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Akwa Ibom State has notched 20 new COVID-19 infections and Nigeria recorded 198, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed. So far, the state has recorded 339 confimred cases while 311 have been discharged and nine persons died. From its Twitter handle on Wednesday, NCDC said the infections had spikes in Federal Capital Territory with 53 followed by Lagos and Ogun with 48 and 40 respectively. “On the 25th of November 2020, 198 new confirmed cases were recorded in Nigeria. “The 198 new cases are reported from 13 states- FCT (53), Lagos (48), Ogun (40), Akwa Ibom (20), Bauchi…

Eden Hazard scored from the penalty spot and substitute Rodrygo added a second as Real Madrid beat Inter Milan 2-0 in the Champions League. Inter are on the verge of exiting the Champions league after losing 2-0 to Real Madrid in Wednesday’s clash at San Siro. Madrid won the reverse fixture 3-2 earlier this month to revive their Group B campaign and they made a strong start to what was the first meeting between these sides at Inter’s iconic ground since 1998. Eden Hazard converted an early penalty – his first goal in the competition in three years – and…

Pakistan has reportedly approved in principle a law to adopt chemical castration for rapists. Local reports said Mr. Khan approved the law before a federal cabinet meeting on Tuesday, November 24  to fast track sexual assault cases. But Pakistan’s government is yet to make an official announcement. The decision was made after the law ministry presented a draft of the anti-rape ordinance at the meeting. According to GeoTV, Kahn said in the meeting: ‘We need to ensure a safe environment for our citizens.’ He reportedly said the legislation would be clear and transparent with strict enforcement by officials. The draft…

The Resident Electoral Commissioner for Akwa Ibom State, Mike Igini, Wednesday, affirmed that local government elections in Nigeria are nothing but organised crime. Igini who stated this during his appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today, accused state governors of interfering in the conduct of the polls at the grassroots. “Local government elections are nothing but organised crime. They should not be calling them elections at all,” he said. “Look at the Local Government system in Nigeria. We have lost 774 local governments in Nigeria to every sitting governor of the 36 states in Nigeria. “What constitutes free, fair and credible…

Diego Maradona, aged 60, has died of cardiac arrest. The football legend had a heart attack at his home just two weeks after leaving hospital where he underwent surgery on a blot clot in his brain. Maradona, regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time, helped Argentina win the World Cup in 1986, the pinnacle of an illustrious career. He played club football for Boca Juniors, Napoli and Barcelona among others and was adored by millions all over the world for his brilliant skills. Maradona was responsible for the infamous ‘Hand of God’ that eliminated England from the…

Nominees for the 2020 Best FIFA  Player of the Year awards have been announced ahead of the annual ceremony. Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Lewandowski, Lucy Bronze and Sam Kerr are amongst the biggest names to have been nominated for this year’s award. The awards ceremony was introduced in 2016, after FIFA broke out from the Ballon d’or, and Cristiano Ronaldo claimed the first prize, before retaining it in 2017. Luka Modric picked up the award in 2018, before Lionel Messi came out on top in 2019. This year’s ceremony will be held on 17 December, and FIFA have announced their…

Popular Nigerian disc jockey, DJ Switch, has hit back on Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed on his knowledge on public issues, querying “How can a Minister be so misinformed?”. Switch, who has come under heavy attack from the federal government since the #ENDSARS protest, took a swipe at the minister via her Twitter page on Tuesday, November 24. “Hw can a “minister of information” be so “misinformed”? The only believable thing about him is his name…Lai. Unfortunately sir, the truth is a very stubborn thing! Tnk u all 4 ur well wishes & prayers. It’s nt bn easy 4 me…

Nigerian music maestro Burna Boy has for the second time in a row, bagged a Grammy Award nomination. In the nomination list for the 63rd annual Grammy Awards released yesterday, the self-acclaimed African giant got a nomination with his new album, ‘Twice As Tall’. The 29-year-old singer was nominated in the ‘Best Global Music Album’ category alongside Antibalas (Fu Chronicles), Bebel Gilberto (Agora), Anoushka Shankar (Love Letters), and Tinariwen (Amadjar). His previous album, African Giant, was also nominated at the 62nd Grammy Awards for ‘Best World Music Album’, which he lost to Angélique Kidjo. Burna Boy’s ‘Twice As Tall’ album…

The United States Mission has said Nigeria is not included in the US’ pilot visa bond programme. The US Mission in Nigeria made this known in a statement on its website on Tuesday. The outgoing administration of US President Donald Trump had issued a new temporary rule for African tourists. The new rule could require tourist and business travellers from some countries, most in Africa, to pay a bond of as much as $15,000 to visit the United States. The US State Department said the temporary final rule, which takes effect December 24 and runs through June 24, targets countries…

Elon Musk has overtaken Bill Gates to become the world’s second richest man as Tesla’s share price continues to soar. The electric car company’s value has risen following the announcement that it would join the S&P 500 index, and was valued at $521.49 (£390.20) a share ahead of Tuesday’s trading on Wall Street. It meant that Mr Musk, 49, is now worth more than $128 billion (£95bn) as he owns 20% of all of the company’s shares, which have risen by more than 675% since 25 November last year, when they were valued at $67.27 (£50.33) each. A 3% rise…