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Liverpool FC manager, Jurgen Klopp There are not any France players in Liverpool’s senior squad because most of them are too expensive, according to their coach Jurgen Klopp. The European champions have not had a French international on their books since 2017, despite Les Bleus winning the 2018 World Cup and being dominant on the…
Moira Norcliffe and her husband Peter Norcliffe A pensioner was left with shocking injuries when she was assaulted while handing out gifts to the homeless. Moira Norcliffe, 70, went to Huddersfield town centre on Monday to give out woolly hats, gloves, socks, currant teacakes, cheese and water to people living on the streets. The Good…
An unmarried Chinese woman filed a suit against a hospital on Monday for rejecting her request to undergo a medical procedure to freeze her eggs due to her marital status, in China’s first legal challenge of a woman fighting for her reproductive rights. According to China’s laws on human assisted reproduction, only married couples can…
A spokesman for Bill Cosby has fired back at Eddie Murphy after the comedian made jokes at Cosby’s expense during his opening monologue on Saturday Night Live. Murphy compared his current situation to Cosby’s, who’s serving three to 10 years in prison after being found guilty in April 2018 on three counts of aggravated indecent…
The Kano State Police Command says it has deployed adequate security personnel across the state to ensure hitch-free Christmas and New Year celebrations. This was contained in a statement by the Public Relations Officer of the Command, DSP Abdullahi Haruna, in Kano on Saturday. He said the command would partner with State Security Service, Nigeria…
By Jide Ajani Gov Seyi Makinde of Oyo State That Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State could puncture the political balloon of ego, ascribed to a certain godfather of politics in the South-West geopolitical zone of Nigeria, is a qualified testament to hard-work, sincerity of purpose and reciprocity of love between the governor and the…
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Sunday condemned the killing of a Police Corporal by an inspector who later committed suicide in FCT. A statement by ASP Mariam Yusuf in Abuja said the incident happened on Saturday at the Police Divisional Headquarters in Dutse Alhaji area of the territory. She said…
By Chris Onuoha Evang. Kwamkur Vondip is the National Director, Legal and Public Affairs of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN. In this piece, Vondip speaks against the backdrop of the statement by Chief Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad that the Constitution should be amended to accommodate more Sharia provisions.Excerpts: Suddenly, the media were awash with…
Pilgrims: Nigerian Christian Pilgrims and others from Other countries praying at Western Wall ( Wailing Wall) in Jerusalem, Israel . Nigerian Christian pilgrims on a pilgrimage to Israel on Sunday prayed collectively for God’s blessings upon their country. The pilgrims, who are the first batch of the Plateau State 2019 Pilgrims, include clergymen and winners…
Chief of iAir Staff, Sadique Abubakar The Air Training Command of the Nigeria Air Force, Kaduna on Saturday graduated 13 combat pilots trained in Tactical and Fighter Helicopter courses in Makurdi. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the combat pilots passed out after the shooting range exercise, which is one of the prerequisite tasks…