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This was a disastrous moment for us — De Gea speaks after heavy defeat to Liverpool

Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea has described their 7-0 loss to Liverpool on Sunday, March 5, as a “disastrous moment”.

Manchester United held their own for much of the first-half against Liverpool, only to see Cody Gakpo break the deadlock in the 43rd minute. The Red Devils then suffered the most dramatic of second-half collapses as the likes of Mohamed Salah, Darwin Nunez and Roberto Firmino got in on the act.

The 7-0 defeat became the Red Devils’ heaviest defeat in 92 years. They also suffered 7-0 losses to Wolves in December 1931, Aston Villa in December 1930 and Blackburn Rovers in April 1926.

Reacting to the defeat, De Gea said in a statement;

“I know these message don’t sit well on such a day. This was a disastrous moment for us and these results shouldn’t happen, especially with the journey we are all on. We have a duty to this club, a responsibility to represent the badge but we have many opportunities to look ahead, many games coming fast and we have to lock our focus on these.”

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Not all actresses came to act, some came for prostitution — Dave Ogbeni

Nollywood actor Dave Ogbeni has claimed that not all female actresses in the movie industry came to act but some came to do prostitution.

The actor, Dave Ogbeni took to his Instagram page to lament over how some of his friends and some politicians have branded all female actresses as prostitutes. 

However, Dave Ogbeni has told his friends to demarcate and distinguish between actresses who came into the movie industry to show their actions to those who only joined the industry to sell their bodies.

“There should be a clear-cut demarcation between Nollywood actresses and Nollywood prostitutes. No be every girl come for the craft, many came for the (indirect) cash”, he wrote on his page.

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BBTitans organizers called out for blocking housemate, Yvonne

Organizers of the BBTitans reality show stir reactions following claims of blocking one of the housemates, Yvonne on a social media platform.

It would be recalled that Yvonne narrowly escaped eviction following Sunday night eviction where two pairs, Yelisa and Juivola were sent packing from Biggie’s house.

The vote percentages for Juivola, Yelisa, and Juvonne were 15.10%, 15.39%, and 15.43%, respectively. Following the eviction night, fans of the housemate took to Twitter to call out the organizers for blocking Yvonne on Twitter.

In a snapshot making rounds, the official Twitter page of the BBTitans show blocked the female housemate on the platform.

“Dear @BigBroAfrica you need to explain to us why you will block a contestant on yours show explain to us now!!!!!!!!!! Unblock Yvonne now !!!!” a fan wrote.

See the snapshot below …

See some reactions that followed …

@Atoks1010 wrote in reply: “Dear @Ebuka Please we enjoyed the way you are handling the BBN show so perfectly. Don’t let this people use you for this their dirty bigotry show that is strictly for their SA H/M. We can see that they don’t have d interest of Naija H/M at heart. Pls let’s focus on BBN #bbtitans.”

@murphybotsha noted: ” cry ur own na play ..”

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BBTitans: How Viewers Voted Yemi, Nelisa, Olivia, Yvonne, Others

Fresh evictions were carried out in the Bug Brother Titans reality show.

Following the eviction show in the ongoing Big Brother Titans reality show on Sunday, how viewers voted has emerged.

Four housemates were evicted from the reality show on Sunday.

The housemate up for eviction this week were, Khosi, Yemi, Nelisa, Ebubu, Miracle, Tsatsii, Yvonne and Justin

However, Juicy Jay, Olivia, Yemi and Nelisa were evicted on Sunday.

There are now 12 housemates battling for the $100000 grand prize.

Here is how viewers voted;

Juivola – 15.10%

Yelisa- 15.39%

Juvonne- 15.43%.

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Manchester United get their worst defeat in 92 years following 7-0 defeat to Liverpool

Manchester United have gotten their heaviest defeat since Boxing Day 1931 after being defeated 7-0 by Liverpool today, March 5.

Gakpo put the Reds in front moments before half-time, cutting in from the left and curling into the far corner of David de Gea’s net. United needed a response at the start of the second half, but instead it was the host who struck quickly as Darwin Nunez scored a scrappy second.

Just as the visitors prepared to mount a comeback, it was three as Gakpo’s deft finish rounded off a fluid counter-attack. It was already a hammering, but two goals from Mohamed Salah and another goal from Nunez put the cherry on top of the cake before Roberto Firmino added a seventh.

It is Liverpool’s biggest ever win against United, breaking a record which had stood for more than a century. Liverpool beat United 7-1 on October 12, 1895, but now there is a new high point.

It is  also the first time the Red Devils have lost by seven goals in any competition since that loss to Wolverhampton Wanderers more than 90 years ago.

While Salah’s first goal in the match placed him level with club legend Robbie Fowler in the record scorer list, he went on to break record when he scored again to take his tally up to 129.

Salah has now scored 11 goals across his last six appearances against the Old Trafford club as he struck twice in a historic 7-0 win at Anfield.

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INEC’s Certificate of Return is like ‘World Cup’ trophy to me — Tinubu

During a visit to the palace of Rilwan Akinolu, the Oba of Lagos, Nigeria’s President-Elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, described the certificate of return presented to him by INEC as a “World Cup” trophy.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had announced Tinubu, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as the winner of the presidential election held on February 25, with a total of 8,794,726 votes, while his closest rivals, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP), secured 6,984,520 and 6,101,533 votes, respectively.

Tinubu promised the monarchies that he would not let Nigerians down.

“To all the monarchies seated, may God provide you with strong health for you. God will not allow our country to perish. We will not be used as a tool to disgr@ce you. I will not let you down,” he said. “The journey that we embarked upon and we have returned home with a certificate — it is like our own World Cup — and I thank you all for the effort,” Tinubu stated.

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#BBTitans: Yemi, Nelisa, Olivia and Juicy Jay evicted

BBTitans housemates, Yemi, Nelisa, Olivia and Juicy Jay say their goodbye to their colleagues as they get evicted from the show.

It would be recalled that last week, Biggie saved the housemates by announcing through the cohost of a free eviction Sunday; a day after the Presidential and National Assembly elections in Nigeria.

This week, however, Biggie evicted two pairs, Juiovla and Yelisa: Yemi, Nelisa, Olivia and Juicy Jay from the house; leaving the remaining housemates in emotional turmoil.

Ten housemates (five pairs) are now left to battle for the $100,000 grand prize in the remaining weeks of the BBTitans show.

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Tinubu Appreciates World Leaders, Says Nigerian Eagle Shall Fly

President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Sunday, appreciated world leaders who felicitated with him after he was declared winner of the February 25 presidential election.

Tinubu commended them for extending arms of friendship, as he also pledged to reciprocate this by working with them, saying, “The Nigerian Eagle shall fly.”

Congratulatory messages have been pouring in for Tinubu from world leaders including the United States, United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, among others.

Tinubu won 8,794,726 votes under the All Progressives Congress to defeat Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party who had 6,984,520 votes and Peter Obi of the Labour Party who had 6,101,533 votes.

In a tweet on Sunday, Tinubu said the support and assurance received from the international community were a reminder of the important role Nigeria had in the world and an encouraging sign that the rest of the world remained interested in constructive and beneficial cooperation with Nigeria.

“As President-elect of this great nation, I say thank you. To those who have extended the arm of friendship, I offer mine in return.”

He said he was “particularly grateful to many world leaders from our African neighbours, our friends in The Commonwealth, and from the other parts of the world who welcomed my election with heartwarming messages. This a good time to believe in the Nigerian dream; a good time to believe in our renewed hope. The Nigerian Eagle shall fly high.”

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IReV: INEC Uploads 92% Of Election Results

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has now uploaded 161,624 results from 176, 846 polling units, eight days after the presidential and national assembly polls.

The figure represents 92 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.

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 the walkout of some party agents on Monday at the National Collation Centre.

Checks on Sunday revealed that the results of all the polling units were yet to be uploaded on the INEC website.

According to the Commission, BolaTinubu, the candidate for the ruling All Progressives Congress, won 8.8 million votes, while main opposition candidates Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi had 6.9 million and 6.1 million, respectively.

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Gunmen Kill Village Head In Kano

Alhaji Dahiru Abba, the Village Head of Maigari in Rimin Gado LGA of Kano state, has been shot dead by gunmen.

The newly appointed Permanent Secretary of Judiciary in Kano State, Alhaji Sanusi Abbas, who is also a family member of the deceased, confirmed the occurrence to newsmen on Sunday.

According to him, the late Village Head is also a biological father to the present Chairman of Rimin Gado LGA, Barrister Munir Dahiru Maigari.

“Late Maigari died after some unidentified gunmen stormed his residence in the early hours of Sunday, inflicted various degrees of injuries on his body, and later shot him dead.” He said.

He further noted that the burial ceremony will be conducted Sunday at his residence by 10 am in Maigari Village of Rimin Gado LGA, Kano State.

“May his soul rest in Aljannatur Firdous,” The Permanent Secretary concluded.

As of press time, police authorities in Kano are yet to confirm the development coming barely a week before the Governorship, and state Assembly elections.

SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, the Kano Police Command spokesman, promised to speak on the matter after due investigation and information gathering

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