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Mohamed Salah struck the winner from the penalty spot as Liverpool moved clear at the top of the Premier League table with a 2-1 victory at rock-bottom Wolves.Arne Slot’s Reds made a sluggish start but snatched the breakthrough in first-half stoppage time when Ibrahima Konate headed home his first goal in the English top-flight from Diogo Jota’s left-wing cross.Wolves lacked a cutting edge but were gifted an equaliser on 56 minutes when Rayan Ait-Nouri pounced following a mix-up between… Read the full article here

Bitcoiner Christian Angermayer claimed the United Kingdom’s latest tax proposal for non-doms would be a “huge mistake” and be “a bigger act of national self-harm than Brexit.” Read the full article here

The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star Jessi Ngatikaura thinks it’s possible Zac Affleck could have lied to his wife, Jen Affleck, about his relationship with Ben Affleck. While discussing speculation that Jen, 25, and her husband are not related to Ben, 52, Jessi admitted, “I don’t know if this is true.” “But I will say that I could see a world where Zac told her that, and she believed it because why wouldn’t you?” Jessi, 32, said on the… Read the full article here

As the Freedom Of Information (FOI) Act awaits domestication in Akwa Ibom State, a civil society organisation, Connected Development (CODE) has encouraged the state government to muster sufficient political will to train its staff in the Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs, on the provisions and importance of the law. Prof Adewale Aderemi, Director, Democratic Governance at National Institute of Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) gave the charge in Uyo on Friday during a… Read the full article here

Enyimba midfielder, Elijah Akanni is expecting a tough battle against Rivers United, DAILY POST reports. The nine-time Nigeria Premier Football League champions will take on Rivers United at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, Port Harcourt on Sunday. Akanni expressed his admiration for Rivers United’s technical crew headed by his former coach, Yemi Olanrewaju. “I know it’s going to be an interesting one,” Akanni told BSN Sports. “We’ll be playing against a well-managed side that… Read the full article here

The first black female Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health, Dr Olusimbo Ige, speaks with GODFREY GEORGE AND OGHENOVO EGODO-MICHAEL about her career and other issues Can you share with us your early life in Nigeria and what inspired you to pursue a career in public health? I was born and raised in Ibadan, Oyo State. My father was a lecturer at the University of Ibadan, while my mother was a principal. I grew up in the… Read the full article here

Genuflecting is a common way to show respect for monarchs or elders in Nigeria. But what about elected officials, such as Presidents or Governors? In Nigerian politics, especially in the Fourth Republic, newly elected governors often present their Certificates of Return to the president. When a governor-elect, particularly from the same political party, presents their Certificate to the president, it is usually seen as a readiness to be loyal… Read the full article here

The Nigerian Ports Authority has developed a port emissions inventory aimed at tracking and reducing greenhouse gas emissions across the country’s port activities. He said that would be a comprehensive tool to measure and monitor emissions from all port-related activities, including vessels at berth, cargo-handling equipment, and port service vehicles. The Managing Director of NPA, Abubakar Dantsoho, commented on the development recently in… Read the full article here

ThankGod Chilaka scored Ikorodu City’s first-ever goal in the Nigeria Premier Football League, but they still remain winless in the league after losing 2-1 against Nasarawa United at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena on Saturday, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. It was also the first victory of the season for the visitors, thanks to two superb goals by NPFL leading top scorer Anas Yusuf and Kabir Balogun. Like their visitors, Ikorodu City came into the… Read the full article here

Aleksander Pavlovic cancelled out a Robert Andrich strike as Bayern Munich’s 100% start was halted by champions Leverkusen in Munich.Vincent Kompany’s men went into this Oktoberfest fixture with high hopes of making it five wins from five, but were stunned by Robert Andrich’s opener on the half hour mark, which silenced the 75,000 in the Allianz Arena. The home side didn’t have long to wait to restore parity, as Pavlovic unleashed a volley that left Lukas Hradecky rooted to the spot.Neither… Read the full article here