Aston Villa pay £4.5m compensation to have Steven Gerrard as new manager
Aston Villa have reportedly paid Rangers £4.5 million in compensation to have Steven Gerrard as manager. The three-and-a-half-year deal ends Gerrard’s three-year reign at Rangers. The former Liverpool captain, 41, leaves the Scottish champions having guided them to a first league title in 10 years last season. Gerrard replaces Dean Smith, who was sacked on Sunday after a run of five successive defeats. Villa are...
Green Climate Fund approves $150m support for AfDB’s Desert-to-Power Initiative
The President, African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has expressed appreciation for the Green Climate Fund’s approval of $150 million to support its Desert-to-Power Initiative. Adesina made this known through his verified twitter handle @akinadesina. According to Adesina, this will support efforts to expand electricity access in Nigeria and 10 other countries in Africa’s Sahel belt. The 10 other countries are Burrkina...
2023: Any lesson for PDP from Anambra?
If we have not peace within ourselves, it is in vain to seek it from outward sources – Francis de la Rochefoucauld. It is a disease of the mind setting up what one likes against what one dislikes. That is what we are attempting to do in this week’s conversation, comparing the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the...
S’South senators oppose inclusion of Lagos, Ogun, Bauchi in NDDC
South-South senators have kicked against the moves to include Lagos, Ogun and Bauchi states in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). It was at the debate of a bill to amend the NDDC Act for the inclusion of new oil producing states. This followed the presentation of the lead debate by the sponsor, Senator Solomon Olamilekan (APC-Lagos West) at Wednesday’s plenary. Leading...
Usyk’s promoter: Talks for rematch with Joshua to begin soon
Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua will initiate plans for a rematch by discussing the probable venue for the fight, Usyk’s promoter, Alexander Krassyuk said on Thursday. Joshua lost his WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO belts to Ukraine’s Usyk on a unanimous points decision in front of a sell-out crowd at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in September. Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, said...
Buhari’s supporters to Secondus: Explain why oil magnate gave you 25 cars
Supporters of President Muhammadu Buhari has tasked the former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, to explain why he was gifted 25 exotic vehicles by an oil magnate currently standing trial on corruption charges. The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO), an umbrella body of President Buhari’s supporters, gave this challenge in a statement signed by its...
COVID-19: Nigeria records 65 new infections, 8 deaths on Wednesday
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said that Nigeria recorded 65 additional cases of COVID-19 infections and eight COVID-19 related deaths on Wednesday. The NCDC made the disclosure in its daily COVID-19 report on Thursday morning. The 65 additional cases reported on Wednesday indicate an increase from the 64 cases reported in the country the previous day. The public health agency...
New James Bond film ‘No Time to Die’ leads Chinese box office
The latest James Bond film “No Time to Die” continued to lead the Chinese mainland box office on Wednesday, data from the China Movie Data Information Network showed on Thursday. The 25th instalment in the Bond franchise, also Daniel Craig’s fifth and final in the role of British spy James Bond, finished the day with an earning of 6.68 million...
NDLEA proposes drug test for intending couples, admission, job seekers
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has sought the support of the Jigawa State government to compel intending couples and candidates for admission into tertiary institutions to go for drug test. NDLEA’s Commander in the state, Hajiya Maryam Gambo, made the call on Wednesday at the inauguration of the War Against Drug Abuse (WADA) in Gumel, Gumel Local Government...
FEC approves ambitious N348.7trn National Development Plan
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the National Development Plan (NDP) for 2021 to 2025 to succeed the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP) which expired in December 2020. Zainab Ahmed, Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents after FEC meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday at the...
