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Moise Kean is the first player after first player born after 2000 to appear in the Champions League[/caption] Juventus forward Moise Kean became the first player born in this millennium to play in the Champions League when he appeared as a substitute in his team’s 3-1 win away to three-time Europa League champions Sevilla. But his historic appearance was not enough to break Celestine Babayaro’s 22- year record. Kean, who was just 16 years and 267 days old on Tuesday, climbed off the bench at Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan with just six minutes remaining, his arrival quickly coinciding with Juventus…

Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo has told vandals of oil installations in the Niger Delta that nobody else in the world will destroy facilities meant to them. Osinbajo stressed that damaging of pipelines and oil installations in the Niger Delta is a destruction of facilities meant to help the people of the region. Speaking today while receiving a delegation of Urhobo leaders at the Presidential Villa, Prof. Osinbajo lamented that “so much damage is being done, governments will come and go, but this damages will ultimately destroy people’s livelihoods, aspirations and their future.” “Nobody else anywhere in the world…

A Muslim group, Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has kicked against the payment of 10-year allowances to former heads of state of Nigeria. MURIC’s reaction comes after some former heads of state are allegedly warming up to collect about ten months arrears of allowances. Among them are General Yakubu Gowon (rtd), General Ibrahim Babangida (rtd), General Abdul Salaam Abubakar (rtd) and General Olusegun Obasanjo (rtd). In a statement signed by MURIC director, Professor Ishaq Akintola, the group said it is deeply disappointed that these retired army generals and former heads of state cannot voluntarily forgo their entitlements particularly in Nigeria’s trying…

Borussia Dortmund and Legia Warsaw made Champions League history on Tuesday – with the 12 goals they shared the highest in a single match. Thomas Tuchel’s side beat their Polish opponents 8-4 on a truly memorable evening in Germany. It surpassed the 11 scored when Monaco beat Deportivo La Coruna 8-3 in 2003. There were seven goals in 22 first-half minutes – and Legia ended up as the first side to score four goals in a Champions League match and still lose. A record-breaking evening It is the first time in Champions League history that eight players scored in a…

Leicester City’s remarkable debut Champions League campaign continued as they reached the knockout stages with one game to spare by beating Club Brugge. The Foxes needed a point to move into the last 16, yet secured three to ensure they will finish top of Group G. A smart finish into the top corner by Shinji Okazaki, after a fine cross by Christian Fuchs, set Claudio Ranieri’s side on their way. Riyad Mahrez doubled the lead from the penalty spot – his fourth goal in five Champions League games – after Marc Albrighton was fouled by Dion Cools, before Jose Izquierdo…

Tottenham crashed out of the Champions League as they were comprehensively outclassed by a rejuvenated Monaco side at Stade Louis II. Djibril Sidibe’s header early in the second half sparked a stunning sequence of three goals in just five minutes that saw Spurs’ Champions League hopes swiftly fade, grow and fade again. Harry Kane’s penalty, awarded when Dele Alli was pulled back, put Spurs on level terms but, just 39 seconds later, Monaco had the ball in the net again through Thomas Lemar. Victory takes Monaco through to the last 16 as deserved winners of Group E ahead of Bayer…

Donald Trump supporters are lashing out at the president-elect for backing down from prosecuting Hillary Clinton over her use of a private email server. His team said he would not keep his campaign pledge to try to have her jailed, and Mr Trump later said it would be too divisive to go ahead with. The FBI cleared her of any criminality but chants of “lock her up” became a rallying cry at his campaign events. Conservatives seized on the news as a “betrayal” and a “broken promise”. Redstate.com said that a failure to appoint a special prosecutor, as he promised,…

Pay-TV provider, GOtv, has added two new channels, R2TV and Tiwa n Tiwa, on its bouquets. Royal Roots Television (R2TV) is a 24-hour entertainment channel broadcasting in English language, while Tiwa n Tiwa is a Yoruba language music and lifestyle channel. Tiwa n Tiwa and R2TV are accessible to GOtv Plus and GOtv Value customers on GOtv channels 111 and channel 112 respectively. At launch, both channels will be available to GOtv subscribers in Benin, Ibadan, Lagos and Port Harcourt only. Both channels feature originally produced and licensed music, fashion, theatre, dance, drama, movies, talk shows, cooking shows, docuseries and…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, November 22, 2016 closed its case against former Taraba governor, Jolly Nyame, who is standing trial before Justice Adebukola Banjoko of the FCT High Court sitting in Gudu, Abuja on charges of money laundering to the tune of N1.6billion. Nyame is facing trial on a 41-count charge of criminal breach of trust and misappropriation of state funds to the tune of N1.64billion between 1999 and 2007 during his tenure as governor. At the resumed hearing today, counsel to EFCC, Rotimi Jacobs, SAN, told the court that the prosecution had decided this…

A Federal High Court, has ordered that status quo be maintained in a N3billion debt recovery suit filed by First Bank of Nigeria Limited against an oil company, Vine Oil and Gas Limited. The order of the court was as a result of an application filed by a Lagos lawyer, Bimbo Akeredolu SAN, on behalf of, Vine and Gas FZE (tank farm)) and Vine and Gas limited company challenging the appointment of Mr Akin Adesomoju as the receiver of the tank farm and the oil company while another lawyer Mr Sylva Ogwemoh SAN had also filed an application on behalf…