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Italy defeated England 3-2 on penalties in Sunday’s (July 11) Euro 2020 final as Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka missed in the shoot-out following a 1-1 draw after extra time at Wembley. Luke Shaw scored for England inside two minutes, the fastest ever goal in a European Championship final, but Leonardo Bonucci bundled in an equaliser at a corner midway through the second half. Needing to score to keep England alive in the shoot-out, Saka’s spot-kick was saved by Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma as the Azzurri won the tournament for the second time.

The wife of assassinated Haitian President Jovenel Moise has lamented over the death of her husband, noting “I am alive but I have lost my husband Jovenel.” Martine Moise spoke for the first time since gunmen stormed the couple’s home in Port-au-Prince, saying the attack that killed her husband happened “in the blink of an eye.” In an audio message posted on her official Twitter account on Saturday, Martine Moise called on Haiti not to “lose its way” after the attack that left her critically injured. “I am alive, thanks to God,” Martine Moise said in Creole in the audio…

No date has been fixed for the hearing in a suit brought by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) against President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, 36 governors and members of the National Assembly over what is regarded as jumbo remuneration and allowances. In the suit filed at Federal High Court in Abuja, SERAP wants “to order the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) and the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC) to perform their statutory functions to review downward the remuneration and allowances of the high-ranking political office holders.’’ The suit was filed on behalf of SERAP…

Nigeria upset the United States men’s basketball team 90-87 in a pre-Olympic exhibition game at Mandalay Bay Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday. The match-up serves as one of the tune-up games arranged by the Nigeria Basketball Federation for the team as they prepare for the 2020 Olympics where they’ll face Australia, Germany and Italy in Group B. Point guard Gabe Vincent, Caleb Agada, and forward Precious Achiuwa impressed in the encounter. Achiuwa had perhaps the night’s top defensive play with 1:23 left in the first half, reaching with his left hand to block a Kevin Durant dunk attempt. Nigeria converted…

Nigerian singer and actor, Sound Sultan has died after losing the battle to cancer. Aged 44, the Veteran singer passed away Sunday, July 11, 2021. He is survived by his wife, three children and his siblings. A statement by his family signed by Dr. Kayode Fasasi announced that “IT IS WITH HEAVY HEARTS THAT WE ANNOUNCE THE PASSING OF MULTITALENTED VETERAN SINGER, RAPPER, SONGWRITER OLANREWAJU FASASI A.K.A SOUNDSULTAN,” the statement said in part. The Fasasi family in the statement said ”Sound Sultan died after a hard fought battle with Angioimmunoblastic T-cell Lymphoma,” a rare form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, which is…

Iniobong Ekponta Roaming children and teenagers have become part of the ugly side of Uyo, Nigeria’s Akwa Ibom state capital, as the excruciating poverty borne out of the current socio-economic downturn continue to bite with reckless abandon. The Niger Delta Region, about the largest crude producer in South-South Nigeria, has consistently earns the highest pay from the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee in the last couple of years. But indices on the ground paint a bleak future for children, who make up a sizable part of the about 7.2 million population in Akwa Ibom. However, checks revealed that major chunk of…

The recently approved Federal University of Technology (FUT) in Akwa Ibom is answer to long-desired yearnings for a vehicle to drive the technological growth and scientific needs of the state. It is commendable that President Muhammadu Buhari has approved N4 billion take-off grant for the institution. This shows strong resolve and unwavering commitment by the Federal Government to implement the project. Apart from the new institution providing gainful employment opportunities, elevating the economic value of the host community, and boosting researches, the institution will significantly assist in offering more admissions to the teeming but qualified Akwa Ibom students who are…

Uncertainty hangs over the fate of the manager of Victor Attah International Airport, Uyo in Akwa Ibom State due to a purported query over what was seen as ‘a breach of protocol’ to the state governor. The manager (name withheld) is said to have been queried for allowing Akan Udofia, the Akwa Ibom billionaire to park his aircraft at the Executive wing of the airport without due clearance from the authority. Trouble is said to have started when the manager as had been the practice permitted the supposed governorship aspirant park his aircraft and attended to guests and supporters at…

Ángel Di Maria’s goal gave Argentina a 1-0 win over hosts Brazil in the Copa America final on Saturday. The victory at Rio de Janeiro’s Maracana stadium ended Argentina’s 28-year wait for a major trophy, and also ended Brazil’s unbeaten home record that stretched back more than 2,500 days. Argentina had last tasted success at a major tournament in 1993 when the great Gabriel Batistuta’s brace gave them a 2-1 win over Mexico in the Copa final in Ecuador. It was the first time in six editions playing at home that Brazil had failed to lift the trophy. And while…

The British passport of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has been found in Kenya, The Guardian has reported. Abubakar Malami, the Minister for Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, announced Kanu’s arrest on Tuesday, June 29, 2021. He said Nnamdi Kanu was apprehended and extradited to Nigeria, though the minister refused to give details of the arrest. Kanu’s family and his lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, accused the Federal Government of abducting the IPOB leader from Kenya. Ejiofor said Kanu was arrested by Kenyan police, detained for eight days before he was handed over…