December 22, 2024 – Platformsafrica

‘Roles Salah, Diaz Played,’ How Liverpool Defeated Tottenham 6-3

December 22, 2024December 22, 2024 Ganiyu Amodu

Liverpool earned a thrilling 6-3 win over Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday to ensure they head into Christmas top of the Premier League table. Arne Slot’s side dominated from the start of a frantic encounter in the capital, with Luis Diaz opening the scoring from a brilliant Trent Alexander-Arnold cross, and they doubled the lead before long as Alexis Mac Allister headed home. James Maddison grabbed one back to give Spurs brief hope, but Dominik Szoboszlai quickly poked home to put the visitors 3-1 up at the break. 0-0,’ Chelsea And…

Bournemouth Thrash Man U 3-0 At Old Trafford

December 22, 2024December 22, 2024 Ganiyu Amodu

. United will welcome Christmas in the bottom half of the table for the first time since the 1989-90 campaign Bournemouth thrashed Manchester United 3-0 to heap further problems upon Ruben Amorim as Dean Huijsen, Justin Kluivert and Antoine Semenyo scored in a dominant Cherries win. The result means Bournemouth climb to fifth in the Premier League standings, while United are languishing in 13th and will welcome Christmas in the bottom half of the table for the first time since the 1989-90 campaign. Marcus Rashford was once again absent…

Enugu Drivers, Park Operators Demand Special Treatment At NNPC Retail Stations

December 22, 2024December 22, 2024 Precious Ibekwe

Commercial vehicle drivers and park operators in Enugu State have called on the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) to provide special treatment to its members at all NNPC retail stations across the state. Platforms Africa reports that the demand was made during the ongoing Sensitization Programme, tagged ‘NNPC & You’, which was held in Enugu State. The Sensitization Programme, which has held in some states including Borno, Taraba, is part of the company’s efforts to engage with its stakeholders and improve its services to meet their needs. Three…

Three Days To Christmas: Anger As Food Prices,Costs Of Transportation Hit The Roof

December 22, 2024 Abibat Babalola

According to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights ,UDHR, Article 25(1), everyone has the right to standard of living adequate for their health and well-being, which includes access to food, clothing, and housing. Similarly, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ,ICESCR, Article 11 emphasizes the right to an adequate standard of living, including sufficient food. Furthermore, the Covenant recognizes the fundamental right to be free from hunger and advocates for measures both individual and international to eliminate hunger. READ ALSO: Asake, Rema Make List Of Obama’s Favourite…

Asake, Rema Make List Of Obama’s Favourite Songs For 2024

December 22, 2024 Abibat Babalola

Barack Obama has released his yearly list of favourite songs and two Nigerians made the list this year, 2024. Obama is known for curating an annual playlist of his most-loved tracks. On Saturday, Dec. 21, he shared his favourite music list for 2024. READ ALSO: Nigeria Denies Alleged Plot To Destabilise Niger Republic Extortion:NIMC Restates Commitment To Zero Tolerance ‘Shared Values,’ Excitement As Lagos School of Midwifery Alumni Reunite 45 Years After ‘Ekaale Nigeria,’ Full Speech Of Ademola Lookman That Set The Internet On Fire Among the songs that caught…

Nigeria Denies Alleged Plot To Destabilise Niger Republic

December 22, 2024 Abibat Babalola

The Federal Government of Nigeria has refuted “in very strong terms” allegations that it is plotting to destabilise neighbouring Niger Republic. The Nigerien authorities alleged that the Lakurawa terrorist group, with the help of foreign security forces, including Nigerian security forces, were responsible for the attack on the Niger-Benin oil pipeline on December 13, 2024, in Gaya, Dosso Region of Niger Republic. However, Nigeria, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a statement on Saturday signed by its acting spokesperson, Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa, refuted the allegation. “The Government of Nigeria condoles…

Extortion:NIMC Restates Commitment To Zero Tolerance

December 22, 2024 Abibat Babalola

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has again inform the General Public that Enrollment for the National Identification Number (NIN) is free. The Commission in a Statement by its Head, Corporate Communications, Kayode Adegoke, restated that it does not charge nor authorise any Staff or its Front End Partners (FEP) to charge Applicants for the NIN Enrolment. READ ALSO: NNPC Reduces Price Of Petrol To N899 Per Litre ‘116-112’, How Usyk Defeated Fury In Heavyweight Championship Rematch EPL: How Aston Villa Defeated Manchester City 2-1 Ibadan Stampede: Police Arrest Ooni’s…

NNPC Reduces Price Of Petrol To N899 Per Litre

December 22, 2024 Ganiyu Amodu

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has reduced price of petrol to to N899 per litre. The development comes days after the Dangote refinery slashed the ex-depot price of the product to the same amount. This was confirmed by Joseph Obele, Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria, PETROAN’s national public relations officer (PRO), on Saturday. The association described the price reduction by NNPC as a response to the competitive impact of deregulation. The statement issued by the association said; “The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has taken…

‘116-112’, How Usyk Defeated Fury In Heavyweight Championship Rematch

December 22, 2024December 22, 2024 Ganiyu Amodu

For a second consecutive time, Oleksandr Usyk defeated Tyson Fury, this time by unanimous decision (116-112, 116-112, 116-112), to retain his WBC, WBO and WBA heavyweight world titles on Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The fight was a rematch of Usyk’s split decision victory over Fury in May. Fury was ahead on two scorecards after eight rounds (77-75, 77-75 and 76-76) in that fight, but Usyk knocked down Fury in Round 9 and won the next two rounds to move ahead on two scorecards and win 115-112, 114-113 and 113-114.…