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December 9, 2019 Presidency Justifies Re-Arrest Of Omoyele Sowore Says He Constitutes A Threat To National Security.

Presidency Justifies Re-Arrest Of Omoyele Sowore Says He Constitutes A Threat To National Security.

The Presidency has justified the re-arrest of the convener of the #RevolutionNow protests, Omoyele Sowore saying he constitute a threat to national security.

 

It also likened Sowore to the Boko Haram insurgents that are fighting to Islamise the country in the North-East.

 

The Presidency in a statement by Garba Shehu, said that Sowore’s antecedents and actions ordinarily made him a person of interest to the DSS.

 

According to him, the DSS does not need the permission of President Buhari to do its work whenever necessary adding so far it had acted within its constitutional powers.

 

Speaking on a monitored programme, National President, International Human Rights and Development Center, Joshua Alobo said the incident has portrayed Buhari government in bad light.

  

In a swift reaction, Presidential Spokesman, Femi Adesina said the video being circulated on the incident is doctored.

 

December 9, 2019 Tennis: Emmanuel, Quadre win Rainoil Open

Tennis: Emmanuel, Quadre win Rainoil Open

Sylvester Emmanuel and Oyinlomo Quadre claimed the men and women titles respectively in the 2019 edition of the Rainoil Open on Sunday.

Emmanuel defeated defending champion Joseph Imeh in straight sets to claim his second title of the year after earlier winning the CBN Open title in June.

The top seed, 21, won 6-2, 6-3 to claim the men’s title.

In the women’s single. Teenage sensation Quadre won the title after her opponent Christie Agugbom retired in the second set due to an injury.

Quadre was leading Agugbom 6-1, 3-0, before the 37-year-old pulled out injured.

The win lands Quadre her third national title, after earlier claiming the CBN Open,and Dala Championship.

December 9, 2019 Confed Cup: Enyimba seal first group win

Confed Cup: Enyimba seal first group win

Enyimba defeated FC San-Pedro 1-0 to secure their first win in the CAF Confederations Cup at the Aba Township Stadium on Sunday.

Substitute Martins Usule scored Enyimba’s only goal in the 64th minute, firing into the bottom corner.

After both sides played a goalless first half, Coach Usman Abd’Allah made a double substitution in the 50th minute, bringing in Usule for Samson Obi and Iwuala Anayo for Stanley Dimgba.

The move paid off, as Usule scored 14 minutes later.

He almost doubled the lead for the Peoples Elephant three minutes later but failed to make a perfect contact with Anayo’s cross. The win comes after Enyimba lost their first Group D match againt Hassania Agadir

December 9, 2019 Confed Cup: Rangers lose second group game

Confed Cup: Rangers lose second group game

Enugu Rangers, lost their second group game in the CAF Confederations Cup away to Al Masry Sunday.

The Egyptian side defeated Rangers 4-2.

Al Masry went ahead in the fifth minute through Nigerian forward Austin Amutu, who was set up by Muftah Taktak.

Ahmed Yasser doubled the home side’s lead in the 27th minute, before Taktak made it 3-0 three minutes after the break.

Hassan Ali put the game beyond doubt, making it 4-0 in the 83rd minute.

Efforts by Rangers to fight back with two late goals in the 86th and 90th minutes through Eziekwe Chinonso and Saidou Simpore’s own goal respectively were not enough, as the game ended 4-2.

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