Chelsea manager, Antonio Conte has stated that Chelsea's match against Tottenham is a must win game for his team if they want to qualify for next season's Champions League. Chelsea, the reigning Premier League champions are currently five points behind their London rivals on the table, with Spurs occupying the fourth and final qualification spot via the league, ahead of Sunday's crucial encounter at Stamford Bridge.

American Rapper DMX real name Earl Simmons has been sentenced to one year in prison for tax fraud on Wednesday, 27th of March. According to Billboard, Federal Judge Jed Rakoff played the song “Slippin” in court at the rapper’s request. DMX who plead guilty last year for tax-evasion charges had engaged in a multi-year scheme to avoid paying $1.7 million in taxes, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Southern District of New York.

Kokkinakis became the lowest-ranked player to defeat a reigning No.1 in 15 years by defeating World No.1 Federer, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(4), booking his spot in the third round at the Miami Open and sending the draw into disarray. Kokkinakis ranked 175th in the world who needed a wildcard just to get into qualifying, had spent time training with Federer in Dubai, and says the experience might have helped him know Federer's tendencies and know what type of pace to expect from the Swiss.

Nigeria’s consumer watchdog, the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has urged its operatives to work as a team to sustain the mandate of safeguarding public health. Mr Fori Tatama, the outgoing South–East Zonal Director of the agency, gave the advice during a send forth ceremony organised in his honour by NAFDAC in Enugu on Thursday.

Football fans in Nigeria will be able to watch Friday night’s friendly match between Poland and Nigeria at the Municipal Stadium, Wraclow live on cable television station SuperSport.

The match, which both teams are using as part of their preparations towards the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, will kick off at 8.45 Nigerian time.

A presenter on SuperSport confirmed to CSN that the pay-TV station has concluded arrangements to transmit the match live to millions of Nigerians.

A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) training air plane has reportedly crashed in Kaduna. A statement by NAF spokesman Air Vice Marshal Olatokunbo Adesanya confirmed the crash. The student pilot who was on a solo mission, survived the incident but sustained minor injuries. It was gathered that the plane crashed in Kauran Dawa in Saminaka Local Area of Kaduna state.