Cody Gakpo, Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah all scored twice as Liverpool shrugged off a season of frustration to thrash Manchester United 7-0 at Anfield on Sunday. Jurgen Klopp’s men set a new record margin of victory in the clash between English football’s two most successful clubs. Just a second defeat in 23 games in all competitions realistically ends United’s hopes of a first league title in a decade as they remain 14 points adrift of leaders Arsenal in third. But there could even more lasting damage from the club’s heaviest defeat since 1931. Liverpool close to within three…
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Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has dismissed a report on the ownership of a property located on 15 Ganges Street, Maitama, Abuja. In the report, some persons were arrested with electoral materials, including Bi-Modal Voters Accreditation System (BVAS) during the Presidential election which took place on Saturday, 25th February 2023. The Speaker, who clarified in a statement titled: ‘For the record: I do not own Property on 15 Ganges Street, Maitama Abuja’, disclosed that the occupants of the property are known to the authorities of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). “A few days ago, while the…
Desperate to avoid the drop, Nigerian midfielder Alex Iwobi and his Everton side faces off against Emmanuel Dennis and the Tricky Trees of Nottingham Forest at the City Ground on Sunday (today). Holding a game in hand on Everton, Dennis’s side sit four points clear of the bottom three, while the Toffees find themselves one point inside the drop zone. Although Iwobi has been more instrumental for the Toffees this season than Dennis has been at Forest, the results on the pitch show that Nottingham are faring far better after their early season troubles. Iwobi has scored one goal…
Former Nigerian lawmaker and social critic, Senator Shehu Sani has predicted that the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, would be helpless when President Muhammadu Buhari may have left office. Sani likened Emefiele’s condition as “Zebra in the hands of Tigers”, when Buhari leaves office in May 29. His statement is contained in a post via his verified Twitter handle on Saturday. Recall that the president-elect, Bola Tinubu and his camp in the All Progressives Congress, APC, had fought against the apex bank’s Naira redesign policy. Meridianspy reported that the Supreme Court ended the…
Seven per cent of Internet users through Kaspersky in Nigeria were victims of phishing in 2022, the company has disclosed. According to the Kaspersky which is an anti-virus provider firm, 8.7 per of its individuals and corporate users were affected by phishing attacks in 2022. It stated that 31.1 per cent of financial phishing attempts in Nigeria were through websites of fake payment systems, 51.2 per cent through fake online stores, and 17.8 per cent through fake online bank portals. A security expert at Kaspersky, Olga Svistunova, said, “Phishing is one of the most prevalent and pernicious threats in…
Mr Phrank Shaibu, the Special Assistant on Public Communication to the presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has hailed United States Senator, Jim Risch, for pointing out the fact that Nigeria’s recently concluded presidential election was marred with irregularities. Shaibu also hailed Risch for criticising the US government over its decision to hurriedly embrace Bola Tinubu as president-elect notwithstanding damning reports from election observers. Quoting Senator Risch he said, “The ongoing electoral process in Nigeria is widely viewed as deeply flawed by election observers and many Nigerians. It is disappointing to see the administration rush to embrace…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has so far uploaded 159,509 results from 176, 846 polling units, seven days after the presidential poll. The figure represents 90 per cent of results from all the polling units. As of the time of filing this report, the electronic transmission of results was still ongoing. Also Read: 2023: Obi Break Silence, Pledges to address Nigerians Nigerians expected that the election results would be uploaded on election day as promised by the INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu. However, INEC came under fire for its failure to upload results to its viewing portal which led to…
A support group, The Asiwaju Group (TAG) on Friday, has thrown in cheerful celebration of the victory of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the just concluded Presidential polls. This was on the declaration of Bola Tinubu by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the 16th President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The event, which was hosted by the Convener of the group, Dr Mustapha Abdullåhi who also doubles as the Deputy Chairman, APC UK PCC, held at A-Class Park, Maitama, Abuja. Dr. Abdullahi was seen with all smiles throughout the event owning to his constant advocacy for…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, today released the breakdown of results for the National Assembly elections conducted on Saturday, February 25. Winners have been declared for 423 National Assembly seats. However, supplementary elections will be held in 46 constituencies. INEC chairman, Yakubu Mahmood, noted that 98 out of 109 Senate seats have been declared. In the House of Representatives, 325 out of 360 seats have been decided. Also Read: Obi is most Dangerous and Divisive Politician in Nigeria – APC PCC In the Senate, the All Progressives Congress, APC, controls 57 seats. The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, now has…
Chelsea will seek to ease the pressure on coach, Graham Potter and end their six-game winless run when they welcome relegation-threatened Leeds United to Stamford Bridge in the Premier League today. The two teams have endured similar runs of form since the turn of the year, with the Blues winning just one of their last nine top-flight matches and the Whites picking up maximum points in only one of their last eight. Following a disastrous run of just three wins in his last 17 games in charge, Graham Potter reportedly faces two make-or-break fixtures to save his job as Chelsea…
A massive earthquake and aftershocks in February caused an estimated $5.1 billion in direct physical damage in Syria, said the World Bank on Friday. The earthquake that struck on February 6 hit Turkey and Syria, devastating scores of cities and killing more than 50,000 people in both countries. Millions have been left needing urgent help with accommodation and medical care. “The current value of the damaged and destroyed capital stock is estimated at about 10 per cent of GDP,” said the World Bank in its latest estimate. Also Read: Turkey Earthquake: Nigerian students undergoing Post-trauma analysis, says NANS https://meridianspy.com/2023/02/07/turkey-earthquake-nigerian-students-undergoing-post-trauma-analysis-says-nans/ “The…
The All Progressives Congress Campaign Council has accused the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, of taking advantage of the emotions of the Nigerian youth and riding on the wave of religiosity and ethnicity. Also Read: Court grants Obi, Atiku’s request to Inspect INEC Election Materials It said Obi would go down in history as the country’s “most dangerous and divisive politician”. The Special Adviser on Media and Communication of the PCC, Dele Alake, stated this at a press conference in Abuja. The president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, was announced the winner of the keenly contested February 25 presidential…