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Lagos tanker explosion: My son had premonition of incident – Corn seller A roasted-corn seller simply identified as Mama Favour, described the situation as very horrible and that she had yet to recover from the shock, despite the fact that it happened about two days ago (Thursday). “I was at my stand roasting corn and hoping to finish all the fresh corn that I brought from the market on that Thursday morning,” she said as she turned her corn so that it doesn’t get burnt. Mama favour told our correspondents that the incident had spiritual undertones. She said her son who was with her on Thursday had the premonition that there was going to be an evil occurrence about ten minutes before the tanker fire explosion. She said, “My son came with me to the scene on Thursday and he told me that he was feeling strange. He said his body was shaking and that his head was ‘getting bigger”. “I didn’t even pay attention to it until he said that he felt it was a bad omen. As he was te...

            End of an era for Messi, Ronaldo                                             Lionel Messi looking downcast after the loss to France Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi saw their World Cup dreams snuffed out on Saturday as French teenager Kylian Mbappe flew the flag for a new generation in Russia. Ten goals were scored on a gripping first day of the knockout phase as France progressed to a quarter-final tie against Uruguay but Messi and Ronaldo may have played their last games on football’s biggest stage. In the first match, France roared back to beat Argentina 4-3, with Mbappe scoring twice. Later in Sochi, Ronaldo — who started the World Cup with a hat-trick against Spain — was powerless to prevent Portugal slipping out of the tournament as Edinson Cavani scored twice in a 2-1 win to send the European champions home. The ...

We will not allow another Rwanda genocide – UK House of Lords vows The United Kingdom, UK, House of L ords yesterday debated the continuing killing of innocent persons in communities by armed groups in Nigeria. The debate concerning the killings and destruction of property was raised by Lord Alton of Liverpool who demanded to know Her Majesty’s Government assessment of situation in Nigeria. Alton warned against genocide in the country, while recalling such concern “raised on 24 March, by the highly respected former Army Chief of Staff and Defence Minister, Lieutenant General Theophilus Y Danjuma, who stated that the armed forces were, ‘not neutral; they collude’ in the, ‘ethnic cleansing in … riverine states’, by Fulani militia. “He insisted that villagers must defend themselves because, ‘depending on the armed forces’, will result in them dying, ‘one by one. The ethnic cleansing must stop … in all the states of Nigeria; otherwise Somalia will be a child’s play’.” Lord...

Edinson Cavani limped off in Uruguay's World Cup round-of-16 victory over Portugal with an apparent calf injury on Saturday. The Paris Saint-Germain striker was in visible pain near the 70-minute mark when Cristiano Ronaldo helped him walk off the field to receive treatment. Once on the sideline, Cavani immediately asked to be subbed off. Cristhian Stuani took his place. Cavani, who scored both of his country's goals in the  2-1 win over Portugal , admitted after the match he felt a pain in his calf and knew he couldn't continue.

The PSG striker scored with both of his shots on goal as Uruguay knocked the European champions out of the World Cup with a 2-1 win in Sochi First Lionel Messi, now Cristiano Ronaldo. The World Cup has lost its two biggest names. Both bowed out on the same day. Both failed to score, meaning both remain without a goal in the knockout stage of the tournament's knockout stage. Edinson Cavani, though, has two; the two that eliminated Ronaldo and European champions Portugal on an absorbing night of drama at the Fisht Stadium in Sochi. This last-16 clash had been billed as a straight shootout between Clasico rivals Ronaldo and Suarez but it was Cavani who proved the deadliest marksman on the pitch. Indeed, 'El Matador' provided a masterclass in the art of finishing: two shots, two goals. They were things of beauty too. Suarez had been asked on the eve of the game if there was any rivalry between him and Cavani. "Not at all," he replied. "We w...

It's unfair for Nigerians to accused me of doing nothing to killer herdsmen because I'm Fulani, says Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari says it is unfair for people to accuse him of not reprimanding suspected gun-wielding herdsmen because he looks like them. Buhari said this on Tuesday during an interactive session with stakeholders in Plateau state. Simon Lalong, governor of the state, Abubakar Bagudu and Abubakar Bello, governors of Kebbi and Niger states, accompanied Buhari to the meeting. He said he was in the state to commiserate with the people over the recent killings which claimed over hundred lives. The president has been accused of keeping mum on the killings by suspected herders across the country. After the attack on Plateau, the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders’ Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) said no one should expect peace because they lost 300 cows, indirectly taking responsibility for the killings. However, in his reaction to the mass ...

Uruguay lead Portugal 1-0 at halftime in World Cup last-16                                                  Edinson Cavani in Action A powerful Edinson Cavani header gave Uruguay a 1-0 half-time lead against Portugal in the World Cup last 16 on Saturday, as the South Americans closed in on a quarter-final meeting with France. Luis Suarez was the provider in the seventh minute, putting in a pinpoint inswinging cross and Cavani gave Portugal goalkeeper Rui Patricio no chance. Cristiano Ronaldo was unable to inspire his teammates to an equaliser and the European champions face an exit unless they can find inspiration in the second half.

Premium Times sacks reporter over false report on Miyetti Allah                                            Miyetti-Allah Premium Times, a popular online newspaper, has sacked its Jos-based reporter, Mr. Andrew Ajijah, over a false story credited to Miyetti Allah on the mayhem in Plateau in which 100 people were killed. The management of Premium Times has also resolved to apologise to Mr. Danladi Ciroma, the North Central leader of the apex cattle breeders’ organisation over the story published on June 25. The story with the headline, “Killing of nearly 100 people in Plateau ‘retaliatory’ — Miyetti Allah’’ turned out to be false. The Premium Times had reported that the violence that erupted in 11 villages in some local governments was retaliation by the herders whose cattle were killed. Mr Ajijah’s report in Premium Times quoted Ciroma as saying: “These attack...

The Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, has called for the removal of Nigeria’s security chiefs over the continued killings and security challenges in the country. Dr Saraki made the call on Saturday when he paid a visit to communities affected by a rainstorm in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. Hundreds of Nigerians have been killed in 2018 in several parts of the country and Saraki believes no society should witness such as situation and carry on as usual. But for the “politicisation of issues” the Senate President said the warnings of the National Assembly about the dangerous trend in the country would have been heeded and changes made. “As you know, the National Assembly under my leadership, many months back, had seen this danger, called for a security summit, we had addressed the issue of security architecture. We had said that there is definitely a failure of the security architecture of the country,” the Senate President said. To address the alleged failure, the ...

Those still expecting Buhari to Change Nigeria for better ‘ll wait for ever — Dan Musa At the tender age of 37 in 1991, renowned businessman and industrialist, Alhaji (Dr)  Eyitayo Dan-Musa threw his hat into the presidential ring, under the defunct National Republican Convention, NRC, along side notable politicians jostling for Aso Rock   at the time. Among them were the likes of  Late General Shehu Musa Yar’Adua;Chief Olu Falae;Dr Olusola Saraki; Alhaji Adamu Ciroma; Alhaji Bamangar Tukur;Alhaji Sale Jambo;Dr Lema Jubrilu;Chief Melford Okilo,among others. Besides being a  presidential aspirant of NRC at the time, Dan-Musa was the Coordinating Chairman of NRC/SDP Joint Presidential Aspirants Forum. Although Alhaji Bashir Tofa emerged as candidate of the party in the June 12 Presidential Election, believed widely to have been won by Chief MKO Abiola, his only rival in the Social Democratic Party’s platform, Dan-Musa believes he was manipulated out of the race ...

                                           Mbappe scored for France France have beaten Argentina 4-3 to send the South American side out of the World Cup, with Lionel Messi set to be in the shadow of Diego Maradona without a World Cup in his kitty. Messi has never won a World Cup and a Copa America trophy and football pundits said he needs to win the World Cup to be greater than Maradona and rank among the great. France opened scoring on 13 minutes through a penalty converted by  Antoine Griezmann. Argentina goalkeeper, Franco Armani dived to his left,as Griezmann rolled it fairly centrally. A super strike from Angel di Maria on 41 minutes equalised for Argentina. Ever Banega passed the ball to Angel di Maria,who played in France for Paris St-Germain, he got the ball onto his left foot and from 30 yards sent a rocket of an effort past Hugo Lloris. ...