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Chelsea Drops Point At Home In 1-1 Draw Against Burnley

22.02.2026

Chelsea’s hopes of securing Champions League qualification suffered a setback on Saturday, February 21, as Burnley snatched a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge. This is as Burnley were looking to put behind them a shock defeat to League One side Mansfield Town in the FA Cup at Turf Moor last weekend. The English Premier League...

Aston Villa Rescue Late Equaliser Against Leeds In 1-1 Draw

22.02.2026

A late equaliser from Tammy Abraham saw Aston Villa nick a 1-1 draw against Leeds United at Villa Park on Saturday night, New Telegraph reports. Anton Stach’s stunning 31st-minute free kick past Emiliano Martinez looked like giving Leeds a vital victory at Villa Park, but substitute Tammy Abraham levelled late on. The draw left third-placed...

Ramadan: Unity, A strategic Lever For Cohesion

21.02.2026

The Alaafin of Oyo, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade 1, has enjoined Muslims to observe Ramadan with intense devotion because it is a sacred, mandatory pillar of Islam designed to foster piety, spiritual rejuvenation, and self-discipline. In a press release issued by the Director of Media and Publicity to the Paramount Ruler, Bode...

Voter’s Apathy Mars Rivers Bye-Election

21.02.2026

There has been a low turn-out of voters in Saturday’s bye-election for the vacant seats in Ahoada East Constituency II and Khana Constituency II in the Rivers State House of Assembly. The elections, which was conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), experienced a very low turn out of voters, despite the early arrival...

ADC Accuses Wike Of Interference

21.02.2026

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike of interfering in the Area Council elections in the territory. ADC, in a statement issued by the National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, condemned the Minister’s movement around various polling units in Abuja under the guise of monitoring...

Reps Decry Absence Of Rectors At Budget Defence

21.02.2026

The House of Representatives Committee on Polytechnics and Other Higher Technical Education has expressed displeasure over the poor turnout of rectors at the 2026 budget defence session. The Chairman of the committee, Hon. Fuad Kayode Laguda, faulted the absence of 10 rectors out of the 14 Federal Polytechnics invited to appear. According to him, out...

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