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1,2,3 -0; How Man City Humiliated Man U At Old Trafford

Ganiyu Amodu

+ The brace Haaland bagged and effect on the red devil’s catastrophe   City had the better of the fierce Manchester derby on Sunday after defeating Manchester United by 3-0 at Old Trafford. Norwegian target man, Erling Haaland, struck two goals – one in each half of the full-time. Haaland got his first in the 26th minute after converting a penalty kick. He fired the ball into the bottom-right corner, sending Onana the wrong way. READ ALSO Table Tennis Champion, Ngannou Taunts Fury After Controversial Win Justice Dantijjo, Public Opinion…

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1,056 Policemen Protest ‘Non Payment’ of 18-Month Salaries +PHOTO

Aliyu Aliyu

“Men and women of the special constabulary are at liberty to honorably disengage from the service if they so wish,” Police spokesman declares   1,056 young people who were recruited into the Nigerian Police as constabularies have taken to the streets of Kwara state, North central Nigeria, to protest the “non payment of 18 months’ salaries.” Platforms Africa gathered that the demonstrators stormed key locations such as, the Post Office, Challenge and Ahmadu Bello Way, thereby calling on the state government to “pay our 18 months salaries since the completion…

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1, 2, 3, 4 Goals In 35 Mins: How Brentford Thrashed Manchester United 4-0

Ganiyu Amodu

Brentford produced a stunning first-half performance as they scored four goals in the first 35 minutes to condemn Manchester United to a humiliating defeat at Gtech Community Stadium. Josh Dasilva put the hosts ahead when his strike from distance somehow eluded United goalkeeper David de Gea. Mathias Jensen doubled the lead after dispossessing former Brentford player Christian Eriksen, with Ben Mee and Bryan Mbeumo goals putting Thomas Frank’s side four up during an incredible first half in which they dismantled United in stunning fashion. READ ALSO:  Nigeria’s Asisat Oshoala Is…

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NNPC in epoch-making haulage of 96 line pipes for $2.8bn AKK project

Aliyu Aliyu

  Phase one of 1,300km Trans-Nigerian Gas Pipeline (TNGP) project for gas delivery to Europe received a boost   The execution of $2.8 billion Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano, AKK gas pipeline project was boosted at the weekend through the delivery of 96 pipes from Warri Southsouth region to Itakpe in Kogi state, Northcentral Nigeria by rail. The conveyance by rail was made possible through the efforts of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, a major stakeholder in the project. The Corporation, which confirmed this in a message obtained by Platforms Africa from its…

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Protest greets Nigeria’s $1.5bn fund for Port Harcourt Refinery Maintenance

Damola Oyede

Stakeholders declare plan Wasteful, describe Nigeria as a massive theater of comedy and waste of fund   Nigerians have protested the approval of $1.5 billion by the Nigerian Government for the rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt refinery, declaring it as a wasteful investment of little or no economic value. The resources, they said, should have been put into reviving the nation’s dilapidated infrastructure . Director-General of Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry,Dr. Muda Yusuf, said sectors like power,security and railway would make meaning use of $1.5billion that rehabilitation of Port…

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