Alisson ruled out of Liverpool’s Atletico showdown
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says Brazil goalkeeper Alisson Becker will miss Wednesday’s crucial Champions League clash against Atletico Madrid after suffering a hip injury. Alisson sustained the muscle problem in training this week and was sidelined for Liverpool’s FA Cup fifth-round defeat at Chelsea on Tuesday. Scans confirmed the 27-year-old will be out for at […]
We are committed to protecting Nigerians – IGP
Vincent Ujumadu – Awka THE Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, said on Saturday the police has the capacity to protect Nigerians irrespective of their locations. He stated this during the closing ceremony of the 2020 police games hosted by Anambra State. On the game itself, the IGP said: “Our officers have used it to bond […]
PANDEF, OYOM laud S’South Govs resolve over regional security, BRACED Commission
By Chioma Onuegbu – Uyo PAN Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, and a pressure group in Akwa Ibom state, under the aegis of Oro Youth Movement (OYOM), have described as laudable the resolve of the South-South governors to establish a regional security architecture. Reacting at the weekend in Uyo, National Chairman of PANDEF, Air Commodore Idongesit […]
Pope’s Sunday prayer to be livestreamed as coronavirus spreads
Pope Francis’s Angelus prayer on Sunday will be livestreamed in a break with centuries-old tradition, the Vatican announced, as the number coronavirus cases topped 100,000. The World Health Organization called the spread “deeply concerning” as several countries reported their first cases of the disease — which has killed more than 3,500 people and infected more […]
World Glaucoma Week: Mission to conduct free eye screening
The Mass Medical Mission (MMM) says it plans to conduct free eye screening combined with cancer and dental screening for residents within Lagos metropolis. Dr Abia Nzelu, the Mission’s Executive Secretary, said on Saturday in Lagos that this was to mark the 2020 World Glaucoma Week (WGW). Nzelu said that the most common cause of […]
Wrestling: Coronavirus forces postponement of Olympic qualifier
The Africa/Oceania Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Qualifier earlier slated for 13th – 15th March, in El Jadida, Morocco, has been postponed indefinitely by organizers over fears of the deadly coronavirus (COVID-19). COVID-19 has claimed over 3,000 lives globally, with more than 95,000 people affected in around 80 countries. A statement from the sport’s governing body, […]
