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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Lobi Stars returned to the summit of the Nigeria Premier Football League after claiming a 2-1 away win against Bayelsa United in Yenagoa on Monday.<\/p>\n

The Makurdi club top the standings with 13 points from seven games.<\/p>\n

Samuel Tiza stunned the home fans when he scored the opening goal for Lobi Stars a minute before the half hour mark.<\/p>\n

The hosts fought back with Robert Mizo netting the equaliser three minutes before the break.<\/p>\n

It was Mizo\u2019s sixth goal of the campaign and it put the forward on top of the scorers chart.<\/p>\n

Tiza scored the winning goal for Lobi Stars in the 67th minute.<\/p>\n

In Lagos, Sporting Lagos thrashed four-time champions, Kano Pillars 3-0.<\/p>\n

Former Pillars forward, Junior Lokosa fired a brace against his erstwhile club.<\/p>\n

Jonathan Alukwu scored the other goal for Sporting Lagos.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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