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Carli Lloyd, clutch in so many critical moments for the U.S. women’s soccer team, failed to connect against Canada on Monday night and the Americans won’t play for a fifth Olympic gold medal. Lloyd’s look in the 86th minute with the United States trailing by a goal hit the crossbar as Canada won 1-0 and dropped the Americans into the bronze medal match. It is the second straight Olympics that the U.S. failed to reach the gold medal game. The Americans were bounced from the 2016 Rio Games by Sweden in the quarterfinals. As Canada celebrated wildly at Ibaraki Kashima…

Following a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) indictment, the suspended Abba Kyari, Head of the Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT), has been replaced. The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, who announced the replacement, has appointed DCP Tunji Disu. DCP Kyari was linked with Ramon Abbas a.k.a. Hushpuppi, a Nigerian facing trial for fraud in the United States of America. Force spokesman, Frank Mba announced Disu’s posting in a statement on Monday. Mba said the Police took the decision to “refocus the IRT for better service delivery”. Baba charged bring his professional competence to the new role. Disu was formerly Commander…

Two students of Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun in Ogun State, have died after taking a substance suspected to be sniper. The students believed to be lovers died Sunday night at a private hostel in Ijagun town. The lady, a 200-level student of Library and Information Science Department, had visited the boyfriend’s room but her anxious roommates decided to check on her at the males hostel, when she tarried in returning to her room hours after,  Nation reported. The roommate narrated that on getting to the male hostel and entering the room, she saw one of them lifeless. ”They…

Lamont Marcell Jacobs has emerged world’s fastest man after winning the 100-metre race at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Italy’s Jacobs has taken the spot held for the past 13 years by the now-retired Usain Bolt. He won the Olympic 100-m sprint on Sunday evening in Tokyo in 9.80 seconds, earning him the coveted title of “world’s fastest man.” Jacobs is the first Italian man in history to win the 100 metres. Fred Kerley of Team USA won the silver medal, in a time of 9.84 seconds. Andrew De Grasse of Canada took bronze in 9.89. “It’s incredible,” the 26-year-old said…

Six days after he was acquitted, the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky is still far from breathing fresh air following fresh charges filed against him by the Kaduna State government. This came after the embattled IMN leader was discharged and acquitted by a Kaduna State High Court last Wednesday. Justice Gideon Kurada had discharged and acquitted Elzakzaky and his wife Zeenat, from the eight-count charge pressed against them by the state government for lack of merit. Dissatisfied with the ruling, the state government last Thursday filed a fresh seven charges against the IMN leader at…

Indications were rife that the ward congress of All Progressives Congress in Akwa Ibom State would generate controversy and unusual heat owing to diverse interests of some members and the key political gladiators. Since the conclusion of the APC’s congress on Saturday, July 31 in Uyo, claims, counter-claims and accusations have continued as menu of the congress. On Friday, stakeholders under the aegis of APC Elders Forum led by Board of Trustees (BoT) member, Group Captain Sam Ewang, had passed a vote of no confidence on the state care-taker Chairman, Dr. Ita Udosen, alleging he was playing the card of …

For the first time since their existence, Akwa United have emerged champions of the 2020/2021 Nigeria Professional Football League season after producing a remarkable 5-2 victory over MFM FC in Uyo on match-day 37 in Uyo. Charles Atshimene capped a fine performance with a hat-trick and improved his goals count to 18 this season. Akwa United confirmed their intention to win the league after recorded the longest unbeaten run of 18 games. The Promise Keepers have also kept the most-clean sheets this campaign. This is the first time the Promise Keepers have won the NPFL title since the club was…

The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba has suspended DCP Abba Kyari, the Head of the Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT). Kyari has been accused of receiving bribe from Instagram celebrity, Ramon Abbas a.k.a Hushpuppi to arrest and jail a member of his online fraud gang identified as Chibuzo Vincent following a dispute that arose from a $1.1m fraudulent operation the carried out. Kyari was also accused of allegedly sending Abbas bank account details to deposit payment for Vincent’s arrest and imprisonment. A statement by Force spokesman, Frank Mba, said Kyari will remain out of service of the Nigeria Police Force pending the outcome of…

The Senior Pastor of the Living Faith Church aka Winners Chapel, David Oyedepo has proffered anti-dote for faithful marriage. In a post shared on his Ministries social media handles this evening, Oyedepo who is a Bishop warned married couples on the dangers of not having a good se3 life. The clergyman reasoned that a sex-starved marriage is heading for destruction, noting that intimacy is the only bond that keeps husband and wife together. ”A sex-starved marriage is heading for destruction; spouses should be available for each other, otherwise there will be a tendency to go where they would be accepted…

Some roadside women traders in Akwa Ibom State were shocked as Akwa Ibom Governor, Mr Udom Gabriel Emmanuel broke protocol with a surprise stop-over along Uyo-Mbiokporo Road to patronise their petty business. The Governor who returned to Uyo on Friday after an official function in the state, stopped long convoy at popular fruits market at Ekpene Ikpan junction in Nsit Ibom Local Government Area, to purchase fruits. Without for bargaining for the pears and banana, he pulled out minted Naira notes with each bunch containing N50,000 and bought a plate of pears to one of the women traders. As luck…