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The President, Muhammadu Buhari, on  Monday awarded scholarship to three secondary school students who emerged winners at the 2020 Young Nigerian Scientists Presidential Award Competition. Scholarship which fund their education up to the Doctor of Philosophy in science disciplines of their choice in Nigerian universities. Mr. President, spoke while declaring open the 2020 Science, Technology and Innovation Expo at the Eagle Square, Abuja, with the theme, ‘Enhancing The Growth of a Diversified Economy Through Science and Technology.’ The President praised the creativity and competitive spirit of the three young scientists for emerging tops in the competition tagged, ‘774 Young Nigerian Scientists Presidential Award.’ The beneficiaries are Akintade Akanbi from Osogbo Government High School, Osogbo, Osun State, who came first; while the second and third positions went to Uwakwe  Kamsiyochukwu of Anambra State from British Spring College,  Awka; and Aimofumhe Si...

Manchester City have been banned from all UEFA competitions for the next two seasons and fined £24.9m for "serious breaches" of UEFA's Financial Fair Play and club licensing regulations. An Adjudicatory Chamber of the Club Financial Control Body (CFCB) found the Premier League champions guilty of serious breaches of the UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Fair Play Regulations. In a statement, UEFA said City "overstated its sponsorship revenue in its accounts and in the break-even information submitted to UEFA between 2012 and 2016". The club were also found guilty of "failing to cooperate in the investigation by the CFCB" and will be banned from Europe in the 2020/21 and 2021/22 seasons. Man City to take case to CAS Man City say they are "disappointed but not surprised" by the verdict, describing the process as "prejudicial", and will take the case to Court of Arbitration for Sport.

A fire has gutted a house belonging to former President Olusegun Obasanjo . The fire which reportedly broke out on Wednesday night wreaked havoc on the building situated at the Ita-Eko area of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. Witnesses say the fire was caused by a power surge. A source told our correspondent that a spark that went off after power supply was restored to the building was the cause of the fire. Residents trooped out to assist the domestic workers in the house to put out the fire. The extent of damage to the building has not been confirmed as cameras were not allowed in and around the vicinity. However, there are reports that the fire only razed a store and not the main building in the former president’s compound.

The popular Mile 12 Market in Lagos, known for perishable foods and meat is reported burning, reactions of Nigerians on social media seems to be a sad one. Small Daddy@bosstex_PR It was somewhere in owerri Then somewhere in abule egba Now it’s Mile 12. Lord have mercy o Omo Grandma@oluwaseyii01 Jesus Christ Mile 12 market is currently burning! God what is happening to Nigeria! Why the fire fire incident every damn week! Aisha @_Aisha_pearl Mile 12 is burning again??!! These things don’t look like coincidences Onobume, son of OGBIKO@elvisosho Markets are burning they are praying to God for forgiveness. Is it God that is burning your market? Lol una never know wetin dey do una. Just saw the Mile 12 market news, I don’t think this is the end. Let’s continue looking, we are not ready. Stardy@Takemidown Christ Jesus! Mile 12 Market is on fire? Not again! Who did we offend? Millions of naira wasted in these hard times. To those who were affected, may the good l...

More than 100 US troops have now been diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries from Iran’s missile attack on a base in Iraq last month, the Pentagon announced Monday. There are now 109 cases, up from the 64 reported in late January, officials said. Seventy-six of the service members who suffered traumatic brain injuries, or TBI, have returned to active duty, the Pentagon said. The injuries stem from Iran’s retaliatory airstrike on Ain as-Asad base, where US service members were stationed. No US troops were killed or faced immediate bodily injury in the attack, which was a response to the US drone strike near Baghdad airport that killed Iran’s top general, Qassem Soleimani, on Jan. 3. But the Pentagon has since upped the number of traumatic injury cases several times, noting that symptoms can take time to develop and troops sometimes delay reporting their ailments.

The president of Jackson State University was arrested over the weekend for allegedly trying to solicit a prostitute, police said. William Bynum Jr., 57, was one of 17 people busted in an undercover prostitution sting, according to Clinton Police Chief Ford Hayman. Bynum Jr. resigned as the head of Jackson State University on Monday. The suspects were caught at a hotel in the town of Clinton after being directed there from an online prostitute ad, Hayman said. When busted, Bynum Jr. allegedly gave cops a fake name. He was charged with procuring services of a prostitute, false statement of identity and simple possession of marijuana. Shonda McCarthy, 46, another Jackson State University employee, was also arrested in the sting. McCarthy, the school’s art galleries director, was charged with procuring services of a prostitute and possession of marijuana while operating a motor vehicle.

The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Partyand some party members in the National Assembly, on Tuesday, peacefully protested at the embassy of the European Union. The PDP National Secretary, Senator Ibrahim Tsauri, who led the protest presented the party’s protest letter to the embassy officials. The protesters later proceeded to the embassy of France. Tsauri said democracy has been derailed in Nigeria and solicited the cooperation and assistance of the international community.