Thursday, 20 April 2017
Juventus Coach: We Could Have Played Barcelona For A Whole Day And Not Conceded
Juventus Manager Massimiliano Allegri boasted Juventus could have played for an entire day without conceding after a goalless draw at Camp Nou secured a 3-0 aggregate win over Barcelona in the Champions League quarter-finals.
Barca's Luis Enrique failed to win for the first time at home in Europe during his three-year reign as Juve held their hosts at bay to progress to the semi-finals on the back of a stunning victory in the first leg in Turin.
Serena Williams Announces Pregnancy, Set To Miss French Open
Record-breaking grand-slam tennis champion and former world number one Serena Williams is expecting her first child.
Williams sent social media and the tennis world into frenzy on Wednesday when she posted a photo of herself on Snapchat with a caption that read simply "20 weeks" before the 23-time major winner deleted the post.
Steven Gerrard Set To Play For Liverpool Again
Gerrard in Liverpool's colour |
Former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard will wear the iconic red shirt once again when Jurgen Klopp's men travel to Australia in May.
Gerrard, Jamie Carragher, Daniel Agger and Steve McManaman will be part of the Liverpool team who will play a post-season friendly against A-League side Sydney FC next month as part of the club's 12th anniversary celebrations.
Gernot Rohr Explains His Difficulties At Having Enyeama Back In Super Eagles
Super Eagles technical adviser Gernot Rohr has explained his frustration at his inability to get former Super Eagles Captain and goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama to return to the National team due to issues with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) according to coach of the team Gernot Rohr.
Recall Vincent Enyeama quit the team after a row with former coach Sunday Oliseh , who stripped him off his role as captain of the team, but according to Rohr his main issue lies with someone in the NFF.
Again, Naira Makes Major Gain Against The Dollar
The Nation's currency, the naira recorded a major gain on Wednesday, closing at 390 per United States dollar at the parallel market, up from 405/dollar on Tuesday.
This came barely 24 hours after the Central Bank of Nigeria announced the injection of $280m into the various segments of the forex market and the commencement of its weekly $20,000 sale to licensed Bureau De Change operators.
16 University Students Beheaded In Edo Cult Clash
Police IGP, Ibrahim Idris |
At least, 16 students of Edo state-owned University, Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, have been beheaded in the ongoing cult war ravaging Edo State. Rival cult war involves high profile kingpins including senior lecturers of the university.
The statistics was released by the Police Commissioner, Mr. Haliru Gwandu. Briefing journalists in Benin, Gwandu disclosed that 61 suspects such as armed robbers, kidnappers, cultists and rapists were arrested in the last three weeks.
EFCC Is Entertaining Nigerians With Comedy-PDP
The People Democratic Party, PDP, has described the activities of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, as comedy and bunch of entertainments, noting the agency had drifted from the focussed body established in 2003 by Olusegun Obasanjo, who became President on its platform.
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