Day: February 16, 2025

How Tottenham Defeated Man U 1-0

Ganiyu Amodu

Tottenham Hotspur have beaten Manchester United after James Maddison’s early goal. Ruben Amorim’s squad has been decimated by illness and injury, and they weren’t able to find a way through a defence that has leaked goals all season. Maddison’s 13th-minute goal was the difference as he followed in from a weak Andre Onana save. US Embassy, Lagos Consulate To Close Monday EPL: How Liverpool Defeated Wolves 2-1 The victory moves Ange Postecoglou’s men above United in the Premier League table as the visitors slip to 15th.

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US Embassy, Lagos Consulate To Close Monday

Ganiyu Amodu

The United States Embassy in Abuja and the Consulate General in Lagos will be shut on Monday, 17 February 2025. This is in observance of Presidents’ Day, according to a statement posted on X on Sunday by the diplomatic mission. The statement assured the public that normal operations would resume the following day. “The U.S. Embassy in Abuja and the Consulate General in Lagos will be closed on Monday, February 17, 2025, in observance of Presidents’ Day. We will resume normal operations on Tuesday, 18 February 2025,” the statement read.…

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Visa Denial: Rather Than Vilifying Canada, Nigerian Officials Should Be Ashamed – Odinkalu

Ganiyu Amodu

Rather than vilifying Canadian authorities for denying top Nigerian military officials visas, former chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Prof. Chidi Odinkalu, has said that the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, and other senior military officers involved in the scandal should be ashamed of themselves. Apparently supporting the Canadian Embassy for denying them visas, Odinkalu the rationale behind sending a delegation of over 70 officers, led by the Chief of Defence Staff, to Canada for the Invictus Winter Games while Nigeria was grappling with severe…

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EPL: How Liverpool Defeated Wolves 2-1

Ganiyu Amodu

Liverpool notched yet another win as their quest to win the Premier League continues, though Sunday’s 2-1 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers was surprisingly close for comfort. The Reds went up 2-0 before halftime thanks to Luis Diaz and Mohamed Salah, with the Egypt international scoring his 28th goal of the season via a penalty. Jacob Kiplimo Breaks Half-marathon World Record Chemists, Analysts React To Viral Video on Dangote vs. NNPC Petrol Comparison Liverpool ended up playing a somewhat even game with Wolves, though, who pulled one back when Matheus Cunha…

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Jacob Kiplimo Breaks Half-marathon World Record

Ganiyu Amodu

Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo shattered the men’s half marathon world record, clocking an unprecedented 56 minutes and 41 seconds. This remarkable feat on Sunday, February 16, 2025, saw the 24-year-old obliterate the previous record by a staggering 49 seconds, marking the most significant single improvement in the event’s history. This took place in an historic performance at the eDreams Mitja Marató Barcelona by Brooks, Athletics Weekly reports. Kiplimo’s previous world record of 57:31, set in Lisbon in 2021, was surpassed by Ethiopia’s Yomif Kejelcha, who recorded 57:30 in Valencia in October…

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Chemists, Analysts React To Viral Video on Dangote vs. NNPC Petrol Comparison

Damilola Olonade

. ‘Not scientific, pedestrian comparism belittling to Nigerians’ sensibility,’ Who-said-what reactions to viral video + the real video that got Nigerians talking   Scientists, including chemists and energy experts, have dismissed the latest viral video alleging that petrol from NNPC outlet does last compared to same product from Dangote refinery, describing it a s a poorly planned propaganda that stands logic on its head. Describing the comparism made in the video as pedestrian and not scientific, the analysts in separate interviews maintained that the video is belittling Nigerians’ mentality as fuel…

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You’re Only After Stomach Infrastructure – Tambuwal Slams Sheu Sani, Other Defectors From PDP

Abibat Babalola

Former Sokoto State Governor and a Chieftain of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Aminu Tambuwal, has expressed his disappointment over the recent defections of members of the party to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). He attributed their defection from the PDP to the APC to “problems of stomach infrastructure.” Tambuwal, who spoke to journalists shortly after the Northwest Zonal meeting of the PDP in Kaduna on Saturday, attributed the defections to the self-interest of the decampees and not in the interest of the people. READ ALSO: Djibouti’s Foreign Minister Elected…

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Djibouti’s Foreign Minister Elected Head of African Union Commission

Abibat Babalola

Few heads of diplomacy can boast the longevity of Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Djibouti’s foreign minister since 2005, who was elected Saturday to head the African Union’s executive commission. Youssouf won the required support of two-thirds of the region’s leaders in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa to secure the post representing some 1.5 billion Africans across the continent. The 59-year-old was deemed an outside shot against veteran Kenyan politician Raila Odinga, but observers praised the career the diplomat’s low-key campaign to succeed Chadian Moussa Faki Mahamat and head the pan-African bloc.…

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Gambaryan’s Bribery Claims Aimed At Discrediting Nigerian Institutions — Reps

Abibat Babalola

The House of Representatives says the claims of bribery by a Binance official Tigran Gambaryan were targeted at discredited Nigerian institutions. Gambaryan had alleged that some reps had asked for a $150 million bribe during the impasse between the crypto platform and the Federal Government, a claim the Nigerian authorities have dismissed. But in a statement on Saturday, the spokesman of the House of Representatives Akin Rotimi (Jr) said, “These allegations, which have been previously circulated last year, are directed at individual members, not the institution itself.” “The House of…

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Armed Robbers Invade UI Hostel, Torture Students, Steal Phones, Others

Abibat Babalola

Armed robbers on Saturday morning dispossessed students of the University of Ibadan in Oyo State of their valuables worth thousands of naira during a raid on the Awolowo Hall of Residence. According to multiple sources, the items lost were mobile telephone handsets, pieces of jewellery, clothing and others. A student, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said, “Aside from the lost items, the affected students were tortured during the raids that lasted for few hours.” Another source explained that “the security section was alerted by the screaming of the affected…

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