gauge railway for commercial use.,Minister of Transportation Rt Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has said. Amaechi, who spoke during an inspection tour …

London, July 18, 2020 Arsenal ambushed holders Manchester City as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice in a 2-0 victory in the FA Cup semi-final at an empty Wembley Stadium on Saturday. A few days after beating Premier League champions Liverpool, Arsenal gave another gritty and disciplined display to set up a …

Nigerian Americans in Politics, NAPAC-USA will be having a special event online on Sunday, July 19, 2020. The program, the NAPAC-USA Virtual Political Town Hall Meeting, holds at 04:00pm (EST) and 1.00pm (PST) on ZOOM. With the theme, Nigerian Americans in Politics: “The Collective Role” the event will feature Gab …

Barcelona (Spain), July 18, 2020 FC Barcelona coach Quique Setien says his side still have what it takes to win this season’s UEFA Champions League in spite of their dismal end to the La Liga campaign. Barca surrendered the title to Real Madrid after Thursday’s 2-1 defeat by Osasuna. This …

President Muhammadu Buhari has lauded co-founder and publisher of Premium Times, Dapo Olorunyomi, on his being named one of the four awardees for year 2020 International Press Freedom Award, by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). The President, in a statement by Femi Adesina, his Special Adviser (Media and Publicity), …

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed delight at the news of the appointment of Professor Charles Egbu, from Anambra State, as Vice Chancellor of Leeds Trinity University, United Kingdom. The President, according to a statement by Femi Adesina, his Special Adviser (Media and Publicity) felicitates with the academic, who is the …

An evacuee being screened by consular officials at the Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey,  Score departure on Friday, July 17, 2020. By Harrison Arubu New York, July 18, 2020 Another flight evacuating Nigerians stranded in the United States due to the coronavirus pandemic has departed for Abuja. The fully …

By Stellamaris Ashinze Lagos, July 17, 2020 Google on Friday highlighted 10 other usefulness of Google Search engine aside from the normal search for obtaining information. Mr Taiwo Kola-Ogunlade, Google Communication Officer, West Africa, said that millions of people made use of Google Search to get answers and information every …

The Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) says it has not abandoned construction of the 200 bed capacity Emergency/Infectious Diseases hospital aimed at strengthening the fight against COVID-19. Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) – Agip Joint Venture, on May 2, 2020 started the construction of a 200-bed capacity infectious diseases hospital …

Nigeria’s Professor Charles Egbu, who was recently appointed the first black Vice Chancellor of Leeds Trinity University, United Kingdom, has won the praise of Mr. Peter Obi, the Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections. In a statement released Thursday by his Media Office …

Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2020 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has called on youths to get themselves involved in learning more skills that will help them in the future, while urging governments to take investments in vocational and technical education more seriously. Obi, who …

Reggio Emilia (Italy), July 16, 2020 Cristiano Ronaldo’s run of scoring in six league games ended as jittery Juventus were held to a 3-3 draw at Sassuolo on Wednesday. With this result, the defending champions missed the chance to go nine points clear at the top of Serie A. Having …

London, July 15, 2020 Arsenal capitalised on shocking errors from Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk and Alisson to beat the champions 2-1 at The Emirates on Wednesday. The loss ended their hopes of a record points tally for the Premier League season. It means Liverpool, on 93 points, can now only …

By Harrison Arubu United Nations, July 15, 2020 The President of the United Nations General Assembly, UNGA, Ambassador Tijani Muhammad-Bande, has called for investment in young people’s response to the novel coronavirus pandemic otherwise known as COVID-19. Muhammad-Bande made the call in his remarks at a virtual event to mark …

From: Ruth Yarnap, Bauchi The Nigeria  Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) has held a sensitization meeting with some selected caregivers in Kirfi Local Government Area of Bauchi state to address the issues of Maternal, Newborn, Child Health plus Nutrition and Malaria (MNCH+NM). The activity,organised by NAWOJ in collaboration with the …

London, July 14, 2020 An underwhelming Chelsea on Tuesday boosted their chances of a berth in next season’s UEFA Champions League by overcoming a slow start to beat relegated Norwich City 1-0 at Stamford Bridge. Olivier Giroud scored with virtually the last touch of the first half as Chelsea consolidated …

By Harrison Arubu United Nations, July 13, 2020 President of the United Nations General Assembly (PGA), Amb. Tijani Muhammad-Bande has blamed the global rise in hunger on “deep structural flaws” in food systems. Muhammad-Bande spoke at the launch of the latest State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World …

  Operatives of the Nigeria Police Cybercrime Unit, INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB), Abuja have arrested three suspects; Samson Inegbenesun 30 years, Blessed Junior 32 years and Muhammed Zakari 36 years, all male from Uromi in Edo State, for cyber-related offences including advance fee fraud, money laundering and romance scam. …

By Henry Oladele Lagos, July 12, 2020 The General Overseer (G.O.) of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, on Sunday urged Nigerians to enlarge their visions for greatness, adding that ‘God is able to do all things.’ Adeboye during his online sermon said that the Almighty …

Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has expressed sadness over the death of Madam Janet Kukah, the mother of the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Hassan Kukah. In a condolence message made available to the press on Saturday, Obi …

Turin (Italy), July 12, 2020 Cristiano Ronaldo converted two penalty kicks, both awarded for handballs and the second in the last minute on Saturday, as Serie A leaders Juventus twice hit back to draw 2-2 with Atalanta. The draw helped the defending champions to move closer to a ninth successive …

By Lizzy Okoji Abuja, July 11, 2020 The Federal Government says the evacuation flight from the United Kingdom, initially scheduled for July 12 from London Heathrow, has been rescheduled to depart from Gatwick Airport on July 14. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chief Geoffrey Onyeama, made this known via his …

The all-new Mercedes-Benz GLS is Mercedes-Benz’s largest and most luxurious SUV. It offers more of everything: more space, more comfort and indeed more luxury. Since it was first introduced in 2006 as the GL, the Mercedes-Benz GLS has dominated markets for large sized luxury SUVs all over the world. This …

The Dodo River Communities Development Association in Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa on Friday inaugurated projects worth over N141.65 million funded by the NNPC/Chevron Joint Venture. The benefitting communities are Amatu I , Amatu II, Biabiri I, Bilabiri II and Bisangbene. The projects inaugurated include Dodo River Secretariat in …