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Chelsea moved into third place in the Premier League as a quick-fire blitz from Ruben Loftus-Cheek and David Luiz inspired a vital 3-0 win over Watford on Sunday. Maurizio Sarri’s side were booed off after a sloppy first half, but two goals in three minutes from Loftus-Cheek and Luiz lifted the mood at Stamford Bridge. Gonzalo Higuain added the third and Chelsea are now one point clear of fourth placed Tottenham after their first win in four games in all competitions. If the Blues win their last league game of the season at Leicester next Sunday they will be certain…

Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State has promised continuous partnership with the World Bank and Community and Social Development (CSDP) to attract development to rural communities in the state. Emmanuel said this in his remarks to declare open the 2019 First Quarter Review Meeting of the Community and Social Development Project (CSDP) held in Uyo on Monday. The governor, who was represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Dr Emmauel Ekuwem, said that since the advent of his administration in 2015, government has tackled the provision of social amenities to the people with passionate drive The state governor…

Militants in the Gaza Strip have fired more than 200 rockets into Israel, the army says, prompting air strikes and tank fire on the Palestinian territory. Three Israelis were wounded in the rocket attacks. Three Palestinians, including a mother and small child, died in the Israeli retaliation. Four Palestinians, including two Hamas militants, were killed on Friday after an attack injured two Israeli soldiers. The flare-up followed a truce in the run-up to Israeli elections in April. It marks yet another increase in hostilities despite attempts by Egypt and the United Nations to broker a longer-term ceasefire, says the BBC’s…

The ornate ritualistic royal tradition was last held almost seven decades ago when the monarch’s late father ascended the throne. The King of Thailand has been officially crowned on the first day of an elaborate three-day coronation ceremony involving a 7kg jewel-encrusted crown and nine-tiered umbrella. King Maha Vajiralongkorn, or Rama X, inherited the throne following the death of his father in October 2016. A period of mourning meant the official ceremonies were delayed. The coronation, which takes place from Saturday to Monday, is estimated to have cost more than £23 million. It is the first the country has seen…

Celtic have won the Scottish Premiership title for the eighth time in a row after beating Aberdeen 3-0 on Saturday. Neil Lennon’s team approached the clash at Pittodrie with a nine-point advantage over second-placed Rangers, but victory over the Dons saw them move out of sight of their rivals to seal the crown with two games remaining. Mikael Lustig opened the scoring against Derek McInnes’ team five minutes before half-time, before Jozo Simunovic doubled his side’s lead shortly after the break and Odsonne Edouard added a third to complete their achievement. Having already wrapped up the League Cup this season, the Bhoys have…

A total of 143 passengers were spared as a passenger plane slid off a runway in the US state of Florida on Friday night, ending up in a river after landing during a thunderstorm. Twenty-one people were taken to hospital with minor injuries, officials said. The chartered Boeing 737, operated by Miami Air International, had flown from Guantanamo Bay in Cuba to a military base in the city of Jacksonville. Passengers say it landed heavily in the storm, skidding into St John’s River. The 136 passengers and seven crew members on board evacuated the Boeing 737-800 via its wings. “No…

Tough words. Very oratorical. Wonderful delivery. Embodiment of time-tested pieces of advice. Occasional roof-cracking applause and laughter greeted the seasoned speech. Scowls from some listeners as the words plummeted their lungs. Yet, the motivational speaker relentlessly fired more salvos to galvanise the recipients into action. It was an extempore by Mrs. Ibukunoluwa Abiodun Awosika, the Chairman of First Bank of Nigeria. The Nigeria Governors’ Forum was the organiser, mounting a one-day seminar for the 29 Nigerian elected and outgoing chief executive pilots in Abuja on Monday, April 29. Awosika who was the key speaker at the occasion began as she…

The Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) will commence online Teachers’ Professional Qualifying Examination (PQE) for Nigerian education graduates in the diaspora who were not registered with the council. The TRCN Registrar and Chief Executive, Prof. Josiah Ajiboye, stated this in Abuja on Friday, in a statement signed by Mr Muyiwa Ojewuyi, Head of Press and Protocol of the council. Ajiboye said that the window which permitted Nigerian education graduates based abroad to be registered by TRCN without taking the Teachers’ PQE had been closed. He added that the decision to put a stop to the examination waiver enjoyed by…

Another Nigerian has allegedly been killed by South African Police in questionable circumstances. For sometime now, some Nigerians have been hacked to death by the natives in South Africa over what is seen as ‘xenophobic attacks’. The President, Nigerian Citizens Association South Africa (NICASA), Mr Ben Okoli, has raised the alarm surrounding the death of Mr Ebuka Udugbo. Okoli said this in a letter to the Consul General, Nigerian Consulate, Johannesburg, South Africa a copy of which was obtained by News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Friday. He explained that Ebuka Udugbo was arrested by South African Police…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan zonal office, Friday arraigned a polytechnic graduate over alleged $600 internet fraud and forgery. Akeredolu Oluwafemi Temidayo (a.k.a. Susan Henderson) appeared before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court 2, sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State. It was also gathered that the suspect claimed to be a graduate of Insurance from The Polytechnic, Ibadan. EFCC spokesman, Tony Orilade in a statement said the suspect was arraigned on a three-count charge of obtaining money under false pretence, possession of fraudulent documents and forgery. Further, Orilade explained that Temidayo allegedly contravened Sections 1, 2…