December 2024
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Bayern Munich stamped their authority over the Bundesliga in commanding style by hammering fourth-placed RB Leipzig 5-1 on Friday in a game that featured two goals in the opening two minutes for the first time in the league’s history. Having lost their first league match of the season to Mainz last week, Bayern delivered a…
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Australia said on Friday (Dec 20) it has agreed to boost Solomon Islands’ police force with a finance and training package for the Pacific nation, which has fostered close ties with China. The deal includes A$190 million (US$118 million) in financing over four years and will see the construction of a new police training centre…
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Goals from David Lopez, Abel Ruiz and Arnaut Danjuma secured Girona a 3-0 LaLiga home win over relegation-threatened Real Valladolid on Friday, snapping their six-game winless run across all competitions. The hosts dominated proceedings and took the lead just past the half-hour mark when Miguel Gutierrez’s free kick deflected off Lopez and the top corner…
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AC Milan won 1-0 at Hellas Verona on Friday as Tijjani Reijnders’ second-half strike proved decisive in a keenly-contested Serie A clash. The visitors scored in the 56th minute as Reijnders made a well-timed run to evade the defence before expertly guiding a first-time shot into the top corner. Milan are seventh with 26 points,…
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China has lifted a ban on imports of Australian live rock lobsters, Canberra said on Friday (Dec 20), demolishing the final barrier in a broader, multibillion-dollar trade war between the countries. Beijing has banned or slapped retaliatory tariffs on more than US$12 billion worth of Australian exports, from wine to timber, during years of soured…
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Malaysia has agreed to resume the search for the wreckage of missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, its transport minister said on Friday (Dec 20), more than 10 years after it disappeared in one of the world’s greatest aviation mysteries. Flight MH370, a Boeing 777 carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew, vanished en route from Kuala…
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Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junior both scored as Real Madrid cruised to a 3-0 victory over Mexican side Pachuca in the Intercontinental Cup final in Doha on Wednesday. Mbappe opened the scoring in the 37th minute before Rodrygo doubled Madrid’s lead early in the second half. Vinicius sealed a comfortable win for the Spanish and…
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A Paris court on Thursday sentenced a brother of France midfielder Paul Pogba to a three-year prison term, with two years suspended, after convicting him in a high-profile extortion case. Mathias Pogba will be able to serve his one-year sentence with an electronic bracelet rather than behind bars. The court also fined Paul Pogba’s brother…
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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has shut down 150 shops at Eziukwu Market, Aba, Abia State, during a two-day operation on December 16 and 17, 2024. The Agency disclosed this in a statement it posted on its X handle on Wednesday. It said its team uncovered large-scale production and…
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Troops of 6 Brigade, deployed at Garba Chede Checkpoint in Bali Local Government Area, have apprehended a group of illegal miners and seized precious stones being transported out of the area. Acting on credible intelligence, the vigilant troops on 17 December intercepted a truck with a foreign registration number B 0515 VV, which was found…
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Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Thursday mourned the victims of the stampede at a funfair held at Islamic High School, Orita Bashorun, Ibadan. Authorities have confirmed 35 minors dead with seven suspects arrested for their roles in the disaster. Atiku in a post on X said he was heartbroken by the incident, praying that…
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The Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) has commended the management of Dangote Refinery for crashing the price of its petrol to N899.50K per litre. In a statement on Thursday, PETROAN spokesman, Joseph Obele, described the move as a significant relief for motorists and Nigerians at large. “This price reduction, a decrease…
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President Bola Tinubu has mourned the victims of the tragic incident at a children’s funfair in Ibadan, Oyo State, which claimed innocent lives and left many others injured. A day after the tragic incident, 35 minors have been confirmed dead in a stampede at a funfair held at Islamic High School, Orita Bashorun, the state…
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Ebonyi State-born preacher and prophet, His Holiness, Spirit Emmanuel Chukwudi, on Thursday, prophesied that Mr Peter Obi would eventually become president of Nigeria. Earlier this week, Primate Ayodele claimed that he had seen that Obi would never become president. He advised him to go and rest. But in a prophecy he made available to DAILY…
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Dangote Refinery has announced another reduction in the price of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, or petrol. The company disclosed this in a statement by its spokesperson, Anthony Chiejina, released on its official X account on Thursday. The oil firm reduced its petrol ex-depot price to N899.50 per litre, down from N970. “…We have now announced…
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Men of the Oyo State Police Command have detained the principal of Islamic High School, Bashorun, Ibadan, Mr. Abdullahi Fasasi. MEZIESBLOG learned that Fasasi was invited by the police on Wednesday and has been detained since then. Our correspondent reports that the principal’s detention is in connection with the stampede that occurred at the school…
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