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Kelechi Iheanacho scored his first Premier League hat trick as Leicester beat Sheffield United 5-0 on Sunday to help its quest for Champions League qualification. Ayoze Perez’s strike and an own-goal from Ethan Ampadu also helped Leicester return to second place in the standings, ahead of Manchester United’s game against West Ham later. It rounded off a difficult week for Sheffield United which had seen the departure of manager Chris Wilder, with youth coach Paul Heckingbottom in temporary charge. It was the same old story for the Blades, as they struggled to make an impression or trouble Leicester as an…

Nigeria Afrobeats stars Burna Boy and Wizkid have both won awards at the 2021 Grammys for the first time. Burna Boy won the Best Global Music Album category while Wizkid won the Best Music Video for his song with Beyoncé; Brown Skin Girl, from Lion King: The Gift album. Beyoncé’s daughter Blue Ivy was also a winner on the song. Burna Boy, real name Damini Ogulu, a nominee for a second consecutive year, won with his Twice As Tall album. The 29-year-old beat four others including the Malian band, Tinariwen. The Grammys described Twice As Tall as “a masterclass in…

The Senate has berated Accountant-General of the Federation, AGF, Idris Ahmed over his refusal to name beneficiaries of the N57.6 billion federal government’s grants. The Federal government had in 2017 released N57.6 grants to state governments, privately owned companies, government owned companies, contributions to international organizations among others. Senator Matthew Urhoghide, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Edo South led Senate Committee on Public Accounts launched the attack over the grant as the committee is relying on the 2017 report of  Office of Auditor General for  the Federation. The query read, “Examination of Note 14 (Grants and Contributions), as well as the Statement…

The Osun Police Command has begun intensive manhunt to arrest perpetrators of the criminal act. A statement by the state police Spokesperson, SP Yemisi Opalola, denied that the killing of six persons by unknown gunmen at a farming settlement on Sunday in Wasinmi village in Irewole Local Government Area of Osun was not connected to herders-farmers crisis. “The Osun State Police Command wishes to state categorically that the unfortunate attack on a family at a settlement in the outskirts of Wasinmi Village, Ikire, Osun State, Sunday 14th March, 2021, is not connected with any clash between farmers and herders as…

BBNaija’s Erica shed tears of joy as one of her fans donated a three-bedroom apartment to her Saturday night, March 13. The apartment was one of other gifts showered on Erica as she turned 27. Erica was asked to cut a ribbon to open an apartment where they told her they stored all her gifts. Shocked by their request, she cut the ribbon and was surprised to see the many gifts lined up in the house for her. The high point was when one of the leaders of her fan group presented the key of the house to her. The…

The African Development Bank (AfDB) plans to support African countries to have quality healthcare infrastructure and ensure the continent develops its pharmaceutical capacity as well as produce required vaccines within the continent. The bank also wants developed countries to extend the period of debt repayment and forgiveness in such a way that the period of deferment continues to be helpful to African countries. Speaking on Africa’s Debt and Growth in an exclusive interview with CNN ahead of the launch of the bank’s African Economic Outlook 2021 on Monday, March 15, 2021, Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina, the President of the bank, said the bank…

COVID-19 pandemic cases in Nigeria fluctuated in the past three days, figures from Nigeria Centre for Disease Control have shown. Nigeria recorded 205 cases on Saturday, March 13; 399 on Friday, March 12 and 287 on Thursday, March 11. NCDC tweeted on Saturday ”On the 13th of March 2021, 205 new confirmed cases and 4 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.” This is as Nigeria recorded four new deaths, bringing the total number of deaths in the country to 2,013. ”The 205 new cases are reported from 15 states- Ondo (33), Lagos (25), FCT (22), Bauchi (21), Akwa Ibom (15), Kaduna…

In this interview with Straightnews, Dr. Emmanuel T. Abraham, founder of Top Faith University, Mkpatak in Akwa Ibom State, roasts Nigerian universities of suffering from intellectual brain drain- focusing research on faraway things but  seeing not things that are closer. Excerpts: Who is Dr. Emmanuel Thomas Abraham? Dr. Emmanuel Abraham is a man from Mkpatak who has been part of the educational journey of the Top Faith Group of Schools and currently part and parcel of the Top Faith University’s Vision. Why did you nurse the vision to establish a university? Passion! Passion for good and transformational education for humanity.…

Chelsea’s top-four chase nosedived Saturday as Leeds were more than a match in an entertaining 0-0 draw at Elland Road. Both teams hit the crossbar in an entertaining first half, before the Blues twice had to rely on goalkeeper Edouard Mendy to deny the hosts. It was also another clean sheet for Tuchel’s side, who have conceded only two goals since he replaced Frank Lampard in January. Leeds had their first goalless draw since November against Arsenal at Elland Road – and fell one game short of setting a new club record of 19 successive league fixtures without a draw.…

The family of George Floyd is to receive $27 million lawsuit over his death in police custody from the city of Minneapolis on Friday, a case that stirred national protests over racial injustice and police brutality. Floyd, a 46-year-old African-American, died in May as Derek Chauvin, a white Minneapolis police officer, kneeled on his neck for nearly nine minutes. Floyd’s dying pleas for help were captured on widely viewed bystander video, sparking one of the largest protest movements ever seen in the United States. Benjamin Crump, an attorney for the Floyd family, said the agreement was the largest pre-trial settlement…