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  Sports  »  SPAIN: Messi scores twice as Barca keep up on title chase SPAIN: Messi scores twice as Barca keep up on title chase In a thrilling encounter on Saturday night, Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi scored twice as his side laboured to win 3-2 over Real Sociedad to keep their La Liga title hopes alive. The champions are three points below Real Madrid, who have a game in hand, as both teams are set to clash next weekend. Messi fired Barca into the lead from 25 yards on 17 minutes and scuffed home a second exactly 2 minutes later, which makes his 498th goal for Barca. Samuel Umtiti’s own goal gave Real sociedad some hope, before Paco Alcacer made it 3-1 and Xabi Prieto pulled one back to end the game at 3-2. Earlier on Saturday, leaders Real Madrid had won their match against Sporting Gijon with the same scoreline. Isco scored a last-minute winner as they came from behind twice to beat Gijon and remain in control of the league. Real – who ...

Sports  »  Mourinho brags about ‘convincing’ victory against Chelsea Mourinho brags about ‘convincing’ victory against Chelsea Posted by:  Ben Ugbana   in  Sports   April 16, 2017 Manchester United Boss Jose Mourinho says his team defeated the “best counter attacking team” in England as Premier League leaders Chelsea fell 2-0 at Old Trafford on Sunday. The Portuguese said after the game that he is happy that the Red Devils convincingly cruised past the leaders, and that “nobody can doubt our credit to win the game.” “Chelsea are the best counter attacking team in the country and we controlled them very well,” Mourinho said. “I’m really happy with the boys. I’m happy – not because it’s Chelsea, it’s because we need these three points. “I don’t feel extra joy at beating Chelsea – we beat the leader. It doesn’t matter if the leader is Chelsea or another – we beat them convincingly. Nobody can doubt our credit to win the game.” Having lo...

  Hackers targeting banks in 18 countries, including Nigeria, report says Hackers targeting banks in 18 countries, including Nigeria, report says A report by  Russian cyber security firm , Kaspersky claims that a cyber security firm backed by the government of North Korea were targeting financial institutions in 18 countries including Nigeria. Two international security experts, according to the hacking claims by the CNN, believe North Korea is likely spending the stolen funds on its nuclear weapons programme. “Banks and security researchers have previously identified four similar cyber-heists attempted on financial institutions in Bangladesh, Ecuador, the Philippines and Vietnam,” the report read in part. “But researchers at Kaspersky now say the same hacking operation, known as ‘Lazarus’, also attacked financial institutions in Costa Rica, Ethiopia, Gabon, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Kenya, Malaysia, Nigeria, Poland, Taiwan, Thailand and Uruguay.” The Uni...

Facebook begins weeding out fake accounts Facebook begins weeding out fake accounts   Social media giants, Facebook said it has started weeding out bogus accounts by watching for suspicious behavior such as repetitive posts or torrents of messages. The security improvement was described as being part of a broader effort to rid the leading  social network  of hoaxes, misinformation, and fake news by making sure people are who they claim to be. “We’ve found that when people represent themselves on Facebook the same way they do in real life, they act responsibly,” Shabnam Shaik of the Facebook protect and care team said in a blog post. “Fake accounts don’t follow this pattern, and are closely related to the creation and spread of spam.” Accounts suspected of being bogus are suspended and holders asked to verify identifies, which scammers typically don’t do, according to the California-based social network.

BBNaija’s Bisola shuts down rumours she’s been married before BBNaija’s Bisola shuts down rumours she’s been married before   Fiery Big Brother Naija former housemate and 2nd runner-up of the reality TV show, Bisola has debunked rumours that she had been married in the past. The mother of a seven-year-old daughter claims that what the Instagram fan who campaigned for votes on her behalf, wrote was untrue, as she never had a groom who never showed up on their wedding day. In recent interview, Bisola denied the claim saying; “I have never been married and I have never been to the altar.”  When asked about relationship and if she was in any at the moment, the actress cum singer who earlier debunked claims that she had oral s3x with fellow housemate ThinTallTony aka TTT during the show, said there are certain things on cannot force. “A relationship would come when the time is right and there are certain things that you do not force. I would not bother myself w...

Corrupt Nigerians now bank stolen money in graveyards, forests -FG Corrupt Nigerians now bank stolen money in graveyards, forests -FG Following the anti-corruption drive of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, corrupt Nigerians have resorted to burying money in their backyards, forests and burial grounds, the Federal Government has revealed. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Ladi Mohammed said the whistle-blower policy has seen Nigerians supporting anti-graft agencies with vital information which have led to the recovery of more looted funds. While he said he was happy with the efforts of Nigerians towards the anti-corruption drive, Mohammed assured that the recovered funds were safe and will be judiciously used by government for the benefit of all. The Minister stated this in a release he issued thorough his Special Adviser, Mr Segun Adeyemi, in Lagos on Sunday. He said, “Since we launched the whistle blower policy, we have received immeasurable...

PDP: How Nigeria may end up a one party state in 2019 PDP: How Nigeria may end up a one party state in 2019 The possibility of Nigeria ending up as a one party state in 2019 has continued to move from speculations to reality with the worsening crisis rocking the main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Like a cancerous disease with a single aim to destroy, PDP crisis keeps snowballing into worse situations anytime the party seems to get its acts together to try and fix its problems. The recent intervention of former President Goodluck Jonathan and its effect on the troubled party is a quick example of this. With the efforts already made by Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson-led reconciliation committee, many Nigerians had thought a political solution to the party’s crisis was in sight when Jonathan summoned the warring factions for a peace meeting. However, the way and manner Ali Modu Sheriff walked out on the stakeholders of the party, his ...