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Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez ran riot against Roma, helping Barcelona to a stunning 6-1 Champions League victory that assures them of first place in Group E with a game to spare. Suarez opened the scoring after 15 minutes of the match at Camp Nou on Tuesday and Messi struck three minutes later on his return to the starting line-up. The game was over as a contest just before half-time when Suarez scored a stunning volley, before Messi, Gerard Pique and Adriano added gloss to the scoreline in the second half. BATE Borisov's draw with Bayer Leverkusen earlier in the day meant Barca were already sure of a place in the last 16, but the victory means they have wrapped up top spot ahead of their final game against the Bundesliga side. Despite only having five points from as many games after a harrowing 90 minutes which also saw Edin Dzeko miss a late penalty before then netting a consolation, Roma are still in pole position to qualify in second place. The Italians now have to better ...

Adebayo Olaniyi , a farmer, was on Tuesday sentenced to a total of 3 years and 3 months imprisonment by an Odo-Owa Area Court, Kwara State on two counts of assault. The Judge, Mr. Abolade Banigbe, in his ruling, sentenced the 35-year-old to three months imprisonment with an option of N 1,000 fine on the first count and three years imprisonment on the second count with an option of N 13,000 fine, Tribune reports. Olaniyi was accused of for bitting off Bode Arilewo’s lower lip during an altercation and had initially pleaded not guilty to the charges on his first arraignment on September 18, 2015. He was granted bail in the sum of N50,000 with a surety in like sum. The judge said the sentence was to serve as a deterrent to others.

The official trailer for "Captain America: Civil War," the much anticipated sequel to 2011's "Captain America: The First Avenger" and 2014's "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" is here. Set for a May 6 2016 release, Captain America: Civil War is directed by Anthony and Joe Russo , and stars Chris Evans as Steve Rogers/Captain America, Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark/Iron Man, Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow, Sebastian Stan as Winter Soldier, Anthony Mackie as Falcon, Paul Bettany as The Vision, Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye. It also stars Chadwick Boseman as T’Challa/Black Panther, Emily VanCamp as Agent 13Don Cheadle as War Machine and Elizabeth Olsen as Scarlet Witch. Also making his debut in movie is Paul Rudd as Scott Lang/Ant-Man . Synopsis. " Captain America: Civil War picks up where Avengers: Age of Ultron left off, as Steve Rogers leads the new team of Avengers in their continued efforts to safeguard humanity. Aft...

The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, on Tuesday urged the Canadian embassy to reduce visa processing time for Nigerians. Obasa made the plea while receiving the Deputy High Commissioner of Canada in Nigeria, Mr Lajos Arendas, who visited him in his office in Lagos. He said that the assembly had passed progressive laws for the state, and called for support from the Canadian government. "Canada and Nigeria have come a long way; Canada stood by Nigeria during the years of the late Gen. Sanni Abacha, who was a maximum ruler of the country. "We know you also support the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and you provide support for our country by helping to reduce maternal death. "We thank you for granting us visas; we want this to continue but the period of obtaining the visa of your country should be reduced," Obasa said. He said that members of the assembly would continue to represent their people ‘’and their inter...

Mr Ogbonnaya Onu, Minister of Science and Technology, on Tuesday said Nigeria will understudy the job creation scheme of the People’s Republic of China to solve unemployment. Onu said this at a meeting with China’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Gu Xiaojie. The minister said Nigeria was interested in achievements of China regarding the many innovations driving its economy. "One of it is the level of job creation which you are able to do with your population of about 1.4 billion people. "To have such low level unemployment is of great interest to us. "`We want to fight poverty as you have done to make sure that all those who want to work have something to do and we believe that this visit will help in that process. "There is a need for our two countries to come together and the Sino - Nigerian relationship will be the best if it is based on science and technology. "We want to assure you that we will collaborate with you to further our mutual benefits particula...