Carabao Cup: Chelsea qualify for final, to face Arsenal, Liverpool

Chelsea are through to the Carabao Cup final, thanks to a 1-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday night. The Blues had won the first leg 2-0 last week at Stamford Bridge. Antonio Rudiger then put the tie beyond Spurs, as he rose highest to head in a corner kick in the 18th minute. Tottenham battled hard in search of a route back into the tie, but it never happened. Two penalties awarded by referee Andre Marriner either side of half time, were both overturned after VAR interventions. Harry Kane’s effort was also ruled out for offside after yet another

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Gunman overtakes Abuja vehicle, kills driver, corps member escapes

    A young man, identified only as Mohammed, has been shot dead while driving on a highway in the Federal Capital Territory. Mohammed was said to have been in a car with his friend, a member of the National Youths Service Corps who was in uniform, when a yet-to-be-identified person shot at them. The suspect was said to have overtaken them before pulling the trigger. The bullet reportedly broke the windshield and hit the victim; he died on the spot. The incident happened at the Jabi Airport Road area of the FCT on Monday. A commercial driver, who spoke

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EFCC re-arraigns Mompha for fresh alleged N6b fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday arraigned a Dubai-based internet celebrity, Ismailia Mustapha, aka Mompha and his firm, Ismalob Global Investment Limited for alleged money laundering to the tune of over N6 billion. The agency arraigned Mompha and Ismalob before Justice Mojisola Dada of an Ikeja Special Offences Court on eight-counts charge bordering on the offences. The counts were conspiracy to launder funds obtained through unlawful activity, retention of such funds, transfer of funds for a suspect Olayinka Jimoh a.k.a Nappy Boy, and unlawful transfer of funds for a record label, among others. The sums named in the

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BREAKING: Seven Months After, Buhari Lifts Twitter Ban

The President Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has lifted the suspension on Twitter operations in the country, effective from 12 am, January 13, 2022. This was disclosed in a press statement on Wednesday signed by the Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency and Chairman Technical Committee Nigeria-Twitter Engagement, Kashifu Abdullahi.

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