Leicester shock Liverpool in 1-0 defeat as Nigeria’s Ademola scores
Leicester shocked Liverpool on Tuesday night as they defeated the Reds 1-0. Nigerian-British Ademola Lookman scored the only goal in the match. For Jurgen Klopp's side, it was a miserable night as they failed to close the six-point gap to Premier League leaders Manchester City. Lookman came off the bench to give Leicester victory after Mohamed Salah had a 15th-minute penalty saved...
FC Barcelona sign Torres from Manchester City for $62.3m
Spanish forward Ferran Torres has left Manchester City and completed a permanent move to LaLiga side FC Barcelona, the two clubs said on Tuesday. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed but British and Spanish media reported that FC Barcelona would pay around 55 million euros ($62.30 million) for the player. There is a further 10 million euros in add-ons. Barca...
Obasanjo upbraids Clark, says I’m not anybody’s lackey
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Tuesday upbraided Ijaw Leader, Chief Edwin Clark, over his utterances on resource control, saying he is not anybody’s lackey. Obasanjo, who denied allegation by Clark that he (Obasanjo) bore resentment against the people of the oil-rich Niger Delta, stated that tribe has to be suppressed for the state to emerge. He noted that until the State...
Infectious diseases remain a danger to every country – UN
UN Secretary-General António Guterres says infectious diseases remain a danger to every country, pushing health systems to the brink and upending daily life for all of humanity. Guterres, in his message to mark the International Day of Epidemic Preparedness, said that COVID-19 continued to demonstrate how quickly an infectious disease can sweep across the world. The International Day of Epidemic Preparedness...
Customers stranded at ATM points in Ibadan
Many bank customers in Ibadan were, on Tuesday, stranded at various automated teller machine (ATM) points in Ibadan. A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), who visited some banks at Challenge, Ring Road, Dugbe, Bodija and Iwo Road areas, observed that virtually all banks did not dispense cash. Also, most banks at Ring Road, including the First Bank and...
Presidency: New Electoral Act not good for Nigeria
The Presidency has clarified why President Muhammadu Buhari withheld assent to the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2021. It stated that the components of the Bill were not good for Nigeria at this time. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, in a statement on Tuesday stated that Buhari puts Nigeria first in his consideration. The Presidential aide...
Justice Minister: Electoral Bill not in Nigerians’ interest but legislators’
The Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Malam Abubakar Malami, says the amended electoral bill is supportive of insecurity and discriminatory for President Muhammadu Buhari to sign into law. According to him, the new electoral bill has not captured the interest of all Nigerians, adding that signing it into law by the president will further create more...
Why we take over electricity equipment donated by consumers – DisCos
The Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors (ANED) says Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) assume ownership of equipment donated by consumers in order to ensure public safety. In a statement issued in Abuja on Monday by ANED’s Executive Director for Research and Advocacy, Mr. Sunday Oduntan, said DisCos normally assumed ownership of donated equipment because of “indemnity and protection.” He noted that the DisCos...
Ex-BPE DG, Bola Onagoruwa, joins Transcorp Hotels’ Board
The Board of Transcorp Hotels Plc. has appointed Ms. Bolanle Onagoruwa to its Board of Directors as an Independent Non-Executive Director. The appointment took effect from Monday, December 20, 2021. Ms. Onagoruwa brings to the Transcorp Hotels Plc board, a wealth of experience spanning more than three decades across both the private and public sectors in different aspects of law, as well as...
Fayemi opens up on alleged assault on motorist
The Government of Ekiti State has given a detailed account on the circumstances surrounding the alleged brutalisation of a motorist, Mr. Dayo Oshituyi, in Akure, Ondo State a few days ago. Mr. Yinka Oyebode, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Kayode Fayemi, explained that preliminary investigation into the matter showed that the motorist, Oshituyi, was the aggressor who breached the...
