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By Conor Dowley@c_dowley Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images This edition of El Clásico was dramatic and incredible to a wildly entertaining degree, with Barcelona coming back from a late equalizer from 10-man Real Madrid to stun their hosts at the Santiago Bernabeu. A last-second winner from Lionel Messi was his second goal in the biggest of moments, in a massive 3-2 win that will change the La Liga title race. The match started cagily but still with the frenetic energy that so often accompanies El Clásico, with Barcelona trying to settle into a new tactical shape given some of the injuries and suspensions they’re dealing with — most notably Neymar — and Real Madrid not wanting them to have the time or comfort to find their groove. Madrid definitely had the better of the early chances, but Marc-Andre ter Stegen was putting in a strong showing in goal for Barcelona despite the defense in front of him lacking their usual calm, including stonewalling a shot from Cristiano Ronaldo th...

Beyond carrots You've probably heard that carrots and other orange-colored fruits and vegetables promote eye health and protect vision, and it's true: Beta-carotene, a type of vitamin A that gives these foods their orange hue, helps the retina and other parts of the eye to function smoothly. But eating your way to good eyesight isn't only about beta-carotene. Though their connection to vision isn't as well-known, several other vitamins and minerals are essential for healthy eyes. Make these five foods a staple of your diet to keep your peepers in tip-top shape. Leafy greens They're packed with lutein and zeaxanthin—antioxidants that, studies show, lower the risk of developing macular degeneration and cataracts. Eggs The yolk is a prime source of lutein and zeaxanthin—plus zinc, which also helps reduce your macular degeneration risk, according to Paul Dougherty, MD, medical director of Dougherty Laser Vision in Los Angeles. Citrus and berries These fruits are pow...

Electricity consumers in Ogunlana Drive, Surulere, Lagos State on Saturday, decried the none repair of some of the transformers on the community mostly the transformer located at number 119 and also poor electricity supply by Eko Electric (EE) for some days now. The consumers expressed their feelings in separate interviews with Genesis Nollywood TV (GNTV) in Lagos. The hours in which electricity was supplied daily had reduced drastically. They also said that contrary to their expectations, the reduction in supply was not accompanied by reduction in monthly billing by the company. A resident of Ogunlana Drive, said the inconsistent power supply in the area had become ”dehumanising. She further said the power supply to Ogunlana Drive had reduced considerably, compared to the estimated billing being brought by EE representatives, resulting in unnecessary confrontation between the consumers and the EE staff. “What is our sin in this area that EE always give us electricity for just...

Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses. By AGENCIES Russia’s Supreme Court has ruled that Jehovah’s Witnesses is an extremist organization and ordered the state to seize its property in Russia, according to Russian news media. The court, after six days of hearings, ordered the closure of the group’s Russia headquarters and its 395 local chapters. Interfax news agency quoted Sergei Cherepanov, a Jehovah’s Witnesses representative, as saying that the group will appeal the decision in the European Court of Human Rights. “We will do everything possible,” he said. Russian authorities have put several of the group’s publications on a list of banned extremist literature and prosecutors have long cast it as an organisation that destroys families, fosters hatred and threatens lives. EXTREMIST CULT The group, a United States-based nontrinitarian Christian denomination known for its door-to-door preaching and rejection of military service and blood transfusions, says this description is...

Tunde Odesola and Mudiaga Afe No fewer than 30 persons watching the Europa League football match between Manchester United and Anderlecht perished in Calabar on Thursday evening. READ ALSO: Cult war claims five in Calabar, another community boils A survivor told one of our correspondents that a transformer near the viewing centre located in the Iyang-Esu area of the Calabar Municipal Local Government Area exploded during the match and this caused a high-tension cable to drop on the viewing centre. The survivor said amid sobs, “It happened during the match between Manchester United and Anderlecht. I heard a deafening bang. I rushed out to see what was happening. When I turned back to go inside the viewing centre, I saw a cable coming  down on the centre and this electrocuted the viewers in the hall. “It was a horrible sight to behold. I wish I didn’t come out to watch the match. Come to think of it, I have DStv at home but I enjoy watching matches at viewing centres. I could have be...

By Ramon Oladimeji. The Lagos State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Adeniji Kazeem, has said the state will soon decide the fate of the founder of Christian Praying Assembly, Chukwuemeka Ezeugo, popularly known as Rev. King, and other prisoners on death row in the state. Kazeem, who disclosed this on Tuesday, said he had been in talks with Governor Akinwunmi Ambode lately following his recent visit to prisons across the state. He said the feedback he got from the prisons authorities was that something must be done about the condemned prisoners as many of them had started demanding privileges. He said there was also the fear that failure to execute condemned prisoners might send a wrong signal to criminals out there that the state did not have the will to execute those who committed capital offences. Kazeem said this while briefing journalists at Alausa, Ikeja, the state capital, on the activities of the Lagos State Ministry of Justice under Ambode’s administra...