Mikel Arteta appointed Arsenal head coach
Arsenal have appointed Mikel Arteta as their new head coach on a three-and-a-half-year deal. Arteta leaves his role as Manchester City assistant manager and replaces Freddie Ljungberg, who took over as interim head coach following Unai Emery’s sacking at the end of last month. Ljungberg oversaw two draws, two defeats and one victory during his […]
Fayose sold our Party Secretariat ― Ekiti PDP
…Threatens litigation By Rotimi Ojomoyela – Ado-Ekiti The crisis rocking the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State deepened further, as the leadership of the party accused former governor Ayodele Fayose of selling the party secretariat to himself by proxy. The party alleged that Fayose sold the secretariat, to one of his cronies without the […]
Security guard docked over alleged theft of lover’s N1.09m
Sunday Adole, a security guard, on Friday appeared at the Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, after he allegedly stole his lover’s Automated Teller Machine (ATM) cards and withdrew N1.09 million from the account. Adole, 41, who resides at No. 9, Ijeun Street, Off AD Filling Station, Agege, Lagos is arraigned for stealing to which he […]
Love Scam: EFCC arraigns man who disguises as lesbian
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arraigned one Kelechi Nwaturuocha before Justice Darius Khobo of State High Court Kaduna on a two-count charge bordering on impersonation and cheating Kelechi sometime in 2019 disguised himself as a lesbian named Donna Walshak on the social media and used the false identity to defraud one Vanessa […]
OAUTHC doctors protest killing of colleague, demand justice
Doctors under the aegis of Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) are presently embarking on a peaceful protest in Osogbo over the killing of Professor Jerome Elusiyan.
Canadian PM to U.S.: Don’t sign China trade deal unless…
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called on the United States not to sign a trade deal with China unless Beijing agrees to release two Canadians detained since last year, prompting a defensive response from Beijing. Former diplomat Michael Kovrig and businessman Michael Spavor have been held in China’s opaquCe legal system since they were apprehended […]
Ex-agitators rebuff Buhari sack of NDDC board, retaining interim mgt
EX-AGITATORS under the auspices of 21st Century Youth of Niger Delta and Agitators with Conscience, on Friday, rejected the latest decision of President Muhammadu Buhari to kick out the governing board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, and keep the Interim Management Team, IMT.
Uighur: China slams EU parliament over sanctions resolution
Beijing on Friday accused the European Parliament of hypocrisy, after a resolution called for targeted sanctions against Chinese officials over the treatment of the Uighur minority. China has faced international condemnation for rounding up an estimated one million Uighurs and other mostly Muslim ethnic minorities in internment camps in the northwestern region of Xinjiang. Members […]
Sanwo-Olu presents N480m life insurance premium to 258 families of deceased workers
By Olasunkanmi Akoni Mr. Victor: Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has disbursed and presented the sum of N480 million as life insurance premium benefits to 258 families of late employees of the state. Commissioner for Local Government and Community Affairs, Mrs, Yetunde Arobieke, on behalf of the state government, on Friday, presented the premium […]
Andrew Bailey named as Bank of England governor
Britain on Friday named Andrew Bailey, head of the Financial Conduct Authority regulator, as governor of the Bank of England to help guide the economy through any Brexit fallout. “I am delighted to announce that the next governor of the Bank of England will be Andrew Bailey,” said finance minister Sajid Javid, adding that the […]
Reps begin work on implementation of N10.59 trillion 2020 budget January 16
House of Representatives Committee on Finance has said it will commence action on the implementation of the 2020 budget (Appropriation Act) from January 16, 2020.
