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Alavés, Cádiz, Elche all humbled by 2nd-tier teams in Copa By JOSEPH WILSONJanuary 16, 2021 GMT BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Lower-division Spanish sides took out three more top-flight teams from the Copa del Rey on Saturday, taking advantage of playing the one-match elimination rounds on their home turf. Coach Abelardo Fernández had a nightmare debut in his second stint at Alavés after it was routed 5-0 by second-tier side Almería. Cádiz lost at Girona 2-0, and Elche fell at Rayo Vallecano...

Punch Newspapers Sections Kelvin Ekerete Nigerian players in Europe had a weekend to remember with several of them getting on the scoresheet while others helped their teams record wins and clean sheets. In the Italian Serie A, Simy Nwankwo scored a brace as he helped his club Crotone to a 4-1 win over Benevento on Sunday. The goals took his season’s tally to six in 18 league games. The lanky striker scored Crotone’s second and third goals in the 29th and 54th minutes of the encounter. The w...

Alavés, Cádiz, Elche all humbled by 2nd-tier teams in Copa By JOSEPH WILSONJanuary 16, 2021 GMT BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Lower-division Spanish sides took out three more top-flight teams from the Copa del Rey on Saturday, taking advantage of playing the one-match elimination rounds on their home turf. Coach Abelardo Fernández had a nightmare debut in his second stint at Alavés after it was routed 5-0 by second-tier side Almería. Cádiz lost at Girona 2-0, and Elche fell at Rayo Vallecano...

Daily Post Nigeria Published The Commissioner of Police Zamfara State Command, Mr.Abutu Yaro has urged Islamic Clerics in the state to preach peace for adequate security. CP Abutu Yaro disclosed this during a familiarisation visit to the Emir of Bungudu, Alh. Hassan Attahiru at his Palace. The Commissioner noted that the call became imperative considering the fact that people of the state respect the Islamic teachings more than any advocacy, hence the need for the clerics to support the peace p...

By Usman Aliyu Jebba(Kwara) Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara on Thursday visited the scene of Wednesday morning’s tanker explosion in Jebba, Moro Local Government Area of the state to commiserate with the victims of the disaster. The governor, while speaking with newsmen after the visit, described the incident as painful. “The incident is very disturbing and we have to come down to see the extent of the destruction. “It’s far more than what we thought. The inferno engulfed many hous...

2016 Olympic bronze medal winner, Sadiq Umar has rated his match against former English Premier League champions, Manchester United in the Europa League as his memorable match, Bestchoicesports.com.ng can report Sadiq who was part of the bronze-wining 2016 Nigeria Olympic Football team squad squared up with Manchester United in the 2019/2020 Europa League with his club Partizan Belgrade “My memorable match was the match against Manchester United, we played at home though we lost, we are ...

Akinola Ajibola   Updated December 17, 2020 The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, with some of his colleagues at the upper chamber of the National Assembly in Abuja on December 17, 2020.   A bill for an act to provide for the effective surveillance, review, and prevention of maternal and perinatal deaths and related matters for the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 2020 (SB. 581) has scaled the second reading in the Senate. The bill and six others were read for the second time on Thursday during plen...

Channels Television   Updated December 17, 2020 A file photo of lawmakers during plenary in the Senate chamber of the National Assembly in Abuja.   Members of the Senate have confirmed the appointment of eight persons as chairman, managing director, and members of the Governing Council of the Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPADEC). The lawmakers gave the approval during Thursday’s plenary at the upper chamber of the National Assembly in Abuja. This followed the...

A file photo of lawmakers during plenary in the Senate chamber of the National Assembly in Abuja. Members of the Senate have confirmed the appointment of eight persons as chairman, managing director, and members of the Governing Council of the Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPADEC). The lawmakers gave the approval during Thursday’s plenary at the upper chamber of the National Assembly in Abuja. This followed the consideration of the report of the Committee on Pow...

Views: Visits 22 The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, with some of his colleagues at the upper chamber of the National Assembly in Abuja on December 17, 2020. A bill for an act to provide for the effective surveillance, review, and prevention of maternal and perinatal deaths and related matters for the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 2020 (SB. 581) has scaled the second reading in the Senate. The bill and six others were read for the second time on Thursday during plenary at the upper chamb...