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Besiktas have been charged by UEFA after a cat wandered on to the pitch during the Champions League last-16 defeat by Bayern Munich. English referee Michael Oliver stopped play in the second half at Vodafone Park until the cat left the pitch. The exact charge is “insufficient organisation”, while the Turkish club has also been charged with “throwing objects and blocked stairways”. READ: Welbeck scores twice as Arsenal complete ‘Italian Job’ against AC Milan The case will be heard by UEFA’s disciplinary body on 31 May. Bayern won 3-1 on the night and 8-1 on aggregate to progress to the…

One of Nigeria’s most reliable financial institutions, Keystone Bank Limited has launched ‘KeyServ’ (An Agency Banking Proposition) to serve customers outside its conventional brick and mortar mode of banking. The initiative in partnership with the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) and i-OneC (A FinTech Firm) is in line with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Financial System Strategy (FSS2020) goals to increase financial inclusion uptake in Nigeria. According to the Group Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer of Keystone Bank Limited Mr. Obeahon Ohiwerei, “Enabling financial inclusion is our core area of focus and we have partnered with other industry players to…

Danny Welbeck scored twice on the day he was recalled to the England squad as Arsenal beat AC Milan to reach the quarter-finals of the Europa League. Leading 2-0 from the first leg in the San Siro, the Gunners fell behind on the night when Hakan Calhanoglu produced a wonderful finish from 30 yards after being allowed to run unchallenged. Arsenal quickly levelled, though, from a controversially awarded penalty – Welbeck going down under minimal contact from Ricardo Rodriguez before scoring from the spot. GOAL ! Great long range goal from Granit Xhaka. Arsenal lead 2-1 pic.twitter.com/Xa9LWG0YHm — ArsenalUpdates (@ArsenalEdits___)…

A newly installed pedestrian bridge has collapsed at Florida International University and police say there are several fatalities. Images of the buckled structure at the college in Miami were shared across social media on Thursday afternoon. The 950-ton span only went up on Saturday, CBS Miami reports. Local media report that an unknown number of people were trapped underneath the bridge, which was built over a motorway. Florida Highway Patrol Lt Alejandro Camacho told CBS News there were several fatalities and five to six vehicles crushed. Aerial footage shows first responders trying to get under the bridge to trapped cars.…

Atletico Madrid are through to the quarter-finals of the Europa League after a comfortable 5-1 victory over Lokomotiv Moscow in the second-leg tie. Two goals from Fernando Torres and one each for Angel Correa, Saul Niguez and Antoine Griezmann saw Atletico win 8-1 on aggregate. Maciej Rybus equalised after Correa had given Atletico an early lead, but Saul restored the lead for the visitors. Torres’ brace included a penalty before Griezmann’s chip finished things off. READ: Southampton appoint Mark Hughes as manager until end of season The only negative for Diego Simeone’s side was that left-back Filipe Luis went off…

An Abeokuta High Court on Thursday sentenced three men to death by hanging for armed robbery, conspiracy and rape while the fourth accused, Oguntolu Oludare got 10 years imprisonment for receiving stolen goods. Justice Olatokunbo Majekodumi sentenced Abdulrasak Moshood, Sakiru Osunmuyiwa and Azeez Olonade. Delivering judgment, Justice Majekodumi said the court was convinced beyond reasonable doubt the accused committed the offences. “Having found that the accused persons are guilty as charged, the first, second and third accused shall be hung by the neck until they are dead. May the Lord have mercy on you. “The fourth accused person, Oguntolu Oludare,…

An Oklahoma mother who married her daughter after the pair “hit it off” has been sentenced to two years in prison. Patricia Ann Spann, 45, pleaded guilty to the felony offence of incest and admitted wedding her biological daughter, Misty Velvet Dawn Spann, 26. The mother lost custody of her children and reunited with her daughter in 2014. The two married in March 2016 after same-sex marriage became legal in the state. Investigators later discovered Patricia Ann Spann had previously wed her son. Her son, who was 18 years old at the time, annulled the marriage on incest charges in…

…Grants 50% Reduction On Commercial Charges, 25% For Owner-Occupier, Manufacturing Concerns …Gives Tax Credit For Payment Already Made, Introduces Installment Payment Plan Following extensive deliberations with stakeholders on the new rates payable by property owners under the Lagos State Land Use Charge (LUC) Law, the State Government on Thursday announced a major reduction in the rates and as well waived the penalty for late payments across board. The State’s Commissioner for Finance, Mr Akinyemi Ashade, who disclosed this while addressing a press briefing at the Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre in Alausa on the outcome of dialogue with stakeholders, said the…

Finland has been ranked the happiest country in the world with Nigeria ranked the 91st happiest nation of the world, and fifth in Africa in the 2018 World Happiness Report. The survey was released on Wednesday by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) as part of the UN World Happiness Day- March 20. SDSN is part of the UN’s response to the outcome of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20), and its mandate to work towards a post-2015 development agenda. The 2018 report assessed 156 countries happiness levels based on six factors – per capita gross domestic…

The Benue Government has directed its Ministry of Finance to appoint a registered auctioneer to auction livestock confiscated in violation of the state Anti-Open Grazing Law 2017. The Commissioner for Information, Mr Lawrence Onoja, disclosed this while briefing newsmen after the state Executive Council meeting on Thursday in Makurdi. Onoja said the livestock was confiscated from some cattle owners in the state who violated the subsisting law against open grazing. The commissioner said the government also gave the livestock owners up to March 19 to pay stipulated fines to the state Ministry of Agriculture to claim their animals. READ: Reno…