Lille
3 Mar
Borussia Dortmund striker Serhou Guirassy takes on his former side Lille in the Champions League last 16 on Tuesday as seemingly
27 Nov
Two Lille fans were stabbed during an attack carried out by dozens of Bologna supporters before the two teams' Champions League fixture, the French Ligue 1 club said on Wednesday. In a statement, Lille said the two fans "received medical treatment" after the attack outside a bar in the northern Italian city late on…
10 Nov
Lille passed up the opportunity to go into the top three in Ligue 1 after a 96th-minute equaliser by Nice held them to a 2-2 on Sunday. Tom Louchet slotted home deep in injury time to deny the visitors a win that would have taken them above Marseille and into the automatic Champions League qualification…
2 Oct
Lille claimed the scalp of Real Madrid in the Champions League on Wednesday as a Jonathan David penalty just before half-time gave the French club a famous 1-0 home win over the reigning European champions. Canada striker David converted from the spot in first-half stoppage time and Lille held on for the victory they deserved…
30 Sep
Real Madrid named Kylian Mbappe in their squad to face Lille in the Champions League on Wednesday after he missed one match with a thigh injury. The French forward was expected to be out until after the upcoming international break but appears to have made a quick recovery. Mbappe sustained the problem last Tuesday in…
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A former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has left the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and joined the Social Democratic Party (SDP). El-Rufai made the announcement in a statement on Monday, expressing his dissatisfaction with the APC's leadership style. El-Rufai claimed that after voicing his concerns in public and privately about the party's capricious trajectory…
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The people of the Eleme Local Government Area in Rivers State have called for unity among the Ogonis to enable them to achieve success in the ongoing oil resumption processes. The King of Eleme Kingdom, HRM King Philip Osaro Obele, said that the Eleme Council has long suffered despite hosting several multinational companies, stressing that…
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The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has approved April 12 for the party’s earlier postponed South-South zonal congress. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, stated this in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja. Ologunagba said that NWC also approved the shifting of the South-West and North-Central zonal congresses…
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Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has been urged to resign within 48 hours or face impeachment. The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) gave the order in Port Harcourt on Monday, warning that if the governor refuses to resign, he will be impeached. The party cited several impeachable offenses against him…
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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted sunshine and haziness from Monday to Wednesday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook, released on Sunday in Abuja, forecasts sunny and hazy skies over the northern region throughout the period. According to NiMet, in the North Central region, sunny skies with patches of clouds are expected during the…
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Workers at five tertiary educational institutions owned by the Oyo State Government have begun an indefinite strike over non-payment of minimum wage. The Polytechnic, Ibadan, The Oke-Ogun Polytechnic, Saki, Adeseun Ogundoyin Polytechnic, Eruwa; Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, Igboora, and Oyo State College of Education, Lanlate are the affected institutions. The workers, under…
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that the Federal Government and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will resolve issues related to visa procurement for Nigerians seeking to travel to the UAE. The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Mrs. Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, made this known in a statement following the visit of Amb. Salem Alshamsi,…
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed a new case of Lassa fever in a 31-year-old physician who had recently travelled to the United Kingdom. NCDC Director-General, Dr Jide Idris, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. Idris stated that the patient,…
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Ogun State police command has confirmed the death of a farmer, Abdullahi Rasaki, after a palm tree fell on him. Police spokesman, Omolola Odutola, in a statement, disclosed that the deceased and one Waheed Abbas had gone to Egbe Semi Jeje area of Oke Sopen, Ijebu Igbo, to cut palm trees when one of the…
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The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has urged security agencies to investigate the killing of Kwara chapter Chairman of the association, Idrissu Abubakar. The National President of MACBAN, Alhaji Baba Ngelzarma, made the call in a statement issued by Malam Bello Gotomo, National Secretary of the association, on Sunday in Abuja. The…