Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa has been banned for eight games after being found guilty of abusing a referee. The former Chelsea forward, 30, was sent off by official Jesus Gil Manzano during Atletico’s 2-0 loss to Barcelona in La Liga. Manzano said in his match report that the Spanish international had “insulted his mother”, a claim Costa denied. The Spanish Football Federation’s ban rules him out of Atletico’s remaining La Liga fixtures this season. Costa, who can appeal against the ban, received a four game suspension for insults to…
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Police arrests 19-year-old kidnap gang leader, 4 others
Ismaila Wakili, a 19-year-old suspected leader of a kidnap gang, has been arrested by Ondo State Policemen with four other members of his gang after reportedly demanding N30 million from their victim. Those paraded by the state Police Commissioner, Undie Adie, in Akure, Ondo State capital include Abdullahi Sanni, Mohammed Abdullahi, Umoru Usman and Sheu Usman . This came as the state police command said security measures had been scaled up around bank premises across the 18 local government areas of the state to prevent attack by bandits. Addressing newsmen, Adie…
Read MoreBill to stop expensive funerals passed by Anambra Assembly
The Anambra State House of Assembly has passed a bill to stop expensive funerals in the state. The bill, which was sponsored by the representative of Anaocha II Constituency, Charles Ezeani, now makes it an offence to hold funerals for more than one day in the state. Before the bill was passed, communities held funerals for at least three days. Ezeani said, “The Burial/Funeral Control Bill is aimed at cutting down the cost of burials in the state.” The bill says in the event of death “no person shall deposit any corpse in the mortuary…
Read MoreAtiku dissociates self from posters circulating in Abuja
Atiku Abubakar, former Vice President and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 general elections, has dissociated himself from posters being circulated around Abuja, saying: “The campaign season is over.”Some of the posters at the Central District of Abuja had the inscriptions: ‘Atiku, the real and the best.’ A statement by his media adviser, Paul Ibe, said: “The tainted electoral victory by the incumbent is being challenged in court. We refuse to be distracted, which is exactly the objective of our opponents but remain focused on…
Read MoreAward-winning Culinary Experts for the GTBank Food and Drink Festival Masterclass unveiled
Award-winning Culinary Experts for the 4-day GTBank Food and Drink Festival have been announced. On the A-list line up are: The Sandwich King, Jeff Mauro, The Chef’s Chef, Philip Howard, and Award-winning, Food Stylist and Photographer, Melina Hammer. More facilitators will be announced as the countdown to the Biggest food exhibition and sales event in Africa continues. Philip Howard Philip Howard, also known as the “Chef’s Chef”, is one of Britain’s most celebrated culinary experts. The reputation for Phil’s cooking has been forged through the delivery of pleasure through harmony…
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