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Manchester City, already the winner of one trophy and on the cusp of another this spring, took a major step toward a place in the UEFA Champions League final Wednesday with a 2-1 comeback victory over Paris Saint-Germain in the French capital. Marquinhos’ header gave PSG a deserved half-time lead, but Pep Guardiola’s City dominated the second half and goals from Kevin De Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez turned the game on its head. Home midfielder Idrissa Gana Gueye was sent off late on, but PSG avoided conceding a third to keep their hopes alive ahead of next Tuesday’s second leg…

Two police officers were killed by unknown gunmen in Urua Inyang, headquarters of Ika Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State on Tuesday night, April 27. The slain were Police Corporal, one Esther Akpan and Police Special Constabulary, one Isonuyo Effiong Paul. The Akwa Ibom Police command Police Public Relations Officer, SP Odiko Macdon, in a statement in Uyo on Tuesday, said  CP Amiengheme Andrew had visited IKa Divisional Police Headquarters and scene of attack. MaCdon narrated ”On 27/4/2021, at about 7:00p.m, some armed men on motorcycles, heading towards Ika Divisional Headquarters vicinity, armed with AK-47 and other dangerous weapons…

Israel Umoh Nigeria’s security situation is still in dire straits. The ruling and opposition parties have battered themselves over the issue. Security operatives have fallen by the wayside. The rank of Internally Displaced Persons is swelling on a daily basis. But, a few are beneficiaries of the death-situation. And many people are victims and endangered species of insecurity in their fatherland. Nigerians massively voted for their leaders. The primary constitutional responsibility of government is to protect lives and property. Yet, the same government is wrongly accused of inadequate funding of the military, duplicity in fighting the Boko Haram insurgency and…

Controversy has rocked the sale of forms by Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) reportedly put at N10 billion resulting in accusations and denials on the management of the funds. The party had sold forms to Presidential, Governorship aspirants, aspirants into state, National Assemblies during the 2019 General elections. Worried by not rendering accounts, Kazeem Afegbua, a member of the PDP, Monday, petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission for a probe of the party’s accounts. But, PDP has denied the allegation that it generated N10 billion from sale of nomination and expression…

India’s coronavirus death toll has surpassed 200,000 on Wednesday, with more than 3,000 fatalities reported in just 24 hours. World Health Organization has warned that a variant of COVID-19 contributing to a surge in cases in India is found in 17 countries. A total of 201,187 people have now died, 3,293 of them in the past day, according to health ministry data, although experts suspect that the true toll is higher. India has now reported 18 million infections, an increase of 360,000 in 24 hours, which is a new world record. This month alone the country has added almost six…

Against the rising insecurity in the country, some Nigerians in the social media  have dragged two popular clergymen into mud over what they see as failed prophecies on the election of President Muhammadu Buhari. The preachers are Rev. Fr. Camillus Ejike Mbaka, a Catholic priest and the Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry, Enugu, Southeast Nigeria and Pastor Tunde Bakare, the Senior Pastor and founder of The Latter Rain Assembly also known as End-Time Church. While Mbaka had predicted that Buhari was the messiah sent to Nigeria, Bakare, on the other hand, had declared that God told him that Buhari would…

A Nigerian Senator has affirmed that the country is bleeding owing to the pervading insecurity virus gripping all sectors and making lives unsafe. Smart Adeyemi (APC, Kogi West) who among the 15 Senators was moved to tears while contributing to the debate. The Nigerian Senate had, Tuesday, deliberated on the worsening security situation across the nation and threw the plenary open for contributions from all the actors. Adeyemi began, “Insecurity is a serious problem in Nigeria. There comes a time where we cannot but speak the truth irrespective of sentiments. A lot has been said this morning, Mr President and I want…

Chelsea and Real Madrid played to a 1-1 draw in the first leg of their Champions League semifinal in Madrid. Real Madrid has never defeated Chelsea in four European meetings (Chelsea holds the advantage 2-0-2). Chelsea pulled ahead when Christian Pulisic became the first American player to score in a Champions League semifinal when he eluded Thibaut Courtois and slotted his 14th minute goal. Karim Benzema erased the advantage with his 29th minute volley. The goal, Benzema’s 71st in Champions League play, moved him into a tie for fourth-most in the competition’s history Chelsea had a promising opportunity to take…

Few hours after the reported suspension of Channels TV by National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) over breach of broadcast code, the station is operating on its usual 24-hour transmission. Media houses reported on Monday that NBC has suspended and fined the station N5 million for interviewing Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) spokesperson, Emma Power. However, NBC, Tuesday, denied suspending Channels TV over the broadcast of the interview. The letter signed by the commission’s Director-General Armstrong Idachaba which partly read “for obviously breaching the above provisions of the law, your station remains liable to sanctions provided in section 15 of the Code…

The Canadian government has deployed its military and Red Cross teams to Ontario to help in checking a surge in coronavirus hospitalisations. “We will continue to work with Ontario to keep Canadians safe and healthy,” Canadian Minister of Public Safety Bill Blair tweeted. Canada’s most populated state Ontario has been hit by a surge of infections, as the country goes through a third wave of infections. This is as Ontario reported shortage of vaccine to fight the pandemic. As of Monday, 3,917 cases on average were recorded in seven days and 605 people were in ICUs. The region had also…